So David talked me into investing in Apple’s MobileMe for my iPhone a couple months ago and although I was a little hestitant about dropping $100 for the annual service fee at first, I’m super glad I did.  Not only do you get a super fluid, super fast email system that is designed especially for the magic phone, the automatic, wireless syncing of my contacts, calendar, and email not only serves as a really cool back up system, I have access to all three at MobileMe’s online portal as well.

I recently had to have my iPhone replaces (it was still under warranty so I get it free) and because I was a MobileMe subscriber all I had to do when I turned my phone back on was wait a few minutes and my email, calendar, and all of my contacts were synced to the new phone.  I didn’t even have to back anything up from a SIM card.  I thought that was super cool.  As a mobile professional, being able to stay on the go, and sync all my important information wirelessly is just a huge time saver and keeps me on the go and staying productive with my time.

The only things I would say I didn’t like about the service is that the only email portal is really, really lacking.  There is no text editor and you can’t change the fonts at all.  You can’t even bold anything which I think is really tacky and so behind the times.  If I’m going to paying for any type of email service this needs to be improved sooner rather than later.  Also, you can only access MobileMe online from Safari or Firefox.  You have absolutely no access via Internet Explorer, which is my web browswer of choice.  So that’s a major downer to me too.

I’m still a big fan of the service and I’m super glad I signed up for it.  It’s a business expense for me and it really does help me be more productive by saving tons of time double entering contact information.  It’s a relatively new service so I’m expecting there will be upgrades and improvements to the service as time goes on and I’m paid up until September of 2010 so we’ll see where the service is then and I’ll decide if I want to renew my subscription then.

I am in the process of moving my iWeb created family website from Apple’s Mobile Me service to WordPress.  You can also check out my other personal blog Gonzo Weekly.  This transition may take a little while so I will keep you all posted.

Mobile Me adds Google Wave and Voice access to usurp Apple MobileMe.

Digital media software developer Babya  today issued a bold challenge to rival Apple,  by upgrading its Apple MobileMe rival, Babya Mobile Me to include quick access to Google Wave and Google Voice.

:*) Thanks Pauline for the very special deal, I am finally able to fully utilize my intenet “cloud”!

The 32GB iPhone 3Gs in white!

Been using it for 2 months now Being able to sync everything between my work computer, home computer, the laptop and the phone seamlessly  had never felt so good ever!

E’ quasi un anno che sono legato a mobile me, e volevo tentare di fare un bilancio dell’esperienza, anche per decidere se è il caso di rinnovare l’abbonamento annuale, ormai prossimo alla scadenza.

Dunque vediamo, che cosa offre la cara mamma apple con questo sistema?

Rileggendo la tabella mi sono accorto di essere piuttosto critico, ma forse sto cercando di razionalizzare una semplice sensazione che ho, ovvero che le singole parti del servizio sono solo mediamente passabili, e che il totale fornisce tuttavia una serie di comodità alle quali ci si abitua facilmente. Il dubbio è, tutto questo vale la spesa annuale, molto superiore alla concorrenza?

Oggi forse sono di umore risparmioso, e dico di no, magari a gennaio quando dovrò rinnovare l’abbonamento sarò di diverso avviso; è certo comunque che di tutti i prodotti apple che ho sperimentato, ed ormai sono diversi, mobile me è il meno entusiasmante, tanto da dover riflettere bene per trovare motivazioni a mantenerlo. Ma penso lo sappiano anche loro, che questo servizio non è insanely great, e quindi confido che prima o poi vi porranno rimedio.

La valeur d’un ordinateur se reflète certes au prix d’acquisition de ce dernier, mais surtout en fonction des données qui y sont conservées. Tout Mac Aficionados utilisant un ordinateur depuis des années aura sans doute été confronté un jour  ou l’autre à une pertes de données difficilement récupérables, qu’elle soit due à une mauvaise manipulation de ses fichiers ou un dysfonctionnement de son disque dur (interne ou externe).

