Poll: Are you a .Mac subscriber? [Archive]

GovornorPhatt

Feb 19, 2004, 09:45 AM

I wouldn't really use .Mac webspace for a website because it doesnt have the features I use and is probably more expensive than dedicated web hosts. The Version Tracker Pro/Plus offer sounds appeling and Apple's Backup 2 software looks easy to use (probably easier to set up than Retrospect.) Having the iDisk that I could write files to from anywhere would be very helpful. What do you .Mac subscribers use your iDisks for?

markjones05

Feb 19, 2004, 10:00 AM

too expensive

Achtung_U2

Feb 19, 2004, 10:00 AM

Well, frankly.... as of yet, I haven't used many or most of the features available to me with .Mac.

In changing ISP's for various reasons numerous times, (Direct TV, Earthlink, SBC, etc.) I got tired of having to change email addresses again & again.

Being a loyal 'life-er' on the MAC... I decided it would be an appropriate, permanent, and 'cool' email address. So, that was my initial and main reason for going with it.

I will soon start using the backup software, virus protection and possibly even put together a homepage on there too. But, even given the annual fee, I like having my Mac email address :D

slowtreme

Feb 19, 2004, 10:02 AM

No.

All the little perks are nice, like getting Keynote and themes cheap, or the music they were sharing. But the core .mac features don't serve much purpose for tech savvy people. (Run your own mail server, have web/ftp space already online, etc.)

FriarTuck

Feb 19, 2004, 10:08 AM

I have two paid .Mac accounts. Do I win a prize?

Awimoway

Feb 19, 2004, 10:08 AM

I am not tech savvy. But I love Macs. I like having an email address that doesn't change. I like Backup's ease of use. I love the spam filtering. iDisk is nice for posting pics onlline. I like the easy bookmark syncing.

Is it overpriced? Maybe a little. But I doubt I will drop it for the foreseeable future.

wdlove

Feb 19, 2004, 10:14 AM

I voted Yes, for my wife. She is into the second year of her membership. That way she can have her own E-mail account.

noverflow

Feb 19, 2004, 10:21 AM

I get it for free for being an apple product professional.

trebblekicked

Feb 19, 2004, 10:26 AM

every once in a while i think about it, but i never get further than that. doesn't really offer anything i don't have already or could get cheap and easy.

jer2665

Feb 19, 2004, 10:40 AM

I am presently, but I will not be resubscribing. I have no real need for it.

Le Big Mac

Feb 19, 2004, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by noverflow
I get it for free for being an apple product professional.

Yeah, for free I'd use it. But I don't see the full value. For some folks, sure, but not me.

-- got my own email addy.
-- can get webhosting for less
-- share photos with ofoto, which allows others to purchase prints
-- get web storage with ISP.

Counterfit

Feb 19, 2004, 11:02 AM

I've been a subscriber since it was iTools, and I use almost everything. It hosts my web site (for now anyway, maybe I can talk my parents into bugging Cox into letting me run a server ;)), I have yet another e-mail address, and it doesn't get nearly as much spam as my ISP account. I use some of the free software, like the FreeVerse games, Backup, but not Virex, it's a waste of space :p. Then there's the FreePlay music, and some of it's good enough to be in my iTunes library :)

idkew

Feb 19, 2004, 11:04 AM

it is not being renewed.

too much money, and the "extras" are crap.

amin

Feb 19, 2004, 11:04 AM

I'm a happy subscriber. Didn't we already have this poll?

macFanDave

Feb 19, 2004, 11:12 AM

Day One and I like it a lot. As an iTools user, I got my first year for half price, but I paid full freight for the second. I hope I can get some kind of break for the third.

I like the bookmarks that I can set at home and use at work. I like the way it is so easy to publish a web site with photos and movies. And I like iDisk. While some may quibble that they can get such-and-such a suite of web services cheaper elsewhere, I've never seen anything that works as well that is significantly cheaper.

virividox

Feb 19, 2004, 11:17 AM

nope not planning to be in the neear future, its good stuff, but it doenst offer what i want/need

wrldwzrd89

Feb 19, 2004, 11:20 AM

I'm a .Mac subscriber, and I love the .Mac services. My Mac.com email address is virtually spam-free; even failed MyDoom spam doesn't reach my inbox. I use Virex for making sure I don't pass on Windows viruses when I upload files (or send files to my Windows PC, which I no longer use). iDisk is great for downloading files at school to send home that are too big for email. In fact, I might consider upgrading the storage space of my iDisk since having this capability is very useful. My iDisk can even serve as a place to back up smallish amounts of data, like my 41MB MIDI collection (5MB zipped). I don't use VersionTracker because I can't get the Pro features to work properly. I have a website on .Mac that I intend to update in the future; when I outgrow it (start releasing software), I will get my own domain and web server. All in all, I find .Mac to be worth the price of membership.

RBMaraman

Feb 19, 2004, 11:38 AM

I'm a very happy .Mac user.

I hate using my university email, and I don't have an email for my home ISP, so I use my .Mac email for everything.

The iDisk is great for backing up (using Apple's Backup, of course), uploading simple picture webpages, transferring files between computers, etc.

I'd like to see more extra's added, and I wouldn't mind having more storage space. I think Apple should increase the storage space for members each year (i.e. 1st year - 100mb, 2nd year - 150mb, 3rd year - 200mb).

mrsebastian

Feb 19, 2004, 12:32 PM

don't need it since i already have web hosting for my websites.

Sonofhaig

Feb 19, 2004, 12:49 PM

Multiple Mac users must find this very handy! Having my address book, calendars, bookmarks synced makes .mac very worth it to me.

Snowy_River

Feb 19, 2004, 12:55 PM

Not a subscriber. Never have been. Was briefly an iTools subscriber, but I wasn't impressed by anything there.

The only thing that almost made me subscribe was the ability to post calendars online. But then I found phpicalendar (http://phpicalendar.sourceforge.net/nuke/). This let's me post my .ics files from my PHP enabled web host for free.

PieMac

Feb 19, 2004, 01:05 PM

Had it since it was iTools and love it! I have yet to pay full price for it, though. First year was the special half price deal and last year I got a break because I bought a new dual Powermac G4.

iDisk is invaluable (I upload photos all the time), backup is great, and the ability to sync bookmarks is yet another huge plus. I also use Virex (why not?).

Homepage is great for sharing photos,etc. Love the way it works so seamlessly with iPhoto.
My only complaint is that I wish they offered more choices in the way of web building software/templates. Something a bit more robust for those of us who want just a little bit more without having to go out and buy expensive web design software.

