Comments on: Apple MobileMe – not for business http://om4.com.au/apple-mobileme-business/ Find customers. Convert online. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:34:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Glenn http://om4.com.au/apple-mobileme-business/#comment-700 Glenn Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:39:26 +0000 http://om4.com.au/?p=383#comment-700 Pierre, while I advocate Apple Mac products in a lot of situations, I'm still not sure I agree that MM is a good option for small business. I've seen a few examples of iWeb sites that are terrible when it comes to search engine friendlliness - and the work required to unpick those issues would be significant. Using a domain just for an iWeb website is a good start, but a business often wants to use a domain for web, mail and calendar services, and MM isn't much help there. With the rise of internet disk products like GetDropBox, the value of an iDisk is also diminished. So while I think MobileMe is a good product, it isn't aimed at small business. Pierre, while I advocate Apple Mac products in a lot of situations, I’m still not sure I agree that MM is a good option for small business. I’ve seen a few examples of iWeb sites that are terrible when it comes to search engine friendlliness – and the work required to unpick those issues would be significant. Using a domain just for an iWeb website is a good start, but a business often wants to use a domain for web, mail and calendar services, and MM isn’t much help there. With the rise of internet disk products like GetDropBox, the value of an iDisk is also diminished. So while I think MobileMe is a good product, it isn’t aimed at small business.

]]> By: Pierre F. Walter http://om4.com.au/apple-mobileme-business/#comment-699 Pierre F. Walter Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:19:31 +0000 http://om4.com.au/?p=383#comment-699 Good article, but perhaps we are a step ahead now. A domain can be matched to any MM account now, and I just heard via support chat, that if you have many domains you can forward them to sub-directories of the domain you have setup, which allows you a kind of multi-hosting. Consider that iWeb is the most easy-to-use web design platform and there are features that work only on MM, not on another server (search, blog comments, page counter, etc.). Please have a look also at this book at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/reader/0470436417?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib%5Fdp%5Fpt And here is an excerpt: http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/17/04704364/0470436417.pdf Best regards, Pierre Good article, but perhaps we are a step ahead now. A domain can be matched to any MM account now, and I just heard via support chat, that if you have many domains you can forward them to sub-directories of the domain you have setup, which allows you a kind of multi-hosting. Consider that iWeb is the most easy-to-use web design platform and there are features that work only on MM, not on another server (search, blog comments, page counter, etc.). Please have a look also at this book at amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/reader/0470436417?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib%5Fdp%5Fpt

And here is an excerpt:
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/17/04704364/0470436417.pdf

Best regards,
Pierre

]]> By: Glenn http://om4.com.au/apple-mobileme-business/#comment-343 Glenn Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:45:34 +0000 http://om4.com.au/?p=383#comment-343 Will, yes you could do that. Although the iPhone integrates with Gmail as well. My understanding is you can sync your iPhone with Address Book / iTunes without .mac/mobile me. And of course your iPod. So not sure what mobile me offers in the way of extra integration with devices. Will, yes you could do that. Although the iPhone integrates with Gmail as well. My understanding is you can sync your iPhone with Address Book / iTunes without .mac/mobile me. And of course your iPod. So not sure what mobile me offers in the way of extra integration with devices.

]]> By: Will http://om4.com.au/apple-mobileme-business/#comment-342 Will Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:24:37 +0000 http://om4.com.au/?p=383#comment-342 Would it be possible to use both? I.e., use Google Apps to get a Gmail account with your domain name, then forward it to your Mac Mail - then use MobileMe to push the Mac Mail to your small business's various devices. That way you get the benefit of both, right? Would it be possible to use both? I.e., use Google Apps to get a Gmail account with your domain name, then forward it to your Mac Mail – then use MobileMe to push the Mac Mail to your small business’s various devices. That way you get the benefit of both, right?

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