[OSX-Users] Re: OS X Mountain Lion (Gold Master) released

[Jules]

On 12/07/2012 09:56, Nick Gibbins wrote:
> I've taken the plunge too.
>
> Apart from a couple of graphic glitches with the genie effect, it seems
> okay. I can see the notification centre killing off growl.
>
> The main niggle I've found so far is with the new notes app; it allows you
> sync with iCloud, but the iCloud sync in the corresponding notes app on iOS5
> requires you to set up a MobileMe account! I assume that this will be fixed
> in iOS6, but it's surprising that Apple has let this happen.
I've used Notes on iCloud, and I never saw anything about MobileMe, it 
all "just worked" for me.

Are you sure Notes doesn't just work with iCloud on your phone?

Jules.

>
> Nick
>
> On 11 Jul 2012, at 21:05, Hugh Glaser <hg at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Well I cracked and did it on my Air :-)
>> No problems at all so far.
>> Just started it off and went for a bath and it was done when I got back.
>> And I seem to have an extra more than 15G free space on my disc!
>>
>> On 11 Jul 2012, at 13:38, Vladimiro Sassone <vs at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Still waiting for the first negative report from early installers....
>>>
>>> (from iPad)
>>>
>>> On 11 Jul 2012, at 13:36, "Tim Chown" <tjc at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can confirm it's OK from eduroam using VPN (to staffvpn.ecs.soton.ac.uk).
>>>>
>>>> Run the VPN first, then in the Finder do "Go.. connect to server", and then plug in cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software, and then enter your ECS credentials to complete the drive mount.
>>>>
>>>> If you're not VPNed correctly, you'll not get the login window to mount the drive.
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>> On 11 Jul 2012, at 10:02, Neil White wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Jules,
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't seem to get access to the software server from my new Mac Air. I
>>>>> can only get a signal for ECSWlan (not Eduroam from my office!!!), so I'm
>>>>> guessing that this is the issue? I have tried to vpn but that doesn't
>>>>> work. Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Neil
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/07/2012 19:57, "Jules Field" <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The waiting is basically over.
>>>>>> Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.0) has reached Gold Master status.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This means that Apple still have the right to change it before it is
>>>>>> released for download by the general public, but it's very rare that
>>>>>> anyone does change it due to the astronomical cost of doing so. They
>>>>>> start building it into new hardware coming off the production line
>>>>>> today, so any changes have to be applied to new Macs that are already in
>>>>>> their shrink-wrap on their way to the Apple Stores and distribution
>>>>>> centres around the world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So if you want to download it, you can get it from
>>>>>> cifs://software.ecs.soton.ac.uk/software
>>>>>> then look in the images/apple/Mountain Lion directory.
>>>>>> Copy the Gold Master installer application to your /Applications folder
>>>>>> and run it. It will upgrade your Mac and reboot again when it's finished.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note: If you have installed the beta release of "Messages" at any time,
>>>>>> uninstall this and restart *before* you start installing Mountain Lion.
>>>>>> The option to uninstall it is in the "Messages" menu of the Messages
>>>>>> application.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jules
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>



Jules

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