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In Apples OS X Leopard out of the box it is not possible to use AFP shares from Linux based storage devices with its main new feature, Time Machine. We were really disappointed with this since this functionality featured in various pre-release versions of 10.5, especially with all the NAS devices we have sitting around! Cue Engadget for tip of the day! Open a terminal and enter the following command:


  defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1


Bingo! Hit Time Machine in System Preferences to configure your mac to use your NAS for a good sweet backup. Enjoy!