Confused about iCloud...

Does iCloud automatically store my music for me or do I need to but iTunes match? I went to iCloud after I made mine and I couldnt find my music anywhere. I don't need iTunes match, because I don't have anything besides my Macbook and my iPod that would require it. I just want my music backed up somewhere.

You should ALWAYS maintain a backup copy of your music on a hard drive/cds/dvds/etc.
Icloud allows you to redownload itunes purchased music ( if it is still available in the itunes store).
I would certainly not rely on icloud as a backup copy.

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I am confused about Icloud. I have a 5 year old Macbook, a 2 year old macbook and a 5 year old mac mini. What exactly do I need to do to get all this connected via Icloud. I also have an Iphone 3G. Help please!

I am confused about Icloud. I have a 5 year old Macbook, a 2 year old macbook and a 5 year old mac mini. What exactly do I need to do to get all this connected via Icloud. I also have an Iphone 3G. Help please! Also, I still don't understand exactly what the benefits are. At the moment it seems a lot of hassle to change a system that's been working perfectly well and that I'm very happy with. I'm not at all sure whether the mac mini (1.66 GHz INtel Core Duo) can be brought up to the relevant spec to run ICloud. Any thoughts?

There are two aspects to iCloud. One is simply getting an account, or migrating a mobileme account to iCloud. The second part is using the various features of iCloud to sync contacts, calendars, use music match or photo sharing, and store iWorks documents.
First to get an iCloud account:
If you have a mobileme account, you can migrate by simply logging onto www.icloud.com (ignore any references to Lion and just click through to complete the migration). If you have OS X Lion or an iOS 5 mobile device, you can create an iCloud account on that device using any valid AppleID.
Once you have an account, you can use JUST the mail account if you wishi - it is a standard IMAP account so you would set it up like any other IMAP email account you have, in whatever client program you use to read email.
To use the OTHER feautes of iCloud, your computers will have to be running OS X Lion (10.7). Your iPhone 3G will never be able to use iCloud as it cannot run iOS 5 (you need a min. of an iPhone 3GS to run iOS 5).
The requirements for OS X Lion are here - http://www.apple.com/macosx/specs.html You need a min. of a Core 2 duo processor so you mini is not capable of running Lion.
So, in your case, the single reasons for iCloud would be if you have a mobileme account, then use the online www.icloud.com to migrate your account so you do not lose your @me.com email address. You can use iCloud email (without using any other iCloud features) by setting it up as IMAP mail with these settings - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4864
If you want an iCloud account and do NOT already have a mobileme account, you will need to upgrade one machine at least to Lion in order to be able to create an iCloud account.

I am so confused about iCloud. My husband says he never set it up but all is information is on both his iPad and iPhone. How can that be and do I have to have iTunes Match?

I am so confused about iCloud. My husband says he never set it up but all is information is on both his iPad and iPhone. How can that be and do I have to have iTunes Match?

"All his information" may or may not include things customarily stored in iCloud. Perhaps all the information is on both devices because they were both recently synced using the same iTunes sync.
Do you have to have iTunes Match? No. Many folks do not have iTunes Match. The music purchased from iTunes is always available to the purchaser. Other music is stored in iTunes on the person's computer.

Really confused about icloud

I thought that once you downloaded songs from i tunes it would automatically be pushed to other devices. I cant find any of my purchases on my iphone and i just updated my ipod touch and its not doing anything . What am i doing wrong?

I thought that once you downloaded songs from i tunes it would automatically be pushed to other devices.
Only if you have turned that option on in your devices. It has nothing to do with iCloud though - it is a feature of the iTunes Store.
Go to Settings > Store and turn Automatic Downloads on as you want on each iOS device.

Confused about transition from MobileMe

Up until now I actually have been happy with MobileMe. But I wanted to transition to iCloud since MobileMe will shut down at the end of June.
So today, I started the transition to iCloud. However, I am confused about how to set up all the devices we used to use on MobileMe. Before our family shared five computers, three iPhones, one iPod Touch and 2 iPads. Under MobileMe, we were able to all share the calendars and contacts. Now I have no idea how to have multiple devices share calendars and contacts. Each person in my family has their own separate Apple ID. Is there a way that multiple Apple ID's can share on iCloud account? If so, how do we set that up? I have no idea how to get one machine to see the general iCloud account.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Actually, that was changed in the iOS 5.1.1 update. You can now stop the phone from defaulting to CDMA by going into Settings>General>Roaming>International CDMA and making sure it's set to "off". While it doesn't sound as if there's any harm in setting Data Roaming to off, I don't think it matters in this circumstance.

Confused about different calendars

I have a Macbook Pro, an iPhone 5, and an original iPad.
I am confused about the purpose of the different Calendars: Home, Calendar, iCloud, and Calendar([email protected]).
Also listings on my iPad "Show Calendars" : From My Mac, cal.me.com, and [email protected]
I am retired and have no work commitments so I just need one calendar that I can access and put events in from all 3 devices and can see them on all 3 devices.
I find that if I put events in from my Macbook, they show up on both ioS devices, but if I put an event in on my iPad, it does not show up on my Macbook regardless on which Calendar I enter it on.
Is there somewhere I can find in simple terms which calendar I can use on all 3 devices and delete the others?
Thank you.

