Why MobileMe?

I was working on my MacBookPro and it occurred to me that it was just like working on my iMac at my desk just with a slightly smaller screen. What exactly made that possible? Well there are a few things, one is I ensure my iMac and my MacBook Pro are installed with the exact same applications. To do this I maintain a spreadsheet of all the applications and their versions I install on one and ensure the exact application is installed on the other. I typically buy the family pack version of applications which contains five licenses so that I can install the application on all my Macs.

The second thing that makes working on my iMac and MacBook Pro the same is I subscribe to Apple's MobileMe service. What exactly is the MobileMe service and how does it help to keep multiple Macs in sync? Think of the service as a centralized server for your Macs, iPhone and PC and the Internet is your computer network. MobileMe centralizes and syncs your user profile, Mac OS X settings and email. You can have MobileMe maintain and sync the following:

• Safari browser's bookmarks
• iCal's calendar events
• Address Book's contacts
• Dashboard Widgets
• Dock Items
• Key Chains
• Mail Accounts, both your MobileMe mail account and others
• Mail Rules, Signatures and Smart Mailboxes
• Notes
• System Preferences

Now is that not cool. In addition you get some other cool features with MobileMe that I use all the time. You get a MobileMe:

• Webmail account for your Mac email, contacts and calendar events
• Photo Gallery to create online photo albums from a single click within iPhoto 
• iDisk to securely store and share files on the Internet

I could not do without MobileMe. I like keeping all my Macs and iPhone in sync. Let me know your experience with MobileMe.