My goodness, I apologise for all my typing errors … I should not post until I’ve had some sleep ;-( I’m getting into Daniel Kerr’s bad habits of no sleep, all work!
Of course: >> Hi Time, Should have been “Hi Tim”! & this comment >> Remember we do have until June 2011 before the MobileMe servers go down. Should have been “until June 2012”! Seeing as I’ve had to post again to correct my mistakes, I’ll add another link of interest for MobileMe / iCloud people. iCloud: What you need to know: <http://www.macworld.com/article/160380/2011/06/icloud_what_you_need_to_know.html#mobileme> Cheers, Ronni On 16/06/2011, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > On 16/06/2011, at 8:23 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > >> >> >> On 15/06/2011, at 11:26 AM, Tim Law wrote: >> >>> >>> Sandvox has let me know about some of their software updates, but also >>> added that with the demise of MobileMe that they also cease hosting >>> personal domains - which is what I have. >>> >>> This is the first I've had clearly spelt out that this would be happening. >>> Is it fair to assume this is correct and that apple will not provide an >>> alternative for existing customers? >>> >>> >> >> This is not specifically a Sandvox issue - it applies to anyone relying on >> MobileMe as a website host, no matter what the creation platform they have >> used, be it Sandvox, iWeb, or anything else. Steve Jobs has already let it >> be known in no uncertain terms that Apple will not be providing an >> alternative. >> >> http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/12/steve-jobs-confirms-discontinuation-of-iweb-in-icloud-transition/ >> >> Perhaps the best place to start might be to investigate the services offered >> by your own ISP, but there are plenty of reasonably priced alternatives >> around town, including our own Web In A Box (http://www.trinitylismore.com/). > > Hi Time, Peter & others using MobileMe to host their websites, > > Remember we do have until June 2011 before the MobileMe servers go down. > From the email all MobileMe subscribers received: > "Your MobileMe subscription will be automatically extended through June 30, > 2012, at no additional charge. > After that date, MobileMe will no longer be available. > > When iCloud becomes available this fall, we will provide more details and > instructions on how to make the move. In the meantime, we encourage you to > learn more about iCloud.” > > Sure, we need to start thinking about what we will do post-MobileMe, but > Apple have been known to ‘change’ what is actually NOT confirmed in writing > yet ;-) > > > Ten ways to replace iWeb and MobileMe hosting: > > <http://i.tuaw.com/2011/06/13/ten-ways-to-replace-iweb-and-mobileme-hosting/> > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
