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Steve Jobs: MobileMe to 'Get A Lot Better' Next Year
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Just that. Sure, I like the cloud e-mail, but I have that with gmail. I like the synching, but I can do that with Google. And the storage? Dropbox is cheaper, or free. When it becomes universal for everyone with a Mac or iOS device, then it's more and more valuable.
Just that. Sure, I like the cloud e-mail, but I have that with gmail. I like the synching, but I can do that with Google. And the storage? Dropbox is cheaper, or free. When it becomes universal for everyone with a Mac or iOS device, then it's more and more valuable.
Dropbox is way faster and much better than Mobile Me, i'd ditch MM in a heartbeat but one of the BackUp e-mail addresses for our Business uses a MobileMe account and I don't want to drop that address, also, I can't stand G.Mail or Google in general......
I agree, I was gonna post exactly the same, as I was scrolling down I saw your post.
What's he gonna say? No sir, it's gonna be mediocre as it has been, so bend over and pay up for another year?
If you want it cheaper, go to amazon and put it in your cart and watch for the price to dip. Items in your cart change price so check each day. Be sure the seller is reputable. I would choose one that has "fulfillment by amazon". If you get a shady dealer the code may be no good.
Right now you can get it for $64.
Right now you can get it for $64.
last i checked, mobileme held 20GB's of my data you only mention 2.5gb for dropbox, seems i have 17.5 more gb than you
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Here's hoping! I wont hold my breath though. I'd really like for them to offer a google style cloud for free to all mac owners. I don't know how they would implement this system for just mac users and not everyone since there are no keys for OSX.
Solution to duplicate sync data
For those of you having problems with duplicate calendar events and contacts on iOS devices, I had the same problem and found the answer. Basically there are two different places where sync settings are stored, but they are somewhat different. There are the settings on your iOS device (Settings > Accounts > Mobile Me) where you can turn on over-the-air syncing of various things through Mobile Me. But there are also settings in iTunes on the computer you sync from. If these are on, it will essentially double-sync your info when you sync your iOS device through iTunes, and duplicate the data. So if you have the OTA Mobile Me syncing enabled for those components (mail, bookmarks, contacts, etc) on the iOS device, you want to TURN OFF the syncing of those things in iTunes; there is no need to sync those through iTunes. It makes some sense once you figure it out, but it's seriously confusing at first, I think they could do better at detecting and helping resolve this situation, which many people have had.
For those of you having problems with duplicate calendar events and contacts on iOS devices, I had the same problem and found the answer. Basically there are two different places where sync settings are stored, but they are somewhat different. There are the settings on your iOS device (Settings > Accounts > Mobile Me) where you can turn on over-the-air syncing of various things through Mobile Me. But there are also settings in iTunes on the computer you sync from. If these are on, it will essentially double-sync your info when you sync your iOS device through iTunes, and duplicate the data. So if you have the OTA Mobile Me syncing enabled for those components (mail, bookmarks, contacts, etc) on the iOS device, you want to TURN OFF the syncing of those things in iTunes; there is no need to sync those through iTunes. It makes some sense once you figure it out, but it's seriously confusing at first, I think they could do better at detecting and helping resolve this situation, which many people have had.
Honestly, in my time working with Apple and in communications/IT, most of the time MobileMe issues revolved around the user not understanding and syncing their devices properly. Almost all of the issues related to the users not registering their computer in the MobileMe settings, and not setting it to automatically sync the various features you need. As well, it's paramount to make certain that your main system is perfect in terms of contacts, calendar, bookmarks, etc as this will become your original "template". Once that is done, have MobileMe sync your information to the MobileMe cloud and replace all the data from the cloud. Then configure all your other devices/computers to pull that data from the cloud. I've often seen users configure their iDevices for their MobileMe accounts and chose "Keep on iDevice" when syncing, which can create duplicates and such. Taking these initial steps are crucial as they solidify your data and ensure that your devices will properly sync.
As HiRiz stated, do not check any of the sync settings in iTunes if you are syncing over the air through MobileMe as this will create duplicates. These issues typically involve consumers not understanding how a cloud service functions and assume it's simple. Unfortunately it's not for most, and it becomes frustrating to the user and eventually Apple is blamed for an issue that they are not responsible for causing. Apple should take responsibility in the fact that the majority of their employees/sales/floor specialists are college kids or adults that have no understanding of how computers function. I was amazed when working with some that they couldn't explain what a processor does or why RAM is important. All Apple informs them to do is sell as many units per transaction as possible. I can't tell you how many times while working the bar I had to correct a misinformed customer as an employee made incorrect statements during the sale.
As HiRiz stated, do not check any of the sync settings in iTunes if you are syncing over the air through MobileMe as this will create duplicates. These issues typically involve consumers not understanding how a cloud service functions and assume it's simple. Unfortunately it's not for most, and it becomes frustrating to the user and eventually Apple is blamed for an issue that they are not responsible for causing. Apple should take responsibility in the fact that the majority of their employees/sales/floor specialists are college kids or adults that have no understanding of how computers function. I was amazed when working with some that they couldn't explain what a processor does or why RAM is important. All Apple informs them to do is sell as many units per transaction as possible. I can't tell you how many times while working the bar I had to correct a misinformed customer as an employee made incorrect statements during the sale.
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My sentiments exactly. I've been wanting apple to release, a free 2GB account, or a 49.99 account forever, since in my opinion, those two pricing tiers feel more valuable and consumer friendly. Apple justs likes to milk us for what we're worth.
If Apple would provide seamless synching between computers and devices automatically I would buy it.
For instance, I download all the pictures from my camera to my iMac. I would love to have all those pics automatically synched to my MBP the next time I am on the same network as my desktop. That way I am not downloading them multiple times.
Obviously wireless synching for iphones should be a given. I would like to be able to synch my phone with either of my computers and have everything be there so "stuff" doesn't get unsynched.
For instance, I download all the pictures from my camera to my iMac. I would love to have all those pics automatically synched to my MBP the next time I am on the same network as my desktop. That way I am not downloading them multiple times.
Obviously wireless synching for iphones should be a given. I would like to be able to synch my phone with either of my computers and have everything be there so "stuff" doesn't get unsynched.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5)
I've been a .Mac subscriber since 2001 and it hasn't really ever been worth $100 a year.
It seems like everytime Apple is ready to do something with MobileMe another idea comes along. The delay this time may be due to Apples upcoming cloud opening.
Hopefully once their cloud facilities are open we will see some real upgrades for MobileMe.
I've been a .Mac subscriber since 2001 and it hasn't really ever been worth $100 a year.
It seems like everytime Apple is ready to do something with MobileMe another idea comes along. The delay this time may be due to Apples upcoming cloud opening.
Hopefully once their cloud facilities are open we will see some real upgrades for MobileMe.
Or just be a smart shopper and buy mobileme on eBay for $25-$40/ year....but ya know it takes effort to save money and be smart....
I don't get these emails to Jobs that ask for nothing specific. "Please tell me it's going to get better"? Try to get some details out of the man. 
You can get a pretty significant discount on Mobile Me through Amazon.com. $64.99 for the individual version (compared to $99 from Apple) or $76.63 for the family pack (compared to $149 from Apple). Takes some of the sting out of it, the family pack is actually a pretty good deal if you have multiple people using it, although be aware that with the family pack you split 40 GB of storage over 5 accounts compared to the individual where you get 20 GB for 1 account.
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