Comments on: Why it probably isn’t worth using .Mac/MobileMe

By: Alexandre Soares

Alexandre Soares — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:10:23 +0000

I too didn’t like SpanningSync very much, but I got along very well with BusySync to sync iCal with GCal. It syncs directly with Google, rather than via a server, so the syncing is literally instant (except of course for the first time you sync).

Plus, it does sync event notifications, which SpanningSync doesn’t.

By: Alexandre Soares

Alexandre Soares — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:10:23 +0000

I too didn't like SpanningSync very much, but I got along very well with BusySync to sync iCal with GCal. It syncs directly with Google, rather than via a server, so the syncing is literally instant (except of course for the first time you sync).

Plus, it does sync event notifications, which SpanningSync doesn't.

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By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:36:03 +0000

moreover mobileme doesnt even live up to the reputation of being “exchange for the rest of us”. it only allows for synching of personal information rather than the ability to share information, one of the critical features of Exchange. there are other offerings like hyperoffice which allow this.

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:36:03 +0000

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:16:21 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Mark. So you’re really focussing on the shared resources and ability to check back with your assistant over a distance? Or am I missing something there?

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:16:21 +0000

Thanks for your feedback Mark. So you're really focussing on the shared resources and ability to check back with your assistant over a distance? Or am I missing something there?

By: Mark - Productivity501

Mark - Productivity501 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:43:55 +0000

I’ve used .mac and most of the other services you mention for quite a while. Where .mac really shines is when you have multiple computers running OS X. My assistant and I share the same address book (which we could do with Plaxo), but I can also take a peak at her screen from my computer anywhere in the world using Back to my Mac. In the same way I can connect to her hard drive and vice versa.

For me the .mac account is well worth the small expense–even if I could get similar functionality for free using a bunch of other components. The easy of use is hard to beat and having a reliable system is worth quite a bit.

By: Mark - Productivity501

Mark - Productivity501 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:43:55 +0000

I've used .mac and most of the other services you mention for quite a while. Where .mac really shines is when you have multiple computers running OS X. My assistant and I share the same address book (which we could do with Plaxo), but I can also take a peak at her screen from my computer anywhere in the world using Back to my Mac. In the same way I can connect to her hard drive and vice versa.