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MobileMe, a rare Apple screwup, finally bites the dust

Come Sunday, Apple will make good on a year-old promise: MobileMe, its paid cloud sync and storage service, will go dark.

That means files that users have stored on the service -- as well as the sites they have published through Apple's iWeb software -- are going to disappear as well.

MobileMe users ought not to be surprised. The very same day that it named a replacement service, Apple said it would be closing up MobileMe. Since then, the company has steadily nudged people toward migrating their accounts to iCloud, which opened up last October.

Apple declined to comment … Read more

Picturesque screensaver

Under the Open Sky provides users with a picturesque screensaver. While the images are beautiful, it's the little add-ons that make this program stand out from similar products.

The program's interface will be simple to manage for anyone familiar with Windows' Control Panel. Users manage this program from the Screensaver setting within the panel. Simple commands make this an incredibly intuitive program that doesn't suffer from its lack of a Help file. Under the Open Sky is a series of outdoor scenes when it is operating. Ranging from soft orange sunsets on the range to brilliant blue … Read more

Where it's easier to get good vanity license plates

CASPER, Wyo.--I come from California. In California there are almost 37 million people. We have several cities with more people than some states. So when it comes to things like getting vanity license plates, you've got a lot of competition if you want something good.

But over the last few years, I've been to a lot of states with far smaller populations. Idaho, for example, has 1.5 million people. Nevada, where I've spent more time than any other state besides California, has just 2.6 million. And Wyoming, where I am right now, has just … Read more