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Product Overview
.Mac
Member Benefi ts
.Mac provides a steady stream of discounts for Mac-related software and services, as
well as other member benefi ts:
• Free software. Go to .Mac Member Central for free downloads of popular Mac software.
• Special discounts. .Mac members receive discounts on selected products.
• .Mac upgrades. Receive a year of free updates to .Mac features.
Integration with Third-Party Software
Many popular Mac applications are integrated with .Mac, and the number is growing
every day. Most of these applications allow you to publish to your .Mac website in a
single click or automatically back up information to your iDisk.
Examples of third-party software that is integrated with .Mac include:
• The Sims 2 (Aspyr Media). Save Sims characters, clothing, houses, and entire families
to your iDisk Public folder to share with friends. A “Save to iDisk” feature is built in.
• Contribute (Macromedia). Create content for sophisticated custom web pages.
Contribute automatically detects and connects to your .Mac account.
• Quicken (Intuit). Back up your important fi nancial data directly to your iDisk.
Apple o∂ ers a .Mac Software Development Kit to help third-party developers integrate
their products with .Mac. For more information, click the Developer Program link at
the bottom of the main .Mac page.