I've been hesitate to completely switch over to my .Mac email address because I've wanted to be sure that I am going to continue my .Mac membership now that I will be paying full price to renew this year. Looks like I'll be notifying the rest of my contacts with the "new" address today! ;)

edenwaith

Feb 19, 2004, 01:09 PM

Originally posted by wordmunger

A question--is .mac available everywhere, or should there be a "not available where I live" option.

At least for what I use the .mac services for, no, it isn't region specific. I use the e-mail, store some items on the servers, and use some of the freebies that .mac offers from time to time. Also, since I re-subscribed, I received a copy of Everquest for Mac ($50 value). Last year I picked up a few useful utilities and games which probably evened out the cost of subscribing to .mac.

TheArchpadre

Feb 19, 2004, 01:18 PM

Funny, I was just looking at .mac earlier today. Quickly came to the conclusion that there really wasn't anything there that I'd use. I wouldn't mind the mac.com address, but my free SoftHome address is very much spam-free and has served me pretty well since I got it . . . jeez, probably two or three years ago. The iDisk looks too small to be useful to me, I'd never use the iCards service, I never even got viruses when I ran Windows, much less now, and I haven't had a homepage in years (and could get one from the college if I wanted to). The bookmarks, address book, and back-up features I'd probably use, but not that much.

I'm an impoverished college student. Maybe I'll pick up .mac when I'm gainfully employed, but until then I'd rather put the $100/year towards other things.

hulugu

Feb 19, 2004, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by GovornorPhatt
I wouldn't really use .Mac webspace for a website because it doesnt have the features I use and is probably more expensive than dedicated web hosts. The Version Tracker Pro/Plus offer sounds appeling and Apple's Backup 2 software looks easy to use (probably easier to set up than Retrospect.) Having the iDisk that I could write files to from anywhere would be very helpful. What do you .Mac subscribers use your iDisks for?

I haven't really used the webspace, but I just started playing with iBlog and that's pretty cool. Also, Backup is a great piece of software, you set what folders (including Keychain, etc.) you want to backup and you can set when it does so. Also, you can access these files remotely even from a Windows machine, which is very useful.
This with iSync lets me move contact information across 3 different machines. Also, you can publish iCal info.
The thing is all of this stuff is done, sometimes even better, by other bits of software and hosts, but this solution is all in one making the logistics easier.
I originally didn't think much of .Mac until I really started to look at what it could do. The discounts are pretty cool too, so say you buy a camcorder this week you can save 10%, if you use these discounts, the webmail, Backup, etc, .Mac is a pretty good value.

fauve

Feb 19, 2004, 01:27 PM

Got the half price iTools rate for the first year. I'm probably one of the silent majority that was automatically signed up for the second year by default. I was planning on cancelling, but they beat me to it.

Centris 650

Feb 19, 2004, 02:28 PM

I used iTools but when it when Apple changed it to .Mac I refused to pay. A few months later I moved to another town and needed a temporary email address until I got a new ISP. I signed up for the 60 day trial and loved it. My wife loves using iPhoto to post the picts of our kids (http://homepage.mac.com/steenfamily/Menu52.html).

I'll but renewing on May 18th. :D

Herbie =OZ=

Feb 19, 2004, 02:30 PM

Not a .Mac user.

I've got my own domain, I run my own web and mail servers, I see no reason to subscribe to .Mac.

I do like the picture layout templates that they have and the ease of building a picture gallery but that's the only value I see and with the right software on my web server I've pretty much duplicated the abilities anyway.

billyboy

Feb 19, 2004, 02:46 PM

I like the @mac.com email address and lack of spam, and the latest jigsaws are neat. I was impressed with the free photoshop type software too - and the one click stuff to put photos and so and on up on the web. Then again, Im easily impressed.

pimentoLoaf

Feb 19, 2004, 05:03 PM

Originally posted by GovornorPhatt

I wouldn't really use .Mac webspace for a website because it doesnt have the features I use ...

You don't need to use Apple's website development tools -- BBEdit, GoLive, and Dreamweaver are fine.

The beauty of .mac, however, is that you don't need FTP: once online, highlight your iDisk icon in a Finder window, double-click the Sites folder, then drag-and-drop your html inside, making sure at least one of 'em is named "index.html".

With 100mb of online storage, a very large site easily could be created.

Freg3000

Feb 19, 2004, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by pimentoLoaf

With 100mb of online storage, a very large site easily could be created.

I love .Mac, but i wish Apple would boast amount of online storage. Or at least lower the upgrade prices. It costs $60 to add another 100 MB of space. $60!?!?! That's more than half of the entire package. Web storage has gone down so much since Apple introduced .Mac almost 2 years ago, yet they still give the user only 100 MB.

More Please. :)

Snowy_River

Feb 19, 2004, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by Freg3000
I love .Mac, but i wish Apple would boast amount of online storage...

Uh, I think you meant 'boost'... ;)

MattG

Feb 19, 2004, 07:29 PM

As others have said, the ability to sync my bookmarks, address book, and calendar between computers is worth the admission price of .Mac alone! I've had it for a year and will renew it shortly.

mmmmmk

Feb 19, 2004, 07:38 PM

I don't really like the features of .Mac. It's too expensive for what one gets. The storage area is pretty small and the webspace offers little customization. Overall, I believe it's cheaper to go to imhosted.com and pay 30 bucks a month for 3 gigs of space. I don't work there so this isn't an ad, but I believe 3 gigs will hold a lot more pictures and videos.

I would only buy .Mac for the backup software, so I would prefer them to sell that seperately.

Billicus

Feb 19, 2004, 07:52 PM

To be honest, I'm still upset about the iTools -> .Mac conversion, so NO! :rolleyes: :mad:

Archmage

Feb 19, 2004, 07:58 PM

I'm a .Mac subscriber, but I've never owned a Mac (yet).

I voted "Yes".

phrancpharmD

Feb 19, 2004, 08:31 PM

I like the .mac service. I use the heck out of my email, and while a lot of the extras seem silly or useless, two recent ones really stand out: the free PhotoStudio image editing software and the free Keynote themes. Oh, and of course I use Backup - now all I need to do is start automating it to run on a regular schedule. Maybe I'll set that up now while I'm thinking about it. . . :)

mms

Feb 19, 2004, 09:07 PM

Don't need it. Have webspace and ISP email. No need for address book, bookmark syncing because I primarily only use one Mac.

~Shard~

Feb 19, 2004, 09:32 PM

I'm kinda in the same boat - although there are a lot of nice features with .Mac, I simply would have no use for the majority of them. I totally understand why certain peoiple would, but for me, it just isn't worth the money.

