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Windows Compatibility and Mac OS X
.Mac
Although Apple’s .Mac Internet services are best enjoyed on a Mac, many of its features
are also available when using a Windows PC. .Mac email accounts use the Internet
standard IMAP protocol, which is also supported by nearly every email application on
Windows, including Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, so you can access your
.Mac email account from a Windows PC.
iDisk, the online storage feature of .Mac, uses the Internet standard WebDAV file server
technology, which is supported on both Mac OS X and Windows systems. So you can
get to your iDisk documents, pictures, and movies from anywhere on the Internet, even
if you’re using a Windows PC.
To make accessing your .Mac account easy no matter where you are, .Mac includes
web-based interfaces for many of its features, including Mail, Address Book, HomePage,
Bookmarks, iCards, and iCal. You can access those features from any standard web
browser on the platform of your choice.
Instant messaging
If you’re into instant messaging, or IM, you’ll find a variety of Mac solutions that
are compatible with popular instant messaging software for Windows, such as AIM,
MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, and IRC. Mac OS X includes iChat AV, an
AIM-compatible client, so you can start chatting right away. With iChat AV you can
participate in a number of chat sessions simultaneously, copy and paste text between
chat sessions and between documents in other applications, and transfer documents
to other chat users. Because iChat uses the same infrastructure as AIM, it supports
buddy lists and “network presence,” so you’ll know when your buddies are available
even before you request a chat with them. iChat AV supports text chats and one-to-
one video conferencing with AOL Instant Messenger for Windows 5.5 or later, so you
can see and hear your coworkers, friends, and family members even if they’re using
Windows systems.
Multimedia
If you enjoy movies, music, and streaming media, you’ll find that all the major multi-
media players for Windows are also available on the Mac, including QuickTime Player,
Real Player, and Windows Media Player. Each of them can run independently, or your
favorite browser can open them automatically when you visit a multimedia web page,
just as with Internet Explorer in Windows.
Network-based
buddy list
Network
presence
shows who
is online
and available
to chat
Each user
is displayed
in a unique
color
Support
for smilies
(emoticons)
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