Hi,
Macworld has a great article on multiple apple ID's and imatch. Here's the link: hope it helps.
http://www.macworld.com/article/163013/2011/10/all_about_icloud_common_signup_sc enarios.html
It runs through a whole bunch of multiple ID's & set-up scenarios.
Cheers,

Printable iTunes & still confused about cd artwork

Hiya,
Is there a way to have iTunes print out all of the info for the cds I have in it? Mainly artist and album title. It'd save filing them into something like Excel for my records.
Also, I'm still confused about the artwork iTunes plugs in for my cds. Either it doesn't have the artwork or its wrong. I know I can delete it, but replacing it is what I can't figure out. I was told to drag and drop it into the artwork viewer, but drag and drop it from where? The iTunes music store? My own file (which I tried and it doesn't work)? I tried opening two windows of iTunes to try the drag/drop, but that doesn't work either.
One last thing, I don't like the new back-up feature of burning cds of my catalog, instead I copy the entire thing onto an external hard drive. Is there an easier way to do this? I know I have to save all of the iTunes info so that my playlists still show up, but when all I mainly need to do is save any new music & playlists I find it takes so long because I have to end up re-saving everything (and at over 11k songs, that takes a while). Any suggestions to help speed up the process?
Always grateful,
Tony Adams

The iTunes method isn't obsolete for everybody, but it's something you don't need to worry about unless you were already using it or you want to exchange data belonging to apps that do not (yet) support iCloud.
Being able to flag one of your own responses as helpful or as a solution may seem strange, but it has a possible useful application. If you found a clue or an answer in another venue and returned here to report it, you could flag your report as helpful or a solution to give credit to the other venue or the person who entered it there. You aren't supposed to be able to give yourself points, though.

I am confused about something. How do I read a book on my MacBook Pro? I can't find the iBook app anywhere, which is what I use on my iPad. The book I want to read is in my iTunes but I can't click on it. My iBook library does not show up in iTunes.

I am confused about something. How do I read a book on my MacBook Pro? I can't find the iBook app anywhere, which is what I use on my iPad. The book I want to read is in my iTunes but I can't click on it. Some of my iBooks show up in my iTunes but they are "grayed" out. The only books that respond in iTunes are audiobooks and that's not what I'm looking for. Is this a stupid question?

Nevermind - I answered my own question, which is I CAN"T READ ANY BOOKS I purchased in iBooks on my MacBook Pro. If I want to read on my mac I have to use Kindle or Nook. Which means any book I've already purchased through iBooks has to be read on my iPad. Kind of a drag because there are times when it's more convenient for me to read while I'm sitting with my Mac.

HT204053 My kids now each have an itouch, should we all have different apple ids even if I am paying for all itunes and app store purchases? what about icloud? I would like to share itunes and app purchases, but not necessarily photos...help please!

My kids now each have an itouch, should we all have different apple ids even if I am paying for all itunes and app store purchases? what about icloud? I would like to share itunes and app purchases, but not necessarily photos...help please!

The recommended solution for most families is to share the same Apple ID for iTunes and App Store purchases, so you can share your purchases, but us different IDs for iMessage, FaceTime and iCloud. With this arrangement, each person can automatically download purchases made on the shared ID (by turning this feature on in Settings>iTunes & App Stores), while keeping their FaceTime calls, text messages and iCloud data (including photo stream) separated. There is no requirement that the ID you use for purchasing be the same as the ID you use for these other services.
This article: http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/.

My wife and I own an iMac (April 2011) and just recently got iPhones. We share one iTunes account (mainly for our uploaded music from CD). Do we each need to have our own iTunes account? What about iCloud? We want to utilize the same Calendar/Contacts

My wife and I own an iMac (April 2011) and just recently got iPhones. We share one iTunes account (mainly for our uploaded music from CD). Do we each need to have our own iTunes account? What about iCloud? We want to utilize the same Calendar/Contacts

JoeyV325 wrote:
Is there a way to move music/apps from one ID to a new ID?
No.
One of you create a new AppleID and one use the existing AppleID.
But you can still use the items in each iTunes library.
Create separate computer logins for each of you.
This will give you each your own data. Contacts, calendars, photos, etc. (and your own iTunes library).

Dear Apple! Sorry for bothering me buy an iphone 5 features of the familiar, I have a pc restore. they forget about icloud account ID and Pass now I want to activate the device without the aid small icloud account and password. lending rules company can

Dear Apple!
Sorry for bothering me buy an iphone 5 features of the familiar, I have a pc restore. they forget about icloud account ID and Pass now I want to activate the device without the aid small icloud account and password. lending rules company can help me to activate the serial number and IMEI states do not ask Thank you!