Counterfit

Feb 19, 2004, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by mmmmmk
The storage area is pretty small and the webspace offers little customization. All you need is a text editor and you can make your own web pages. Don't believe me? look at this (http://counterfit.no-ip.com ).
As for the space, $30 x 12 = $360 3GB/$360yr = 8.5MB/$/yr. $100 x 1 = $100 100MB/$100yr = 1MB/$/yr, but then there's the free/discount software which adds to the value, and yadda yadda blah blah you've heard it all before.

IndyGopher

Feb 19, 2004, 10:31 PM

I've used it since iTools, as most seem to have done, and it was difficult deciding whether to keep it when it came time to renew.. but I still use the email and the bookmark syncing is very handy if you have multiple Macs, so I grudgingly kept it. I imagine I will go through the same soul-searching next time as well.

TommyLee

Feb 19, 2004, 11:39 PM

Hell no!

And I hate overpriced iPods and iTunes

idkew

Feb 19, 2004, 11:46 PM

Originally posted by TommyLee
Hell no!

And I hate overpriced iPods and iTunes

the ipod is not overpriced. if you owned one, you would understand.

~Shard~

Feb 19, 2004, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by TommyLee
Hell no!

And I hate overpriced iPods and iTunes

You seem a little hesitant on your positions - are you still sitting on the fence on this one? Unsure? ;) :cool:

hulugu

Feb 20, 2004, 12:32 AM

Originally posted by TommyLee
Hell no!

And I hate overpriced iPods and iTunes

Compared to....what exactly?

Counterfit

Feb 20, 2004, 12:37 AM

Originally posted by hulugu
Compared to....what exactly? Didn't you see the ads? Tommy Lee uses BuyMusic.com! :D

gwuMACaddict

Feb 20, 2004, 01:31 AM

yes, i am
:D

TommyLee

Feb 20, 2004, 03:30 AM

Originally posted by Counterfit
Didn't you see the ads? Tommy Lee uses BuyMusic.com! :D

TommyLee uses his record companys account. ;)

(ruthless mac supporter...)

macnews

Feb 20, 2004, 08:03 AM

I am using it on a trial basis, but put no because I don't think I will be subscribing. I just don't seem to use the iDisk that much and I have run in to problems with it mounting on my desktop. Not sure how useful the other features would be for me.

achmafooma

Feb 20, 2004, 08:20 AM

Not a subscriber to .Mac... I was really on the fence about signing up and decided against it.

But throw in free AppleWorks (iOffice?) updates (whenever they get around to making them) and free Mac OS upgrades, I'd sign up in a heartbeat.

I like major OS updates every year, but I'm getting tired of paying $129 for them (well, educational discount makes it $70, but still!). They should come free with .Mac.

In fact I'd be willing to pay more for .Mac ($150/year?) if it came with subscriptions to AppleWorks and Mac OS updates and--just for fun--a Quicktime Pro key. And maybe discounts on other Apple software.

Apple could really leverage its own products and users' desires to stay up-to-date to bring in more .Mac users, they're just not doing it.

Awimoway

Feb 20, 2004, 11:21 AM

.mac would be a much better deal if it included the annual iLife update fees because the two products clearly share a lot of the same market. Surely the cost is comparable to that of 10% off video cams.

Alvin777

Jun 5, 2004, 12:03 AM

Thank you for your time. Does anyone know the nameserver of .Mac so that I don't need to forward the url of my site to http://homepage.mac.com

I use .Mac as homepage because it's easy to update the pages using iDisk. It's good if there is a petition for Apple to be a domain registry so that it can be integrated more with .Mac and OS X.

Also, is it possible to network Windows 98 and OS 10.3 so that they can see each other in the network (DSL is shared through a DSL bridge with the Mac as host)

God bless,
Alvin

mcfudd

Jun 5, 2004, 12:09 AM

I am a subscriber. My first year is up and I will renew. Totally worth it.

~Shard~

Jun 5, 2004, 09:54 PM

I have always thought that .Mac just wasn't quite worth the money, but I think I may sign up in the fall. I am going on another large trip, and was thinking it would be really cool to have a nice, professional-looking webpage set up where I could post my photos, have slideshows, embedded QuickTime movies, etc. for my friends and family to easily view. So, I'll give it some more thought but I'm definitely warming up to the idea of finally subscribing.

aswitcher

Jun 5, 2004, 10:25 PM

hkriffraff

Jun 5, 2004, 10:36 PM

I signed up for the 60 day trial when I switched to a Mac, but didn't renew. I find the service seriously overpriced. I already have more email addresses than I know what to do with, have loads of space with my ISP and Webhosts and those other frills I didn't have a need for. The only thing I found useful was iDisk, which saved me from emailing files between work and home... but I could use Yahoo! Briefcase instead or some other webdav service. Considering all the free services out there, I'd sign up for a basic email/iDisk service for $20/year. What bugs me is how all these new OS X features are being tied to .Mac, which many people don't want to subscribe to.

jomatt

Jun 11, 2004, 10:18 AM

I love it

Chip NoVaMac

Jun 11, 2004, 11:15 AM

I have only begun to scratch the surface of .Mac. I have found iCal to be helpful for my workgroup. Getting Anti-virus software is nice. iDisk has been a real help since i do page layout and have some rather large files, and the houses I work with are generally on Mac. And the freebie software is nice...

CubaTBird

Jun 13, 2004, 10:33 AM

I think .Mac is too expensive for what you get. Only 100 mb of disk storage and a creation of a simple website etc. Apple tends to make a big deal out of little things like backing up your bookmarks... "Oh, wow" I say. :rolleyes:

lefty111

Jun 13, 2004, 07:27 PM

I have really enjoyed using .Mac. I suppose it's worth it if you use the services it provides. I moved my web site that I built with Adobe GoLive to my .Mac account, so now people don't have to see annoying banner ads on my previous free web space. I have made web videos with my iSight, and posting them on .Mac is a breeze. And SPAM? What SPAM? I don't get SPAM in .Mac mail, not a one. Between junk mail filter in mail.app and whatever they do at the server end (authenticating the return address perhaps?), SPAM is a non-issue for me. Although, I have seen reports of some .Mac users not receiving legitimate emails. As far as I know, and testing it a little, this has not happened to me. I have used iBlog (free with my .Mac account) to start a weblog, which is hosted on .Mac. I use iSync to sync my OS X addressbook with my .Mac account and my iPod mini. I can't tell you how many times I have needed a phone number while at work, and looked it up on my online address book. I have sent iCards. I use the anti-virus software that came free with my account. I have played the free puzzle games that were provided with the account. I access my iDisk from my PC at work to transfer large files. I would like to see them give more iDisk space, I am already pushing the 100MB limit. Hopefully, Googles 1 GB mailbox with prompt Apple to reconsider the default iDisk size. Blah blah blah... .Mac is worth it for me because I make full use of it, and its integration with my computer makes it easier than assembling a variety of free services that can accomplish the same tasks. So in evaluating .Mac for yourself, I recommend that you estimate how much you might use it.

hob

Jun 13, 2004, 07:30 PM

I am subscribed, and really happy with the mail services but some of the iDisk stuff seems to be really slow! Not sure if it's .Mac or my ISP but it gets me down...

