For a better MobileMe

What :
MobileMe is a great product for what it is designed : Cross-platforming portable informations (mail, contact, calendar,etc) and syncing. However, compared to other (Free) services, many features are missing.

As explained by Apple representatives, and by Steve Jobs as well, the MobileMe launch was rockier than they taught. By extending the trial period (and recently by extending the length of the paid services) and by putting online a “Status” blog, Apple show us that they want to be transparent and to offer a better service to all their customers.

I created this blog to express, in a positive and collaborative manner, the needs and recommendations of the MobileMe community. The objective of this blog is to compile all needed features, bug fixes and webapps suggested by MobileMe users.

Why :

I think that, by the community suggestions and by the expression of the customers’ needs, MobileMe can evolve in the right direction.

We can make a difference !

When the site will be filled with enough ideas, I will communicate with Apple to report all creative suggestions and feedbacks.

Who :

Every users that are concerned by the amelioration of MobileMe service can send suggestions of new features, unfixed bug or new web app.

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HOW PARTICIPATE : Use this page http://bettermobileme.wordpress.com/send-suggestions/

MAIL

New features needed :

-Better search engine (body search in multi folder)
-Rich text / HTML editing
-Filters/Rules creation
-Group mailing with Contacts group
-Mail count in folder and icons
-Ability to create calendar event in mail.
-Different signatures with Alias
-Better Alias support with Mail.app

Bugs to fix :

-Overall speed improvements (the actual mail speed is killing the user experience)
-Address book disabled with new mail (first one only)
-Missing emails in address book (third + more email by contact missing)
-Draft messages undeleted after sending emails

Contacts

New features needed :
-Better import support
-Export support
-Sharable contacts or group (ex: sport teams group shareable contact where every member has a public card)
-Sync AddressBook Groups to Outlook Categories. (Currently AddressBook Groups sync to Outlook Folders. Illogical since a contact can be in many Groups, but only one Folder) [By Tony Blunt]

Bugs to fix :
-None

Calendar
New features needed :

-Ability to create event by draging in month view
-Default view selection
-Dots on days with event in mini-calendar to help week view navigation
-Alarms setting and notification (Email, song, etc..)
-Family calendar or Sharable (public) calendar
-Subscrition to public calendar
-Sync calendar with Vista Windows Calendar [By Tony Blunt]

Bugs to fix :
-Overall speed improvements (the actual speed is killing the user experience)
-Calendar colors differ from iCal (or Birthdays color not customizable)

Gallery
New features needed :
-None

Bugs to fix :
-None

iDisk

New features needed :
-Shareable files (confirmed by Apple)
-Ability to backup local folder to iDisk

Bugs to fix :
-Overall speed improvements (the actual speed is killing the user experience)

Other Suggestions

General suggestion

* Overall speed/responsiveness improvements (the actual web app speed is killing the user experience)
* Interface more reminiscent of the iphone home screen [by Schtumple]
* Basic data application of iphone backuped on mobile me servers. [by Schtumple]
* Better compatibility with older/non-W3 conform browser (ie6,Ie7,Opera...) [by Kilamite]
* Selection of main page (mail, calendar, ...) [by Kilamite]

New web apps

* Notes editor (with sync to all platforms)
* Better To Do editor (separated from calendar, with category, printable, with sync to all platforms)
* Bookmarks editor (with sync to all platforms)

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Copy at http://bettermobileme.wordpress.com/

thanks,

Picollus

To compile multiple sources in a centered list. (The cibled public is not only the MacRumors community)

A blog is move visible and accessible than a thread.

and why couldn't said sources be compiled into this thread*?

It's seems like your just using this thread to drive traffic to your blog to be honest...

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I have posted the same message on MobileMe support forum on http://Discussion.Apple.com

Schtumple said:

EDIT: *I'm well aware Macrumors isn't the only mac site on the web but it accounts for a large percentage of the community.

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It's why I posted here also

I just noticed that i have been deleted by apple because it doesn't follow forum (technical only) guidelines...

I have updated the blog with suggestion and bug from users.

Schtumple said:

But why don't you just post what you'd be posting on your blog in here it really just seems like your adertising your blog in this thread...

Exactly, it would better to discuss all your ideas on improvements here rather than just having a thread with an external link...

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The idea of this blog is to create a coallition from all the MobileMe community, not only Macrumors.

The main Idea is about collaborative work of the community, not competitive.
I tought that a list on a web pages is easier to read and simpler to manage than searching in threads.

I have put the copy of the blog in the first thread... but it will be more complex to manage !

Schtumple said:

Just copy and paste your blog content....

I'd like to see a different interface, one that is more reminiscent of the iphone home screen, I'd like to see a basic data application that allows data on the iphone to be off loaded onto the mobile me servers.

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