I enjoyed the overview on .Mac, but I had a comment about your discussion on the iDisk. You stated that you wouldn’t recommend mounting the iDisk on your computer because it then takes up that space on that computer.

I wanted to offer a different point of view. I run a small consulting business, and I work out of a home office and on the road. I use iDisk to store all of my work files (since the increase in storage), and I keep it mounted on both my iMac and my MacBook that I take on the road with me. This ensures that I have access to the same, synced files in both locations without any worry about whether I have the most updated version with me, or whether I will be able to find a wifi hotspot. It means that I’ve got what I need when I’m on the road, but that I can easily move back to my desktop when I’m at home, which I prefer.

Secondarily, it ensures that I have three copies of those vital work files to function as a backup without needing to formally back them up.

I understand the desire not to use space for the iDisk, but in my case the iDisk isn’t really taking *additional* space because it is where the work files are stored.

As I said – just wanted to offer a different point of view. I enjoy the show – thanks for putting it out!

I liked your .Mac roundup on the podcast. I have a couple additions.

At http://www.mac.com members get a quick view of .Mac services including iWeb & HomePage counter readout., account access, .Mac system status, quick address book access, Mail new message counter, direct iDisk access, .Mac help, etc.

.Mac members have access to an exclusive and extensive “Learning Center” where you have text and video help for almost anything Apple related.

With .Mac, your Safari bookmarks are available on any Apple OR Windows PC connected to the Internet.

iCard allows you to create and send electronic greeting cards.

Finally, while mirroring the 10gb iDisk may not seem like a good idea it has two things going for it. (1) It’s another form of backup incase Apple servers crash or become unavailable and (2) it works great for laptops. For example, let’s say you and your laptop are away from home, with no internet access, and you want to work on the Great American Novel you’ve been writing. If you work from your iDisk with mirroring on, you have access to your files on your portable computer. As soon as you have Internet access your laptop will synchronize the iDisk files on your hard drive via your .Mac account and the updated files will be available on your main computer as well! I would recommend to anyone to turn mirroring on if they have a laptop.

Les

I love having dot-mac. Keeping address books, calendars and favorites sync’d across our three macs is awesome. I also love iDisk. I use a PC at work and I often times bring files to and from using my iDisk. I also like that others can put things in my public folder.

Well, I am going to keep this short. Victor came to the rescue behind the scenes and troubleshooted this for me, sent me detailed explanations, and finally figured out my problem and explained the fix in a way that I could understand.

Turns out this has been a problem for all kinds of dotmac users.

I am so grateful for the help. This is more than a podcast. It really feels like a community.

Thank you Victor.