C’est pourquoi des compagnies offrent des services de stockage de données en ligne depuis quelques années, moyennant un paiement. Parmi elles se trouve la très réputée Dropbox, véritable bijou dans le monde de sauvegarde de données, qui permet de sauvegarder en ligne ses fichiers, dossiers ou autres documents importants, jusqu’à hauteur de 3Gb (gratuits maximum) et de les partager avec n’importe quel utilisateur, peu importe son système d’exploitation. Au delà de cet espace gratuit, des options avantageuses sont offertes (moyennant un paiement, jusqu’à hauteur de 100Gb) afin de bénéficier d’espace de stockage supplémentaire.

Le géant de l’informatique Microsoft vient d’emboîter le pas avec une application qui permet de télécharger des données depuis son Mac sur un serveur distant: Windows Live Synch. Pour en bénéficier, il suffit tout simplement de s’inscrire avec son identifiant Hotmail, de télécharger le logiciel sync.live.com (version Leopard 10.5 minimum requis) et de suivre les très simples indications. Les Mac Aficionados pourront ainsi aisément permettre l’accès de leurs fichiers aux possesseurs de Windows et vice-versa.

Parmi les services de stockage en ligne, citons également les compagnies MobileMe (d’Apple), BackBlaze, Carbonite, CrashPlan Central, iDrive,  Jungle Disk, Memopal, Mozy, SpiderOak.

Petit rappel: le premier Mac Aficionados n’ayant pas encore fait le saut sur Dropbox et qui s’inscrira via le lien qui suit bénéficiera d’emblée de 250Mo. gratuits d’espace de stockage pour son adhésion!

Les liens:

Dropbox

Live Mesh

Live Synch

Sono abbastanza sicuro che mobile me sia sicuro, nel senso che nessuno possa ficcare il naso nei file che metto sull’iDisk, tuttavia alcuni elementi di questo costoso servizio mi lasciano un po’ perplesso.

Intanto da nessuna parte nella presentazione si fa riferimento alla sicurezza del sistema, mentre altri siti come l’eccellente dropbox spiegano in dettaglio come funziona il loro meccanismo di protezione.

Poi l’altro giorno leggo di uno strano problema che permetterebbe di vedere i contatti altrui e la cosa non mi piace per nulla.

Il velo di segretezza che apple mantiene intorno ai problemi di sicurezza non è di buon auspicio, ma fino a gennaio sono abbonato a mobile me e penso di non mollarlo di punto in bianco, adesso che la sincronia dei dati funziona finalmente bene.

Ho pensato comunque di iniziare a sfruttare i venti giga di spazio che mi danno, e copiare lassù nella nuvola le foto, quantomeno i negativi digitali in dng. Per evitare problemi di esposizione ad estranei preferisco però usare una piccola azione di automator e creare per ogni cartella di immagini un immagine disco criptata, che poi spedisco su idisk.

Mi rendo conto di diventare sempre più paranoico, ma mentre nutro grande fiducia nelle capacità hardware e software di apple, ne ho molta meno sulla loro gestione dei servizi online – a proposito, per spedire i file sulla nuvola non posso usare il finder, lentissimo, ma mi affido a cyberduck, molto più veloce e sicuro.

With iPhone 3.1 update came syncing of subscriptions in iCal via Mobile.Me to iPhone alive. Apple claims it was a long term wanted feature. I can agree with that. But I can’t agree with Apples solution.

Apples way to sync is a “all or one” solution, I can view all calendars or one at the time.

If I view all my iPhone calendars it gets impossibly cluttered with all mine + all subscribed calendar. If you only have a few calendars this is no problem, but if you keep track on people at work, family, friends and football games it becomes, not only cluttred, but also extremly slow.

This image shows how I use iCal at work and in my laptop. I have five calendars on my own and subscibe to my wifes two calendars and my teenagers public calendars. At office I keep track with the people I work with. By arranging my subscriptions in groups, it gets very handy to snap them off or on with a click. I can easily check if my plans for the evening interfere with the rest of the familys plans, and the same thing at work.

This is exactly the way it should work in iPhone too. Pronto.

Vor zwei Tagen war es soweit, ich habe auf 10.6 aktualisiert, so weit so gut.
So wie es aussieht gibt es ein Problem seit dem Upgrade auf Mac OS 10.6 mit Mobile Me Diensten. Zumindest tritt dieses Problem bei mir auf. Es macht sich wie folgt bemerkbar.
- Termin am iPhone erstellen – wird automatisch im Mobile Me Webinterface angezeigt, jedoch nicht im iCal
- Termin im iCal erstellt – Termin wird weder im Mobile Me Webinterface noch am iPhone angezeigt

- Auch im Mail erstellte Notizen lassen sich nicht auf Mobile Me synchronisieren.

