http://pauljacobson.disqus.com/Life, law and other stuffenMon, 14 Jul 2008 02:10:23 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-1674724I too didn't like SpanningSync very much, but I got along very well with BusySync to sync iCal with GCal. It syncs directly with Google, rather than via a server, so the syncing is literally instant (except of course for the first time you sync).<br><br>Plus, it does sync event notifications, which SpanningSync doesn't.Alexandre SoaresMon, 14 Jul 2008 02:10:23 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-5860079I too didn't like SpanningSync very much, but I got along very well with BusySync to sync iCal with GCal. It syncs directly with Google, rather than via a server, so the syncing is literally instant (except of course for the first time you sync).<br><br>Plus, it does sync event notifications, which SpanningSync doesn't.Alexandre SoaresMon, 14 Jul 2008 02:10:23 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-1674720moreover mobileme doesnt even live up to the reputation of being "exchange for the rest of us". it only allows for synching of personal information rather than the ability to share information, one of the critical features of Exchange. there are other offerings like hyperoffice which allow this.PankajMon, 07 Jul 2008 07:36:03 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-5860076moreover mobileme doesnt even live up to the reputation of being "exchange for the rest of us". it only allows for synching of personal information rather than the ability to share information, one of the critical features of Exchange. there are other offerings like hyperoffice which allow this.PankajMon, 07 Jul 2008 07:36:03 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-1674722Thanks for your feedback Mark. So you're really focussing on the shared resources and ability to check back with your assistant over a distance? Or am I missing something there?PaulSun, 06 Jul 2008 16:16:21 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-1674723I've used .mac and most of the other services you mention for quite a while. Where .mac really shines is when you have multiple computers running OS X. My assistant and I share the same address book (which we could do with Plaxo), but I can also take a peak at her screen from my computer anywhere in the world using Back to my Mac. In the same way I can connect to her hard drive and vice versa. <br><br>For me the .mac account is well worth the small expense--even if I could get similar functionality for free using a bunch of other components. The easy of use is hard to beat and having a reliable system is worth quite a bit.Mark - Productivity501Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:43:55 -0000http://pauljacobson.org/2008/07/06/why-it-probably-isnt-worth-using-macmobileme/#comment-5860078I've used .mac and most of the other services you mention for quite a while. Where .mac really shines is when you have multiple computers running OS X. My assistant and I share the same address book (which we could do with Plaxo), but I can also take a peak at her screen from my computer anywhere in the world using Back to my Mac. In the same way I can connect to her hard drive and vice versa.<br><br>For me the .mac account is well worth the small expense--even if I could get similar functionality for free using a bunch of other components. The easy of use is hard to beat and having a reliable system is worth quite a bit.Mark - Productivity501Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:43:55 -0000