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Apple updates Final Cut Pro, Time Capsule and AirPort firmware

Tue, Jun 23, 2009 - Apple on Tuesday released Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 to address playback issues on certain Mac Pro and Xserve systems. Separately, the company also issued a bug fix update for Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Express Base Stations that include 802.11n support. ( 15 comments )

Image hinting at 2TB Time Capsule likely an oversight

Mon, Apr 6, 2009 - While it's inevitable that Apple will at some point this year boost the capacity of its Time Capsule backup appliances, promotional images showing packing for a model with twice as much storage appear to be an oversight dating back to the release of dual-band models a month ago. ( 16 comments )

Apple issues key software update for Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme

Fri, Mar 6, 2009 - Late Thursday evening, Apple released firmware updates for the 2009 Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme that resolves issues on the new devices. A parallel update also adds Back to My Mac drive sharing support to the prior generation of the wireless base stations. ( 27 comments )

AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule gain MobileMe sharing support

Tue, Mar 3, 2009 - New versions of Apple's wireless base stations supporting USB shared hard drives -- AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule -- have gained remote file sharing features via MobileMe. A firmware update is also expected to extend the feature to previous-generation models. ( 45 comments )

Apple's new AirPort, Time Capsule add dual-band networking

Tue, Mar 3, 2009 - Apple on Tuesday refreshed its AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule wireless products by adding a new Guest Network feature and support for simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band networking. Time Capsule drives are now also accessible over the Internet for MobileMe subscribers. ( 49 comments )

Shortly: iMacs, Mac minis, Mac Pros, AirPorts and Time Capsules

Tue, Mar 3, 2009 - Apple at 8:30 a.m. Eastern is expected to revamp its entire desktop line, including the Mac Pro, while also introducing new versions of its AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule products, a leaked parts and specifications list reveals. ( 61 comments )

Apple ready with new Time Capsules, AirPort Extremes

Mon, Mar 2, 2009 - Apple is poised to introduce new versions of its Time Capsule wireless backup appliance and AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless routers, regulatory filings with the Federal Communications Commission reveal. ( 43 comments )

Apple says Time Machine over AirPort Disk is unsupported feature

Tue, Apr 8, 2008 - AirPort Extreme owners using a recently resurrected feature of the WiFi routers that lets externally connected USB hard drives act as wireless backup volumes for Time Machine shouldn't come knocking on Apple's door if problems arise, the company now says. ( 78 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: feature and suitability review

Fri, Apr 4, 2008 - Time Capsule expands the wireless base station into a file and printer sharing solution and Time Machine target. This segment, the last of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, provides a review of its features and limitations as a wireless file sharing and backup appliance, along with comparisons to alternative products and previous AirPort models. ( 21 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: Time Machine over the Network vs USB

Wed, Apr 2, 2008 - Time Capsule is billed as an ideal backup target for Time Machine. At the same time, networked drives (and particularly wireless shares) are often slower than a directly connected USB backup drive. This segment, the fifth of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, compares the pros and cons of using a solution like Time Capsule and the AirPort Extreme to perform Time Machine backups relative to using a directly attached hard drive. ( 39 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: 10/100/1000 Ethernet vs. 802.11g/n Wireless Networking

Tue, Apr 1, 2008 - Time Capsule, like most of Apple's earlier AirPort base stations, can handle both wired and wireless networked devices, but is optimized for serving wireless clients. This segment, the fourth of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, highlights the differences between wired and wireless networking on Time Capsule and the AirPort Extreme. ( 22 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: WiFi 802.11n and the 5GHz band

Mon, Mar 31, 2008 - Earlier versions of the WiFi specification all used the 2.4GHz radio spectrum. The new 802.11n standard, supported in Time Capsule, the square AirPort Extreme, and recently shipping AirPort Express units, allows users to alternatively select the use of 5GHz channels. This segment, the third of six, compares the pros and cons of using this new section of frequencies, which can be both problematic and provide a major boost in speed. ( 29 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: theoretical speed vs practical throughput

Fri, Mar 28, 2008 - Time Capsule, announced earlier this year, is a base station with an integrated hard drive and power supply. The previous segment of this series exploring Time Capsule in depth looked at the differences in members of the AirPort family. This segment, the second of six, compares the differences between the hypothetical maximum data transmission speed and typical real world performance of Time Capsule's SATA, USB 2.0, Ethernet networking, and WiFi Wireless networking interfaces. ( 23 comments )

