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Old 25 July 2012, 01:40 PM
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Default [Apple] Mountain Lion available today (25th July)

Officially announced yesterday, OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion, will be released Today (25th July).

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Seems to be slightly live. It's on the App Store, but I'm getting this error trying to download it: "There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (100)"

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Old 25 July 2012, 02:38 PM
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same here , maybe it is not quite ready until later
Old 25 July 2012, 03:42 PM
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downloading. won't go faster than 2.6MB/s
Old 25 July 2012, 03:43 PM
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Was finally able to start the download. Looks like it'll be another hour and fifty before it's completed. Servers are seriously being hit as we've got a very fast connection here.

I won't be installing it just yet. I want to see what apps are compatible, plus what issues may appear with it. Might wait until 10.8.1.
Old 25 July 2012, 04:34 PM
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I filled in a form for a free upgrade, haven't received anything yet
Old 25 July 2012, 05:00 PM
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installed.

am wondering why i did really
Old 25 July 2012, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefDude
installed.

am wondering why i did really
Perfect. Try some of the new stuff.

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Old 25 July 2012, 05:44 PM
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think i might be able to use Messages now.

I have a yahoo account for iPhone/iPad and me.com account for osx

if your intended mail account/apple id is already in use as a secondary verified email with apple, you won't be able to use Messages.

just in case that was foxing anyone else.
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searching from safari address bar - finally!!
Old 25 July 2012, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefDude
installed.

am wondering why i did really
Have a look ... http://www.cultofmac.com/181037/30-o...aign=spread-us
Old 25 July 2012, 06:49 PM
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Anyone else notice speed difference?
Old 25 July 2012, 07:08 PM
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USB install working, 3 machines to upgrade tonight.

iWork updates applied iOS and OSX but not yet tested, fingers crossed they've done a good job there.
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Originally Posted by Ant
Anyone else notice speed difference?
dual xeon with 24gb ram here, so no.
Old 25 July 2012, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefDude
dual xeon with 24gb ram here, so no.
nobody likes a show off
Old 25 July 2012, 07:33 PM
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Aperture is much faster for me. i7 Macbook something.
Old 25 July 2012, 07:34 PM
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http://www.redmondpie.com/heres-how-...mountain-lion/

Check compatibility
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and for £14, you can really go wrong tbh.

I'm holding back, as with previous versions, despite Apple ensuring that the main Logic package works fine, there's always 3rd party stuff that needs to catch up.
Can't afford for the upgrade to not work. I can always time-machine back to an older version, but I'd rather wait, and spend the £14 on booze or fuel

Rest assured, it will be on my Mac once I know ALL my necessity apps work fine.

In the meantime, I'll keep reading your findings to whet my appetite.

Dan
Old 26 July 2012, 09:42 AM
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the font in Finder is easier to read
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Originally Posted by ChefDude
the font in Finder is easier to read
you old git
Old 26 July 2012, 01:16 PM
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iWork working fully at last. Perfect.
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Now we can search in the address bar of safari , I may use it more now.
Old 26 July 2012, 05:47 PM
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Grrrr... STILL haven't got my code. '72 hours' according to Apple Support.
Old 26 July 2012, 06:15 PM
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Just download it elsewhere then activate the purchase when the code come. No harm done
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Parallels 6 no longer works. Great.
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Originally Posted by chrisowe
Parallels 6 no longer works. Great.
A good opportunity to upgrade to VMWare ...
Old 26 July 2012, 11:56 PM
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Or version 7
Old 27 July 2012, 12:03 AM
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There seems to be some mixed reviews at work with the Mac owners, but for the price I don't think you can complain

Tony
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Originally Posted by Ant
Now we can search in the address bar of safari , I may use it more now.
Maybe less for me, no more drop down of recently searched.
Old 27 July 2012, 12:07 PM
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Finally got my code just now. Downloading the 4Gb file quite slowly it seems.
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Maybe less for me, no more drop down of recently searched.
Typing a Space brings up my missing menu and provides a way of clearing the recently searched list.


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