External Hard Drive Questions

They're out there. I don't know the models or manufacturers off the top of my head, but I read about one a few months ago. Might have been Seagate. Not sure. Google it. Check Newegg.

 

I believe that the Pogoplug used in conjunction with a hard drive will do what you want.

 

Hook it up to your home wi-fi? Sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by hooking it up to your wi-fi network.
Also, what is your definition of portable here? Do you mean USB/FW-powered or battery-powered wireless externals?

 

i like that i have the WD world edition but it requires a subscription for the software. the pogoplug is a one time fee it looks like. There are other options but for everything i have seen i like the pogoplug the best. most of the others require a subscription. if you happen to have mobileme you can use back to my mac with an airport extreme.

 

please help!

I just got a western digital 1TB external harddrive for my mac. I'm new to the external hard drive and time machine thing. I've been using it for time machine to back up. I was wondering what happens if I unplug from the usb and then plug it back in when I need it. Is this bad for my external hard drive?

is it bad to put time machine off on my computer? I just don't like it cramming my external hard drive with time machine stuff.

thanks for your help!

 

I use one of these and it's simply outstanding. I have not found a single downside yet. Up-time is great and it's fast and reliable.