Comments on: 10 Ways to Make MobileMe Perfect http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/ Tue, 21 May 2013 00:27:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: matthew carleton http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-581918 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:02:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-581918 Is there a way to use idisk to back up files automatically? I would love to not be just storing all of my stuff on a local harddrive via timemachine.

]]> By: Paul http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379090 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:02:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379090 Love the service and many of the things you mentioned are fixed.
All that’s missing now is a simple to do app for iPhone that syncs with mail over MobileMe.

]]> By: susan http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379089 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:15:49 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379089 I found this list of suggestions on the web:

A voting system for enhancements, like top ten feature requests, More direct ways of suggesting feature requests. More user intervention/interaction with development (so some of the ideas are “bottom up”). MobileMe development forums – in the Apple Stores in London/NY/Tokyo etc – users can meet developers and vice versa and have open feedback. MobileMe user committee that is visible. More inclusions in the changes for users.

More service, less product please.

]]> By: susan http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379088 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:14:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379088 I found this list of suggestions on the web:

1) A voting system for enhancements, like top ten feature requests…

2) More direct ways of suggesting feature requests

3) More user intervention/interaction with development (so some of the ideas are “bottom up”).

4) MobileMe development forums – in the Apple Stores in London/NY/Tokyo etc – users can meet developers and vice versa and have open feedback

5) MobileMe user committee that is visible

6) More inclusions in the changes for users

More service, less product please.

]]> By: Ed http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379087 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:45:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379087 Edit of the above:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2431914&tstart=0

Yup Lions, led by donkeys….

]]> By: Ed http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379086 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:40:57 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379086 Lions let by donkeys as far as I can see.

A customer asks for a reasonable bit of help – but support can’t help:

William B.: I see that you would like to convert a mail account into an alias, is that correct?
William B.: I will provide you with an equally simple answer. Unfortunately Sue, not even we have the tools to do that.
sue: interesting….
William B.: I apologize, I wish that we could, however Apple has decided this is something not to give us tools for.
sue: OK, so its an engineering request?
sue: OK
sue: bummer
William B.: I can check, to see if there is a way to make an engineering request, I can make no promises though.
sue: I understand
sue: I can wait while you ask…
William B.: Thank you.
William B.: Unfortunately Sue, I am being told that it is something that we don’t have the ability to do at any level.
William B.: The only real option I can provide you with is creating a Family Pack.
sue: Sure – I know that
sue: just not necessary
William B.: Okay.
William B.: I apologize.
sue: It is odd Apple dont give you these tools, cant be a common request but not unusual
William B.: I agree entirely.
sue: anyway, thanks for your help
William B.: Any time.
sue: I guess they will update the tools eventually…
sue: maybe next year I will ask again!
William B.: If they get enough customer feedback, maybe.

Makes Google Apps a no brainer…

]]> By: Oliver Kiss http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379085 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:52:27 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379085 I actually bought mine on e-bay for $50!

]]> By: Marc http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379084 Mon, 31 May 2010 21:40:36 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379084 Said in the comments before – I know:

One feature MobileMe is missing and which makes it unsuitable for any serious use: the restriction to use @me.com mail addresses only.

Crap!

]]> By: Jenny http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379083 Mon, 17 May 2010 20:31:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379083 I’d love to see Apple offer domains and small business website creation/hosting/iWeb templates. This is a void waiting to be filled. Small biz owners/entrepreneurs/freelancers are the ones who really need to create an attractive, elegant, simple and affordable website. It’s a waste to promote iWeb simply as a tool for people to share their vacation and baby pictures. People use Facebook and Flickr for that.

]]> By: George http://gigaom.com/2010/02/18/10-ways-to-make-mobileme-perfect/#comment-379082 Tue, 04 May 2010 14:01:25 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=39621#comment-379082 MobileMe for domains (as opposed to GoogleApps) would be good

For those of us that are now tied to supporting ourselves + 4 family members (that $200 a year from my family, Apple ;-)) the ability to convert MobileMe aliases into accounts and little used accounts into aliases again; i.e more granular account management would be ideal.

Storage – definitely. 50GB min for a main account

Basic server side mail rules would be good.

However if you want complexity, Google Apps is still there. I just simplicity done well for my family.

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