Subscribed calendars are not currently syncing to MobileMe. I added Apple's holiday calendar and sync'd up and it wasn't there. I had to export the calendar, delete the subscribed calendar and import the calendar as a local one. Then, poof they all showed up on MM and my iPhone.
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MobileMe's Push Services Detailed, No Mac to Mobile Me 'Push'
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Subscribed calendars are not currently syncing to MobileMe. I added Apple's holiday calendar and sync'd up and it wasn't there. I had to export the calendar, delete the subscribed calendar and import the calendar as a local one. Then, poof they all showed up on MM and my iPhone.
Okay, it may not be working for all accounts just yet.
Further reading: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1213
NO, you don't even know what I am talking about, obviously you've never used a local iDisk. You can go into System Preferences and have your iDisk set up as a local drive on your desktop. All of your files are downloaded to your desktop so even if your internet service is not available you will have full access to your files at any time.
When you drop files to the local desktop iDisk the sync feature automatically turns on instantly and post changes on the .Mac (now MobileMe) cloud.
Be honest, what's the biggest difference between using the new Web 2.0 MobileMe interface vs. using the desktop apps? Really nothing. Sure, you can say well if the website is down or my internet isn't working then I can use the desktop apps. True but then at this point will not have to be concerned about "Push" as it requires the internet to work. The MobileMe web interface mimics the desktop apps pretty well, almost indistinguishable and they are all in a one-stop shop. I prefer it that way. And everything will be pushed immediately.
Go ahead and complain all you want to and give reasons as to why Apple screwed you and call me a fanboy or an apologist in order to get your point across but face it, we all use the web every single day or our lives and rather you admit it or not we will all be using the web interface at some point and prefer it. The best thing is Apple can add more functionality to the website without extra cost to the end user. You have to buy a new copy of OS X to get new functionality on the desktop.
Yeah, well it doesn't for a whole lot of us. And that sucks, right? The issues Apple is having are pretty deep. There should be one simple mobileme setup interface. In fact, my .mac should've simply gone right over, when in fact, even on the iphone I had to dig deep into acct settings to get mobile me to push cal and contacts instead of just mail. Kind of a mess.
And you need to pay Apple to accomplish this? I'm a double major in Biochemistry & Physics, so trust me, I know where you're coming from when you need to remember a lot of dates. But honestly, do you need to pay a company for something like this? Of course not.
What improvements were made? It's still a calendar. It's still e-mail. It's still web site space. Reinventing, reinvented technology, should not be breaking news. Nor should people be ecstatic about it. No wonder America is light years behind Japan.
Im not going to read the entire 11 pages, but wouldn't iCal, Address Book, Mail etc.... require an update to "push" stuff to Me.com, and the iPhone? As their set up now, they are still "syncing" like they were using .mac. I don't have mobile me, but it would seem like this would require updates to the Apps.
As a side thought, is it possible to "hack" the 15 min sync time, and make it like 1 min? Would be better then nothing for now?
As a side thought, is it possible to "hack" the 15 min sync time, and make it like 1 min? Would be better then nothing for now?
Are you joking? I use both. The desktop apps are much faster. If I am doing a bunch of edits, I don't bother with the web interface because it is slow compared to the Mac apps. I would like to only use the web interface, but it's not equivalent. Google calendar and email are fast. MobileMe is definitely not i the same league (yet... I hope). Anyone can compare the two and immediately see what I am talking about. The desktop apps are even faster than Google.
So basically, everything works like it said it would, it's just going to and from ical is a little tardy (every 15 minutes instead of every 2 seconds).
At first I'm pretty peeved that I got duped. On the other hand, practically speaking, when will this discrepancy complicate my life? Probably never. Even if I'm switching devices frequently, I can wait 15 minutes before I forget what I just wrote in my ical.
Plus, I have a feeling this will be a "bug fix" in a subsequent update, sorta like the ability to add a calendar event on the original iphone or ipod touch.
PS... does anyone else feel selfish typing in "me.com"? I mean this proves we are living in the me world. itunes, ilife, My Documents, I could write a book about this! I'd call it Generation Me.
At first I'm pretty peeved that I got duped. On the other hand, practically speaking, when will this discrepancy complicate my life? Probably never. Even if I'm switching devices frequently, I can wait 15 minutes before I forget what I just wrote in my ical.
Plus, I have a feeling this will be a "bug fix" in a subsequent update, sorta like the ability to add a calendar event on the original iphone or ipod touch.
PS... does anyone else feel selfish typing in "me.com"? I mean this proves we are living in the me world. itunes, ilife, My Documents, I could write a book about this! I'd call it Generation Me.
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Haven't read all this thread (need my sanity) but I'm seeing a pattern...
I used to have negative thoughts when Apple did anything less than perfect because I considered them the definition of the very best in the business/technology world. Now I realize they are just a company operating in the real world, making mistakes (even misstatements) like any other company. That doesn't reduce my respect for them or their products; I'm just more realistic. So here's my idea: if some online software doesn't work let's hold our silence for a week rather than using precious energy on whining. Make proper complaints directly to Apple if you need to supply feedback. After a week everything will no doubt be working as it should and everyone would have saved themselves a lot of time and emotion.
I used to have negative thoughts when Apple did anything less than perfect because I considered them the definition of the very best in the business/technology world. Now I realize they are just a company operating in the real world, making mistakes (even misstatements) like any other company. That doesn't reduce my respect for them or their products; I'm just more realistic. So here's my idea: if some online software doesn't work let's hold our silence for a week rather than using precious energy on whining. Make proper complaints directly to Apple if you need to supply feedback. After a week everything will no doubt be working as it should and everyone would have saved themselves a lot of time and emotion.
