MobileMe

Apple’s re-branding of .Mac, which got off to a very rocky start soon after (some say too soon after) the iPhone 3G launch.

News Coverage

Date Link Notes
2008
Oct 30 MobileMe: About the Late-September 2008 MobileMe update Still no SSL support.
Aug 18 MobileMe users get (another) extension, 60 days this time Hmm.
Aug 17 MobileMe and (lack of) encryption Yep, no security. Some interestingly obtuse troll comments in that piece, though, from AppleInsider folk trying to make their ridiculous piece hold water.
Aug 12 MobileMe Services Remain a Dark Cloud A few more glitches
Aug 11 MobileMe Mail and Gmail Go Down Simultaneously Nobody’s perfect.
Aug 11 Two weeks after Apple calls MobileMe stable, mail goes down Stability as applied relativity.
Aug 08 Followup on: MobileMe Problems Show Apple Needs an Infrastructure Lesson A few more interesting insights
Aug 05 MobileMe Problems Show Apple Needs an Infrastructure Lesson A pretty insightful piece.
Aug 05 Steve Jobs on MobileMe: the full e-mail Steve’s internal email regarding the launch, or something very much like it.
Aug 05 MobileMe Problems Show Apple Needs an Infrastructure Lesson Maybe. I’m not convinced it’s that simple.
Aug 04 Steve Jobs: MobileMe not up to Apple’s standards unlike, say, the iTunes music store
Jul 28 MobileMe: the case of the vanishing iPhone contacts Ouch.
Jul 26 Apple admits to lost MobileMe messages, bad karma Apparently I was one of the lucky ones.
Jul 26 MobileMe Status Page Promises Updates, But Tone Rings Flat Can’t argue there.
Jul 25 MobileMe Status An initially anonymous writer (now signing ‘David G.’) starts posting updates on service status
Jul 24 Review: MobileMe 1.0 1.0, indeed. Gotta love the editor’s note.
Jul 24 Apple’s MobileMess David Pogue lays it on, pulling no punches.
Jul 24 Poor man’s Exchange: MobileMe supports IDLE for e-mail I think Ars is pretty much wrong, and that IDLE support has been there all along
Jul 23 Apple’s MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable Mossberg weighs in, heavily
Jul 16 MobileMe says sorry with a month of free service No comment
Jul 16 Apple apologizes for its MobileMe mess, admits bungle on ‘push,’ offers 30-days free – Engadget The push that wasn’t
Jul 13 MobileMe Disappointment Here’s why you should never market something using something else’s name
Jul 12 MobileMe Fails to Launch Well, But Finally Launches That’s your summary, right there.
Jul 10 MobileMe now really, truly up? No. Upsy daisy.
Feb 25th How-To: Truly reset your .Mac sync data Step-by-step guide to both fixing sync issues and removing all your personal data from the service

See Also

iCloudThe Four ScrewsThe iPhone TimelineStuff That Bugs Me About Apple and iCloud
Yahoo, Flickr can go to hell!Design & Code CreditsTall OrdersApple: Frequently Asked Questions About the MobileMe Transition and iCloud
Ludicrous SpeedEndgame3 million and then someMobileMe Calendar Beta
Today In The Geek PlaneiPhone 3G Press CoverageThe Next MobileMe Mail. Now in Beta.Site Designs
Sunny, with a chance of restiTunesNew MobileMe Gallery App for iPhoneIMAP Backup Script
Dropbox Gets a New Home, iPhone Appplaynice: make your iPhone autoupdate Google LatitudeUnsocialMunching Coffee Beans
Sharing Large Files with iDiskGoogle Calendar and Contact Sync for iPhoneiPhone 2.2 Update Image IssueThe Last MacWorld
Enjoying the show, avoiding the flamethrower: life inside Apple2008 in Review, 2009 HazyMobileMe: Service Updates as of December 22, 2008About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
Google Calendar now supports Apple iCalBackup ToolsMobileMeFeed Speed Bumps
Mac.com.ptTale of a NetbookIs Apple's MobileMe Secure?MobileMe: Supplemental 60-day extension
MobileMe Web Apps and SSLTwo little tidbits..Steve Jobs: 'we need to learn more about Internet services'In the meantime
FailMeGoogle gives GMail always-on encryptionDoubleMeFlog Me, Because I Don't Know Better
The Early Days Of Palm 2.0Five Random Notes on Apple and Related TopicsImmobile dot Where?SproutCore
It's just a (3G) phoneMe.com, as it stands tonightSettling inOn Evernote, and Security
iDisk.Mac Mail ClosureToo Rich For WordsCustomers.split(...)
Now I'm the one not trusting .MacDropbox.Mac Doesn't Trust YouMusings on Photo Galleries
Not Spartan EnoughPlanet Tao and photos back onlineHey Apple, How About Fixing Your Insecure iDisk?Entourage 2008 Review
dotmac - Google CodeAn update on my RSS setupThose Internet Service ThingiesOutsourcing My Stuff
The Utter Asinine Stupidity Of Mail.app's Sudden Bouts Of Password AmnesiaGoogle Plans Service to Store Users' DataSo, this is a better Mail.app?Settling In
Free IMAP for Gmail.Mac renewal dateTwo Months With An E90The Beat Goes On, The Hype Skyrockets
Walt MossbergSubtraction: An Important Message for .Mac CustomersOfficial Google Blog: A simple way to get more storageApple is not native to the web
.Mac server-side spam filteringForm Above SubstanceFive Incongruous Things About The iPhonePost-Keynote Notes
The Trojan Aqua HorseThe Cat With Nine LivesWiki Editing, Mind Maps and UsenetThe Last Phone You'll Ever Wear
iPhone - The Early YearsThe iPhone, At Long LastLooking Forward to 2007The StealthBook
Minor StuffIf I Were a Fly...The Sharper EdgeMy 0.02 Euro Regarding The New .Mac Webmail, and Lack of Exciting (or New) Features Thereof
Backup.Mac - And Round And Round We Go...New Blackberry software for MacThe Apple+Google Hype, iPhoto, and a Reality Check
Warning: DNS Changes Ahead, Possible .Mac Phase-OutMid-PointSteve Jobs (1955-2011)Apple + Google = .Mac^2?
Data For The AgesRe-Plumbing MailA Spotty Take On Leopard's FeaturesCasual Debunking
Steve Has My Number?Mail HiatusIs Technorati Completely Losing It?Monday, Oddly Enough
.Mac's Missed OpportunitiesHOWTO: Read .Mac Mail on a SonyEricsson PhoneMinor Notes on VoodooPad 3 and .MacPotash
KipRandom Trains of ThoughtiLife UpdatesThe Razor-Thin Mobile Computer
Side-SwitchingAppleWhereaboutsIdle Mode
BackiSyncMonday Mode, In SpadesYojimbo
MacBooks and Other Happenings - The SequelMacBooks and Other HappeningsThe Reindeer Are ComingPersonal Spam
Random WalkThoughts On File Sharing10.4.3 Odds and EndsBackup 3.0
.Mac Upgrade AlertAnd I Wanted a Quiet Vacation...Mid-Week PauseGoogle Talk?
Is Mac OS X Becoming Crufty?Certifiably SecureMail.app 0.2Stripe Three
Back To WorkA Leisurely Stroll Through the NewsSmultronEssential Happenings of Yesterday
Summer OdditiesMiscellaneous Exchange GeekeryAddress Book TriviaSSL