Chapter 3. Set Up and Explore MobileMe

Before you can do useful things with MobileMe, you must set up your Mac, PC, and mobile device(s) properly. In this section, I describe setup procedures for Mac OS X, Windows, and iPhone/iPod touch, and walk you through using the MobileMe Web site.

This section assumes you've already activated your membership with Apple; if you haven't, go to http://www.me.com/activate, enter your activation key, and follow the onscreen instructions.

Set Up MobileMe on a Mac

If you're using Mac OS X, only one small item requires your initial attention. (I discuss other settings later.) Follow these steps:

  1. Be sure that you're running the latest version of Mac OS X. If you're using Tiger, you must have version 10.4.11 installed; ...

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