Tag Archives: iCloud

Try This: How to share a Photo Stream Album

Posted on 09 Apr 2013 by Renkman

Try This is a new recurring post on iSource where we will share tips, tricks, short-cuts and other helpful advice we have discovered while using our Apple products. Hopefully you will find some of our experiences to be valuable for yourself or someone you know. One of the most rewarding features …

Former MobileMe Members Being Notified of New iCloud.com Email Options

Posted on 07 Nov 2012 by Alex Jordan

As Apple began to shutter it’s MobileMe service over the summer in favor of their new(ish) iCloud service. Former MobileMe members using me.com or even mac.com email addresses will now also receive equivalent iCloud.com email addresses. This transition has been ongoing since Apple folded up the service in July. This …

Recommended: A Cautionary Tale About iCloud

Posted on 11 Sep 2012 by PatrickJ

If you’ve ever even for a moment thought about messing with the iCloud folder, especially moving or renaming it, here’s some very good advice: Don’t. Or, as TJ Luoma of TUAW puts it far better: “Do not move your iCloud folder. Do not touch your iCloud folder. Consider it the …

My iOS Wishlist Post-Mortem: What We Didn’t Get in iOS 6

Posted on 18 Jun 2012 by James Rogers

Last weekend, prior to WWDC, I posted a wishlist of features and improvements that I hoped we might see Apple add to iOS 6 and iCloud. With a week of time to ponder and look over the beta a bit, here is a brief guide to how my hopes, dreams, …

Apple Adds New iCloud Enabled Apps to OSX, Enhanced Integration with iOS 6

Posted on 11 Jun 2012 by James Rogers

  As part of its WWDC Keynote earlier today, Apple announced the inclusion of new iCloud Enabled Messages, Reminders, and Notes apps into the forthcoming Mountain Lion version of OSX. All of the above closely resemble their iOS counterparts, and for owners of iOS devices, all of these new apps …

Only 30 Days Left for MobileMe Subscriptions

Posted on 01 Jun 2012 by Alex Jordan

When iCloud was introduced, Apple made the announcement that MobileMe, the predecessor to iCloud, would shut down on June 30th of 2012. MobileMe subscribers had plenty of advance warning to move their stuff off the service before deletion. Well, Apple has now sending out 30-day warning emails reminding MobileMe subscribers …

Apple Seeds: Flashback Removal Tool Comes to Leopard, What the Next-Gen iPhone Might Look Like, More

Posted on 14 May 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Apple Brings Flashback Removal Tool to OS X Leopard Apple is moving at great speed to lock down the Flashback trojan …

Notes and Reminders On Their Way to iCloud.com with iOS 6

Posted on 11 May 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple is testing out a new version of iCloud.com at beta.iCloud.com, wherein Notes and Reminders are added to the existing Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Find My iPhone, and iWork web app icons. Accessing this new beta portal has been spotty at best. Most of the time, images are broken, or the …

Apple Seeds: Testing Notification Center on iCloud.com, T-Mobile to be Ready for iPhone in 2012, More

Posted on 10 May 2012 by Alex Jordan

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Apple Testing Notification Center on iCloud.com It seems that Apple is testing notification center on iCloud.com. The test message has appeared …

Apple Pushing for iCloud Upgrades with Free Copies of Snow Leopard for MobileMe Users

Posted on 19 Apr 2012 by Alex Jordan

Macgasm is reporting that Apple is in the process of notifying some MobileMe users of a new initiative wherein they can receive a free copy of OS X Snow Leopard. This program is aimed at users running older versions of Mac OS X, and will allow them to upgrade to …

iCloud: Automatic, Everywhere and Often Worthless

Posted on 20 Mar 2012 by PatrickJ

iCloud is an important feature within iOS, the operating system used by the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It’s one that Apple is promoting heavily, as seen in their TV ads for it that carry this tagline: Automatic. Everywhere. iCloud. That sounds great, as does the elevator pitch for it …