Switch from Mobile Me to iCloud
I am not sure that this should be a new queston, but I hope it generates a single statement of steps to follow for resolution.
I have been trying to figure out the "cart and horse" of switching from Mobile Me to iCloud by reading several Apple documents. None outlines all the steps required in a single coherent statement.
Currently I have an Apple ID based on an email account different from my me.com email address. My Mobile Me account is based on my me.com address. The only thing I use Mobile Me for is to maintain my several calendars and my contacts on 2 macs. 2 iPhones, and 1 iPad, and share calendars (read-only) with some colleagues.
I do not use iDisk, nor do I actually use my me.com email account.
I would like to set up iCloud with the same info as my Apple ID but that is not my Mobile Me username/password.
I read that I cannot edit my Mobile Me ID.
The only benefit I see for using the same ID for iCloud and Mobile Me is the transition of data from me.com to iCloud.
Is it possible to set up an iCloud account and populate the calendar and contacts from the computer rather than Mobile Me?
If that were the case, I would use my regular Apple ID for the iCloud and simply forget about Mobile Me (which I presume will self-destruct in June 2012 or so)
Is there something I am missing here?
Also, is it possible to publish/share read-only calendars with others as was the case with Mobile Me?
Thank you
Jim
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)