GMail alternative for Mac users
Mac users fuming over the incompatibility of Google's Gmail and Safari can take a breather now, for an alternative (dare I say "better?") service is out there for us.
In the wake of Google's announcement to much fanfare, The folks at Spymac quietly rolls out its own 1GB e-mail service on April 1st. For that reason, I waited a few days to make sure it's not just a joke. Well, the announcement is still posted, so this is serious stuff.
While Gmail is web-based only, Spymac gives you the option of web-based and POP3 access, so you can decide how to manage your mail. That's a major boon for those worry about Google sifting through your e-mails to place "relevant text ads."
More obvious and important is that Spymac is tailored to Mac users, so we need not play second fiddle to PC users.
Finally, You can wait patiently for Gmail to come out of beta and into public hands, or you can go over to Spymac now to sign up for an account. Membership is free.
I gather that eventually 1GB e-mail service will be commonplace. Let's hope .Mac catches on soon, as my 25MB limit is bursting at its seams. I already added 10 extra MBs, I don't want to pay for 975 MBs more. In the meantime, I signed up for two Spymac accounts from its very inception, so I have tons of space to store my e-mails.