Out of curiosity, how stable is the iPod Touch OS? Does it crash often, moderately, or rarely? What are are user's experiences?
As with any computer it can crash, but the iPhone/iPod software is very stable especially if you do not modify and jailbreak it...
Believe me - I have no intentions of jailbreaking or any other such activities! This question comes from a concern I've voiced before concerning backup. I was very much surprised to find that there is a significant absence of redundant backup systems. Blackberry, for example, is now getting a variety of 3rd party backup/restore programs. But, if the touch is quite stable, then that certainly reduces the risk of data loss.
every time you sync with itunes it backs up the device...
every time you sync with itunes it backs up the device...
Time machine should be your second backup, and honestly what are the chances you break your iPhone and you bsckup is corrupt at the same time
When itunes backups up you iPhone this is copy #1
When Windows 7 Professional uses it's "backup function of its own" this is copy number 2
Each copy has everything down to your text messages but you can not pick and choose which part you want to restore...
Palm might have been doing this for years, and if so, then maybe you should consider getting a piece of junk Palm Pre...
One thing to realise is that for an old palm, an online backup numbered in the MB.
For the iphone os these tend to number in the gig.
That's 1000 times more data to backup.
There's also a security issue to account for. The palm let you, the iphone os is more secure and doesn't allow unfettered access to everything