.Mac .Gone
Apple has a web service called .Mac. (I won't bother linking to it because it's not worth knowing more about.)
It offers web hosting, email, etc. and a few other services that are generally free elsewhere, for about $80-100 a year, depending on your ability to find a promotion.
It was originally free, then became a subscription service. Because of my various involvement in Apple programs (developer, consulting or employment), I've never had to pay for it. My subscription just lapsed and so, if I were to continue, I'd have to pay since I'm no longer affiliated with Apple in any way.
I've not continued. So some cool photo albums have disappeared from the net, including the home of the header graphic I'm using at the top of this blog. I have backups, of course. But it will take some work to migrate things because of the proprietary nature of how Apple builds the sites.
In a timely happenstance, Google released the Mac version of their Picasa Web software. So, I'm able to post a few things now. The first became the first, because mom happened to be looking for it. They are the photos that my cousin Doug took when he, one of his sisters and his mom came to visit upon the occasion of my dad's passing. (how's that for a labored sentence.)
The second, because I'm a sucker for a good pun, is a group of pictures of my office mates. Certain parts of our office are called 'pods' for reasons that aren't really clear.
It offers web hosting, email, etc. and a few other services that are generally free elsewhere, for about $80-100 a year, depending on your ability to find a promotion.
It was originally free, then became a subscription service. Because of my various involvement in Apple programs (developer, consulting or employment), I've never had to pay for it. My subscription just lapsed and so, if I were to continue, I'd have to pay since I'm no longer affiliated with Apple in any way.
I've not continued. So some cool photo albums have disappeared from the net, including the home of the header graphic I'm using at the top of this blog. I have backups, of course. But it will take some work to migrate things because of the proprietary nature of how Apple builds the sites.
In a timely happenstance, Google released the Mac version of their Picasa Web software. So, I'm able to post a few things now. The first became the first, because mom happened to be looking for it. They are the photos that my cousin Doug took when he, one of his sisters and his mom came to visit upon the occasion of my dad's passing. (how's that for a labored sentence.)
The second, because I'm a sucker for a good pun, is a group of pictures of my office mates. Certain parts of our office are called 'pods' for reasons that aren't really clear.
posted by Lee at 11:11 PM
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