Backup Data from one Apple Computer to another

There are many useful and easy to do things with Apple Computers.

If you have failed to back up your data (which should never be the case) and for whatever reason are unable to access your desktop you can still easily retrieve your data (assuming that the data itself is not corrupted).

You create a firewire connection between two Apple computers. The working one will recognise your broken one (the one whose data you cannot access) and recognise it as a standalone drive. You then can simply drag and drop the data you wish to move to the new machine before possibly reinstalling the Apple operating system, or whatever else is necessary to return your computer to stability, onto the broken machine.

The same can be done in the Windows environment, i.e. reading data from a corrupted drive, but it means dissasembling your PC, removing the hard drive and connecting it via the CD or DVD drive of your computer. However, it is not as straightforward as in the Apple environment.