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Product Overview
.Mac
Introduction
Your life. On the Internet.
.Mac is a membership-based service that combines the simplicity of the Mac with the
power of the Internet.
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By extending the reach of iLife applications, Mac OS X, and
popular third-party software, .Mac lets you discover a better way to experience the web.
Expand Your World with .Mac
.Mac is the gateway to the kind of Internet experience you expect from Apple—both
easy and elegant. The heart of .Mac is personal storage space on Apple’s secure servers.
This storage works behind the scenes with Mac OS X to let you extend your digital
life to the Internet with drag-and-drop ease. Use .Mac for everything from world-class
email to a new world of sharing, self-expression, and convenience—even when you’re
away from your Mac. Here are some of the things you can do with .Mac:
Express yourself with iLife ’06 web publishing, blogging, and podcasting
Create a beautiful website, intriguing blog, or rich media podcast in minutes using
iLife ’06, and publish to .Mac with a single click.
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Drag an iPhoto album to iWeb to
create a stunning web page, including a link to a dramatic new online slideshow
viewer. Create blogs as easily as email and build rich media podcasts in minutes; .Mac
and iLife work together to create RSS feeds and subscription links. .Mac and iLife ’06
are the perfect combination for expressing yourself on the web.
Share photo albums automatically with friends and family
Make it easy for your friends and family members to view and use your photos in their
own iPhoto libraries. Just select an album in iPhoto 6 and click the Photocast button
at the bottom of the iPhoto window.
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Then invite your friends and family to subscribe;
all they have to do is click a link to see your album appear in their iPhoto 6 libraries or
a photo-compatible RSS reader on a Mac or PC. iPhoto 6 users receive updates right in
their libraries anytime you add, delete, or edit photos in your Photocast album.
Exchange documents and collaborate
Easily collaborate on projects by storing fi les on iDisk, your personal storage space
on Apple servers. You and your friends or colleagues can use your iDisk to share fi les
and exchange updated versions, from anywhere and at any time. You can also copy
important fi les to your iDisk so that you can use them from any computer. When you’re
away from your Mac, upload and download fi les by accessing your iDisk through .Mac
at www.mac.com.
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Back up your photos, music, and more with a single click
Archive your photos and music by setting up an automatic backup in a single step.
Select preset backup plans for your important documents with one click, or set up
your own plans in minutes using QuickPicks or a Spotlight search in Mac OS X Tiger.