Unlike my MacBook, the Pi can stay on 24/7 without running up the electricity bill The Raspberry Pi makes an ideal candidate for a Time Machine backup target because it’s low-power and unobtrusive.

A backup server can be simple or robust, and the Raspberry Pi’s modest price encourages experimentation. You can switch between backup programs to find the best fit for your workflow.

Last time I showed you how to expose a web service on a Raspberry Pi (or, actually, any kind of device) by using a reverse proxy from Pagekite. On your Pi, you just need a simple Python script. How… ...