Maildienst funktioniert ohne Probleme
Adressbuch synchronisieren funktioniert ohne Problem

Nur iCal in Verbindung mit Mobile Me und Mac OS 10.6 scheint Probleme zu verursachen.
Ich werde hier noch weiter testen.

LÖSUNG!!

Am MAC unter den Einstellungen in Mobile Me, unter Weitere Optionen, “Sync-Daten zurücksetzen” wählen.
Bei mir hats gereicht dass ich nur die Kalendereinträge zurück gesetzt habe!

Jetzt funktioniert wieder alles!

compressed desktop files

Let’s see it in action.

Count and compress your files and log in to me.com are the two steps to sending files using your Mobile Me account. First, identify how many files you need to send. If you only have one file to send, then jump ahead to the log in step.

compress a group of files

log in to Mobile Me

How easy was that?

Mobile Me Sharing Options

an iphone was stolen from its owner and the owner had mobile me so he used the find iphone app that comes with mobile me and long story short he located his stolen phone and the theife has been delt with

Nun ja, ich habe seit einiger Zeit meinen geliebten Mail Server offline genommen und mir MobileMe zugelegt. Je länger ich damit arbeite umso mehr Fehler fallen mir leider bei dem Apple Mail Dienst auf, dadurch habe ich beschlossen diese auf meinem Blog fest zu halten. Es gibt zwar für das eine oder andere Problem einen Lösung diverser Drittanbieter, jedoch bin ich der Meinung wenn Apple einen Mail Dienst anbietet, dann sollte dieser auch alle Services richtig zur Verfügung stellen bzw. die Grundfunktionalitäten eines Kalenders (Erinnerungen,…) abdecken! In leiser Erwartung hoffe ich immer noch das Apple diese Fehler bald behebt!

1. Geburtstage (in den Kontaktdaten des Adressbuches hinterlegt) werden NICHT auf das iPhone über MobileMe synchronisiert!

2. Im Web Interface von MobileMe können keine Warnungen bzw Warnintervalle für einen Termin festgelegt werden
(Somit wird kein akustisches Signal beim Terminstart abgegeben),….
Dies kann nur durch zusätzliches editieren des Termins am iPhone erfolgen!

3. Terminvereinbarungen können nicht gesendet werden bzw. gibt es Inkompatiblitäten mit Microsoft Exchange & Co,….

4. In den Kontakten beigefügte Felder (Jahrestag,…. usw) werden teils nicht richtig im MobileMe Web Interface dargestellt,….

Es sind alle Leser diese Beitrags herzlich dazu eingeladen ihre Erfahrungen hier zu posten!

I recently turned another year older and I have been working feverishly to sort out the content I’d like to share with you all.  For my birthday I splurged and dropped my Blackberry for an iPhone 3GS.  I just bought a new MacBook in March and so now my calendars, contacts, notes are synching beautifully with the MAC’s Mobile Me feature.  Gotta love it.  I have been exploring various iPhone applications and so far my favorite are: 1) Tweetie- to help me manage my multiple Twitter Accounts 2) Exit Strategy – an app that helps you determine not only what subway to take but which car to stand in that will bring you closest to your desired destination.  Wow!

For my birthday I enjoyed a few nice dinners around the city with friends and family and celebrated with some friends at the rooftop bar on the Upper West Side.  Thanks to all of you who sent me birthday wishes and who participated in the festivities.

My favorite surprise of my birthday was the hand designed b-day card I got from my friend Katie.  She is so talented, sweet and thoughtful and so I’d like to showcase her card on my blog.  Check this bday card out!  If you want to learn more about Katie check out her website and/or blog!

Katie's Personalized Bday Card

apple hat am 5.8.09 die Version 10.5.8 seines Betriebssystems Mac-OS X veröffentlicht. Als wesentliche Neuerungen des Updates gibt Apple Verbesserungen der Stabilität von Schlüsselkomponenten wie Airport und Bluetooth an, ebenso soll ein Fehler mit verschwundenen Monitorauflösungen in den Systemeinstellungen behoben sein. Sicherheitsupdates stellt Apple zudem für Tiger bereit.

