Comments on: too little, too late http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/ in perpetual beta Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brando http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-44849 Brando Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:10:21 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-44849 Oooh! "(Jobs) hinted that '.mac' -- the company's package of online services like e-mail and Web storage for Mac users -- is about to undergo a big overhaul," Hillis reports. "After a questioner suggested .mac had failed to live up to lofty expectations, Jobs said: 'I couldn't agree with you more. We'll make up for lost time in the near future.'" http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/13760/ Oooh!

“(Jobs) hinted that ‘.mac’ — the company’s package of online services like e-mail and Web storage for Mac users — is about to undergo a big overhaul,” Hillis reports. “After a questioner suggested .mac had failed to live up to lofty expectations, Jobs said: ‘I couldn’t agree with you more. We’ll make up for lost time in the near future.’”

http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/13760/

]]> By: chris http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-17032 chris Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:41:59 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-17032 bookmarks? bookmarks?

]]> By: Jeff http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-13388 Jeff Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:36:38 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-13388 Don't miss <a href="http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync/" rel="nofollow">Google's Browser Sync Firefox extension</a> which allows you to sync bookmarks with all the copies of Firefox you might have on whatever computers you own. It's sweet. Don’t miss Google’s Browser Sync Firefox extension which allows you to sync bookmarks with all the copies of Firefox you might have on whatever computers you own. It’s sweet.

]]> By: Nick http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-13295 Nick Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:22:10 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-13295 They keep offering these $30 rebates for .Mac. Don't they know that rebates chap my hide?! I'll be flushing my subscription when it comes due unless the revamp is totally-super-cool. http://www.apple.com/promo/wantmore/ They keep offering these $30 rebates for .Mac. Don’t they know that rebates chap my hide?! I’ll be flushing my subscription when it comes due unless the revamp is totally-super-cool.

http://www.apple.com/promo/wantmore/

]]> By: Cliff Cheney http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-13282 Cliff Cheney Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:47:15 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-13282 I just gave up my .Mac account as well. Yours is the 4th blog I have seen doing the same. Apple has really lost the early adopters. My solution for iSync like syncing of multiple machines is MySync from Mild Mannered. http://www.mildmanneredindustries.com/mysync/ The program was just aquired by Mark Space and is still a free dev beta. It is a very powerful server/client structure. I have been very impressed with it for the month or so I have been using it. Cheers, Cliff I just gave up my .Mac account as well. Yours is the 4th blog I have seen doing the same. Apple has really lost the early adopters.

My solution for iSync like syncing of multiple machines is MySync from Mild Mannered.

http://www.mildmanneredindustries.com/mysync/

The program was just aquired by Mark Space and is still a free dev beta. It is a very powerful server/client structure. I have been very impressed with it for the month or so I have been using it.

Cheers,
Cliff

]]> By: tucker http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-13278 tucker Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:11:29 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-13278 You don't have to have a .Mac account to use the AV part of iChat AV, I don't believe. I think a plain ol' AIM account will do the trick. The address book would be included in Gmail, and the calendar synching can be replaced by using Google's Calendar. Check out <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/22261" rel="nofollow">Gcal.app</a> if you want an app to use with it. As for the keychain, you got me there. How often do you find yourself adding items to one that are difficult to add to another? The more one uses .Mac for different tasks, the more change it will take to move away from it, and the less likely one is to do it. I was down to just IMAP, so the switch was comparatively painless You don’t have to have a .Mac account to use the AV part of iChat AV, I don’t believe. I think a plain ol’ AIM account will do the trick.

The address book would be included in Gmail, and the calendar synching can be replaced by using Google’s Calendar. Check out Gcal.app if you want an app to use with it.

As for the keychain, you got me there. How often do you find yourself adding items to one that are difficult to add to another?

The more one uses .Mac for different tasks, the more change it will take to move away from it, and the less likely one is to do it. I was down to just IMAP, so the switch was comparatively painless

]]> By: Aaron Lewis http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/comment-page-1/#comment-13277 Aaron Lewis Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:02:06 +0000 http://ldopa.net/2006/10/19/too-little-too-late/#comment-13277 "Hello, my name's Aaron, and I'm a .mac user". "Hi Aaron" (.mac anonymous group meeting) I admit, it's not worth $99. But it is worth something, and I don't want to arrange all the workarounds. I sync address book, calendar and keychains across 5 machines in 2 houses. I want to videochat with my family in 3 states who also have .mac accounts, and I like iChatAV (can you recommend an alternative video chat service for mac of course that is free?) “Hello, my name’s Aaron, and I’m a .mac user”.
“Hi Aaron” (.mac anonymous group meeting)

I admit, it’s not worth $99. But it is worth something, and I don’t want to arrange all the workarounds. I sync address book, calendar and keychains across 5 machines in 2 houses.

I want to videochat with my family in 3 states who also have .mac accounts, and I like iChatAV (can you recommend an alternative video chat service for mac of course that is free?)

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