MacWorld features Fastmail

catspec · 18 Jul 2004, 07:56 AM

Got my MacWorld Magazine for August and to my surprise there was an article on p.18-19 which did somewhat of a rundown on several webmails. There was a graphic of the Fastmail option screen!! Fastmail stacks up very well, and although actual text doesn't get specific about some of the webmails in their chart, I was impressed with how Fastmail stacked up, not that I didn't already know that it was a premier service.
Good to get the press!

SanjaySheth · 18 Jul 2004, 02:51 PM

Macworld: What's .Mac Worth?

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A more comparable service, though, is FastMail (www.fastmail.fm), which provides free e-mail accounts with both IMAP and Web access -- although you'll have to put up with ads. By paying $20 to $40 per year, you can forgo the ads, increase storage and bandwidth, and add spam filtering and additional addresses.

[Admin: I snipped most of the article for copyright reasons.]

bitequator · 18 Jul 2004, 04:30 PM

Nice, thanks for the info and link.

Not commenting on the merits or anything, but I am a bit surprised an Apple oriented service like Spymac doesn't get mentioned -- especially given their Macworld relaunch with revamped services... (My post)

curious · 18 Jul 2004, 04:37 PM

That link is from Dec 2002. I don't think the August 2004 article is up on the web yet.

(P.S. Sanjay: please quote sparingly from web magazines and other online publications. EMD respects copyright. )

Killer · 18 Jul 2004, 05:58 PM

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Originally posted by curious
That link is from Dec 2002. I don't think the August 2004 article is up on the web yet.

That is very old news. Nothing much to note at in that case.

catspec · 19 Jul 2004, 01:09 AM

Actually the article I mentioned is entitled "Webmail Supersizes", Aug.04. This won't be on the web right away.

They do also compare SpyMac's service, and I do have an account there just to see how it is, but Spymac is ALWAYS so slow, and while their graphics are lovely, it is just too graphic loaded. I am not a long time Mac user - coming out of years and years of Windows machines, so I don't automatically default to Mac sites. Not to change the subject, but .Mac is probably NOT worth the price! Please, no harsh words, .Mac users. I am sure it has many aficionados.

SanjaySheth · 19 Jul 2004, 01:09 AM

Sorry about the wrong posting ... and for the overly long clipping.

catspec · 19 Jul 2004, 01:12 AM

Sanjay - that article is interesting also - I had not see it. Thanks.

bitequator · 19 Jul 2004, 08:59 AM

^ I see thanks for the Aug 04 info...

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Originally posted by SanjaySheth
Sorry about the wrong posting ... and for the overly long clipping.

I concur no need to be sorry Mr. Sanjay...

oysterquartz · 20 Jul 2004, 04:23 AM

Personally, I'd be surprised if .Mac doesn't trump every other service in terms of paying Mac users. Even though its priced at $99 USD / year, its an attractive bundle of functionality.

What was the consensus in the article? Who was the winner?

catspec · 20 Jul 2004, 11:04 PM

Interestingly enough, the article wasn't the usual "who's better" thing. There is a chart there with features, and the article seemed to feel the user needed to assess his own needs and pick the webmail that seemed best! I guess that's a fair perspective.

As to .Mac packing features, well yes, but at $99 a year, and it isn't even an ISP - well, you can back up your own stuff without iDisk, you can certainly organize photos, and mount a website without .Mac and Mac mail is, in my opinion, rather cumbersome. For the new computer user, .Mac is great - an intro to computers and the internet, but otherwise, the money can be used toward your ISP!

18 Jul 2004, 07:56 AM	#1
catspec Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England, USA Posts: 93	MacWorld features Fastmail Got my MacWorld Magazine for August and to my surprise there was an article on p.18-19 which did somewhat of a rundown on several webmails. There was a graphic of the Fastmail option screen!! Fastmail stacks up very well, and although actual text doesn't get specific about some of the webmails in their chart, I was impressed with how Fastmail stacked up, not that I didn't already know that it was a premier service. Good to get the press!

19 Jul 2004, 01:09 AM	#6
catspec Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England, USA Posts: 93	SpyMac is mentioned in the article... Actually the article I mentioned is entitled "Webmail Supersizes", Aug.04. This won't be on the web right away. They do also compare SpyMac's service, and I do have an account there just to see how it is, but Spymac is ALWAYS so slow, and while their graphics are lovely, it is just too graphic loaded. I am not a long time Mac user - coming out of years and years of Windows machines, so I don't automatically default to Mac sites. Not to change the subject, but .Mac is probably NOT worth the price! Please, no harsh words, .Mac users. I am sure it has many aficionados.

19 Jul 2004, 01:12 AM	#8
catspec Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England, USA Posts: 93	Don't be sorry Sanjay - that article is interesting also - I had not see it. Thanks.

20 Jul 2004, 11:04 PM	#11
catspec Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New England, USA Posts: 93	article didn't specify winner Interestingly enough, the article wasn't the usual "who's better" thing. There is a chart there with features, and the article seemed to feel the user needed to assess his own needs and pick the webmail that seemed best! I guess that's a fair perspective. As to .Mac packing features, well yes, but at $99 a year, and it isn't even an ISP - well, you can back up your own stuff without iDisk, you can certainly organize photos, and mount a website without .Mac and Mac mail is, in my opinion, rather cumbersome. For the new computer user, .Mac is great - an intro to computers and the internet, but otherwise, the money can be used toward your ISP!

18 Jul 2004, 04:30 PM	#3
bitequator The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,978	Nice, thanks for the info and link. Not commenting on the merits or anything, but I am a bit surprised an Apple oriented service like Spymac doesn't get mentioned -- especially given their Macworld relaunch with revamped services... (My post)

18 Jul 2004, 04:37 PM	#4
curious Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 364	That link is from Dec 2002. I don't think the August 2004 article is up on the web yet. (P.S. Sanjay: please quote sparingly from web magazines and other online publications. EMD respects copyright. )

19 Jul 2004, 01:09 AM	#7
SanjaySheth Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,079	Sorry about the wrong posting ... and for the overly long clipping.

20 Jul 2004, 04:23 AM	#10
oysterquartz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Athens Posts: 2,402	Personally, I'd be surprised if .Mac doesn't trump every other service in terms of paying Mac users. Even though its priced at $99 USD / year, its an attractive bundle of functionality. What was the consensus in the article? Who was the winner?