There’s no doubt that Apple has seen a lot of growth this decade. With the popularity of the iPod, the Mac and the iPhone on the rise, more and more users are making the switch. And why not? We’re fans too, and I’m certainly not going to try and convince you otherwise.
Some stats put Apple’s Mac OS X at over 6% of the market. Although that number may seem low, its actually enough to put it squarely in 3rd place, behind only Windows XP and Windows Vista. And with the rising popularity of the Mac, we also see Apple’s .Mac service becoming more and more popular. But just because you’ve switched to a Mac, do you need to switch to .Mac? In this case, the answer is a resounding “No”.
A few Mac applications, including iWeb include integration with the .Mac service, making it easy to publish sites and content created in iWeb directly to your .Mac account. But what if you wanted to publish your content somewhere else? It may not be a 1-step process but it is still very easy.
All you need to do is select “Publish to a Folder…” instead of “Publish to .Mac”. This will allow you to save your work to a folder on your Mac. Then, with any FTP application such as Fetch, FileZilla, Cyberduck, or even our own File Manager application, you can upload your iWeb content to any web site. And yes, this works with any of our myhosting.com web hosting plans!
But what are some of the other advantages of myhosting.com over .Mac? Instead of just 1 IMAP email account, we give you hundreds! Instead of having to use yourusername@mac.com and http://homepage.mac.com/yourusername/ you can get your own FREE domain name and have something even more memorable, like firstname@lastname.com or www.my-site.com. And you don’t have to use your myhosting.com web site only for a public site, you can use your space for backup or storage.
And when the day comes that you’ve outgrown your iWeb built website, our hosting plans will grow with you, allowing you to incorporate many popular web-based tools and applications including CMS, Photo Galleries, Blogs, Bulletin Boards and even Wikis as part of your site. The potential is limitless…
Thanks,
Tim Attwood
Product Manager
SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc.
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I agree with these points. You can definitely be a total Apple/Mac fanboy or fangirl without needing a .mac to prove it.
I agree, too. I think the most basic and simplest solution is usually the best, and when it comes to domain names that means .com all the way!
I’d be curious to see some .mac websites. I bet those are some hardcore Apple fans who own them.
I tried searching for some and couldn’t find any. Is .mac still viable?
Now that you mention it, I haven’t been able to find anything on .mac either, Stoddard. Maybe
I’ve always been partial to .com over all other TLD’s. And having hundreds of IMAP email accounts ain’t bad, either.
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