Little Endian

Jun 14, 2004, 07:57 AM

I have been using .Mac since it was itools. I liked itools enough to say what the hell when they offered .mac to current itools users for $50 for the first year as it was a reasonable deal for that time period. After the first paid year I was really hesistant about Shelling out $100 but decided to anyway since it was allready hosting my website and I love the .mac email Address that I have. I get the least amount of Spam in my .mac account even though it is my mainstay email account in contrast to my AOL and Road Runner ISP email accounts. The speed of Apple's Mail servers and reliability also beat AOL and RR email and plays nice nice with Mac OSX's Mail App.

However after my current account is up for a renewal I think I may drop all the other services that .mac offers and keep only email for $15 a year. $100 for 100 Megabytes of online storage is just not worth it!! All the other feautres are so so and I could live without them. On the other Hand if Apple boosted online storage to 250MB and or offered more email accounts for the same $100 price point I might be convinced to keep .mac another interesting add on feauture would be as someone mentioned earlier would be that .mac subscribers could be provided with free or heavily discounted updated to Mac OSX. So if I were to get 5 more email accounts and OSX upadates for free or maybe even $19.99, I would be able to justify the price of $100 to keep .mac or Apple Could boost the Online storage capacity to 250MB for the same $100 or Apple could cut the cost of .mac in half unless Apple does that I see very little reason to renew my membership for a third year. Most of the other current .mac benefits are not useful or viewed as not worth it for me at $100 a year as things stand now.

I also think that Apple should offer .mac for a year free whenever one Purchases a new mac or at least cheaper than the $50 discount that new machine owners get.

g4cubed

Jun 15, 2004, 08:06 PM

I use .mac and think it great. I just hope they jump on the 1gig bandwagon like google and yahoo :D

themadchemist

Jun 16, 2004, 01:07 AM

nope, I think it's kind of a rip.

rendezvouscp

Jun 16, 2004, 03:50 AM

Yes, because I find most of the features useful. I've used the iDisk at school numerous times (seriously saved my butt a few times), building my own website off the space is fun (and useful), Backup's nice, never really use Virex, and (yet again) iDisk with Panther is beautiful. Really drag and drop simplicity! I've never really received spam either in the (almost) year that I've had it.

I do wish they would add more webspace though.

–Chase

plumers

Jun 17, 2004, 02:49 PM

What is .mac and what is the advantage of getting .mac?

Have no clue about macintosh software, I just switched from windows but had iBook since 1999 and never used until 2003. My PC had Virus and was listed on eBay for $150 (P4 2.4GHz but has Virus in it) and sold last week.

rendezvouscp

Jun 18, 2004, 12:30 AM

.Mac is Apple's Internet Tools software. It includes virus protection, webspace, e-mail, free offers, training, backup software, and more. You can find out more at .Mac's webpage (http://www.mac.com).
–Chase

FuzzyBallz

Jun 23, 2004, 02:42 PM

Too rich for me. I maintain 3 normal domains though.

reaper

Jun 23, 2004, 02:48 PM

Got .Mac this past weekend, and while idisk downtime has been a little annoying, I think the other features are awesome. I really like the simplicity of everything (classic Apple style :) ) and how well integrated it is with OS X. Yeah, some things need a little work, like password protecting published calendars, but all in all it's definitely worth the money.

- reaper

CTerry

Jun 24, 2004, 08:35 AM

I think I will get .Mac, mostly for Virex rather than anything and cos the backup features are kinda handy. Though I would like it if Apple allowed you to configure ANY web server to do the .Mac thing for a smaller price.

~Shard~

Jun 24, 2004, 08:44 AM

toughboy

Jun 25, 2004, 07:07 PM

Vote: Poll: Are you a .Mac subscriber? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=379)

Until December yes, but after then, I'm considering to move to a free gigabyte choice for email, since I'm not really that active in using other features of .Mac.. its not worth to another 100bucks

~Shard~

Jun 25, 2004, 11:57 PM

Until December yes, but after then, I'm considering to move to a free gigabyte choice for email, since I'm not really that active in using other features of .Mac.. its not worth to another 100bucks

Not saying you're one of them, but I always question when people say they're eager to use a gigabyte mail service such as GoogleMail. Do you really NEED a gigabyte of mail storage? Or is it just because you can have it now, that magically you want it and need it all of a sudden? Just always found things like that humorous, that's all...

RubberChicken

Jul 11, 2004, 06:54 PM

Email storage is not an issue for me as I have my own computer, I'm more concerned that the limit for a single outgoing email is 3MB, no matter how much extra storage you buy. Of course I'd already paid my AUD$189 before I found that out. Do we need Virex, well probably not, but I think it pays not to be complacent when it comes to virus protection. Of course, i think we all got ripped-off by the lame OSX version. It lacked a lot of features present in the classic version. At first I thought .Mac users had been given a hobbled version.

ravenvii

Jul 11, 2004, 08:26 PM

Yes, and enjoying the integration it has with OS X.

But frankly, if they don't raise the space for iDisk by next year, I probably won't renew. I agree with the above poster that 15 MB for email is enough. But 100 MB for iDisk isn't quite enough... especially for $100.

~Shard~

Jul 11, 2004, 11:53 PM

I wonder if .Mac is going to feel the pressure and up the size of their mailboxes, sicne Google is offering 1 Gb, Hotmail will soon be moving to 250 MB and Sympatico up here in Canada is starting to offer 2 or 3 Gb...

o1b2

Aug 15, 2004, 12:02 AM

I am I think I did so I could use ichat. But found out i could got a free aim from some where else after. The video I loaded on the macweb site page is nice it seem to stream which is nice. and the free things are ok. The only real deal I got was buying keynote for $39.00 and a free version of macromedia Contribute, with is I guess worth the $100.00 one year fee.

