is .Mac worth it
When i buy my first mac sometime this year or early next should i get .Mac. I dont do much website making but i have windows and no clue. apple says there are benafits to it. please list why i should get it. i mean at full price its only like $200 or less so its not that big of a deal.
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When i buy my first mac sometime this year or early next should i get .Mac. I dont do much website making but i have windows and no clue. apple says there are benafits to it. please list why i should get it. i mean at full price its only like $200 or less so its not that big of a deal.
No it's not worth it.
No it's not worth it.
I stopped using .mac as my primary mail, and when I got seperated I really considered not renewing it. My ex was using an e-mail only account tied to the full .mac service. She changed her e-mail, but I opted to keep the .mac. One reason is the iCal functionality. I love iCal and I use it everyday. I can sync to my motorola phone and to the web, so I can look it up while I'm at work on my windows laptop.
I don't use backup but of course it's fully enabled with .mac. I do sometimes use iDisk. I don't know, for what it costs I think it's worth it to me. I think it will on ly get more valuable as the iphone comes to market.
No it's not worth it.
I am coming to the same conclusion. I have trouble with the picture hosting part, the iCal syncing part and the Backup part. There is not sufficient support for the user for my feeble mind.
Maybe it would be a good idea to suggest alternatives to .mac if you conclude it's not worth it. Gig of online storage, website hosting, email, syncing. I'm pretty sure there are free alternatives to most of these. Let's hear 'em.
I'm trying to gauge interest for a replacement .Mac service in another thread. Would a lower-priced service that offered a good portion of .Mac's functionality interest anyone?
I use it all the time - mostly for hosting pictures or videos that I've taken. It's also very handy for dropping files on my iDisk and picking them up at work or wherever I am.
I use it as my main email account and I've added two email addresses for my sister and my nephew to use.
Also, it's great to be able to log into any computer anywhere and have all my bookmarks and my Address Book available.
I suppose it is a bit expensive, but I can write it off on my taxes and and the convenience and functionality work for me.
I've had it since the first day it was offered back in 2000 (when it was called iTools).
I use it all the time - mostly for hosting pictures or videos that I've taken. It's also very handy for dropping files on my iDisk and picking them up at work or wherever I am.
I use it as my main email account and I've added two email addresses for my sister and my nephew to use.
Also, it's great to be able to log into any computer anywhere and have all my bookmarks and my Address Book available.
I suppose it is a bit expensive, but I can write it off on my taxes and and the convenience and functionality work for me.
I wish I shared your enthusiasm. A better help, a manual or some online help would, perhaps get me to your side.
As for .Mac I love it. And with the iWeb thing it's even better. Here is a link to the stuff I've done, just since the summer.
Click here
On the original .Mac I have over 40 pages 37 of them here, another 20 or so in other sites.
Click here
I don't know how you even get this done, not using .Mac. To create pages using Dreamweaver or something like that is way more time. Worth it only if you need better.
In the end, I guess it depends on what you do. I like to get back from a canoe trip, post the pictures the day after and the trip report a couple of days after that. If you check the hits on the Canoe Trips - Menu page, you'll notice a lot of other people like it that I'm on .Mac too.
I have a lot of hope for dotmac + iLife this year though. Things I want:
1) Way more space. 10GB min.
2) Slingbox type abilities.
3) VoIP
I know those things are out there now, but Apple could really make those things cool if they were integral.
& yes, I am still a member
On the good side it has been there with the features when I have needed them. I'll stick with it and hope they put someone in charge that is focused on making it significantly better.
Ugh. Still can't believe I paid for that garbage.
And DON'T even get me started on iDisk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't use the e.mail, but I do like the idisk storage space for hosting images or moving files between home and work. It's really slow, though.
What makes dot mac for me worth it is synching contacts, calendar entries and bookmarks between several macs. As far as I'm concerned, dot mac could just be called dot synch.
You can get Gmail for free!, plus
- Blogger: Share your life online with a blog -- it's fast, easy, and free
- Calendar: Organize your schedule and share events with friends
- Docs & Spreadsheets: Create and share your projects online and access them from anywhere. (apple hasen't had a spreadsheet program since the OS 9 days.)
- Gmail: Fast, searchable email with less spam (Works better than .mac)
- Picasa: Find, edit and share your photos
- Google Talk: IM and call your friends through your computer. (works great in Friefox, iChat, Camino and Adium)
- Google Earth: Explore the world from your Mac
- SketchUp: Create 3D models for Google Earth
- Personalized Homepage: anything a widgit can do...
- Orkut: Online community (text me if you need an invitation )
- Checkout: Complete online purchases more quickly and securely (like paypal but better)
- Froogle shopping lists: Shop for items to buy online and at local stores
- Personalized News: Search thousands of news stories (now with archive search, New!)
- Book Search: Search the full text of books (this is really Brilliant!)
- Google Video: now with the power of youTube!
- Google Language Tools: Text or page translation, (I use this often)
- Google Toolbar: for Firefox, Briliant!
- and more with more coming...
I have loved Apple computers and the Mac OS from the begining but .mac is a waste of a good Ben Franklin.If ya need an invitation drop me a line.
NO! It's not worth it.
You can get Gmail for free!, plus
- Blogger: Share your life online with a blog -- it's fast, easy, and free
- Calendar: Organize your schedule and share events with friends
- Docs & Spreadsheets: Create and share your projects online and access them from anywhere. (apple hasen't had a spreadsheet program since the OS 9 days.)
- Gmail: Fast, searchable email with less spam (Works better than .mac)
- Picasa: Find, edit and share your photos
- Google Talk: IM and call your friends through your computer. (works great in Friefox, iChat, Camino and Adium)
- Google Earth: Explore the world from your Mac
- SketchUp: Create 3D models for Google Earth
- Personalized Homepage: anything a widgit can do...
- Orkut: Online community (text me if you need an invitation )
- Checkout: Complete online purchases more quickly and securely (like paypal but better)
- Froogle shopping lists: Shop for items to buy online and at local stores
- Personalized News: Search thousands of news stories (now with archive search, New!)
- Book Search: Search the full text of books (this is really Brilliant!)
- Google Video: now with the power of youTube!
- Google Language Tools: Text or page translation, (I use this often)
- Google Toolbar: for Firefox, Briliant!
- and more with more coming...
I have loved Apple computers and the Mac OS from the begining but .mac is a waste of a good Ben Franklin.If ya need an invitation drop me a line.
I am with you 100% except for one thing----Picasa is only available on Windows. And, for we Mac devotees, that doesn't work, right?
If you don't know too much about websites and how to upload them, or buying domains and servers or whatnot. The iWeb + .Mac is really good for you. Basically, if you want to have a family website or something nice like that.
iWeb + .Mac is the only reason i'm renewing...well, i mean, iWeb 2 + .Mac(hopefully updated).
A man can dream.