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Apple Updates .Mac
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Not free, but backup is worth every cent!
True, dot.mac is not free. But the backup application and its integration with the idisk is worth every cent! I love the fact that every morning, when I turn on my machine, my most important documents, settings and preferences are backed up to the idisk. I don't have to plug in any peripherals, FW drives, nothing. It just works. That's why it's worth the $99 price tag for me. Not for the social and entertainment stuff like photos, etc.
True, dot.mac is not free. But the backup application and its integration with the idisk is worth every cent! I love the fact that every morning, when I turn on my machine, my most important documents, settings and preferences are backed up to the idisk. I don't have to plug in any peripherals, FW drives, nothing. It just works. That's why it's worth the $99 price tag for me. Not for the social and entertainment stuff like photos, etc.
Does this mean I can now have my own email address on .Mac? So i can change the sent address from .Mac to show my own domain name??
I found yesterday's keynote outstanding. I was waiting for updated versions of iLife, iWork (for the spreadsheet application) and .Mac and Apple delivered everything I craved for.
Now about .Mac:
1. I tested .Mac 2 years ago as part of the trial program. Is the account I created re-usable when I sign up for good? Can I elect to continue that account? Or will I have to create a new one?
2. How much does the extra-storage (20GB, etc.) options cost? I could not find the info anywhere on Apple's website.
3. If I buy today on eBay a .Mac retail box that was "manufactured" prior to the event and activate the license, I assume I will benefit from the new conditions (10GB). Correct?
Caezar
Now about .Mac:
1. I tested .Mac 2 years ago as part of the trial program. Is the account I created re-usable when I sign up for good? Can I elect to continue that account? Or will I have to create a new one?
2. How much does the extra-storage (20GB, etc.) options cost? I could not find the info anywhere on Apple's website.
3. If I buy today on eBay a .Mac retail box that was "manufactured" prior to the event and activate the license, I assume I will benefit from the new conditions (10GB). Correct?
Caezar
I got one in the day-after-thanksgiving sale for about £36. Even without that extra discount, at the current exchange rates it's well worth buying a couple, and it's not like the codes expire.
Your account name is never deleted as it's your Apple username/password, so you can resurrect it at any time.
For 20gig total, it's an extra £34.99, for 30 it's £68.99. I can't access US pricing, but that should give you a ballpark figure. Either way, it's a LOT.
Yes.
Hope that helps.
Agreed. Not everyone uses .mac to showcase their photos to Aunty Ethel in New Zealand.
Wonderful. I was all ready to buy .mac (I have a trial account) but it is down this morning. Is this the type of (non-)service that I can expect?
Sorry, I'm new to .mac - where did they say there would be maintenance? Where do I look for this info? AT&T Yahoo can be slow, but I don't think I have seen it completely down more than once in the several years that I have been with them.
EDIT: Back up now.
Hrm, I can't seem to be able to 'skim' in the Emily Parker web gallery (
) Trivial know, but anyone know why this is?
HTML:
http://gallery.mac.com/emily_parker
Signed up for an account last night and everything's working just great. Even managed to link up my personal domain and upload my website (never done this before) from iWeb without having to upgrade to iLife '08. Nice! 
Anyway, I'd like to purchase a dotmac account for my parents. Is it adviseable for me to pay for and enable the account for them and then hand over all login/pass details or might there be difficulties in doing it this way?
Getting a family expansion pack seems to be a less interesting option in this case as the data offerings are divided in four non customizable packets whereas they'd need just one account.
Anyway, I'd like to purchase a dotmac account for my parents. Is it adviseable for me to pay for and enable the account for them and then hand over all login/pass details or might there be difficulties in doing it this way?
Getting a family expansion pack seems to be a less interesting option in this case as the data offerings are divided in four non customizable packets whereas they'd need just one account.
I'm showing my ignorance, but what do you mean by this? What are the family pack limitations? I need accounts for myself and my wife (2 accounts only), so the family account seems sort of expensive, but AFAIK it is the only way to share data between the accounts.
Also, I notice that the .mac retail packages have changed part numbers. Can I still buy the older pack (4.0 I think) and register it? Will it give me the new storage space and services? You would think so since non-Apple stores will stick have these on the shelves for a while.
Not a limitation persé, but reading the description it says:
"Each of the four Family Pack sub-accounts has 2.5 GB of combined email and iDisk storage, plus complete .Mac features......"
Seeing as I don't need four sub accounts but just one additional account it would make more sense to pay just a little more and get the full 10GB storage wouldn't you agree?
"Each of the four Family Pack sub-accounts has 2.5 GB of combined email and iDisk storage, plus complete .Mac features......"
Seeing as I don't need four sub accounts but just one additional account it would make more sense to pay just a little more and get the full 10GB storage wouldn't you agree?