Filed under: Odds and ends, WWDC, .Mac, MobileMe
What isn't making the cut from .Mac to MobileMe
On the surface MobileMe looks like a much better way to spend $99 than .Mac ever was, but there are a few .Mac features that are going to be discontinued. Say farewell to the following .Mac highlights:
- iCards: I don't remember the last time I sent an iCard, but I always liked the fact that I could.
- Web access to Bookmarks: you'll still be able to sync bookmarks across machines, but you will no longer be able to access them from a web browser (in case you wanted to check your bookmarks on some random machine).
- Panther support: this one isn't that big of a shock.
- .Mac slides: I'm not even sure what .Mac slides are, so I don't think I'll miss this feature much
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Sam said 6:49PM on 6-09-2008
I'm really looking forward to Mobile Me, however I love iCards
and I will miss that feature
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Marko said 10:00PM on 6-09-2008
I'm with you, Sam. Why take them away? I am looking forward to using my iPod touch with MobileMe.
James Giantpeach said 6:51PM on 6-09-2008
Sherry Krueger uses many ICards. Sherry Krueger is sad they are not prospering.
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Henning said 6:56PM on 6-09-2008
Actually iCards are the only eCards I ever send. Sometimes with my own artwork. I just love their style as much as I love this .mac. within the email address.
I'm going to miss them. It's a shame they're not going to make it. It made Apple a bit more personal, too. These days, they seem a bit iPhoney to me.
And to be hones. I think the new me.com sounds cheap to me. Like yet another social networking site noone needs. mac.com meant something.
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Anthony said 10:36PM on 6-09-2008
They are the only ecards I send too!
Dan Neuman said 11:12PM on 6-09-2008
iCards was the only one I used, too. I liked the postmark from Cupertino. But the last card I sent was using the stationery in Mail. I'm guessing that's how Apple expects people to send cards now.
Noah said 7:02PM on 6-09-2008
I'm surprised homepage isn't on the list, It could really use a revamp, that's for sure...
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Seth A said 7:02PM on 6-09-2008
First off, I don't see why they don't just keep iCards, I mean seriously. Lol. I don't use them or care, but, just keep them. The thing I am not too happy about is not being able to have bookmarks anymore. I used that ALL THE TIME in College when I was in a Lab. The ability to pull up all my Bookmarks was nice. Can't they just make Bookmarks a "Web App" in the new me.com? I mean really. That feels like a missing feature that there is no reason that they don't keep it.
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Dave said 7:10PM on 6-09-2008
Same here, not being able to access my bookmarks isn't all that good news. Then again, it could come at a later stage. Never too late to update :).
tukan said 7:26PM on 6-09-2008
I know it's not exactly the same, but maybe http://del.icio.us/ or http://ma.gnolia.com/ will alleviate that - I for one don't use browser-based bookmarks for the sake of simplicity and instant sync between browsers - and it's free ;)
there is also a firefox extension called foxmarks, although not sure if it's safari compatible...
Nate Orloff said 7:02PM on 6-09-2008
A photo I took has been used as an iCard for years now! Sigh. I'll miss being able to show off that my photography skills made it on apple.com.
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Scott! said 7:19PM on 6-09-2008
Yeah, I use the web bookmarks and iCards (with my own images) all the time. I love what MobileMe is bringing, but it makes me sad. Web access to your bookmarks is certainly a mobility feature -- let's hope it returns sometime soon!
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wplate said 7:21PM on 6-09-2008
.Mac slides were cool for the one thing they did (so far as I know)-- Export pics from iPhoto as .Mac slides then anyone subscribing to your .Mac slides in the OS X .Mac slides screensaver (or whatever it was called) gets their screensaver updated with the new pics.
Was nice for keeping my Dad's screensaver updated with fresh pics of his Granddaughter.
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david watson said 7:28PM on 6-09-2008
I've sent iCards for many special occasions. I hope they bring back this feature. I like that the date stamp is on there, so I can remember the iCard years later and think "Oh yea, I remember that."
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Dee said 7:29PM on 6-09-2008
I really will miss iCards. But the other features look very useful.
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Victor Sales said 7:35PM on 6-09-2008
iGroups? Windows access now?
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Dance said 7:36PM on 6-09-2008
I really liked iCards. Maybe if everyone starts sending a lot before they die, Apple will reconsider.
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swanhouse said 7:39PM on 6-09-2008
Yeah, I'm wondering about 'Homepage' too. I've made quite a few web pages there over the years (mostly photo albums) and I'd (more than) hate to see them disappear. Looking at Google's "Sites" and how dead simple it is to create a web page on the fly, it seems like me.com should have something similar.
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mark.bult said 7:40PM on 6-09-2008
The ability to look up my bookmarks from anywhere was at least 1/2 of why I finally decided to use .Mac, so I'm very disappointed by this omission. I hope Apple will bring it back.
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ballistik said 7:48PM on 6-09-2008
iCards *used* to be 100% free, so did iTools. Apple makes enough profit on their products, they should just make iCards -and- synchronization of computers/devices a free feature, too. we're already paying out the b-hole for everything else. But yeah, I'm still a Mac-Lover. Don't get me wrong. LOL. They're just turning into Microsoft and it sucks.
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