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MobileMe
Ever since the original PalmPilot came along in 1996, the world has
been captivated with the idea of having a pocket-sized satellite
computer. Imagine having your whole address book and calendar
on a tiny computer in your pocket! Why, you could consult your schedule
just about anywhere!
Which is all fine, except for one thing: To bring that pocket-sized computer
up to date, you have to connect it to your computer with a cable. That’s
a time-consuming, awkward process. Worse, while you’re away from your
desk, your electronic datebook and Rolodex could be changing in different
ways on your various machines as you and your family or co-workers
make changes.
MobileMe, Apple’s $100-a-year suite of Internet services, solves that problem
rather neatly. It keeps your iPhone updated constantly with changes
that are made to your Macs, PCs, or both. In fact, it keeps them all synced
with each other: your Windows machine at work, your Macs at home, your
spouse’s iPod Touch, and, of course, your iPhone.
Make a change on your Mac, and watch it appear on your iPhone and your
PC. Add a new friend to the address book in Outlook Express in Windows XP,
and it appears in Windows Contacts on your Vista PC. Change an appointment
in iCal on the kitchen Mac, and know that it will wirelessly wing its
way onto your traveling spouse’s iPhone four states away.
Not just your address book and calendar, either—all your email remains in
sync, too (if you use the yourname@me.com address that comes with the
service). And your Web bookmarks are the same everywhere, too.
In addition to your gadgets, there’s another place you can view and edit
your vital information, too: online, at www.me.com. That’s a very handy feature
when you’re on the road somewhere, borrowing a PC.
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