I would hope apple updates this section, they did have a link for suggestions for a while on .mac home page and I gave them some. but who knows, if you can not see spending $100.00 for something that was once free for reigistered users, it is nothing special. So do not worrie about it.

If you are a new to computer user it is nice my mother, got on a watched quicktime learning witch she said was nice to learn what was different on os 10 to the os 9 she has been using. She finally tock my advise to upgrade to 10.

Mr3rdWave

Aug 23, 2004, 11:53 PM

I'm on my second year and am going to continue for as long as they have it

nfocus design

Aug 24, 2004, 08:47 AM

Yes and I love it. A lot of people seem to think they don't need it because they have their own domain. I own more than one doamin and I still find .Mac very useful and worth every penny. I love going to any computer and bringing up my bookmarks or address book. iSync is awesome. Don't know what I did before .Mac. It's also a great place to post your new G5 photos :)

plasticparadox

Aug 24, 2004, 09:41 AM

I'm a subscriber, but I'm definitely not renewing.

iDisk is slooooow... it takes me ages to upload simple files, and even longer for them to show up in my public folder for my friends to download. Even navigating through iDisk to download software or check out what's in there takes me forever. Yes, I use Panther, and yes, it's set to cache my iDisk. I'd rather use my iPod, since I always have it with me anyways.

Virex is a joke. I've been running it for a year, and it's never found a virus. I suppose that's a good thing, but I'm a little disappointed.

.mac mail is nothing special. I don't really use it, except when buying things from Apple. I'm hesitant to use it as my primary e-mail address, and thus committing to paying for .mac every year. My Hotmail is good enough for me, and when paired with Entourage, is really quite good at catching spam.

I don't use the homepage feature, so can't really comment on it, except that I set up a file-sharing page for my iDisk once. But it was too slow, and the two templates for file-sharing were incredibly ugly.

The extras? I suppose that if I had kids, Norton Parental Control would be useful. But I don't have kids, so that's not really applicable. Some of the freebee apps and games were really lame, however. PhotoStudio was outdated and crappy. No wonder it was free. The jigsaw puzzle game? What happened to the free jigsaw program that used to be included with Macs? Or how about that new Wingnuts game? Horrible game. I couldn't believe how large it was too, for such a simple game.

Spending my cash elsewhere this year.

toughboy

Aug 25, 2004, 07:04 AM

as a .Mac user, I'm definitely not renewing it.. I dont find it useful in anyways but having a x@mac.com mail address is somehow cool around my mac-user friends.. I'd buy one more if it would be email address only and 10-15USD/year, something like a donation.. but 99 bucks, oh no.. I'll add some more and buy an airport express and share music and enlarge the range of my connection at home

sun25

Aug 25, 2004, 04:41 PM

Why would any computer savy person need .mac.
With my domain @ Spy mac I get 500mb of storage, hosting, and a 50mb email account for less than the price of .mac.

Finiksa

Aug 26, 2004, 09:04 AM

Why would any computer savy person need .mac.
With my domain @ Spy mac I get 500mb of storage, hosting, and a 50mb email account for less than the price of .mac.
Convenience, OS integration, the overwhelming sense of cool… and because some of us simply wouldn't cross the street to piss on Spy Mac.

kerpow

Aug 26, 2004, 01:23 PM

Some useful features but it needs to be revamped. I pay $45 a year for 1000mb storage which can be shared between mail and web services. Therefore I could send a 999mb e-mail attachment if I really wanted to.

coolbreeze

Aug 26, 2004, 03:16 PM

Mine expires in 30 days. Will I renew? Nah, I have a gmail account and know how to do basic web stuff, so $0 vs $100 is a no brainer.

Besides, 15 Mb is a joke these days. Good luck with that Apple. Raise it to 250 Mb at least (and send/receive 10 Mb attachments like the major services do). It's expected these days. :rolleyes:

jacobj

Aug 26, 2004, 03:27 PM

My wife had a daughter recently and fully benefited from .Mac for the first time when I posted her photos for friends and family.

It's great and well worth the money.

aswitcher

Aug 27, 2004, 02:04 AM

I'll stick with .mac but a doubling of the mail box and server space would be appreciated for the same cost

Converted2Truth

Aug 27, 2004, 09:07 AM

For the cost, .Mac should be similar to G-Mail. I really enjoyed my .Mac trial, but i just don't think it's worth it at this point. 100mb isn't enough to backup my stuff anymore :(

Crystal-Lite

Aug 27, 2004, 04:46 PM

:) Yes I'm a subscriber and have been for some time now. I enjoy putting up small videos and photos for family and friends and some business partners to see.

Hoef

Aug 27, 2004, 06:49 PM

Nope ... still missing a compelling argument, but then again, I don't own chrome gas grill with side burners either

XboxEvolved

Aug 28, 2004, 01:24 PM

I'm not into the whole personal webpage thing..haven't been for six years..did anyone else used to use expages?

aptmunich

Aug 29, 2004, 04:54 AM

Well the only reason I was considering .mac was for the instant upload from iPhoto feature, but since you can just export the webpage and upload it anywhere, I don't see the point..

Mail service seems mediocre at best, webspace insufficient, backup and iDisk idea's are cool, but since no one I know has a mac and i backup to my external hdd, I don't need it, esp. not for 100$.

Re: backup, it doesn't really seem practical anyway, I mean, the stuff I want to back-up are things such as my cd archive, my home-movies etc. Now my music collection alone is approx. 10GB, so even if .mac was large enough, it would take all year to upload...

deral

Aug 29, 2004, 07:31 AM

i got it not for the features, but for the name....it makes it very obvious what you're a fan of.

deral@mac.com

CholEoptera36

Aug 29, 2004, 11:07 AM

I'm not into the whole personal webpage thing..haven't been for six years..did anyone else used to use expages?

Hey I remember those things, a million people had those years ago when I was in high school! I haven't been much into personal webpages either. Rarely do you ever see good ones too. I would only use webspace to be able to upload lots of pics and such and be able to send a lot of people links to them all at once, instead of trying to send the files out all individually. But I don't need .mac for something that simple so to answer the poll, nope not a .mac subscriber.

gusanitoverde

Sep 17, 2004, 12:58 AM

Savage Henry

Sep 17, 2004, 02:54 AM

Most of my friends are PC users, and when I wanted them to see one of my movies, they could not see it. Support never answered me back.

What's the use of the home page movies if only mac users see them only? :confused:

I'm no expert, but couldn't they get the free Quicktime download? I can pick up .Mac movies here on my PC at work.

g4cubed

Sep 21, 2004, 12:49 PM

Convenience, OS integration, the overwhelming sense of cool… and because some of us simply wouldn't cross the street to piss on Spy Mac.

