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

[Nick Gibbins]

Possible, but everything else works with iCloud.

We may need to do a compare and contrast at lunch...

Nick

On 12 Jul 2012, at 11:48, Jules <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> 
> 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
> 
> -- 
> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
> 

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