As Apple rolls out updates to OS X 10.7.2 Lion and iOS 5, MobileMe users can now migrate their account over to iCloud and get a free 25GB account till June 30, 2012. Unfortunately, the migration fails for some users. The weight of millions of Apple customers downloading updates and setting up their iCloud accounts [...]
As a MobileMe subscriber I am excited to read that Apple will be giving me a 25GB iCloud account to replace my MobileMe account. I can use it for no additional cost until June 30, 2012. The 20GB account plus the free 5GB will give us plenty of storage and far more than we ever had [...]
On Thursday September 22nd Apple will reset iCloud in preparation for the beta service’s final releas, which is expected to arrive when iOS 5 leaves beta. If you have been using the developer beta of iOS 5 on your iPhone or iPad, you won’t be able to access the backups made before Thursday, 22 September starting at 9 [...]
iCloud won’t include one of the most useful MobileMe features – OS X Settings synchronization. Things like the layout of your OS X Dock icons, keychain passwords and user names and all of your email accounts will not be synced between devices via the new iCloud service. When I first made the leap to the [...]
It was reported that Apple bought the domain iCloud.com from a Swedish company called Xcerion and now we learned from Apple Insider that Apple is using the name internally as it preps the newest versions of iOS and Mac OS X. When you type the domain icloud.com you get a page redirect to cloudme.com and [...]
Despite rumors of a false start for a Google-developed social network called Circles, the Mountain View, California-based search giant is denying that Circles is launching, at least not at the South by Southwest Interactive digital conference in Austin, Texas this week. In an interview with All Things D, Google’s Chris Messina, who’s closely associated with [...]
mobilIn a message to music labels, perhaps to allay their fears of music piracy, Apple is saying that its yet to be released but often rumored digital cloud-based storage that will be integrated with iTunes and some form of MobileMe will serve as ‘insurance’ for purchased content. In the past, there has been unconfirmed talks [...]
While Apple has long been rumored to be building out a solution to offer customers a digital locker and enhanced social features, including photo streaming, through a new MobileMe and iTunes feature, there is now an anticipated date for when the revamped cloud-based service will launch. At its shareholder meeting during a Q&A session, Apple [...]
Despite rumors of a smaller, cheaper iPhone, lovingly dubbed the iPhone Nano, the New York Times is reporting that Apple is not pursuing plans to release a smaller iPhone model. Rather, the Cupertino, California Mac- and iPhone-maker may be more aggressive in its plans to drop prices on previous generation models–right now, the iPhone 3GS [...]
Rumors of a digital locker service for Apple’s MobileMe service has been persistent, but according to Cult of Mac, the online service will get a major overhaul to bring additional social features that will compete against Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook, and Ustream. Some of the features that Cult of Mac is reporting includes: Live video streaming [...]
I’m taking a quick break from writing a new theatre piece called Southern Crossroads for Wayside Theatre. We’re creating this piece ourselves out of necessity due to difficult economic circumstances, but that’s not the point of the post. I’m been writing pretty much straight through for the last 56 hours or so, and drafts have [...]
Last month I made the change from an Exchange hosted service to Apple’s MobileMe / Me.com . So far, I’ve been pretty impressed with the services, the cost, and the reliability of the sync process. Apple has clearly made some headway since the disastrous launch last year. However, all is not good in Google Chrome [...]
I’m knee deep in Christmas, the London of Charles Dickens with Ebenezer Scrooge, and 34 actors in two casts (including 18 children) as we rehearse a new musical production of A Christmas Carol which opens November 29 at Wayside Theatre. In addition to exercising the creative muscles, and the drill sergeant routine to keep things [...]
Here’s the deal: you are at party doing the normal chit-chat, when the topic starts to change to what people do for a living, etc. You hear someone mention that they are starting a new business that will put them on the road a lot more and they need help sorting a bunch of stuff [...]
Apple’s MobileMe woes continue and so do the extensions for customers who purchased the service. Yesterday, Apple announced that customers would receive an additional 60–day extension of the MobileMe service they paid $99 for. This is on top of the 30–day extension already granted. Touted as Exchange for the rest of us, MobileMe promises file [...]
Apple has had an interesting month since its launch of the new iPhone, the App Store, and MobileMe. MobileMe is an admitted ““work in progress†that costs users $99 a year to participate in. The new iPhone is showing some cracks, (literally and figuratively), while selling like crazy even with inventory problems. But up until now, [...]
Apple released a firmware update to the iPhone 3G and iPod Touch last night take the version number to 2.0.1. I downloaded and installed it on both and it seems to make things a bit snappier all around. Of course it included the typical Apple non-communication communication about what is available with the update: bug [...]
I imagine by now everyone has heard of the problems with Apple’s new MobileMe service that is touted as Exchange for the rest of us. The Contact and data syncing service that allows users to work with their data across multiple computers and platforms had major issues on launch day. Apparently for some there are [...]
If you’re a MobileMe user who got caught up in the problems around the launch of Apple’s revamp of .Mac, then Apple is saying they are sorry and extending your contract by 30 days. You are eligible if you had a .Mac account active as of July 9, or you purchased the service on or [...]
In my opinion, the bigger story coming out of Apple’s June event was MobileMe – offering Exchange-like functionality to the every-day user. Who better to bring some insight into this new offering than one of their targeted customers. Gary Harrision, a good friend and long-time GBM reader, has been digging deep in to MobileMe [...]
Those interested in a layman’s view of the difference between MobileMe and Exchange should checkout this review by GBM forum member NutsnBolts. Another GBM reader is working up a detailed comparison from a user’s perspective, so stay tuned for more insight. Technorati Tags: MobileMe,Exchange,Outlook Sync
For those looking for an alternative to hosted Exchange, Apple just launched MobileMe ( Me.com ) and it looks like a very good alternative. It syncs your Outlook / Mac PIM data to the MobileMe service for syncing with other PCs or Macs. This is not a Mac only solution. Now your email, contacts, calendars [...]
With Apple’s MobileMe about to launch in the next day or so, I’m curious as to how many GBM readers will be giving Apple’s self-described “Exchange for the rest of us” a try. Does it solve a pain point for you? Will anyone be making the switch from hosted Exchange to MobileMe? Technorati Tags: mobileme
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