ROFL... Damn I just about pissed myself, but you're right. I belonged a long time ago then gave it up. When they came out with the 1 gig I signed up again. But damn that place has gone to hell, especially the forums and promptly gave it up and went to Yahoo.

nfocus design

Sep 21, 2004, 12:54 PM

Most of my friends are PC users, and when I wanted them to see one of my movies, they could not see it. Support never answered me back.

What's the use of the home page movies if only mac users see them only? :confused:

My frined has a PC and was able to see my movie fine. I haven't ever had any trouble with Mac or PC users viewing movies or photos. on my .Mac pages.

gusanitoverde

Sep 21, 2004, 01:25 PM

My frined has a PC and was able to see my movie fine. I haven't ever had any trouble with Mac or PC users viewing movies or photos. on my .Mac pages.

That's weird, I had many complaints from my friends that they could not see my videos.

I will try it again.

nfocus design

Sep 21, 2004, 01:29 PM

That's weird, I had many complaints from my friends that they could not see my videos.

I will try it again.

I saved as a QuickTime movie. Is that how you saved yours? If so, be sure the PC trying to view it has QuickTime.

Wren

Oct 5, 2004, 10:50 PM

Going on three years :)

~Shard~

Oct 5, 2004, 11:10 PM

I'm actually thinking about it now, but I think for what I'd really use it for it's still not quite worth the price. Not saying the service as a whole isn't worth it, but just the aspects of it which I would find value in and use...

Maybe I'll subscribe in the New Year...

Counterfit

Oct 6, 2004, 01:21 AM

Well, it was supposed to renew this week. But it seem the CC of my mother's that they had the data for has since expired... :eek:
Time to go beg! :( :D

Macs R Us

Oct 6, 2004, 02:21 AM

Well I know I am, and I love it, with iChat, mail, etc... Its great... Now we can move closer the the "Digial Life':)...

kilpajr

Oct 6, 2004, 02:27 AM

I know this is a poll so I will say no, I do not have a .mac account. However, I am strongly considering getting one. I will graduate in the Spring and will no longer have my school email account so I want to get an email account that I can keep for as long as possible. It will not be a fun experience trying to change my email for everything online that I have signed up for considering I don't even know what all I have signed up for. I would also like the iDisk service. But, is it worth it? $100 a year seems like a pretty steep price considering the alternatives. I do want the POP access and iDisk but the price still seems too expensive. Would I be better off with a yahoo account? Whatever I sign up for, I will want to stay with the service as long as possible so I will not have to change my email.

PeteD

Oct 19, 2004, 08:03 AM

I don't take advantage of too many discounts with my iMac account, but the current Garageband offer ( three jampacks for the price of two) has saved me $99 so that's paid this year's sub.

Also very nice to have the mac address and the training pages are very useful.

J.Allen

Oct 21, 2004, 02:15 AM

I'm currently not, but am strongly considering it!
Why?

~Shard~

Oct 21, 2004, 10:05 PM

Why?

Just to take advantage of some of the special offers, and the homepage - it would be nice for my pictures. But, I still don't know if it is worth it - I don't know if I would make use of the other features... I have to give it some more thought. ;)

5300cs

Oct 24, 2004, 07:03 AM

Yes, I am a subscriber. I've used it since it was iTools. I was really surprised when I first used it that it was free, so I wasn't surprised when Apple decided to charge for it :rolleyes: .Mac mail is great, no spam at all. Well, maybe 1 or 2 in 3 years. I especially like in Panther that you can make a local copy of your iDisk and whenever you drag things over to it, it automatically syncs within a few seconds :) Very convenient for me, especially if I reformat a machine, I can use iSync to get all my contacts, bookmarks, etc back in a few seconds.
Call my psycho, but I was thinking of upping my storage to 1gig. :rolleyes: :)

rendezvouscp

Oct 24, 2004, 10:48 AM

I just renewed my account last week. I love the storage and mac.com address. No spam!
-Chase

Vader

Oct 24, 2004, 02:39 PM

I just got a gmail account. It has a gigabyte of storage and it seems pretty nice.

~Shard~

Oct 24, 2004, 03:58 PM

I just got a gmail account. It has a gigabyte of storage and it seems pretty nice.

... So, are you a .Mac subscriber or not? :confused: You could at least answer the actual poll question... :p ;)

chanoc

Oct 26, 2004, 09:58 PM

I get cheap Web hosting from A Small Orange. Not renewing .Mac, hardly ever used it!

senseibiz

Oct 26, 2004, 10:11 PM

I have been using it for 2.5 years now and I will continue to do so.
I think is great and the member benefits are not that bad either....

wdlove

Oct 27, 2004, 11:06 AM

I get cheap Web hosting from A Small Orange. Not renewing .Mac, hardly ever used it!

You will need to be sure that you have automatic renewal unchecked. ;)

edesignuk

Oct 27, 2004, 11:12 AM

I am currently a .Mac subscriber, but over the next year I'm going to move everything over to alternative services, and I won't be renewing again.

Personally I love Gmail, I have plenty of space, it's fully featured, and I can get to it from anywhere.
I have a "MEGA" hosting package with A Small Orange - 7.5GB space, 150GB transfer p/m :D

So yeah, I can live without .Mac easily, it's just a question of moving everything over, and getting my new email address spread (a real pain in the arse :mad: )

~Shard~

Oct 27, 2004, 12:30 PM

chanoc

Oct 27, 2004, 06:44 PM

You will need to be sure that you have automatic renewal unchecked. ;)

Thank you wdlove!

scem0

Oct 31, 2004, 04:13 PM

I would never get .Mac with its current price.

It's a total rip.

scem0

nekkets

Oct 31, 2004, 09:29 PM

yeah
i think it's pretty expensive too

iEric

Nov 1, 2004, 11:11 AM

I have it. It's pretty good. I share files (essays, notes) mostly and I post up pictures of things that I've recently attended to - parties, hikes, trips. It's an easy way to go to the file sharing page and downloading what you need to any computer, with a internet connection.

And for those who think its expensive..I just look at it at dividing the amount you pay by the number of days in the year. It works out to being fairly affordable on a day-to-day rate.

munkle

Nov 1, 2004, 11:51 AM

Thought about .Mac but it just didn't provide enough value for the money for me. I can understand why it might for some, it just doesn't for me. Instead I decided to opt for MacOSX.com (http://www.macosx.com/services/index.html). Infinitely more for your money, not as tightly integrated but there are enough free apps out there to allow you to implement all of .mac's features, just requires a little more effort on your part.

