Comments on: Google the Next .Mac? http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:33:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tony @ themacspace.com http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325902 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:37:20 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325902 I big thing missing from google is a To-Do or task list.

]]> By: Karen http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325903 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:52:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325903 I believe that Plaxo offers syncing of both contacts and calendars between Google and the Mac (I think that you need to download a beta version to do both).

I haven’t tried it myself, so I can’t comment on how well (or not) it works.

]]> By: The Stig http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325901 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:23:22 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325901 .Mac is better for me because of Sync and the email interface via IMAP to the underlying folders is more standard. Google’s use of labels instead of actual folders is clumsy. But, at least Gmail is IMAP based now.

]]> By: J.Y. http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325897 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:48:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325897 JungleDisk.com plus Amazon S3 makes a viable inexpensive Backup alternative: http://www.jungledisk.com/manual/config-backup.shtml

]]> By: Arvin http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325898 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:00:02 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325898 @Ali: I agree, I think finding seamless interaction between programs currently rates higher than cloud computing. Rarely am I away from my own personal computers, and rarely am I in desperate to need rediscover my iPhoto while I’m on vacation. It is nice to be able to share, and .Mac has a good system set up for it, it really just comes down to the cost for me.

@Jim: Good call, I can’t find any official announcement, everyone seems to be spreading the same rumor from the same ultimate sources. But I wouldn’t put it past Google to launch an online storage platform, it fits the puzzle and seems like a good path to go down for them (and for us).

What I really think it all comes down to is the quality of sharing. If I need access to my iCal or Address Book from anywhere, I might as well get an iPhone, but if I want to share my photos, or my calenders that seems to be a completely different story. In that aspect I think Google is a solid competitor to .Mac

]]> By: Jim http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325900 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:19:53 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325900 Since when is Google’s GDrive no longer a rumor? I haven’t seen or heard an official announcement about it. Any links beyond the skepticism, rumors and “I saw some obscure link on a Google page that no longer exists” statements?

]]> By: Zeki Dikmen http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325899 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:17:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325899 So howmuch is a .MAC account ?
And howmuch is a google account ?

]]> By: Galley http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325896 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:38:48 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325896 I chose not to renew my .Mac Family Pack back in Nov. $179 for it, or $199 for the Leopard Family Pack. It was a no-brainer to go with Leopard.

]]> By: Lordmike http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325894 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:56:18 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325894 I choose google, because it’s free and I have never had any problems with my gmail.

]]> By: Stan http://gigaom.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325895 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:18:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2007/12/12/google-the-next-mac/#comment-325895 @Allister: The picsasa plugin is free, I use it very often. Did you have pay for Picasa Web Albums Uploader plugin? I don’t understand. here is the downoad link again: http://picasa.google.com/web/mac_tools.html

Since I already use iPhoto it’s great just to select the photos and export to Picasa.

How does Flickr plugin upload photos to Picasaweb?

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