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Tuan Nguyen (Blog) - July 25, 2006 10:24 AM

7 comment(s) - last by Trisped.. on Jul 26 at 2:57 PM

Apple shows off more apps that utilize .Mac

Apple this week released a list of neat applications that all utilize its online service called .Mac. For those who are unfamiliar, .Mac allows Apple users to essentially extend their desktop experience into the online space. .Mac subscribers can use Apple's own web hosting to do things such as create blogs, websites, sharable photo albums and other online media. The list of applications is pretty extensive, ranging from fun and game to productivity and publishing.

Some of the applications include:

MacFamilyTree -- create networkable family tree
ProfCast -- create podcasts from presentations
Project X -- publish project calendars, sync projects on different computers
SOHO Organizer -- organize and share your personal work
Blog.Mac -- blog .Mac publisher
iSale -- create and manage eBay auctions and links them to .Mac
GarageSale -- create and manage eBay auctions and links them to .Mac
Quadrium -- create images
RapidWeaver -- website development
Bookpedia -- catalog and organize books, publish collection
Transmit -- .Mac, iDisk, FTP, client

There are other applications available that do more of what some of the above applications do. A subscription to .Mac costs roughly $100 USD per year. Those who are interested can also sign up for a 60 day free trial.

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) is quickly approaching and many analysts predict that Apple will introduce a number of changes to .Mac and other Apple products. Apple says it will unveil its next major revision of OS X, codename Leopard (10.5) at the show. Apple is also expected to showcase its pro line of desktops and servers as well as other hardware.

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By Merry on 7/25/06, Rating: 0

RE: That Title

By wil2xl on 7/25/2006 10:37:26 AM , Rating: 3

They're not "new". The Sims 2? I mean, c'mon.

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RE: That Title

By Merry on 7/25/2006 10:44:39 AM , Rating: 2

Maybe but they not be 'cool' either

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RE: That Title

By Merry on 7/25/2006 10:53:27 AM , Rating: 2

Might not be cool either.

We really need an edit button

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RE: That Title

By epsilonparadox on 7/25/2006 3:47:22 PM , Rating: 2

Something being "Cool" is subjective. Whats cool to Tuan might not be cool to you but thats fine because you're reading his blog not a news item.

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Stop Spam, Apple

By kelmon on 7/25/2006 11:49:16 AM , Rating: 4

Well, it's great that Apple is touting these uses for .mac which, in theory, is great set of services. However, I'll be a much happier user of the service if they'd start doing something about the quantity of spam that is coming through the mail service now. I'd stop my subscription but I don't want to lose my email address and wish to see if they will finally do something about a relatively recent problem.

Honestly, how difficult can it be to add server-side spam protection?

Don't get it...

By Trisped on 7/26/2006 2:57:23 PM , Rating: 2

It should be a blog, but it reads like an ad.

What is the purpose of this blog? what are Tuan's thoughts on the service, does he like it? why? what is so great about these new services that he feels the need to talk about them.

"A politician stumbles over himself... Then they pick it out. They edit it. He runs the clip, and then he makes a funny face, and the whole audience has a Pavlovian response." -- Joe Scarborough on John Stewart over Jim Cramer