Mac.com becomes Me.com
I currently use .Mac, because it excels at syncing data between multiple Macs: bookmarks, contacts, email, calendar, passwords, preferences, widgets, files and more. Having my computers and .Mac automatically take care of all that in the background, per my instructions (my chosen settings in System Preferences) is worth $70-100/year, all by itself.
On top of that, .Mac gives me 10 gigabytes of storage, which I can use for to backup and/or share files online. That space can also be used for posting photographs and videos on the web, or for web hosting — all made easy with the programs that come free with the Mac (iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, GarageBand) or with .Mac (Backup).
On July 11th, Apple rolls out MobileMe, which (for the same price) takes most of the features of .Mac, doubles the storage space to 20 GB, and adds “push” synchronization not only between Macs, but also with your iPhone, iPodTouch and/or Windows computer. All .Mac accounts will automatically be updated to the new service, and will have their choice of using their old Mac.com or new Me.com email addresses.
Apple is currently offering a deal for pre-orders; if you happen to be buying a Mac, get $30 off your first year of MobileMe. But anyone can save $30 right now, and still grab a Mac.com address, by snapping up the current .Mac 5.0
.Mac MobileMe subscription right now.
