<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class="">Immediately useful to me was a new app announced and released tonight by Apple:<div class="" style=""><br class="" style=""></div><div class="" style=""><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="570" border="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td height="40" align="left" valign="top" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="header" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; line-height: 22px; color: rgb(164, 164, 164); ">An important service message for MobileMe members.</div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><img src="http://www.me.com/em/Production/images/hr_separator.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" border="0" class="" style=""></td></tr><tr><td height="25" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><img src="http://www.me.com/em/Production/images/spacer.gif" height="25" width="1" class="" style=""></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="570" style="position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="text" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Dear MobileMe member, <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">We're pleased to announce the availability of the new <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=320654497&mt=8" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(28, 79, 173); ">MobileMe iDisk app</a> for iPhone and iPod touch. <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">The iDisk app lets you access your iDisk folders and view files in formats supported by iPhone OS 3.0 including iWork, Microsoft Office, PDF, QuickTime, and more. The app also makes it easy to share files from anywhere. In just a few taps, you can email a link that lets friends and colleagues download a file directly from your iDisk. To learn more, <a href="http://www.apple.com/mobileme/tutorials/#idisk-app" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(28, 79, 173); ">watch the tutorial</a>. <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">MobileMe iDisk app is available now as a free download from the App Store. Before you install it, please make sure you are running <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(28, 79, 173); ">iPhone OS 3.0</a> on your iPhone or iPod touch. <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">We hope you enjoy this enhancement to your MobileMe service. <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">Sincerely, <br class="" style=""><br class="" style="">The MobileMe Team</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>===========</div><div>1. Download and install the free app from the link above.</div><div>2. Enter your MobileMe account name and password and immediately see your iDisk contents.</div><div>3. Point to a document, choose the "Share" icon and you are presented with an email.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- choose a recipient or many recipients</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- set an expiration date for the published link and a password if desired</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- MobileMe iDisk app sends a message along with the link in a handsome html email ( like iPhoto Gallery emails )</div><div>4. ( the best part ) the recipient of the notification email ( mac or pc ) clicks on the link and gets a really fast FTP style download via their web browser. </div><div><br></div><div>In the example screenshot I post below this 80mb file downloaded in less than two minutes ( 700-900k/sec over Armstrong Cable ). I did this with several other files. </div><div><br></div><div>THIS IS A KILLER APP ! Well done Apple !!!! Simple, secure, FREE and very handy utility.</div><div><br></div><div></div></body></html>