[DM-MUG] iCloud; iWeb; Hoping for Clarifications

[Bailey Ford]

Executive short answer - you need a new home for your web pages. 


On Jul 20, 2011, at 8:41 PM, Jorgensen Jenny wrote:

> I have read the emails I've received from Apple.  I have some searching in Apple, but I am still confused.   Am I correct in understanding that iWeb will no longer host webpages as it currently does on MobileMe?  

iWeb is software - it never hosted web pages. The MobileMe service used to host web pages created in iWeb, but it will not do this after next summer.

> But, will iWeb still be available for creating webpages?  

Yes. You can still create web pages with iWeb. I have no idea if Apple will continue to update the software though. For now, it seems to work fine with Lion. 

> And, if iCloud will not host webpages, do you have a recommendation for a host for educators that does not include advertising?  

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/13/ten-ways-to-replace-iweb-and-mobileme-hosting/

> I am a teacher and basically have used my iWeb pages as photo pages and have hundreds of pictures on it.  I link to mobile me from my district page.  I am trying to think ahead.  I am thinking iCloud will work like Skydrive (which I just received on my school computer) which I also assume will work in much the same way as my iDisk through MobileMe except that it won't host my iWeb pages anymore.  Am I even close on my understanding?  Any improved understanding and clarification would really be appreciated.  

It does not appear that iCloud will work like this at all. Apple is clearly pushing three major services here - mail, addresses, and calendar info. They are also using it for backups, and for the new iTunes Match music service. They have not announced any service that would work like general remote storage that syncs like iDisk, but this kind of functionality might come in the near future. 

> Thank you.
> Jenny
> Jenny Jorgensen
> jajorgy at aol.com
> jajorgy1 at me.com
> 
> "If animals play, this is because play is useful in the struggle for survival; because play practices and so perfects the skills needed in adult life".----Susanna Miller 


I love that quote.
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