When I left my job at Apple retail I didn’t remind them about my staff MobileMe account. I kept it silent in hopes that I could still use the “Find My iPhone” service just in case something bad happened. I’ve been lucky they’ve not shut me down in the last year.<\/p>\n

This week Apple revealed “iCloud”, a free service that allows you to stream\/sync music, photos and files from device to device, effectively replacing MobileMe. If you were one of those poor schleps who purchased a MobileMe account recently, Apple is offering a refund<\/a> (Via Gizmodo). <\/p>\n

I’m still living in fear that someone in the back office of the Apple Store does some serious past-employee account wiping and cut me off before. But that’s me living dangerously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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