Steps involved in adding USB external HDD to a TC

Please forgive me if this question is somewhere in the forum, I haven’t been able to find it. At least I haven’t been able to find the actual steps involved (but I’m sure that they are probably right in front of me).
Here is my problem. I have a 1Tb Time Capsule, an iMAC, a MacBook, a MacBook Pro. I am running out of some space on my TC and have had to exclude a few directories in order to get it to successfully backup. I would like to back up all of my directories if possible.
After reading the post by Pondini , I http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2296894 I see that I can add external USB drives to my time capsule (http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/TCQ4.html). If I want to add, lets say 2 usb drives and then backup each computer to its own drive. Is it simple a matter of getting a powered usb hub, and then on each individual computer configure its individual time machine backup (system preferences -> Time Machine -> Select Disk? Or do I control all of this from my ‘master’ computer, which is the iMAC? If this is the case, then what would be the steps involved.
Does this question make sense?

JM43 wrote:
Is it simple a matter of getting a powered usb hub, and then on each individual computer configure its individual time machine backup (system preferences -> Time Machine -> Select Disk?
Yup.
Depending on the sizes, you might want to get a single large drive and back up 2 of the Macs to it. You could partition it so each one has it's own space, or let them share the whole drive.
Just be sure to format it/them +*Mac OS Extended+* with the GUID Partition Map scheme.
Or do I control all of this from my ‘master’ computer, which is the iMAC?
No, it isn't a "master." You may use it that way, but only a Mac running OSX Server is considered as a "master." All your Macs are equal.
One suggestion, though; I'd recommend backing the iMac up to a directly-connected USB (or, better, FireWire) external HD. That's much faster and more reliable, and will reduce the amount of traffic on your network.

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