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

[Luke Teacy]

Don't suppose they've fixed the fullscreen mode yet, so that it works for multiple screens?

On 13 Jul 2012, at 00:18, Jules Field wrote:

> The Lion installer/upgrader app did exactly the same thing too.
> Make a zip of it first if you want to keep it after you've run it. :-)
> 
> Jules.
> 
> On 12/07/2012 17:29, Hugh Glaser wrote:
>> Bloody hell, that was sneaky.
>> It deleted the installer after installation.
>> Now I'll have to download again for my other machine.
>> 
>> On 12 Jul 2012, at 13:31, Jules <sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>> 
>>> I wonder if it's a quirk of the 3GS?
>>> 
>>> No-one on a 4 or a 4S has seen this on their phones.
>>> 
>>> I assume you've done the iCloud migration stuff once?
>>> 
>>> Jules.
>>> 
>>> On 12/07/2012 11:56, Nick Gibbins wrote:
>>>> Yes - so why am I being told that I need to "Create a free @me.com email address to turn on Notes"?
>>>> 
>>>> Nick
>>>> 
>>>> (this is iOS 5.1.1, fwiw)
>>>> 
>>>> On 12 Jul 2012, at 11:55, Les A Carr <lac at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Dr Nicholas Gibbins                                     nmg at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>>>>> Web and Internet Science                   http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~nmg/
>>>>>> Electronics and Computer Science                   tel: +44 (0) 23 80598879
>>>>>> University of Southampton                          fax: +44 (0) 23 80592865
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jules
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> sysjkf at ecs.soton.ac.uk
>>> 
>> 
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> Jules
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