Mobile Me
Posted by James Young on January 2, 2009
Here’s a follow up to my post about my new MacBook in which I complained about my frustrations with Mobile Me.
Mobile Me is the Apple product that offers synchronization of multiple different devices via the internet. Also included is 20gb of online storage space. After some tinkering, I’ve finally gotten it to sync! I now have my laptop, desktop and two iPhones all playing well together.
It has really come in handy. Whenever an entry is made on any calendar, it automatically shows up on all of the calendars. Now my wife and I are tuned in to what each other are doing. The same goes for our contact book.
Mobile Me also provides storage space on the internet, which has come in handy for sharing pictures and files for work. This has also allowed me to experiment some with iWeb. You’ll notice that I have a spot on the left to click for the Loose Associations Podcast. It doesn’t work yet, and I may not follow through with it. But you never know!
So, now I can say that Mobile Me was a good purchase, even if it was somewhat impulsive. The problems with the set up process were annoying. The ease of set up and day to day use are the main reasons that I prefer Apple over PC/Windows. I don’t like having to tinker with settings and download patch files etc. Setting up Mobile Me had a PC/Windows feel.
Hopefully this is not the way that Apple is headed.
