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.Mac Update Coming at August 7th Media Event?
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I had to decide whether or not to renew my subscription last week and reluctantly continued due to being tied into the email and relying on the syncing between computers.
If this comes true I am going to feel vindicated in not spending time transfering away only to want to come straight back on board.
If this comes true I am going to feel vindicated in not spending time transfering away only to want to come straight back on board.
...*might* clog???
...would clog for sure!
It's a great idea for the future os...10.7 or 10.8!
I wonder how long would it take me to backup and retrieved 125 GB of data...
Wait, I only got 10GB available on my .Mac?
Let's assume you're a *normal* user that doesn't edit gigabytes of video or downloads truckloads of erotic and cinematic material all the time. Then Time Machine would just periodically sync the changes over, not your whole hard drive. I'd like an option to sync my documents folder for example, this way, all the important stuff is backed up. Things you have downloaded could be backed up by just storing the resources (i.e. URLs) so you can get them again.
Oh yea, you should have as much space on .Mac for Backups as you would have on your Mac, times 2. Example: My Macbook's Macintosh HD has 160 GB (replaces it with a Seagate drive), so the .Mac Time Machine Drive would have 320. That would be extremely useful for traveling people with laptops.
So, you're the one who locked up hairball@mac.com...only to go and not renew it!
Yeah, it's kind of crazy when I think about it....I'm paying $99 a year for just an @mac.com e-mail address. I haven't used the other features for a good 5 years. I hope they add something really compelling so I can justify the hundreds of dollars I've spent over the years for e-mail.
That is crazy!
If you take a .mac address do you have it forever even if you don't take up a subscription? I like my trial address, I don't want to lose it!
I have been quite irritated with .Mac since they changed the synchronization of the webpage in iLife-the only reason I used it (I don't care much for my email address.) Here's to hoping that they change my mind about my wasted money!
In before ".Mac costs too much, I have this dirt cheap hosting company, and blah blah blah" whiners
Only a semi-retarded person would even attempt to defend the current .mac.
i have a feeling that .Mac might be packaged with either iLife or iWork for the price of $79.99. More likely with iWork.
.Mac + iWork package might give us the web 2.0 feature where we can use iWork softwares either on the Mac or on the web via .Mac.
that would be kinda cool if they give us this.
.Mac + iWork package might give us the web 2.0 feature where we can use iWork softwares either on the Mac or on the web via .Mac.
that would be kinda cool if they give us this.
Only a semi-retarded person would even attempt to defend the current .mac.
Poll Smoker Huh?
Nope! This is not going to happen. I was just billed for a re-new on .Mac. If this was going to happen people would not have been billed. Mark my words right here and right now- .Mac will not be cheaper, free or come bundled with some other software. It may have upgraded storage and features(I hope!)
I sure hope not.
Regarding a .Mac update being the sole reason for the media event...
Absolutely not.
Johnathan Ive is going to be there. I assure you he did not redesign .Mac.
While there might be a .Mac update, you can be certain that a newly designed real-world product will also be presented.
Just a few minutes ago, I launched iCal and it started doing a sync. It came up with some sync conflicts, and this time .Mac was referenced as:
com.apple.DotMacLegacy
I'm pretty sure that's new. It implies that they have the new .Mac server up and running, and the old "legacy" one is just standing in until the launch tomorrow.
com.apple.DotMacLegacy
I'm pretty sure that's new. It implies that they have the new .Mac server up and running, and the old "legacy" one is just standing in until the launch tomorrow.
I'm not going to defend .Mac because it has been neglected but Jobs got embarrassed by Walt with his questioning .Mac. Steve Jobs does NOT like to be smacked on.Period. Call it ego or genius. It's still a fact.
I'd expect a BIG update to the .Mac system as a whole. With all the Leopard technologies coming out over the next 2 months I can almost guarantee a major update to the whole .Mac experience.
I'd expect a BIG update to the .Mac system as a whole. With all the Leopard technologies coming out over the next 2 months I can almost guarantee a major update to the whole .Mac experience.
I don't keep up with these sorts of things so I apologise if this is completely misinformed, but don't haven't Google been working with Apple recently? Could there be some sort of joint venture between the two on this .Mac update? If not, I can't see how Apple would avoid tredding on Googles toes.
I'm wondering if Apple will fix the excessively slow iDisk sync.. its never worked sinces its introduction... 3 or 4 years ago.
Simply adding more capacity to iDisk isn't good enough. .Mac needs real improvements, i.e., how about online editing of your iCal calendar, for instance?
Simply adding more capacity to iDisk isn't good enough. .Mac needs real improvements, i.e., how about online editing of your iCal calendar, for instance?
My sync works great with iDisk, never had a problem always pretty quick too. I do wish we had online iCal editing though.
Don't think so
Apple just took 99 Dollars from my credit card again, and i'm sure i'm not the only one who has been charched for the service
Apple just took 99 Dollars from my credit card again, and i'm sure i'm not the only one who has been charched for the service
Wasn't a smack-down at all. More like a softball. I bet Walt knew Apple was working on a new .Mac and wanted to give Steve a shot at pitching it. Steve didn't say much other than to confirm that they were working on it, but that was enough for the faithful to hang in there for the update.
On behalf of Jonathans everywhere, please get the spelling right.
Their are various different ways to spell it you know!
They really need to give it a big update from it's current status. I've "converted" lots of people to the Mac platform and when they ask me if they should get .mac, I tell them that I wish I could recommend it, but can't because it's just not worth the money to the average user. Yes...Sync, iDisk, and Backup are great reasons to get it, but the average user has one Mac and doesn't have a need for most of the stuff.