Seems like .mac is going to be more tightly integrated into Tiger so might take another look then, but I doubt I'll be switching over.

mac-er

Nov 1, 2004, 03:50 PM

it is not being renewed.

too much money, and the "extras" are crap.

I just let my subscription lapse. I have too many email addresses as is, and the extras are not worth it. The virus software stinks!

I think they should do sometype of combination of AppleCare and .Mac or .Mac with a small discount at the Apple Store.

5300cs

Nov 3, 2004, 05:45 PM

I have a gmail account too, but I get spam in it just like all the others. I never get spam with .Mac. If google ever charged for gmail, I'd be the first to cancel it.

nateko

Nov 4, 2004, 02:01 PM

Yes, and very happy.

.Mac has simplifed my life. I came over from the PC world last May and have enjoyed every minute on my computer. The important word is minutes. I have a young family and I don't get many large chunks of time to sit on my mac and "tinker". .Mac allows me to quickly check e-mail without wading through a lake of spam. I created my first web page ever in 15 minutes without reading a manual. (Communicating the growth of a child to far away relatives has never been quicker and/or easier). I could go on about Back-up, free programs and sounds, virus protection, and the fact that everything is in one location, but I won't.

I came over to the Mac side for the ease of use for myself and my wife.... and the iMac with .Mac has delivered in spades. In the big picture.... is $100 dollars that much? I believe if you fully use .Mac (yes it is more than a email server) the price is right in Apples price structure. I agree I would like to see it closer to the $69-$74 range but if you are like me you most likely spent >= $1700 on your Mac when a Dell running M$ can be had for $550. So to restate is $25-$30 that much? ;)

Noiseboy

Nov 5, 2004, 11:31 AM

I've had it and used it from day one. I think it's great. It's easy to use back up software means that I actually do back stuff up and for getting larger than email files to people it's a total breeze. Simplicity is the key here and if my girlfriend and daughter can use it for file sharing, and they do, then it's got to be good. Plus as I've convinced several other people to use it over the past couple of years I've barely paid more than a few dollars for my own account. :D
And of course it comes with an @mac.com email address. Cool.

ipodmann

Nov 11, 2004, 07:52 PM

I had it for the first year. To me it is hard to justify paying $100 just to show relative pictures.

Viv

Nov 11, 2004, 09:00 PM

Had it from day one, waited to get in first for my email address, use it every day never any spam.

Idisk has dug me out of a hole for sharing files more than once, and use the Isync features all the time.

Ok it costs but it works and thats what i pay for.

Viv

paulypants

Nov 11, 2004, 11:36 PM

I have 2 .mac accounts...
1 I pay for and 1 thats free to me, I
really find having .mac handy for
multiple reasons and I can justify
the $$ -- especially cause I usually
get a few referrals every year which
drops some cash off the renewal of
my pay account...

slooksterPSV

Nov 12, 2004, 08:04 AM

Nope, I don't have a .mac, I'd never use it so why pay for it. Its like my slookytech.com email, I paid like $12 for it, and I never use it.

edesignuk

Nov 12, 2004, 08:09 AM

I have a gmail account too, but I get spam in it just like all the others. I never get spam with .Mac. If google ever charged for gmail, I'd be the first to cancel it.
Funny, my .Mac gets spam, but I have yet to receive ANY in my gmail.

palusami

Nov 12, 2004, 02:50 PM

i am until my free trial subscription runs out. its just too expensive.

Xtremehkr

Nov 12, 2004, 08:10 PM

I've had it since day one and really enjoy it. My computer emits a little "purr" sound whenever email arrives and I like that I can use alias email adresses instead of the original all of the time.

The second year, they sent me the Sims game for reupping, nothing the third year. It is steadily improving though and new features are added regularly.

Hopefully in time there will be a loyalty discount for those who have stuck with it.

iSync is great to, my PDA, iPod, iCal and eventually phone are all going to be on the same page.

I just wish everyone I knew had an Apple and .Mac as well so that we could merge iCals, since we all have different lives and scheduling is difficult for when we want to plan things and don't know what the others are doing.

narco

Nov 13, 2004, 12:47 PM

narco

Nov 13, 2004, 12:48 PM

Xtremehkr

Nov 13, 2004, 03:06 PM

I asked for the $20 Apple Store discount one year, and they never sent it to me!

Fishes,
narco.

Persistence pays off sometimes, might have just been an error.

wdlove

Nov 13, 2004, 03:12 PM

I check my .Mac email this morning, to find an email saying "Thanks for renewing!".

I thought, HELL YEAH, they made a mistake and I got it for free. But apparently, Apple just took out the money from a bank account that I only use for eBay, which didn't have enough to cover the $112 charge.

Last time I got an email informing me that my subscription was about to expire, do they not do that anymore?

I mean, I was going to renew ANYWAY, but now I have to pay the $21 overdraft fee as well.

Kind of makes me mad how they did this, then the renewal email has a nice little happy face to taunt me!

Fishes,
narco.

You must have forgot to the automatic renewal button unchecked. At least you planned to renew anyway. That's too bad about the overdraft fee. Lucky for me my bank will use my Savings Account is needed, although it has never happened. I'm very careful.

It's nice that they took the time to thank you very nicely.

My wife received her renewal gift of $20 via an E.Mail message. I wonder why they have discontinued that practice.

Fredstar

Nov 13, 2004, 05:16 PM

Just ordered it with my imac, coming two weeks woo, just because it looks like a kewl thing to have...i would like to start up a website, would prefer to have antivirus software (just for peace of mind), my own e-mail address that doesn't get plagued with spam.
For £59, or however much i paid for it, for a years subscription isn't bad i guess. I am sure i will enjoy using it.

~Shard~

Jan 9, 2005, 09:01 AM

Wow, this thread has been dead for 2 months! Ah well, if people enjoy going through the old archives of polls I guess that's cool, but sometimes you just gotta let something die and move on! ;)

Chip NoVaMac

Jan 9, 2005, 10:33 AM

Wow, this thread has been dead for 2 months! Ah well, if people enjoy going through the old archives of polls I guess that's cool, but sometimes you just gotta let something die and move on! ;)

Yeah, but there is the hope that somebody from Apple might see this and see a need for even "more" value for .Mac holders. To be honest since it s BYO provider access point, the $70 $100 is tough. After my recent job change, I'll have to reconsider a year from now whether to continue or not. it is the ease of use factor for the other portions that made it great for me.

