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

[Les A Carr]

Didn't all the MobileMe, me.com and mac.com services and users get transferred to iCloud last month?

Sent from my iPhone

On 12 Jul 2012, at 11:53, "Nick Gibbins" <nmg at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> 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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