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MobileMe 1.1

Macworld Rating

3.5 out of 5 Mice, Jul 24, 2008

Pros

  • Almost immediate synchronization to iPhones and the Web
  • Increased (20GB) online storage
  • Existing .Mac customers automatically transferred to new service with me.com addresses
  • Advanced Web interface for online services

Cons

  • “Push” sync not yet working with Mac applications
  • Ongoing performance issues
  • Sync conflict reporting needs more information
  • Some .Mac services gone

$99 per year; $149 for family pack of five licenses

Macworld's MobileMe 1.1 Coverage

  • Review: MobileMe 1.0 MobileMe is a rebranded .Mac, but the service offers one stellar feature that may convince new people to subscribe. Some information can now be synchronized among devices as it changes.
  • A less-expensive MobileMe subscription While you're welcome to extend your MobileMe trial with Apple for $99 a year, you can do it less expensively via Amazon.
  • Bugs & Fixes: Troubleshooting MobileMe Calendar Apple moved MobileMe Calendar out of beta last week, but after working with the software, Ted Landau thinks that might have been premature. He shares some tips from Apple before detailing his own experience with cloud-based calendaring.
  • Sync data using MobileMe or Google As soon as your collection of Apple devices running OS X or iOS expands to two or more, the issue of syncing personal data is bound to come up. Joe Kissel looks at how to make it work with both Apple's $99-a-year MobileMe and Google's free services.
  • Choosing between MobileMe and Google MobileMe and Google offer similar capabilities, but which one is better? While there’s no single answer that’s right for everyone, Joe Kissel offers several factors to keep in mind when making your decision.
  • New MobileMe Calendar now available to all subscribers MobileMe's new Calendar system, which debuted as a beta in July, is now available to all subscribers of the service.
  • Apple previews new MobileMe Calendar beta Apple announced an upcoming major update to the Calendar feature of the company's online MobileMe service.
  • Five things to do before leaving for vacation Heading out of town? Take care of a few critical tasks--from backing up your data to setting up remote access--and you can leave your desk behind without a second glance.
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