In das Update integriert ist der Browser Safari 4.0.2, den Apple bereits im Juli veröffentlicht hat. Die neueste Browservariante bringt unter anderem Verbesserungen bei der Suche im Verlauf.

Neben den Verbesserungen in Airport bringt Mac-OS X 10.5.8 laut Hersteller auch eine Reihe von Fixes in anderen Netzwerkkomponenten, etwa beim Abgleich von iCal über Mobile Me Sync und CalDav, Verbesserungen der Zuverlässigkeit des AFP-Protokolls und höhere Stabilität des Sync Service.

Mac-OS X 10.5.8 verspricht die Unterstützung der RAW-Formate von mehr Kamera-Modellen, eine bessere Kompatibilität mit einigen USB-Festplatten sowie die Behbung eines Fehlers, der den Import von großen Dateien von Kameras verhindern konnte.

Weiterhin will Apple ein Problem behoben haben, zu längeren Startzeiten führte. In Mac-OS X 10.5.8 sind zudem diverse Sicherheitspatches enthalten, die sich etwa um einen Speicherüberlauf in Colorsync, die Fehlerbehandlung im launch-daemon und der korrekten Abmeldung von Mobile Me drehen. Wer physikalischen Zugang zu einem Macbook hatte, konnte mittels einer Vierfingergeste auf dem Touchpad das Bildschirmschonerpasswort umgehen, auch diese Lücke will Apple geschlossen haben.

Neben dem Update für das Client-System hat Apple auch ein Update für Mac-OS X Server auf Version 10.5.8 veröffentlicht, das unter anderem die Zuverlässigkeit des AFP-Protokolls und von Time-Machine-Backups verbessern soll.

Apple empfiehlt das Update allen Leopard-Anwendern. Mac-OS X 10.5.8 ist über die Softwareaktualisierung oder auf Apples Website als Delta- oder Combo-Update erhältlich.

Apple unterstützt weiterhin Tiger, wenngleich auf Mac-OS X 10.4.11 keine neueren Versionen mehr folgen. Für das mittlerweile über vier Jahre alte System hat Apple jedoch weiterhin Sicherheitsupdates im Angebot. Für die PPC-Version und die Intel-Version von Mac-OS X 10.4 sowie für die PPC- und die Intel-Version von Mac-OS X 10.4. Server hat Apple in der Nacht Sicherheitsupdates bereitgestellt. Diese sollen vermeiden, dass Anwendungen unerwartet beenden oder willkürlichen Code ausführen. Schadsoftware ließen sich etwa über Colorsync mittels manipulierter PNG- oder Open-EXR-Bilder einschleusen, diese Lücken seien nun geschlossen. Ebenso sei ein Fehler mit dem Loginfenster behoben, der zur Ausführung von Fremdcode hätte führen können.

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Apple hat das iDisk-App im AppStore veröffentlicht. Mit diesem Programm ist der Zugriff auf das “virtuelle Laufwerk” auf den Apple-Servern möglich. So können die Dateien betrachtet, vom Server per E-Mail verteilt oder gelöscht werden. Der Upload ist nur von Bildern und Videos über die Gallery möglich, Dokumente selbst können (noch) nicht hochgeladen werden, was sich besonders für die kleinen Office-Suites für das iPhone anbieten würde. Jedenfalls ist das Programm für jeden MobileMe + iPhone/iPod Touch – Nutzer ein Pflichtdownload. [Link zum AppStore]

Am Mittwoch um 19 Uhr veranstaltet der ApfelTechBlog in Kooperation mit MacPodcast einen Live-Stream und -Blog zu den Themen: iPhone 3GS, MacBook Pros, Mobile Me, sowie weiteren Gerüchten aus der Apple Szene. Erreichen könnt ihr den Live-Blog unter: http://www.apfeltechblog-live.de. Den Link zum Live-Stream geben wir erst kurz vor dem Senden via unserem Twitter-Account sowie auf unserer Seite direkt bekannt. Wir würden uns freuen Euch begrüßen zu dürfen.

Awaiting your answer!

