Not to mention that they most surely back up the data and that costs money and so do the back up systems and redundant systems.
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don't be such an accountant, look at the actual functionality. yes there's room for improvement, I agree there should be at least one basic extra email address included, but for an extra $10 a year its not so bad (less then a buck a month). The integration in X makes it well worth it (its only 9 bucks a month afterall). But its not going to be an ideal solution for everyone, obviously. Its not a pathetic joke though, its keeps getting better. Look beyond the dollar signs and see the amount of time & effort it saves because of the integration. Bigger better picture.
gskiser said:
don't be such an accountant, look at the actual functionality. yes there's room for improvement, I agree there should be at least one basic extra email address included, but for an extra $10 a year its not so bad (less then a buck a month). The integration in X makes it well worth it (its only 9 bucks a month afterall). But its not going to be an ideal solution for everyone, obviously. Its not a pathetic joke though, its keeps getting better. Look beyond the dollar signs and see the amount of time & effort it saves because of the integration. Bigger better picture.
danlan said:
Go to the Account Settings page of your .Mac account and then click on the Storage Settings button.
jet3004 said:
yah, I agree, something to bring the community together. Anyone remember E-World? I used to get so involved with various art & photo forums with people who are mac users not looking for rumors or news but and exchange of ideas. Exclusives deals would be a cool thing.
Yea, you buy .mac for the integration with Apple apps. I have been thinking of getting it for the backup app. It is exactly what I have been trying to wright on my own. I mean I can write it myself, but it isn't very good, realiable or flexable. (the best i have been able to do is basicly have it run a bunch of ditto comands) Granted, I am no proggrammer and am using Applescript and Xcode. And 250 mb is plenty for me online.
daddy-mojo said:don't be such an accountant, look at the actual functionality. yes there's room for improvement, I agree there should be at least one basic extra email address included, but for an extra $10 a year its not so bad (less then a buck a month). The integration in X makes it well worth it (its only 9 bucks a month afterall). But its not going to be an ideal solution for everyone, obviously. Its not a pathetic joke though, its keeps getting better. Look beyond the dollar signs and see the amount of time & effort it saves because of the integration. Bigger better picture.
Yes, an extra email is just $10/year, but thats on top of the $100 your already spending. As far as the integration with X, I'm sure they integrate just fine. My contention was that the features are pretty useless (virus protection, iCards, etc... Who cares how well something integrates if those programs integrating don't provide much of a value or purpose.
I don't think I'm being much of an accountant. If I feel something has a unique value or purpose, I'll spend money on it. Sure it might be getting better, but that doesn't mean its good yet. I'm not going to pay for it currently just because its gotten slightly 'better' over the past 2 years. I'll wait until its actually gotten 'good'.
I do agree with you though that its not for everyone and each person has to make their own decision on it. I'm just stating that for me personally, it is currently very overpriced for the amount of use or time saved it would provide.
coolfactor said:
With 4+ computers, then maybe it is a value for you. I only have two macs, and really only use one of them reguarly (laptop). I could see maybe it being more convenient for you. For me personally though, with only two computers, here are my thoughts:
- Address Book everywhere- I have a SonyEricsson P900 PDA/phone, so I have my address book everywhere, even away from my computer. It works great with iSync, so I sync it through bluetooth with both computers. Both computers as well as the PDA in turn end up having the same information.
- Calendar everywhere- Same as above.
- email everywhere - I have email everywhere with my ISP. I can access my email at any computer with an internet connection.
- Safari bookmarks everywhere - I don't use bookmarks that often. I know the sights I like. I guess if you had hundreds of bookmarks this would be nice, but worth paying for? Maybe, maybe not. Besides, unless you have numerous computers, whats the point?
- Backup application - I use Retrospect, which was free. I wouldn't even back up to iDisk if I had it (too small, too slow). I back up to an external hard drive. Retrospect does it automatically for me.
- free anti-virus (not that I need it)- Agree. My point exactly, I don't need it either.
- HomePage - I get a free homepage from my ISP. 7 of them actually (1 homepage for each of the 7 email accounts my ISP gives me, all with 250MB of storage each). Again, not a feature that most ISP offer you free with their internet service.
