Apologies to anyone who is not interested in this thread, but I'm curious to know what backup software comparable to OS X Time Machine Linux users have on their lap/desktops. Time Machine is one of those parts of OS X that would make it hard for me to emigrate from the garden. Mark ----- Original Message ----- > I just had a Howard Beale moment with Apple. I'm mad as hell and I'm > not going to take it anymore. > > I'm curious what people can suggest for linux laptop? > Any suggestions for distros and hardware? > > thanks. b,chris.