Apple itself! I'm sorry to bother buying a used iphone 5, I have a pc restore. forget iCloud account ID and now I want to activate the device without iCloud account. Please ask apple can help me to reactivate this device does not need the drill and what? my device is iphone 5 ios 7. If possible please email: [email protected] Thank you very much

I received a text today while at work about iCloud keychain verification code. I have not signed up for it or anything that uses it. I work out of the city with limited internet access so not sure why I would be getting this. Is my info safe??

I received a text today while at work about iCloud keychain verification code. I have not signed up for it or anything that uses it. I work out of the city with limited internet access so not sure why I would be getting this. I only got this number about a month ago. Apparently someone else had the number before because I get texts from his family members wondering whats going on. I got one yesterday and the person didn't seem to thrilled that the number was cutoff and today I got 2 texts about iCloud Keychain which I don't even know what it is. Seems suspicious to me. If the person who use to own the number is doing it he should know it is not his number anymore because he obviously didn't pay his bills. I'm not too sure about iCloud Keychain so just want to know my info safe?? It says it can store credit card numbers which is what gets me worried. Frankly I think it's pretty stupid to save that kind if information with any kind of app. But I don't want some random person trying to access my personal information because they are bitter they lost their number. Please let me know as soon as possible so I can change passwords or anything that is needed.
thanks

If it were me, I would go to my carrier and get a new number. Since you have only had it for a month, the inconvenience would be minimal.
Barry

Question about iCloud. How do I change my e-mail address, I have the wrong one and want to change it.

question about iCloud. How do I change my e-mail address, I got the wrong address.

There are a variety of options available to you, including creating an email "alias" or changing the email address associated with your iCloud ID.
For all practical purposes your iCloud email address and Apple ID are interchangeable. To change your Apple ID read Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID.
If you simply created an Apple ID in error, you might consider abandoning it altogether and creating a new one. On the other hand, if you already used that Apple ID to purchase iTunes or other digital content, don't create a new Apple ID, because any purchases you already made are inexorably linked to the Apple ID used to make them.

Question about ICloud. Do I have to back-up my iPad and iPhone4 b4 sync with iTunes?

Question about ICloud. Do I have to back-up my iPad and iPhone4 to iCloud b4 sync with iTunes? Last time I synced iphone4 with iTunes, I updated to 5.0.1 when I connected, but it wiped my calendar entries. I had to reset to the last date I had synced (4months ago). So my question is... Now that I have iCloud, should I back up both my iPhone and my iPad before I sync with iTunes? And will all the data from iPad, iPhone, and computer all merge when the iPad and iPhone are synced?

It does not matter.

Confuse about the injecting entity in EJB 3.0?

Hi all,
I have an customersBean which is inherit from customersRemote and my problem is i' am little confuse about injecting the entity(customer).
Where can you apply the EntityManagerFactory is it outside on EJB or Inside the EJB? means outside EJB is use the web application or java application. i have and example.
this is inside on EJB...............
public class CustomersBean implements com.savingsaccount.session.CustomersRemote {
@PersistenceContext(unitName="SavingAccounts")
EntityManagerFactory emf;
EntityManager em;
/** Creates a new instance of CustomersBean */
public CustomersBean() {
public void create(int id, String name, String address, String telno, String mobileno)
try{
//This is the entity.
Customer _customer = new Customer();
_customer.setId(id);
_customer.setName(name.toString());
_customer.setAddress(address.toString());
_customer.setTelno(telno.toString());
_customer.setMobileno(mobileno.toString());
em = emf.createEntityManager();
em.persist(_customer);
emf.close();
}catch(Exception ex){
throw new EJBException(ex.toString());
in web application, i'm using the @EJB in customer servlets.
public class CustomerProcessServlet extends HttpServlet {
@EJB
private CustomersRemote customerBean;
blah blah inject directly coming request field from jsp.
}

Hi all,
I have an customersBean which is inherit from customersRemote and my problem is i' am little confuse about injecting the entity(customer).
Where can you apply the EntityManagerFactory is it outside on EJB or Inside the EJB? means outside EJB is use the web application or java application. i have and example.
this is inside on EJB...............
public class CustomersBean implements com.savingsaccount.session.CustomersRemote {
@PersistenceContext(unitName="SavingAccounts")
EntityManagerFactory emf;
EntityManager em;
/** Creates a new instance of CustomersBean */
public CustomersBean() {
public void create(int id, String name, String address, String telno, String mobileno)
try{
//This is the entity.
Customer _customer = new Customer();
_customer.setId(id);
_customer.setName(name.toString());
_customer.setAddress(address.toString());
_customer.setTelno(telno.toString());
_customer.setMobileno(mobileno.toString());
em = emf.createEntityManager();
em.persist(_customer);
emf.close();
}catch(Exception ex){
throw new EJBException(ex.toString());
in web application, i'm using the @EJB in customer servlets.
public class CustomerProcessServlet extends HttpServlet {
@EJB
private CustomersRemote customerBean;
blah blah inject directly coming request field from jsp.
}

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