- free and discounted software - Haven't seen a software offered through .Mac that I'm really interested in. Plus, it just motivates you to spend more money. If you would have bought the software anyway, then maybe its a value, but if it 'motivates' you to buy it, you're spending even more.
gskiser said:
Maybe I missed something but isn't this what the FREE email alias is for? If you're given free alias, why would you need more addresses?
coolfactor said:
I have .Mac but even with all these features I primarily have it because I have high hopes that Apple will more closely intergrate it with the OS with Tiger (as per WWDC 2004) and will keep giving us new stuff every few months.
This may seem like one of those empty pointless remarks, but I don't think the improvements are that bad. I thought they were going to have to upgrade the package, so overall I'm glad I kept the subscription going.
I use just about all of the features of .mac, and for me I think that it worth the price. I find really useful and easy to post photo's directly from iPhoto and Video clips direct from iMovie straight into our family webpage. I can't be bothered to create my own webpages from scratch and don't have the time.
ddbean said:
If someone else in your home needs an address they can get one of their own. All mail sent to the aliases come to the original address.
You have to disable the local iDisk and enable it again for it to sync properly.AmigoMac said:Dear Steve,
Pls. fix a.s.a.p the message that prevents me to sync my iDisk automatically, yeah, I know you have just upgrade the iDisk storage and since then (This afternoon, CET) I get only the message that my iDisk is bigger than my iDisk in my Mac, and it displays the old capacity... nevermind, great update, now, do not forget the web publishing app., we need the templates offline.
.mac user 100/150
wrldwzrd89 said:
Ok, I have stuffed around with iDisk utility etc and can't seem to fix this problem. Could you please walk me through what I need to do to get my iDisk working again...would have been nice if that email from Apple announcing the changes had mentioned this...
I must agree with many others and say "too little, too late". I once had a .mac account and it didn't impress me too much. But I also must agree that the 250mb is a step in the right direction. But let's face it, most Mac users are handling lots of photos, videos, audio files or other space consuming data that makes 250mb seem obsurd!
Come on Apple, step up to the plate and offer some REAL space to .mac consumers, then you'll have a viable product.
Come on Apple, step up to the plate and offer some REAL space to .mac consumers, then you'll have a viable product.
Is that the best they could do?
About frickin' time! I'm sure that I'll make good use of the additional iDisk storage space, but additional e-mail space isnt something I really need (Just how many messages does one really need to keep?). My current ISP already matches the 125 MB of e-mail storage Apple had finally offered up. My .Mac subscription is up for renewal in November, and I'm really debating whether or not I'm going to renew it. About the only thing I would miss is the seamless integration with iPhoto, just not sure its really worth the $100.
About frickin' time! I'm sure that I'll make good use of the additional iDisk storage space, but additional e-mail space isnt something I really need (Just how many messages does one really need to keep?). My current ISP already matches the 125 MB of e-mail storage Apple had finally offered up. My .Mac subscription is up for renewal in November, and I'm really debating whether or not I'm going to renew it. About the only thing I would miss is the seamless integration with iPhoto, just not sure its really worth the $100.
guess they listened to me, and i am sure others, as my membership went UNrenewed 4 days ago.
do not feel like i am missing out.
250mb for backup? HA! GBs sounds better to me, not MBs.
do not feel like i am missing out.
250mb for backup? HA! GBs sounds better to me, not MBs.
aswitcher said:
Go to the .Mac control panel under the iDisk tab. Uncheck "Create a local copy of your iDisk" and close the control panel. Reopen the control panel and reselect same checkbox. It will place all contents of your previous iDosk in a disk image on your desktop and create a new iDisk from the one online. This may take a while.
Does the 10 Mb attachment limit apply to POP clients?
I would assume it does, but you know what they say about assuming...
Can anyone verify this? Thanks.
I would assume it does, but you know what they say about assuming...
Can anyone verify this? Thanks.
Haha, you're getting ripped off!gskiser said:
Oh, and I just set mine to 20MB email/230MB iDisk, now to find about 200MB of useless crap to fill that space.
I agree with others here. There are other options that are either free or are priced comparably with .Mac that offer significantly more storage space. I wouldn't subscribe to .Mac with anything less than 1 GB offered.