About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: IDisk, MobileMe, Comparison of file hosting services, Dropbox, RapidShare, Google Docs, Windows Live Mesh, Comparison of online backup services, Remote backup service, ZumoDrive, Amazon S3, Drop.io, Wuala, DreamHost, Windows Live SkyDrive, GameFront, Megaupload, Egnyte, Box.net, Office Web Apps, Steek, Ubuntu One, Badongo, Hotfile, SpiderOak, Smartsheet, Info-Mac, Syncplicity, MediaFire, Softpedia, FilePlanet, Simtel, Aminet, Google Storage, Memopal, Omploader, Putfile, ShowDocument, Download.com, Xdrive, FilesTube, MajorGeeks.com, Humyo, 4shared, ElephantDrive, KeepVault, Files2send.com, IWork.com, I-drive, Moozone, Jungle Disk, Livedrive, SendSpace, ADrive, Omnidrive, ShareFile, Ourmedia, ASUS WebStorage, Showstash, Softonic.com, Filesanywhere, Parcom, Amazon CloudFront, WinFiles, FileServe. Excerpt: MobileMe (formerly .Mac and iTools) is a subscription-based collection of online services and software offered by Apple Inc. Originally launched on January 5, 2000, as iTools, a free collection of Internet-based services for users of Mac OS 9, Apple relaunched it as .Mac on July 17, 2002, when it became a paid subscription service primarily designed for users of Mac OS X. Apple relaunched the service again as MobileMe at WWDC 2008 on July 9, 2008, now targeting, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users. On February 24, 2011, Apple discontinued offering MobileMe through its retail stores. The MobileMe retail boxes are also not offered through resellers anymore. Apple is also no longer accepting new subscribers for MobileMe. At the WWDC 2011, on June 6, Apple announced it will launch iCloud sometime during the Autumn of 2011, which will replace MobileMe for new users. MobileMe itself will continue to function until June 30, 2012, at which point the service will no longer be available, although users are encouraged...
