So there Apple!

Googling other ways to mount my iDisk on my Windows 7 machine, I found an old post from Apple Support on how to do it in Windows Vista. I now have my iDisk mounted in Windows 7 and don't need to have iTunes, etc. installed.

Here's how to do it in Windows 7.

Go to Start
Click "Computer"
Click "Map Network Drive"
Use the pulldown next to "Drive" to choose your drive letter
In the "Folder" box, type in http://idisk.me.com/yourmembername
If you want to reconnect every time you boot, put a check next to "Reconnect at logon"
Put a check next to "Connect using different credentials"
Click "Finish"

In a bit, if you did it right, a box will come up asking for username and password. Enter your Apple me.com member name and your password.

You've now mounted your iDisk in Windows.

Sometimes I HATE Apple!

Those who've read my previous posts know that I prefer to us Apple's OS X operating system to any other unix or Windows system. Me and millions of others, so I'm in good company. However, I run Windows and Linux where needed, and on my desk at work (right next to where I plug in my Mac Pro 17" notebook) is my Windows machine.

As a .mac subscriber (excuse me... Mobile Me now), one of the benefits I have is a small cloud based storage drive called iDisk. While I have other cloud based solutions, the iDisk is useful... Sort of a cloud based USB thumb drive that many Mac and iPod Touch applications automatically recognize.

Anyway, for years I've run a program on my Windows machines that Apple provided to let me mount my iDisk as a Windows drive. Very simple, small, free and convenient.

So I go to get it for my Windows 7 desktop at work... and it is now integrated into the Windows Mobile Me control panel. Then I go find and download that application. Only to find out that it only works when iTunes is installed! Huh? This is nothing but a webdav application... it has nothing to do with nor should it need ipod/iphone/music/video capabilities!

Now don't get me wrong, While iTunes is a decent program and Quicktime is a decent media player, this desktop is NOT a multimedia machine! The machine has no reason to have iTunes. Being forced to download and install iTunes and hence QuickTime (even for free) is behavior more like I've come to expect from Microsoft!

This latest stumble on Apple's part is a continuation of their efforts to join Microsoft as one of the most annoying and disliked companies in the world.

Oral Roberts Finally Called Home

The famous TV fundraiser and evangelist liked to challenge his followers with emotional blackmail, for instance saying things like "If I don't raise $8 million by March, God will call me home."

Well today, God made good on His threat as Oral Roberts died in a Newport Beach, California hospital. Oral Roberts was 91-years-old and died of complications from pneumonia.

Oral Roberts was best known for his fundraising crusades and faith healing. Millions of Christians around the country donated many millions of dollars to him as one of Oral Roberts' teachings was that any money given to him would be returned a hundred fold by God.

There are some interesting facts on this at OnDoctrine.com.