[OSX-Users] Re: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) & Messages

[Tom Hebbron]

Hi Jules,

I just tried to fetch this via
https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/support/distribution/private/, but the link
to apple from there results in a 403 permission denied. Should this work,
or do I need to VPN in?

Ta,
Tom.

On 17 February 2012 10:42, Jules <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> 2 things for you this morning folks, for *brave* people only!
>
> 1. Apple released the first Developer Preview of Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8)
> yesterday afternoon. It's on the software service at
>    cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.**uk/software/images/apple/**Mountain<http://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software/images/apple/Mountain>Lion
>    Like Lion, just copy the installer app into your Applications folder
> and run it.
>    Do *NOT* run this on your main Macs yet, I don't yet know how stable or
> functional it is.
>
> 2. Apple also released the first beta of their new "Messages" app for
> Lion/Snow Leopard.
>    This gives you the ability to send and receive iMessages to and from
> people's iPhones and iPads.
>    Dead cool! :-)
>    Currently, to get a message to someone's iPhone, you must use their
> Apple ID email address or another email address they have listed as an
> alternative address. If you send it to their phone number, only the iPhone
> will receive it and not their Mac or iPad. Apple know all about this
> problem and are working on a solution.
>    This beta app will expire when Mountain Lion is released.
>    It does appear to work okay!
>    Get it from:
>    http://www.apple.com/macosx/**mountain-lion/messages-beta/<http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/>
>
> Have fun y'all!
>
> Jules
>
> --
> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>
>
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