I transitioned from MobileMe to iCloud last week and it was seamless. However, I knew I would be gaining some functionality but also losing some services. iCloud no longer supports cloud based storage. So access to MobileMe’s iDisk was removed by Apple after the transition. Too me, this is a huge piece of missing functionality in iCloud and hopefully it will return. In fact several sources this week indicated that Apple made an offer to buy Dropbox but the offer was rejected. Apparently, in 2009 Steve met with the co-founders, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in Cupertino to discuss an offer.

Well in the meantime it’s out with iDisk and in with Dropbox. It’s pretty easy to sign up with Dropbox, all you need is an email and a password. Then install the Dropbox folder client on your Mac and PC. You can also install the Dropbox App on your iPhone and iPad. Below are screenshots showing the Dropbox folders on your Mac and PC. Even though DropBox is in the cloud, the folders appear and work like a local folder. You can also use the web browser interface but it’s really not necessary. So what cloud based storage service are you using?