Hi
If you have more than one Apple device then MobileMe is worth it. I don't use it fully but its great to have my iCal on my macbook, iMac, iPhone & iPad all sync'd with each other. Also bookmarks and contacts.
MobileMe is one of those products that you need to use before you really understand what it can do. Also when I first used it with a windows laptop and my iPhone and it was not get. Once I changed to a Mac its totally different and so much better.
However just wait until after WWDC to see if it does become free.
Alex
In the meantime, and if you use multiple devices, look at Evernote and Dropbox. For limited use, both are free. Both will probably justify their price in a week or two.Thanks for the help. I will wait for after wwdc and see if it becomes free
i was thinking about getting MobileMe for my ipad?...is it worth the $99 for the convenience?
Totally agree, if you are surrounded with Apple devices, it is a no brainer.
I dont see what you mean. I have all my Safari bookmarks, gmail, and iCal all synced to all my devices and don't have MobileMe. What is the difference that MobileMe does that iTunes syncing wont do?
I tend to agree. However, I now have five computers. I also acess them from yet other computers. It is nice to have store that is common across them.Your information is your own. Keep it that way.
Don't pay someone to keep your information. They now have it and there are only ethics between it and them. Sadly ethics are different in different parts of the world and your data is accessible to any part of the world that has internet access.
I am a BIG fan of not using the proprietary itunes malware as well.
I corrupted it with itunes and can turn off that machine on a whim and it cannot adversely affect the real computer that it is being played upon. There is a post at the apple discussion board - look for keyword sequestered. I can't post the URL here yet - this board tells me I cant yet.
WOW - evidently i am stating things is a way that is being misinterpreted by you a lot!iTunes malware? Corrupted it with iTunes?
Seriously, if you hate Apple so much, what are you really doing here?
When itunes installs it installs applications and alters your browser settings.
When you try to tell it to undo it it won't
When you undo this it "corrects you" and re-does it.
If an application starts because I browse to a website then it is a security hole. it needs to be plugged. Since there is no way of plugging this security hole aside from removal - then that is how it is plugged.
At NO TIME HAVE I EVER HAD AN APPLICATION START AD-HOC BECAUSE OF BROWSING A WEBSITE EXCEPT ADware and malware. Both are considered malware. if this happens a lot on your computer then you are lucky that you don't get data loss or other problems. Applications should start when I start them not at the whim of a website.
Another company created a product that they said was doing things the "right way". They installed a rootkit (lookup freeagent rootkit).
After I uninstalled ituned my browser complains and sometimes needs to restart if I go to the websites that caused itunes to start ad-hoc.
I reinstalled the browser. It didn't fix it.
I am not an expert but i call this bad.
If there were alternatives for itunes then why must one have it to sync all the apps, upgrade the OS and apps, and register the iPad?