.Mac gets a much needed boost

Apple has given a much needed boost to the .Mac service. Offering more storage, better integration with iLife ’08 and even server side SPAM filtering for email.

The online storage has been increased from 1GB to 10GB for individual accounts and from 2GB to 20GB for family packs. Web Gallery will require iPhoto ’08 and will allow you to upload and share pictures and video from either iPhoto ’08 or iMovie ’08. You can also let friends and family upload photos by email or browser or print out images at up to 16×20. The .Mac email now allows for attachments up to 20mb and has spam filtering available. To activate the spam filtering go to your webmail preferences in your .Mac account.

The updates and upgrades to the .Mac service will be given to the current users automatically and should take effect no later than August 14th. New users can sign up for $99.95 a year for an individual or $179.95 for a family pack with a 30-day free trial available. Overall this seems like some much needed improvements, I would say it’s still far from perfect but in my opinion it is now worth the yearly cost.

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