I believe this to be what I would consider to be some of the better advice given out and written by one of our own bloggers who I am sure you have seen before and read his articles Peter Cohen. I have a great amount of respect for his knowledge and how he writes and this is nothing that if you are into MACS that you will find a time you will possibly be glad you read this.
From what I read today Mavericks 10.9.3 Beta dropped yesterday also - This is suppose to solve many issues with sound problems and other issues as well.
How to easily back up and restore your Mac with Time Machine on OS X Mavericks | iMore
From what I read today Mavericks 10.9.3 Beta dropped yesterday also - This is suppose to solve many issues with sound problems and other issues as well.
How to easily back up and restore your Mac with Time Machine on OS X Mavericks | iMore