Away with the drudgery of…

I’m sorry to say that this is indeed a typical exchange. It explains why I didn’t get a second interview at the Apple Store but was immediately headhunted by a recruiter for .

What finally turned the corner for me with MobileMe was the “” feature of iPhone OS 3.0. It’s everything that an Apple feature is supposed to be. The name explains the function, and it simply works. Access me.com from any browser and it’ll toss up a map that pinpoints your iPhone’s location. If you lost it somewhere in the house, click a button and your phone will start bleating like a lost calf; listen carefully and hope the sound isn’t coming from the laundry room.

It’s a great time-saver but it’s not a feature that I’d pay $100 a year for. Before iPhone OS 3.0, I could often be seen wandering through the house with my car keys in my hand, muttering “No, I couldn’t have left it at the coffeeshop; I’m capable of heroic acts of stupidity but leaving my iPhone behind isn’t one of them.”