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MobileMe Family Pack Review

MobileMe Family Pack
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MobileMe Family Pack I had just purchased and signed up for Mobile Me a few days before my hard drive on my MacBook crashed. I had good backups of everything but my address book and contacts. Fortunately, those were all stored on my MobileMe account "in the cloud". After getting the new hard drive (thank you Apple Care) and reloaded my OSX operating system) & programs, I synced my computer with MobileMe *just like magic* all of my calendar appointments & contact information were just there. How cool is that?
If you have an iPhone and don't have MobileMe you are just simply missing out on one of the best parts of the service. In addition to the sync capabilities, you have access to iDisk which will give you a place to store photos and files that are accessible from any web browser. You will also have access to your calendar, contacts & email from any browser.
This is a hard-to-beat service and I would highly recommend the Family pack if you have more than one iPhone in the family.

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MobileMe Individual Review

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This is a great bargain compared with buying a renewal from Apple for $99. But renewal online using this product is a little tricky; you have to bypass renewal by credit card etc. at Apple's price. Here's how:
1) Go to www.me.com and log in.
2) Go to Account (click on your name at top right). You'll be asked to enter your password again.
3) Select "Billing Info" in list at left
4) Click on "Apply Activation Key" in bottom left
5) Click radio button "Apply to an existing account" and enter the 16-letter activation code in the box you have bought here
6) Confirm Renewal (you may have to enter your name and password yet again).
Enjoy!

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MobileMe is the service from Apple that automatically pushes new email, contacts, and calendar events over the air to your iPhone and keeps everything in sync across your Mac, PC, and the web. So your important information is up to date everywhere you go--no docking required. MobileMe also makes it easy to share photos and access files on the go. And if you ever lose your iPhone, MobileMe can help you find it or remotely wipe your data to protect your privacy. An Individual subscription comes with 20GB of combined email and file storage, 200GB of monthly data transfer, and full access to everything MobileMe has to offer.


Mail, contacts, and calendar. MobileMe keeps your mail, contacts, and calendar information in the "cloud" and uses push technology to keep everything in sync across your iPhone, Mac, PC, and the web automatically. So no matter where you go or what device you use, all your information is up to date--no docking required.

Push email. When you join MobileMe, you get a me.com email account that's always up to date. New messages are pushed to your iPhone or iPod touch automatically, and you're notified the instant they arrive. MobileMe constantly checks for new messages, so you don't have to. And when you use MobileMe, you'll notice that the inbox on your iPhone looks a lot like the inbox on your Mac at home, which also looks a lot like the inbox on your PC at work. That's because it is. Read messages are marked as read, and all your folders are exactly the way you left them, no matter what device you use to check your email. Last but not least, your MobileMe inbox is entirely ad free and includes spam and virus protection.

Push contacts. With MobileMe Contacts, your entire address book is accessible from your computer, your iPhone, and on the web. Say you meet someone and add that person to Contacts on your iPhone. MobileMe automatically pushes the new contact to the cloud, and in seconds it appears in Address Book on your Mac or in Outlook on your PC. You don't have to connect your iPhone to your computer or do anything at all. Your new friend's information--his phone number, email address, photos and notes, such as "sat next to me at the parenting seminar"--is exactly where it should be, anytime you need it.

Push calendar. MobileMe keeps your calendar in sync across your Mac, PC, iPhone, and iPod touch, so you always know where you need to be and when you need to be there. Change the time for your doctor's appointment on your computer at work, and it's automatically updated on your iPhone--no docking required. Add an event on your iPhone and it appears in the Calendar application on me.com in seconds, then syncs to your computers. You can even manage multiple calendars. So you'll never miss a lunch date, soccer game, or important meeting again.

Works with the desktop applications you know well. MobileMe keeps your data in sync across the applications you use every day--Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac; Microsoft Outlook on a PC (Windows XP or Windows Vista); and the built-in applications on your iPhone or iPod touch. All your information stays up to date and is right where you want it, so there's no need to learn new software or change your day-to-day routine.

Find My iPhone. It's human to misplace things, even your iPhone. The good news is that if you do lose your iPhone, MobileMe can help you find it. Simply enable Find My iPhone in MobileMe settings on your phone and then you can use the feature anytime you need it.

