Product Description
.Mac Membership - 1 year
Unlock all your Mac has to offer with a .Mac membership. Effortlessly share everything you create — pictures, movies, podcasts, ideas, documents and more — with friends and family. A .Mac membership integrates seamlessly with both iLife and Mac OS X to offer one-click web publishing, group collaboration, ad-free email, backup software, up to 4GB combined file and email storage and more.
Choose a one-year individual membership for yourself or a friend, or a cost-effective Family Pack for up to five people.
Here’s what you get with a .Mac membership.
Easily publish your web site, blog or podcast
Using the new iWeb in iLife ’06, you can easily create your own personal web site and publish it to your .Mac account with one click.
Key Features
- Create beautiful web pages using the themes included with iWeb.
- .Mac slideshow viewer generates stunning slideshows that play automatically.
- No configuration necessary — iWeb automatically uses your .Mac settings from System Preferences.
- Publish pages with HomePage, .Mac’s online web publishing tool, when you’re away from your Mac or use .Mac to host your own HTML pages.
Share full-resolution photos with new Photocasting
Share an album in iPhoto 6 and it magically appears in iPhoto on another person’s Mac just like any other album.
Key Features
- Any iPhoto 6 user, even non-.Mac members, can subscribe to photo albums (requires Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.4).
- Windows and Mac users can subscribe using any photo-compatible RSS reader.
- Shared albums are automatically updated when the owner changes adds or edits photos.
- Images are full-resolution for printing, slideshows and more.
Exchange documents using iDisk
Store files on your personal online storage space that’s now accessible any time from any computer — Mac or PC.
Key Features
- Access your iDisk through the Mac OS X Finder or a web browser.
- Easily share files with both Mac and PC users
- Enjoy 1GB combined storage for both your iDisk and email.
- Expand your online storage to 4GB for an extra charge.
Protect your precious memories with Backup 3 software
Create custom backup plans for all the important files on your drive.
Key Features
- Automatically back up iLife files and others in a single step.
- Back up files to your .Mac iDisk, external drives or CDs and DVDs.
- Quickly save only what changed since your last backup.
- Easy file restoration puts files back right where you want them.
Communicate Apple style with .Mac Mail and iChat
Keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues with ad-free email.
Key Features
- Mail is accessible from your mail application and from a web browser.
- Virus protection is built into .Mac Mail for messages sent to your Mac.com address.
- Use your Mac.com member name to chat and video conference with iChat AV (compatible hardware required).
Stay in sync with .Mac Sync
Synchronize your personal data to .Mac and have the same contacts, bookmarks, calendars and more on all your Mac computers.
Key Features
- Sync your contacts, calendars, and bookmarks between your Mac computers — Mac OS X Tiger users can also sync Mail accounts, rules and smart mailboxes.
- Access your contacts or bookmarks through a web browser.
- Set schedules for automatic syncing, or sync manually.
Organize group activities with .Mac Groups
Communicate, coordinate and stay connected with your club, team or organization.
Key Features
- A private, ad-free web site serves as the control center, complete with message board, photo slideshow and easy file sharing.
- Publish calendars from iCal for group members to view on the group page or subscribe to in
their own iCal.
- Invite members directly from your .Mac Address Book.
* With iWeb, publish web pages and blogs directly to .Mac Groups.
Hone your skills in the Learning Center
Realize the full power of your Mac with step-by-step tutorials on the applications you use most, especially useful for new Mac users.
Key Features
- Receive expert instruction on Mac OS X Tiger, iLife and more.
- Follow along with QuickTime movies and text instructions.
- Try out your new skills on sample files.