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.Mac Update Coming at August 7th Media Event?

Yes, and also Please Please speed it up...it simply loads too slow compared to the alternatives out there. :mad:
 
Can't login

I'm happy to see .Mac updates. Strange, though - I just tried to log in to the .Mac web page and it says my username is invalid. I have no problems using my mail with mail.app or syncing, or anything else. I just can't log in to the web page.
 
I don't understand why they don't make .Mac free for anyone with a Mac. What better way to keep people locked into the Mac platform by having people be avid users of a new improved .Mac.
 
ipodG8TR said:
Yeah, I know I'm in the minority, and .Mac does desperately need an upgrade. But, there's one feature that makes it worth it for me -- syncing. .Mac keeps my home and work computers in sync (Safari bookmarks, address book, etc) and that alone is worth every penny.
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Agreed. At present it is the price of 2 cups of coffee a week.

I need my work and home machines synchronized, and .mac is the best option.
 
bravedeer said:
Hopefully that also means iLife update!
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Exactly. If iLife is being updated, then iWeb is being updated. And if iWeb is being updated, .Mac will probably need to be updated to support it.

.Mac may or may not see new features in this update... this may just be for the purpose of compatibility. Steve Jobs may have been referring to Leopard's "Back to My Mac" feature when he talked about how .Mac was going to see improvements.

That said, there may be a larger update to .Mac as well.
 
.Mac is the obvious missing piece of the puzzle for iPhone syncing nirvana...WiFi/EDGE calendar syncing to the iPhone without the need to return and physically plug into to a home base computer would complete the circle.

Similarly .Mac could be the middle-man for a number of computer-to-phone or computer-to-computer transactions, including iTMS purchases, remote control of computer, file transfers, streaming of iTunes library to other authorized computers/iPhones...

This may also be the right time to open up .Mac to Windows users in order to provide them with the same seamlessness of all the above potential services.
 
Twinkie said:
In before ".Mac costs too much, I have this dirt cheap hosting company, and blah blah blah" whiners :D
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You forgot to note that it's (hopefully was) slow too... Some EU mirror's are welcome guys!

Mostly I guess not the fault of their servers, but from the EU it's just to far.

Compare:

5 0.so-6-0-0.xr1.sara.xs4all.net (194.109.5.2) 10.488 ms 10.016 ms 10.751 ms
6 core1.ams.net.google.com (195.69.144.247) 10.390 ms 9.527 ms 9.943 ms
7 209.85.248.93 (209.85.248.93) 10.499 ms 209.85.248.95 (209.85.248.95) 10.056 ms 10.068 ms
8 64.233.175.246 (64.233.175.246) 13.108 ms 13.323 ms 72.14.232.141 (72.14.232.141) 13.203 ms
9 72.14.233.81 (72.14.233.81) 13.708 ms 12.748 ms 13.461 ms
10 209.85.249.133 (209.85.249.133) 19.841 ms 216.239.43.30 (216.239.43.30) 15.431 ms 216.239.43.34 (216.239.43.34) 22.045 ms
11 nf-in-f99.google.com (64.233.183.99) 13.615 ms 13.875 ms 14.342 ms

with

5 0.so-6-0-0.xr1.sara.xs4all.net (194.109.5.2) 10.488 ms 10.016 ms 10.751 ms
6 gsr12416.ams.he.net (195.69.145.150) 19.973 ms 12.643 ms 12.430 ms
7 10gigabitethernet5-3.core1.ash1.he.net (72.52.92.97) 106.662 ms 112.314 ms 106.849 ms
8 10gigabitethernet1-4.core1.pao1.he.net (72.52.92.29) 181.314 ms 181.433 ms 183.797 ms
9 66.160.158.241 (66.160.158.241) 209.295 ms 187.585 ms 182.333 ms
10 gige-g7-0.gsr12416.fmt.he.net (216.218.217.181) 183.657 ms 182.292 ms 182.173 ms
 
belovedmonster said:
I don't understand why they don't make .Mac free for anyone with a Mac. What better way to keep people locked into the Mac platform by having people be avid users of a new improved .Mac.
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Like the iTunes/iPod ecosystem.

I'm willing to pay, though, if the features are right. I do think the update---whenever it happens---is going to be big. Real big.
 
Yes, too slow and not enough space. It feels to me that I'm and been using .mac because I'm an idiot. So let's hope for the best
 
tgildred said:
Like the iTunes/iPod ecosystem.

I'm willing to pay, though, if the features are right. I do think the update---whenever it happens---is going to be big. Real big.
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I agree, but here is an idea that is way far out, but possibly, Apple offers having a .mac account for free that includes only like email and icards, then you can pay for an upgrade that has all of the features.
 
Time Machine over .Mac anyone?

Imagine your data is backed up to some Apple server or the main data center in your company. Might clog your upload bandwidth but would be cool for sure, provided the encryption worked well enough.
 
One more thing

.Mac also works great whenever I need to borrow a company laptop for a business trip. I setup .Mac under System Prefs and sync all my content for the road.

It would be nice to sync complete users, but that would require lots of space and time. My iTunes library alone is 42GB.
 
The only complaint I have with Apple's iLife/.Mac is that it doesn't play well enough with Mac OS X Server. I have a Mac OS X Server setup, and I wish iWeb had a better way of publishing to it rather than only to .Mac.

That being said, I'm sure I'm in the minority on that one...
 
Same Here

RichardHunter said:
THANK GOD!

I've been shelling out $99 a year... and it's starting to get reallll old for the value.

My renewal is in October... and I had been 1/2 way thinking about just pulling out altogether.
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I'm in the same boat. I was thinking of polishing up the ol' Gmail account and not renewing. If I had a newer Mac and iWeb, I might not feel the same way. And, as someone else mentioned, if they'd throw us the odd bone. I got plenty of mileage out of Marble Blast and the free GarageBand loops, for example. Now? Don't know. (Mine is set to renew on Aug. 22 so the timing is juuuust right.)

-Squire
 
i wonder if hell will break loose if there is no other update from Apple except .Mac. 2 hours of .mac presentation that is. and if that happens, I am selling my AAPL stock.
 
please make it free!!

Please, Steve -- PLEASE make .Mac free!

Everything .Mac offers is free elsewhere on the internet, but I want to use .Mac because it integrates with my Mac nicer -- but it's just not worth $99 a year to me. Please make it free!

boxlight
 
I'm always amused at the people who say "Why should I pay $99 a year for .Mac when I can get the same services elsewhere for $8.95 a month?" ;)
 
just set my account to auto update in October, would welcome any additions... such as larger add on accounts. 50MBs of space isn't a whole lot.
 
pdpfilms said:
About time! This service has juuuuust about lost its worth for me. Can't wait to see what Steve's got up his sleeve.
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couldn't agree more. if i didn't have such a damn good email address i would have dropped it by now, i'm sure (happened to be an employee at the time it launched, so it's just my last name).

i don't expect it to be free, but $99 has gotten pretty steep for what it is. $50 with some new features would be palatable for me.
 
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