Mail already has the 1min option. But syncing is a bigger deal than push. Slower. So doing a sync every minute gets the drive and computer cycles running all the time.
Whereas push only occurs if there's something to occur. Don't ask me how.
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They didn't make misstatements, they made a mis-Keynote. Whatever they demoed was hacked to do what they did, or they have some tech they didn't release in time. I'm guessing the latter, because everything since the keynote has been carefully worded and created to be accurate, while at the same time appearing to say the same thing they said in the keynote. Not until we got our hands on the shipping product did we discover something was amiss.
Why wont it let me log in?
I signed up for the free trial friday and I still cant log on when I go to me.com.
I can log on in the mobleme system preferences window and I did download the mobileme update. Do I just keep waiting and eventually i will be able to log on?
I signed up for the free trial friday and I still cant log on when I go to me.com.
I can log on in the mobleme system preferences window and I did download the mobileme update. Do I just keep waiting and eventually i will be able to log on?
OK....
This is strange, but I'm definitely not able to push both my calendars and contacts from me.com to ABook and iCal!
Please help here!
That video makes it pretty clear that this should be happening!
That's because it doesn't. At least today. My sync triggers every 15 minutes. There's no push from me.com to my computer whatsoever. My mail isn't push either. To my iphone however, all is well. It pushes from me.com to iphone, and from iphone to me.com. The mac is still just a sync every 15 minutes machine. Both directions. If anyone can find the cause of this I'd love to know the trick.
What a bizarre statement. Where exactly are we behind? Last time I checked they use OSX and Windows. We drive the same cars, etc. If you're talking technology of scale, then maybe it is easier to have faster internet and cell services when you're country is smaller than most states.
You can only have one account for syncing (receiving pushed) calendars and contacts on an iPhone, but you can have multiple email accounts. So, if you're not already using all four sub-accounts, then use one account for shared contacts, calendars, (and joint email and joint iDisk if you want), and set that up as your main account on each iPhone. Then you can also each have your own MM account(s) for your individual mail and iDisk. Someone has posted that only the "main" account pushes to the iPhone -- I think the issue is having more than one set up on the iPhone for push at once. If the sub-accounts don't work, that should be fixed, since the sub-accounts are supposed to have the same features except less storage. (I may test this later, and delete my main account and try with a sub-account, but I only have one iPhone to test it on).
So, as of now you should have the same experience as almost everyone else -- some combination of 15-minute syncing and push working.
While you're double-majoring, you may want to take some time and learn why making blanket statements about the value of services to others won't get you far.
My work schedule includes multiple meetings and appointments that are booked by others - I have no way of knowing where to be without consulting a calendar, and it changes often enough that paper won't do. I'd use Exchange, but my organization doesn't support it, so I've been copying appointments to iCal and syncing with my iPhone manually. MobileMe is far from perfect (I'm not happy about the lack of push from the desktop), but even as is, it'll save me valuable time. Is it advanced technology? No, but it'll do until something better comes along.
Great to find that I'm not alone in this stupid mess of a service! I waiting for another day or 2 and then screaming Apple support!
I tested out the push/syncing stuff with my iPod touch yesterday and it worked really well, cant wait to get my iphone this week!
Just some questions though:
I push e-mail through mobile me (@mac.com or @me. com and even a 3rd party POP push), but if I delete on my iPod touch, it doesn't get deleted on the server or computer correct?
However, if deleted on computer it deletes on server (me.com) and vice versa (delete on me.com it deletes from the mac mail client) - is this correct?
This would be like a Blackberry that uses the option to only delete on handheld (the phone) and keeps it everywhere else.
How about if I sync it once, delete from iPod, which stays on the server, and then I sync again, do the old e-mails come back to the iPod?
Thanks and sorry if this is not the right place or if the wording/examples are too confusing. I'm trying to learn MobileMe as much as possible, but still am confused about a few things.
As for the changes on my iPod Touch, if I click sync I get a message on my iMac informing me of any changes (ex. adding, change, or delete event, etc).
Just some questions though:
I push e-mail through mobile me (@mac.com or @me. com and even a 3rd party POP push), but if I delete on my iPod touch, it doesn't get deleted on the server or computer correct?
However, if deleted on computer it deletes on server (me.com) and vice versa (delete on me.com it deletes from the mac mail client) - is this correct?
This would be like a Blackberry that uses the option to only delete on handheld (the phone) and keeps it everywhere else.
How about if I sync it once, delete from iPod, which stays on the server, and then I sync again, do the old e-mails come back to the iPod?
Thanks and sorry if this is not the right place or if the wording/examples are too confusing. I'm trying to learn MobileMe as much as possible, but still am confused about a few things.
As for the changes on my iPod Touch, if I click sync I get a message on my iMac informing me of any changes (ex. adding, change, or delete event, etc).
Why do people only point out the few things that it has in common with free services?
Ok, why pay...
Integration with the OS, first and foremost. My prefs, bookmarks, dashboard, notes, keychains, dock items, etc. All synced. All my computers basically the same. Same bookmarks, prefs, etc.
iPhoto integration. I have a little boy and blogs and photo galleries are a big deal. I use iPhoto to get the photos off my camera. I toss a couple into an album (gallery) in iPhoto and presto, they're updated on my gallery. No ftp. No uploading via a clunky web interface. Clean simple and useful.
iWeb integration. I blog about the boy. We make really nice blog pages and web pages with incredible ease. Sure, you can get a free ad laden blog on the web. But, doesn't integrate with a desktop app either.
Sure, other email solutions can sync up in mail like mobileme, but not as well and not as easy.
EDIT: also the ical integration. I know there are web soutions, but it's just not the same as a well synced desktop calendar with publishing.