Click on image to make it viewable… Is Apple putting down IE7 or what. But they probably call it telling the truth.

Always read the fine print… You will be surprised.

Całkiem niedawno pisałem o przywróceniu do łask Mobile Me i niemal natychmiast po tym wpisie zacząłem kombinować jak się uzależnienia od Me pozbyć. Mobile Me budzi we mnie ambiwalentne odczucia; z jednej strony bardzo wygodna (choć niepełna) synchronizacja bez kabli (OTA – over-the-air), z drugiej strony wolna poczta e-mail i iDisk, na który nigdy nie udało mi się wykonać większego backup’u. Może więc jednak te 100$ na Me zaoszczędzić, a za ok. połowę tej kwoty wykupić nielimitowaną przestrzeń dla backup’ów? – choćby na Mozy (link z mojego polecenia).

Teoria wygląda obiecująco: iPhone w wersji 3.0 umie korzystać z wielu źródeł jednocześnie, więc cześć danych można synchronizować via iTunes, a część np. za pomocą serwera MS Exchange, możliwe jest też uruchomienie takiego serwera na koncie Google oraz synchronizacja kontaktów z książki z tym kontem – dam radę. Po raz kolejny wyłączyłem konto Me w telefonie i zabrałem się za konfigurację kalendarzy. Szybciutko okazało się, że rozwiązanie ma sporo wad. Wprawdzie nie ma problemu z założeniem kilku kalendarzy na jednym koncie, w iCal’u też da się je zrobić (choć dość nieelegancko), ale Google przy użyciu MS Exchange synchronizuje tylko pierwszy z nich! W dodatku te kalendarze w iCal nie pozwalają na dodawanie zadań (To Do). Synchronizację wielu kalendarzy z Google (do 11) rozwiązuje NuevaSync – kolorki kalendarze mają jak popadnie (dla mnie to pewien problem, bo przyzwyczaiłem się już do swoich), ale synchronizacja wielu kalendarzy działa. Niestety nic nie poprawia synchronizacji kontaktów; o zdjęciach należy zapomnieć – czy to bezpośrednio z Google czy też via NuevaSync, podobnie z danymi o komunikatorach, które w iPhone będą zawsze oznaczone jako “AIM”. Użycie NuevaSync z Plaxo (kolejny pośrednik) wprawdzie dodało zdjęcia, ale tylko te z konta usługi, nie z książki Mac OS’a, a część danych (np. wspomniane już komunikatory) zostało połączone w jedno wielkie pole…

Tak kombinowałem przez kilka dni. Niby działało, ale jednak nie do końca. Niby za darmo, ale trzy usługi po drodze i masa ustawiania tego. Być może jestem już zbyt zepsuty przez Apple, ale ostatecznie uznałem, że łatwiej i rozsądniej będzie zaoszczędzić na rzuceniu palenia niż konta na Mobile Me… i chyba mi to wyjdzie na zdrowie.

My macbook pro had some severe problems a couple weeks ago (see Is Applecare Worth It?).  As a result I was without my macbook pro for a couple of days and needed to find a way to be productive at work.  I had a SuperDuper backup drive, but in the perfect end to the tech week from hell, it too failed.  Thanks a lot Western Digital.  I was left with nothing but my old iMac and MobileMe.  Here’s my experience:

1.  iDisk.  This feature allows you to store files in the cloud.  Fortunately my work files were backed up there.  I was able to easily create links to send to clients for easy download.  Most of the time I was able to download files from the cloud.  Occasionally, though files failed to download.  After repeated tries of logging out and back in I would eventually be able to get the file.  Another annoyance with iDisk is its lack of compatibility with file types.  Some files just fail to upload.  I’m not sure why but its annoying because every time it tries to sync an error box pops up.  You just have to move the offending file out of the syncing folder in order to get rid of it.  Grade: C.

UPDATE:

Here is another problem I have discovered with Mobile Me.  The iDisc does not have the ability to sync files from folders on you hard drive.  What you have to do is work with and save files in the local iDisc (a copy of the cloud iDisc that lives on your computer).  Here are the problems I encountered.