Locate your iPhone on a map. Anytime you lose your iPhone just log in to your account page from any computer to display your phone's approximate location on a map.

Display a message or play a sound on your lost iPhone. If your iPhone is nearby, you can play a sound to help you find it, even if your ringer is set to silent. Or you can display a message on the screen with information that will help others return it to you.

Protect your privacy with Remote Wipe. If you're concerned that your iPhone has been permanently lost or stolen, you can initiate a remote wipe from your account page at me.com. This restores your iPhone to its factory settings, ensuring that your personal information is nobody's business but your own. If you eventually find your iPhone, simply connect it to your computer, use iTunes to restore the data from your most recent backup, and you're good to go.

MobileMe Gallery When your friends and family visit your MobileMe Gallery, they're in for a show. Just upload photos from your computer or iPhone to your Gallery, and invite people to visit, download their favorites, and even contribute their own. With beautiful animated views, everyone will see your photos come to life.

Your photos never looked better. Friends and family can view your photos in a beautiful Gallery using a web browser on a Mac or PC. They can skim albums to see what's inside, select an album, and choose viewing options such as mosaic, carousel, or slideshow. And with automatic resizing, your photos adjust instantly to fit the browser window so they always look great, even on large displays.

Manage from anywhere. You can create a new album or make changes to your MobileMe Gallery at me.com from virtually anywhere. Easily upload new photos, rearrange them, edit titles, and more. Your changes are instantly reflected in your Gallery for friends to see. Have a Mac? You can upload photos directly from iPhoto '09 or Aperture 2 with just a few clicks.

Print-quality downloads. You can allow visitors to download high-resolution copies of their favorite photos right from their browser. If they want the entire album, it's as easy as one click. MobileMe compresses the album into a ZIP file for a quick and simple download.

Contributions welcome. You aren't the only one shooting pictures. With MobileMe Gallery, you can get the shots you wish you had by allowing friends to contribute their photos. They can do it from a browser or via email.

Amazing with iPhone and Apple TV. MobileMe Gallery works beautifully with all your Apple devices. Your photos look great on iPhone. If you snap a picture on the road or capture video using your iPhone 3GS, you can post it directly to your Gallery with a few taps. And with Apple TV, you can view anyone's public photos and videos on your widescreen television--no computer required.

MobileMe iDisk With MobileMe iDisk, it's easy to store, access, and share files online. You have plenty of storage space--even large files are no problem. Just add the files you need to your iDisk, and whatever you upload will be there for you to download using a web browser on any computer.

Easy web access. MobileMe iDisk is accessible from any web browser, Mac or PC, at me.com. With a familiar, intuitive interface, uploading and organizing files is as simple as drag and drop. And if you use a Mac, you can find iDisk right in the Mac OS X Finder.

iDisk on your iPhone. You can already access your iDisk online at me.com. And now you can access it right from your iPhone. Free for MobileMe members, the iDisk app for iPhone makes your important files accessible anytime, anywhere. View popular file types, such as Microsoft Office and iWork '09 documents and presentations, PDFs, and more, in portrait or landscape. Share any file, big or small, with just a few taps. And access files in the Public folders of other MobileMe members just as easily.

Make it public. iDisk includes a Public folder that makes working with others easy. Just add the files you want to share and your friends and coworkers can access them using any web browser. They can download any file in your Public folder to make changes and post their own files, too.

Share large files. Sharing files too big to email as attachments is a snap with iDisk. Just upload what you want to share, choose your recipients, and iDisk sends them an email with a link to download the file. You can assign a password to keep your files secure and even set the number of days the download link is available.

Space available. Your MobileMe membership includes 20GB of storage space for all your email, photos, files, and more. Put in perspective, 20GB of space is enough to store nearly 7000 high-quality photos. You can tell MobileMe how much of your 20GB to allocate to Mail and how much to your iDisk. However you split it up, rest assured you'll have plenty of space to store what's important to you.

Me.com. It's your desktop on the web. At work, at the library, or at a friend's house. You always have easy access to everything you need--email, contacts, calendars, photos, and files--all in one place. MobileMe web apps look and feel so much like the desktop applications you already use, you might forget you're using a browser.

