A relatively new service from Apple that replaces the .mac from long time ago.  In June I signed up for a year since I really wanted it to sync everything from work to my home.  Since it didnt exactly launch with a good review I wanted to state how it works for me.

When it first came out, the upgrade took days, instead of a few hours like planned.  Things were busy with apple.  They were putting out a new Iphone, mobileme and a bunch of other things.  That said, yes it was ugly.  But I stayed away from it for a few days (still used Gmail at the time) and when things finally said they were up and running, I had no problems.

A month or 2 later, people are still complaining a bit about how slow it is.  I dont find that at all.  I found it works great.  That said, I dont have an Iphone.  This is how it works for me.  I have mobileme sync my outlook at my desk, which is important for me, since my blackberry syncs to outlook.  From there, it sync’s to my macs at home.  My calendar and contacts are now one.  Dont have to worry about that person in my phone, but not on my computer….works great.  Next..email.  since I have my own @hjl.ca account, I forward that to mobile me email address.  From there, my blackberry checks that address.  So if I sit down at a computer, I can see my email through the web interface, or through my Apple mail address, which is perfectly in sync with my address book (as stated earlier).  Can it get sweeter than that?  Oh yes.  With the blackberry, I can delete email, which also deletes it on the server, which is automatically pushed any changed to my mail program or the web interface…it literally is a one stop sync.  I am never looking for email on my phone that isnt on my mac, or the web interface.

All in all, very happy.  And hey..its Apple.  They noticed that things didnt exactly go smoothly with the upgrade…so they gave everyone a free month…then a month later they gave everyone another 2 months free.  They stated below:

We sent out an email today containing the news that we are giving every current MobileMe subscriber a free 60 day extension for their subscription. This is in addition to the 30 day extension most subscribers have already received. As stated in the email we’ve already made many improvements to MobileMe, but we still have many more to make, and we appreciate our subscribers’ patience while we turn things around. We are working very hard to make MobileMe a great service we can all be proud of. Link – Apple MobileMe News Page

Wooohoo.  Admitting a problem is good, taking the right action in the end…better.  I checked today when my account expires…September 19th of next year.  That means its like I havnt even started using it yet….

All in all…happy.  People seem to be complaining a lot, but I have to hand it to them….they have done a hell of a job to convince me…and therefore I would think there are a few more like me out there.

Chow – James