Sort of got it. Now going through a process to find out what my Apple ID is. Bill On 27/08/2011, at 2:30 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
> > I didn't reply due to distractions.... > > First up, I cannot login via Sys pref "Mobile me" Do not know what my > account name is and it will not let me use space for my own real name > separation. There's nothing in the Pref By Host folder that resembles > anything below. > > I guess the reason I do not know what this is about is that I do not have > either iPhone not iPad. I may migrate to the 21st century but not today. > > Bill > On 27/08/2011, at 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> >> Hi Carlo & Bill, >> >> We went through this with Bill back on 27 July 2011. I’ve pasted my reply >> below FYI. >> >> /Pasted email: >> >> Subject: Re: Mobile me >> Date: 27 July 2011 1:14:27 PM AWST >> To: WAMUG <wamug@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> On 27/07/2011, at 12:22 PM, Bill Parker wrote: >> >>> >>> How do I disable mobile me? >>> >>> Bill >> >> Hi Bill, >> >> First a question: Why delete it when you have it until June 30, 2012? >> >> At least you will have the benefit of MobileMe until then and I'm told you >> will be able to have an iCloud account at the same time as your MM account, >> until said date. >> >> <http://www.apple.com/au/support/mobileme/> >> >> <http://www.apple.com/mobileme/transition.html> >> >> The only change I have made so far is to move my MobileMe hosted Website >> over to HostingServicesWA (Daniel Kerr Mac Wizardry). >> >> >> If you still really wish to delete your MobileMe Account: >> >> Have you saved all your files that were stored on your MobileMe iDisk? >> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4701> >> >> If you are still within a paid subscription you can cancel it and get a >> proportional refund by contacting Support. >> Go to <https://expresslane.apple.com> . Click on 'More Products & Services' >> in the left column, then when the centre column populates click on >> 'MobileMe'. Choose a category in the third column and click 'Continue’. >> In the page which opens select a category and add a description of your >> problem. >> Click 'Continue' to be led through support options. >> >> If your subscription has expired and been extended for free you have no need >> to cancel but obviously you can delete any items you don't want to be on >> your iDisk etc. >> >> If you cancel your subscription you should do the following first. >> >> • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>iDisk and if you have turned iDisk >> Syncing on, turn it off. >> • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe>Sync and stop all syncing. >> • Go to System Preferences>MobileMe and click 'Sign Out'. Remove your >> username and password. >> >> Failure to carry out these steps may result in error messages after the >> account has been cancelled. >> >> Also go to (user)/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete all plist files >> beginning with com.apple.DotMacSync... Reboot. >> >> If you only have the free 'Find My Phone' account you don't need to cancel >> it, just stop using it. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> /end of pasted email >> >> On 27/08/2011, at 1:04 PM, cm wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> MobileMe is an Apple service that helps you sync your calendars, contacts, >>> email, and bookmarks between all your Apple devices. It also has various >>> other services such as iDisk, web hosting, and find my iPhone. It is >>> currently being phased out and will be replaced in part by iCloud. It is no >>> longer possible to sign up for MobileMe. iCloud does not duplicate all of >>> the features of MobileMe, such as iDisk and web hosting, but then iCloud >>> has some new features that are not in MobileMe. MobileMe will be terminated >>> on 30 June 2012 so anyone with MobileMe will need to migrate to iCloud, >>> when it becomes available, or migrate to a comparable service. >>> >>> The only way you can have MobileMe is if you subscribed before June of this >>> year when it was still possible to do so (fee was around AUS$119), or if >>> you took up the six months free trial offer, again before June. If you do >>> have MobileMe you can turn it off by going to >>> >>> System Preferences => MobileMe >>> >>> Select the Account tab and click on the Sign Out... button. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Carlo >>> >>> On 2011-08-27, at 11:08, Bill Parker wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Every time I use my HUAWEI USB modem the message comes about "Mobile me". >>>> Not real sure what mobile is and I have no knowledge of an account. Is >>>> there a destroy button somewhere? ( nearly new 15" Macbook - Snow >>>> Leopard) >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> On 27/08/2011, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> This group is probably too tech savvy to have to worry, but I though just >>>>> in case I would forward on this AppleInsider article warning about a scam >>>>> that asks for credit card information to upgrade from MobileMe to the new >>>>> iCloud service. As the article points out, the upgrade will be free when >>>>> iCloud is rolled out this northern hemisphere fall. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/26/email_scam_targets_mobileme_users_with_icloud_upgrade_bait.html >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Carlo >>>>> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