All in one place. Me.com gives you a full suite of ad-free web applications--Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, and iDisk--all accessible from a browser. Check your email, add new contacts to your address book, manage your calendar, create an album of your vacation photos, or access and share that big presentation file. Just log in at www.me.com from any computer--Mac or PC.

Drag-and-drop simple. The web applications on me.com make doing things on the web as simple and intuitive as on your desktop. Convenient features in Mail, such as the preview pane and autocomplete addressing, let you view and compose messages quickly. Organize your email, photo albums, and files with drag-and-drop ease. And advanced features like embedded Google Maps in Contacts, Quick Reply in Mail, and easy file sharing in iDisk give you functionality you might not even find on your desktop.

Always in sync. Me.com is a key part of staying in sync with MobileMe. Any changes you make to your mail, contacts, and calendars automatically sync across your computers, your iPhone, and your iPod touch. So you always have the latest information. And if you use a Mac, changes you make to your Gallery or iDisk will be reflected in iPhoto or the Finder the next time you're at your computer.

Manage your account. You can easily manage your MobileMe account details at me.com. Check your renewal date, reallocate your iDisk storage, upgrade your account, change your password, and more. All in a secure, password-protected interface. And if you lose your iPhone, me.com is where you'll go to locate it using Find My iPhone. No matter where you are, on a Mac or PC, me.com is your home base for MobileMe.


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123 Copy DVD Gold Review

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I just puchased the latest version of this product; 123 Copy DVD Gold v7.0.0.25. It has failed to work at all. After visiting the website forum for the company, I discovered that there is a known problem that the software will not work with some external drives.
So, if you are a laptop, notebook, or netbook user (as many people are these days) it's likely that this software will not work on your machine.
I am currently waiting for the company to release another update that they say is supposed to fix this problem. If and/or when this update becomes available I will update my review of this product.
In the meantime, be warned...
Update...
Since I posted my review of 123 Copy DVD Gold (2010 version) a couple of days ago, I have been told by the company that the updates that they are releasing are in attempts to fix the problems with the 2009 version of the software. So, apparently there are no immediate plans to update the 2010 version to fix the problems with it since apparently not enough users have yet upgraded to the 2010 version. I recommend avoiding this software. Unfortunately, there don't appear to be many alternatives to this software for DVD copying, nevertheless, this software has not worked for me at all.
Further, I was curious about the positive 5 star review that was also posted for this product, given the problems I've had with it, and the problems that others have posted on the forum at the company's website.
In checking all the reviews that this individual has posted it is interesting to note that they are all for this company's products and they are all five star reviews. Perhaps this individual is an employee of the company? If so, I would consider this a deceptive practice and would ask Amazon to look into it.


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123 Copy DVD Gold is our flagship product. It can do anything you can think of when it comes to copying, converting or transferring all of your favorite DVDs and video files to any device or media you wish.

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TunePlus 3.0 Review

TunePlus 3.0
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Just got this today. Installed it and followed set-up instructions for making it work with iTunes. However, it cannot find my iPod -- therefore, it is totally useless to me. I have no idea what the problem is, as my iPod is showing just fine in iTunes. But my iPod remains invisible to TunePlus. Can't do anything with it, then.


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Unleash the power of your iPlayer with TunePlus 3.0.Maximize your iPod or iPhone'sabilities by transferring music and more from your player to your PC.
Get Music Off Any iPod TunePlus allows you to edit file properties of music, photos and videos on your iPod player. Backup essential files, music, photos, work documents and more.Burn files directly from iPod music player and organize files into batches to burn to CDs and DVDs. TunePlus also allows you to manage Podcasts by linking to any podcasting source
Protect Your Music Don't let your iPod player's database get corrupted. TunePlus checks for and alerts you to any potential problems.
Unleash the power of your iPod or iPhone Transferring music between your iPod or iPhone's player to your PC is now possible. Smart sync technology moves files that are new or have been modified to avoid repeated files taking up memory space.
Features:
Converts video to iPod format
Transfer songs from your iPod to your PC
Media Manager allows you to change file properties of music, photos and videos on your iPod player
Backup essential files, music, photos, work documents and more for instant portability and security
Organize files into batches to burn to CDs and DVDs
Burn files directly from iPod music player
Manage Podcasts by linking to any podcasting source
Utilize Media Manager to standardize and organize music, photo and video files in a central location
Syncs with Microsoft Outlook Email, Contacts, Calendar, Email and Notes
Access daily news, weather, movie listings and horoscopes on your iPod



