14 DAY TRIAL // Early last month, Apple started sending out emails to all MobileMe subscribers notifying them that the company was discontinuing HomePage viewing as of November 8. HomePage was a feature of the .Mac service that allowed users to publish web pages using their .Mac account.
On July 7, 2009, Apple discontinued the .Mac HomePage web application.
As of July 7, MobileMe users could no longer create new pages or edit existing ones using the web site creation tool in Apple’s US$99-per-year .Mac suite of Internet services. The .Mac suite later became MobileMe.
Apple’s October 2010 letter said that, after November 8, 2010, all photos, movies, and files shared using .Mac HomePage would become unavailable for viewing on the web. Pages published using iWeb or Aperture are not be affected.
“Over a year ago, we retired the .Mac HomePage application for publishing new pages, but allowed previously published pages to remain viewable on the web,” Apple explained to subscribers last month.
“On November 8, 2010, we will discontinue online viewing of photos, movies, and files shared using .Mac HomePage.”
“Please note that your content will not be deleted. Any photos, movies, or files you have published using HomePage will continue to remain on your MobileMe iDisk in the Movies, Pictures, or Public folders. We recommend MobileMe Gallery as a great way to share photos and movies on the web,” Apple said.
Customers were then directed to instructions on how to move their HomePage photos and movies to MobileMe Gallery.
“MobileMe members who have published web pages using iWeb will not be affected by this change. If you have used other software to publish web content to MobileMe or .Mac, or have questions about this change, please read this FAQ,” Apple concluded.