Take Control of MobileMe

by Joe Kissell

MobileMe provides oodles of features, but are you making the most of your $99-per-year membership?

MobileMe has become a Swiss-army knife of online services, offering not only a whizzy "push" data syncing service for tracking calendar, contact, and bookmark info on a variety of devices, but also email services, online storage and file sharing, Web hosting, and more. Take Control of MobileMe helps you understand the features and get set up, and then it dives into the details of real-life projects.

The 112-page ebook covers syncing—what to expect, what kinds of data besides calendar and contact information sync, handling problems, and more. The ebook also examines various ways to use an iDisk for storing and sharing files; setting up a MobileMe email account; accessing and updating calendar and contact data on the MobileMe site; using the Gallery feature along with iLife '08 to put photos and movies online with an attractive layout and interface; publishing a Web site to MobileMe's servers; and how to use Back to My Mac to get at the files and screen of one of your Macs while using another. You'll also learn what Apple's Backup, free with MobileMe, can and can't do, and learn whether it's a good choice for you, especially when compared with Leopard's Time Machine.

Back to My Mac: This book devotes six pages to Back to My Mac. However, fully covering this feature would take another book, so we wrote Take Control of Back to My Mac.

"Kissell cuts through [the syncing] thicket cleanly, with clear step-by-step instructions, with key caveats included. The book also provides great detail - good for peace of mind..."
   —The Cherry Creek News

Read this book to learn the answers to questions such as:

• Now that Leopard and iLife '08 are released, and .Mac has changed to MobileMe, what are the primary features available in the MobileMe service?
• How do I set up MobileMe syncing on my iPhone or iPod touch?
• How quickly should I expect MobileMe to sync my data?
• What types of data can sync only with Macs versus with Macs, Windows PCs, and the iPhone/iPod touch?
• How do I configure my MobileMe email account in my email software?
• How do I access my iDisk from Windows XP and Vista?
• Can I still use existing Groups I set up under .Mac?
• How do I add movies and photos to my Web Gallery?
• Where in my MobileMe account does my iWeb-created site go? What if I want to host a non-iWeb site in my MobileMe account?
• How can I configure my AirPort Extreme so it will work with Back to My Mac?

112 pages printed in either color or black-and-white with color cover; Wire-0 binding; 7" x 9".

This book is available in two versions:

• Inside pages are printed in black-and-white with a color cover for $/ea.
• Inside pages are printed in color with a color cover for $/ea.