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Microsoft Office Standard 2007 UPGRADE Review

Microsoft Office Standard 2007 UPGRADE
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Normally I might wait to install a new software upgrade, but I just got a new laptop and thought it would be best to use Office 2007 with the new Vista operating system. I was wrong.
You would expect that a multi-billion dollar company like Microsoft could put out a powerful and bug-free piece of software. But after a month of using Office 2007, you get the distinct impression that this software is not ready for public release. Microsoft should be ashamed.
I don't know the root cause of my problems, but I have to stress that I am running a clean install of Office 2007 on Vista, so there shouldn't be any software conflicts or issues.
So what are my issues? The list is long:
-- My biggest concern is that MS Word constantly hangs and stalls. It can making editing a document very painful. I suspect the problem is when I put images or Visio diagrams into a document. But that is something the old MS Word was able to do without an issue. Oddly, if I have a colleague open the document and save it out in Word 2003, the problem goes away! What?! It's killing my productivity.
-- When ever I cut and paste from an old document, Word hangs for 15 to 20 seconds. And often the formatting and margins in my new document go haywire. I keep having to spend a ton of time fixing things. This never happened in the old Word. This is another time killer.
-- Every few days, Outlook 2007 starts telling me that it cannot display my email folders. Uh oh! I have to completely restart my computer to see my email again.
-- Outlook 2007 breaks many graphic emails that people send -- they look like a mess. It is because Outlook 2007 does NOT render HTML correctly since it uses the Word engine, not Internet Explorer to display email. I have no idea why Microsoft did this, but they have got to fix it.
-- Many of the issues in the old Word 2003 still haven't been fixed. If you place an image, it can often be hard to get it to appear correctly. Why can't they solve this one?
-- While most Office programs have the new ribbon interface (which I like), some programs like Visio 2007 do not. So you have to remember how to use two interfaces. Couldn't Microsoft find the time and money to update ALL its programs? Give me a break.
-- On a few occassions in Visio 2007, my files have failed to save correctly. At first I thought this must have been my fault, but it's happened to me a few times and can't be a coincidence. A few times I've gotten an error message and lost my work. Ug.
-- Word and Excel 2007 use a completely new file format. So anyone you send a document to has to have 2007 installed (which isn't likely the case). To get around this, you can save it down to a 2003 file format, but then you end up with two files on your hard drive -- one in the new format and one in the old format. What a pain! Also, there definitely seems to be an issue with Office 2007 opening older Office 2003 files. Could be the cause of many of my problems, but there is no way I can avoid using old files. They should have worked harder on compatibility.
There are good things about the new 2007. I do like the new interface design and the new features in Outlook 2007 are amazing for organizing tasks and sharing your calendar.
But I don't think it's fair that Microsoft released a product so full of serious, serious bugs that have cost me hours and hours of extra work. I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on a beta product and don't think the public should have to suffer. Surely they can afford to do better!


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Office Standard 2007 provides office software essentials to homes and small business so that users can get tasks done more quickly and easily. Office Standard 2007 is the office software suite that empowers you to create great-looking documents spreadsheets and presentations and to manage your e-mail messages calendar and contacts. With improved menus and tools enhanced graphics and formatting capabilities new time and communication management tools and more reliability and security Office Standard 2007 makes it easier and more enjoyable for you to get things done at home or at work.GeneralCategory:Office applicationsSubcategory:Office applications - office suiteLicense Type:Version upgrade packageLicense Qty:1 userLicense Pricing:StandardDistribution Media:CD-ROMPackage Type:RetailHeader / Localization:EnglishPlatform:WINSystem Requirements / OS Required:Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or later Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or laterUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:43231513Product IDUPC:882224147989Manufacturer Part:021-07668

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Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1-5 Set Review

Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1-5 Set
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Will using Rosetta Stone Spanish allow you to say: "Me sorprende que soy capaz de hablar un español fluido después de usar este programa sólo por un par de semanas!" ('I am amazed that I am able to speak fluent Spanish after using this program for only a few weeks')?
Probably not. It is, however, a very useful and well thought out program.
The Rosetta Stone line of language products all share the same basic design and interface. The key to the Rosetta Stone system is the presentation of word and action associations, influenced by context. This simulates the sort of cues that one would parse and process in speaking any language, even your own native language. Normally, you don't think about this as you speak your own language. But it's one of the hardest things to simulate outside of dealing with a second language in its own country and having the chance to deal with real life situations involving speakers of the second language.
Each screen is accompanied by a phrase, spoken out loud by a native speaker in the program, and four slightly different picture scenes that require you to pick the one that the sentence is referring to. Beginning at a very basic level -- such as "the boy is under the tree" (in whatever language) with four pictures of a boy next to, under, in the limbs of and cutting down the tree -- your proficiency improves as you move through these basic cues to more advanced and complex speaking and contexts. By the end of the program you are dealing with fairly complex situations, sentences and associations.
The program also allows you to repeat the phrase and, using the supplied microphone, match and score your own pronunciation against the supplied sample. You can also test your ability to properly write out a second language by spelling out and typing the phrase, although the work arounds for using a US English QWERTY keyboard with the special characters and distinct keyboard layouts used by different languages can be awkward. There are several variations on all the visual, verbal and textual tests.
The most important question one must answer when considering this product is: will it, as the advertising suggests, be a magic gateway to language learning that is all you need? The answers is: sort of.
First, this is an expensive product. Make no mistake, when you pay for a heavily advertised product like this that you are, in part, paying the cost of the extensive advertising that brought it to your attention and put you in a mind to buy it.
Second, although Rosetta Stone is an extremely well thought out and useful system for review, practice, improving reaction times to prompts in other languages, and gaining fluency through exposure to variable contexts, it is not a complete language course.
I have purchased a load of different language courses for languages that I have wanted to study on my own, and I can say, at least for me, that using at least two or more different packages that compliment, reinforce and overlap with each other is always better than trying to learn everything with only the logic and pattern of one single course. Besides, you really do need to learn grammar and other parts of the subject that cannot really be covered by, or communicated well by, a single program, even one as well thought out as Rosetta Stone.
At some point you really do have to crack a book and do some regular studying and learning, even though Rosetta Stone strongly implies that you can be speaking away in a second language with nothing more than some time in front of your laptop.
Conclusion: whatever language you are wanting to study, seriously consider Rosetta Stone. But also seriously consider buying a Pimsleur and a Living Language course to go along with it, and seriously contemplate the very un-Rosetta Stone-ish subject of studying verb conjugation rules, grammar, usage and verb tables.
All together you will stand a much better chance of gaining real fluency, and not just the ability to distinguish if the boy is in, under or besides he tree, or if all of the people, two of the people, the two men or the three women in the picture are eating steak or drinking wine. It's all good, but no one product or course can do it all.


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Mobileme Individual Box Review

Mobileme Individual Box
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I set my Mobile Me account to alert me when it is time for renewal, but I do not respond directly to Apple. Instead, I come here and save almost $40!

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MobileMe is the service from Apple that stores your important information online at me.com and keeps it in sync and accessible on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. New email, contacts, and calendar items are automatically pushed over the air to your devices, so you always have the latest information at your fingertips. You can share photos and access important files from anywhere. And if you ever lose your iPhone or iPad, MobileMe can even help you find it.

The easy way to keep your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC in sync.

Key Features
Get ad-free email that's in sync on all your devices.
Stay up to date with wireless contact and calendar syncing--no docking required.
Share calendars with family and friends and invite guests to an event with RSVPs.
Locate your iPhone or iPad on a map, display a message, even remotely lock or wipe your device.
Share photos and videos from anywhere in a beautiful online gallery.
Access and share files online or on the go--even files that are too big to email.
Access and manage your information from any computer at me.com.
Share calendars with family and friends and invite guests to an event with RSVPs.

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