Thoughts on my network ...

I have a network. It is an adequate network. It is reliable. It is backed up daily. But I am obsessed with improving it. Why?

I know I will be in trouble if it goes down. Why? Because I have not planned for a bare metal restoration.

I have tweaked the files and I cannot remember all of the files that I have messed with.

So some thoughts:

1) I can buy a new harddisk and place it in this old computer I have. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't. Cost: $300 - $400. I can do some hacking and convert this machine to be a time machine also.

I will need to buy a monitor. The monitor may or may not be useful. I really need to redo the closet downstairs.

2) I can buy an apple time-machine. This will be $500 and have a lot of cool factor. It will be new (reliable). It will be able to back up the computers.

3) I can buy a mac-mini. And have ultimate cool factor. I would have to also buy external hard-drives. This would be the most expensive and would really just replace option 1.

More thoughts on this later.

I am confused totally about what to buy and which direction to go. I guess I really need to focus on what I want to accomplish rather than just start buying equipment.