1. I use colored folders to help me quickly find files.  Over time those custom icons for folders were replaced by the pale blue default icon.
2. I kept getting a 0KB file called “Icon” in each of my local iDisc folders.  What I eventually discovered is that these first two problems were related.  Upon sync, Mobile Me was placing the Icon file in my local iDisc.  This held the information regarding colored icon I’d put in for the folder.  When I deleted the Icon file my folder color went with it.
3. Time Machine DOES NOT back up the local iDisc copy!  This is insane.  The whole point is a safer backup system not less safe.

Apple needs to fix this.  You can sync mail, calendars, notes, etc. through Mobile Me but not files.  A simple UI similar to selecting playlists and movies in iTunes to place on your iPod would be perfect.  Allow me to choose what files I want synced in the cloud.  Updated Grade: D

2.  iPhone syncing.  This works flawlessly for me.  Its easy to setup on the iPhone and has never failed me.  I recently replaced my iPhone and walked out of the Apple store and within minutes had all my contacts, calendars, and mail on the new phone.  Grade: A+

3.  Website Host.  I host my family website through MobileMe.  I have my own URL and it was easy to setup and easy to upload changes through iWeb.  I don’t get Google Analytics or great SEO tools, but this is not its intend and I don’t need it for a family site.  Grade: A

4.  Mail.  This is where things really get bad.  I was unable to send mail from my work account which is setup through Google Apps.  In the Mail app I’m able to setup mail rules and send from whatever account I want.  These rules don’t sync to MobileMe so I was left with only being able to send mail from my MobileMe account.  This is confusing to clients and and unprofessional.  I have the same complaint on the iPhone.  To make matters worse, Mail was buggy.  I had lots of problems sending mail and adding attachments.  I was able to read my mail fine, but the rest of the experience was pretty bad.  I would not use mail through Mobile Me again unless forced too.  Apple should feel embarrassed by how poor this functions.  Grade: F

5.  Calendars.  I don’t use the to do functionality of iCal so I can’t speak to that.  But I was able to view my calendars and add new events.  The only annoyance was I didn’t have access to subscribed calendars.  Minor annoyance for me.  Another downside is that I could add attendees to new events from MobileMe.  I don’t do that often but it should be there.  There was also no way to enter alarms and reminders.  I can do it from my iPhone but not from MobileMe.  What is there works but there just should be more features.  Grade: C-

6.  Contacts.  Contacts were also buggy.  As you can see below the names were a jarbled mess.  When you could make out a name you could click on it and it worked as it should but this was ridiculous.  Grade: D

A Jarbled Mess

Overall: For my normal usage of Mobile Me it is worth the cost of $99 a year.  It gives me easy website publishing, great syncing with my iPhone and an emergency backup of critical work files.  It also allows me to sync selective data between my macbook pro and iMac.  But MobileMe fails when you have to use the web interface.  Its buggy and unreliable and does not even do the limited functionality it has well.  Apple should address these issues immediately and bring the cloud experience up to par with the desktop experience.  When they do that not only will it make more sense to spend the annual money, but it might make more sense to buy their upcoming netbook type device that will likely depend heavily on cloud services.  Overall Grade: D+

You know that new “Find My iPhone” feature? It works. You’ll enjoy reading this entertaining story from Kevin.

Here’s how it starts…

Myself and two compadres, Ryan and Mark, are in Chicago (each of us for the first time) to attend Brickworld, the world’s largest Lego convention. Yes we’re a bunch of dorks. Yes you totally wish you were here too.

Last night, after seeing Second City improv, we ate at a pleasantly sketchy dive bar in uptown Chicago, where the food was mediocre and the characters were questionable. I definitely had my iPhone while at our table, and I definitely did NOT have it (whoops!) when we were 100 feet down the street.

I raced back into the bar, not even particularly concerned, but it was gone like baby. In less than five minutes, with very few people in the small place, my beloved JesusPhone had managed to vanish into a black hole. Our waitress was sympathetic, and I left a number, but I was immediately glum about my prospects of seeing it again.

So I felt like about zero cents, but then we giddily realized that I had *just* activated the brand-new Find My iPhone service. Even better, Mark had a Sprint (yes, Sprint) USB dongle giving him Internet access over 3G on his MacBook Pro. Excited to try it out, we hopped onto me.com and clicked the Find My iPhone link.

After reading the story, you might agree the Mobile Me feature is worth it, too.