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Countdown to MobileMe Extinction, T-Minus 29 Days.

If you have not moved your MobileMe account to iCloud at this time you must have a good reason. Most likely because not all your devices are iCloud compatible. MobileMe email will still be working with non-iCloud-ready devices after June 30th, 2012.

iCloud requires iOS 5, OS X Lion, Windows 7 or Vista SP 2. If you can’t upgrade, you can keep using your mail on incompatible devices.

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Snow Leopard has arrived so I can move to iCloud.

I received a copy of Snow Leopard in the mail so that I can move my MobileMe account to iCloud. A Snow Leopard 10.6.3 DVD and a thick multi-language Software License Agreement booklet are packed in a brown padded envelope.

I personally will move my MobileMe account at the last moment possible because I still have some Macs that will never be able to run OS X Lion ever. Namely the PowerPC based Macs. In the meantime, I have been using a different iCloud account since Summer 2011.

Apple is committed to keep MobileMe service until June 30th, 2012.

 

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Snow Leopard is on its way.

I have not moved my MobileMe account to iCloud yet for many reasons. Anyway, Apple offered me a free copy of Snow Leopard so I can upgrade to Lion. I already have OS X Lion on one of my Macs, but that’s beside the point. Let’s say I’m doing this for science.

Apple is mailing a copy of Mac OS X Snow Leopard to me and sent me the following email:

1. Get your free DVD of Snow Leopard
After you install Snow Leopard on your Mac, run Software Update from the Apple Menu to get Snow Leopard 10.6.8 with the Mac App Store.

2. Next, upgrade to Lion
Open the Mac App Store from the Dock and purchase Lion for $29.99.* The installer will download to the Dock and automatically launch.

3. You’re ready to move to iCloud
Your Mac is now ready for iCloud. Visit me.com/move from a Mac or PC to make the move to iCloud.

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iCloud: No Time Capsule support.

Currently Time Capsule, Airport Extreme and AirPort Express do not have iCloud support. This means iCloud users can not access any AirPort Disk remotely. MobileMe service will be shut down in June 2012 and Apple has yet to mention if iCloud would support AirPort Disk.

 

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Moving your MobileMe account to iCloud.

So, you want to move your MobileMe account to iCloud.

First, read this frequently asked questions about the MobileMe transition and iCloud.

What you need to have is at least one of the followings:

  • A Macintosh running OS X Lion 10.7.2
  • An iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running iOS 5.

From iCloud page at Apple.com:

iCloud requires iOS 5 on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (3rd and 4th generation), iPad, or iPad 2; a Mac computer with OS X Lion; or a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Outlook 2007 or 2010 required for accessing contacts and calendars). Some features require a Wi-Fi connection. Some features are not available in all countries. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices

Whenever you are ready,  head to http://me.com/move/ and login to your MobileMe account. Follow the instructions. Once the transition completed, you can then login to iCloud.