Exploring Time Capsule: how it fits into Apple's AirPort family

Thu, Mar 27, 2008 - Time Capsule, announced at this years' Macworld Expo, serves as a simple rebranding of the AirPort Extreme with an integrated hard drive and power supply. Apple sells the new Time Capsule next to last years AirPort Express and the compact AirPort Express. This segment, the first of six exploring Time Capsule in depth, highlights the differences between the members of Apple's AirPort family. ( 25 comments )

Apple posts combo update for AirPort, Time Machine

Wed, Mar 19, 2008 - Apple on Wednesday afternoon posted a fix that amends issues with both its AirPort wireless adapters and its Time Machine backup utility. ( 27 comments )

Apple updates AirPort Base Station software

Tue, Mar 11, 2008 - Apple on Tuesday updated its AirPort Base Station software for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, as well as recent version of the Windows operating system. ( 28 comments )

Answers to Time Capsule reader questions

Thu, Mar 6, 2008 - Following our introduction and teardown of Time Capsule, we were deluged with questions from readers about the product and how it works. Here's what we've found, along with some discoveries reported by readers. ( 40 comments )

Teardown: a look inside Apple's Time Capsule backup appliance

Thu, Mar 6, 2008 - Time Capsule moves Apple's popular AirPort line of wireless base stations one step closer into the realm of embedded servers, providing shared file and print services in addition to acting as a target for Leopard's Time Machine feature. Here's a look at how it works with Leopard, Tiger and Windows clients, and what components are inside the device making everything happen. ( 25 comments )

Apple Time Capsule unboxing and preview

Tue, Mar 4, 2008 - Time Capsule, Apple's brand name for an Airport Extreme Base Station with an integrated hard drive and power adapter, is now shipping. Here's a look at what's in the box, and how the new Apple TV-sized wireless backup unit stacks up against the existing AirPort Extreme. ( 80 comments )

Time Capsule to ship; new wireless bill; MacBook Pro benchmarks

Wed, Feb 27, 2008 - Apple appears poised to make good on a promise to ship its new Time Capsule backup appliance by month's end. Meanwhile, a new draft wireless bill threatens to disrupt the bond between Apple and its exclusive iPhone carriers. And just how much of an advantage do the company's new MacBook Pro notebooks hold over their predecessors? ( 45 comments )

Time Machine remains focal point of Mac OS X 10.5.2 testing

Tue, Feb 5, 2008 - The stability and performance of Time Machine, Apple's easy-to-use backup software included with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, remains one of the final focus areas for testers evaluating the company's impending 10.5.2 operating system update. ( 43 comments )

Briefly: Development of Mac OS X 10.5.2 winding down

Thu, Jan 24, 2008 - The frequency at which Apple is seeding new pre-release builds of its second update to the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system is increasing rapidly, suggesting an official release may be imminent. ( 51 comments )

Nearly 100 fixes planned for Apple's second Leopard update

Mon, Jan 21, 2008 - Apple Inc. is in the latter development stages of what could possibly be its most significant 'dot release' of Mac OS X ever. ( 104 comments )

First Look: Time Capsule, AirPort, and Time Machine

Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - Time Capsule pairs the existing AirPort Extreme with a half or full terabyte hard drive to serve as a backup appliance for Leopard machines running Time Machine, in addition to acting as a simple file and print server. It is offered for both Mac and Windows users, although Windows PCs (or Macs not running Leopard) won't have Time Machine and therefore will access it only as a regular file and print server. ( 41 comments )

High-quality photos and notes on Apple's Time Capsule

Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - Outside, Time Capsule is nearly indistinguishable from its AirPort Extreme sibling -- the device has only a slightly larger surface area (7.7 inches versus 6.5) and height (1.4 inches versus 1.3), as well as a mirror-finish Apple logo. For standard networking, the device is also virtually identical and provides up to 802.11n Wi-Fi as well as gigabit Ethernet and a USB port for printers or shared storage. ( 42 comments )

Apple announces Time Capsule backup appliance

Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - As one of its first orders of business at the Macworld Expo on Tuesday, Apple introduced Time Capsule, a backup appliance that automatically and wirelessly backs up everything on one or more Macs running Leopard, the latest release of the company's Mac OS X operating system that includes the Time Machine automatic backup software. ( 56 comments )

Apple unveils MacBook Air, iTunes rentals, Time Capsule, more...

Tue, Jan 15, 2008 - Steve Jobs released a flurry of new product offerings in the Macworld Expo Keynote, along with upgrades and updates that touched the entire Apple product lineup from Macs to iPhones and the iPod Touch to Apple TV and iTunes. ( 5 comments )



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