~Shard~

Jan 9, 2005, 11:10 AM

Yeah, but there is the hope that somebody from Apple might see this and see a need for even "more" value for .Mac holders. To be honest since it s BYO provider access point, the $70 $100 is tough. After my recent job change, I'll have to reconsider a year from now whether to continue or not. it is the ease of use factor for the other portions that made it great for me.

Agreed, it's a similar line of thinking on my part too which has kept me from signing up. More value and/or lower cost would be required for myself to consider using .Mac.

Chip NoVaMac

Jan 9, 2005, 12:19 PM

Agreed, it's a similar line of thinking on my part too which has kept me from signing up. More value and/or lower cost would be required for myself to consider using .Mac.

Given the GMail offerings, Apple could offer even half of that and gain subscribers IMO.

pubwvj

Jan 9, 2005, 01:17 PM

~Shard~

Jan 9, 2005, 02:32 PM

Given the GMail offerings, Apple could offer even half of that and gain subscribers IMO.

I think so too - right now, (at least for what I would use .Mac for), it's too little offering for the cost.

~Shard~

Jan 9, 2005, 02:32 PM

Nothing's dead on the web until the link breaks. :)

Very true, I suppose... ;)

CrackedButter

Jan 9, 2005, 03:00 PM

I have .mac. I got it because it saves me time with backing up the most important parts of my work and I can quickly upload photos in 3 clicks. While I could use other services and cost less. I prefer the time saved and the ease of use.

verozov

Jan 9, 2005, 09:18 PM

i was going to get a .Mac subscription, until Gmail came out with 1 gig of storage for free... i just couldn't justify spending $100 for 250Mb when i could get 4x that for free...

i might get it if the bump up the storage... i mean if Google can do it, Apple can do it right?

timnosenzo

Jan 9, 2005, 09:31 PM

.mac is really great for keeping my bookmarks, address book and iCal syncronized between both my computers. Add that to the ease of use having iDisk on the desktop between both machines and the convenience outweighs the cost for me. Sure I'd like a little more storage but that's not all I'm in it for.

sjpetry

Jan 9, 2005, 09:59 PM

Yes, and love it. Photoalbum helps me sell stuff on eBay. :)

Xtremehkr

Jan 9, 2005, 10:22 PM

Chip NoVaMac

Jan 9, 2005, 10:46 PM

Probably already answered, yes I like my .Mac. There haven't been many improvements lately though. I figured an annual investment of $100 would mean constant improvements. Still expecting something big Steve.

You are right. The small bump in space was not enough IMO. Something like free iWork or the next release of iPhoto would be a nice thank you for those of us that bought into .Mac.

Xtremehkr

Jan 9, 2005, 11:10 PM

You are right. The small bump in space was not enough IMO. Something like free iWork or the next release of iPhoto would be a nice thank you for those of us that bought into .Mac.

Yeah, Mail 2.0 arriving with Tiger is a little cheap IMO. I just hope that .Mac subscribers are investing in something.

maya

Jan 10, 2005, 01:44 AM

I have no use for .Mac at present. I have a gmail and work email that gives me more than ample space for sometime to come. :)

kjr39

Jan 10, 2005, 11:33 AM

Yep, I have it, I like it, and I will be renewing.

Makes life a lot easier when having 2 macs. I continually dl things or create bookmarks and share them with a click of a button...

emmawu

Jan 19, 2005, 08:22 PM

Yep. Love it.

Life is a banquet and most of the poor suckers are starving to death ;)

icesiren2002

Jan 30, 2005, 02:12 AM

Yup, got my .Mac subscription when I got my iMac. Can't wait to set up my homepage so I can post pictures of the cooooold home she left behind when my daughter moved to sunny CA. Love the .mac mail addy-glad for the added storage and I like the free stuff and discounts.

Eastend

Jan 30, 2005, 06:08 AM

Got .mac when it was still a free service, never left it because too many people have the address and there are other reasons, besides it's not too bad. .Mac used to have a lot of down time, but recently seems improved somewhat and who knows with Tiger it may be more incorporated into the System OS.

Brian

daveL

Jan 30, 2005, 01:04 PM

Tomaz

May 9, 2005, 07:42 AM

Could anyone using .MAC at the moment list the free software that comes with it ?

Is free iBlog included ?
Thanks
Tom

dsharits

May 9, 2005, 08:50 AM

wdlove

May 9, 2005, 03:53 PM

Could anyone using .MAC at the moment list the free software that comes with it ?

Is free iBlog included ?
Thanks
Tom

Here is the link that will list the features of .Mac. My wife really likes .Mac. Now with the family pack it might make more sense for both of us.

http://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Welcome

Dr.Gargoyle

May 10, 2005, 04:40 PM

...what more do you want me to say?

Freis968

Mar 3, 2010, 11:18 PM

Yes, it is nice having the MobileMe account so that I can publish my website without having to pay for hosting fees. I like the cool little @mac and/or @me.com email address I get.

For $69 a year for all that it offers I am happy with it. Perhaps someday it will go further down in price say to $49, that would be even better.

gilkisson

Mar 3, 2010, 11:23 PM

Arise, Chicken! Chicken, Arise!!!

http://www.mcpeepants.com/pics/billywitchdoctor1.gif

... thread was dead and gone... wow...
(having said that, I do use mobileme... in 2010)

helenkan

Mar 7, 2010, 06:31 PM

GGJstudios

Mar 10, 2010, 12:52 PM

I subscribed for a year and found I had very little use for it.

chuanist

Mar 10, 2010, 09:34 PM

nope

Trek2100

Mar 11, 2010, 01:06 PM

I've been a subscriber since 2006. I liked it better when it was .MAC. I used the greeting card feature a lot for birthdays and holidays, etc. After it became MobileMe (2008?) they dropped some features. The only reason I keep it is for the syncing capability between my MBP, iMac and iPhone. That's the coolest feature for me.

louis Fashion

Mar 30, 2010, 10:39 PM

If it was free I would use it.

nixterrimus

Apr 9, 2010, 12:53 AM

I'd like to be a dot mac subscriber but it's tough to see the value. I have a (free) one to one replacement for almost every service they offer:

• Back to my back –> DynDNS + Screen Sharing (http://www.tuaw.com/2010/03/12/use-dyndns-for-better-success-with-back-to-my-mac/)
• iDisk -> dropbox (http://dropbox.com)
• Email -> Gmail (http://mail.google.com)
• Calendar -> Google Calendar (http://calendar.google.com)
• Photos -> Flickr or Dropbox

The only thing left is find my iphone (or iPad) and that just doesn't seem worth $100 a year. I wish that Apple would do something cool with Mobile Me and really make it worth the money.