Apple Seeds Mac OS X 10.5.4, Final Release Expected in July
Apple has seeded a second version of Mac OS X 10.5.4 to developers today. While the latest build (9e12) fixes a dozen more issues in Mac OS X Leopard, the biggest new feature to be supported will be Apple's recently announced MobileMe service. MobileMe is Apple's .Mac replacement service which will allow users to sync contacts, email, and calendar across various devices. It also provides advanced web applications to access your information anywhere with a web browser.
Apple has announced that MobileMe will be launched in early July. Apple's system requirements for MobileMe include Mac OS X 10.5.4 as well as iTunes 7.7, so we expect these two updates to also be released in early July.
Apple provides a Frequently Asked Questions document for existing .Mac customers who will be transitioning to MobileMe.
Update: The system requirements for MobileMe also list 10.4.11 as being compatible, but "some features require Mac OS X v10.5 and iLife 08."
Apple has announced that MobileMe will be launched in early July. Apple's system requirements for MobileMe include Mac OS X 10.5.4 as well as iTunes 7.7, so we expect these two updates to also be released in early July.
Apple provides a Frequently Asked Questions document for existing .Mac customers who will be transitioning to MobileMe.
Update: The system requirements for MobileMe also list 10.4.11 as being compatible, but "some features require Mac OS X v10.5 and iLife 08."
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48 months ago
It was a pain to upgrade to 10.5.3 but I'm not having any problems with it after a clean install.
What are other users encountering?
What are other users encountering?
48 months ago
While MobleMe is a terrible name, I am looking forward to checking it out...
48 months ago
I'm anxious to try out my new Mobile Me account, although I don't care for the name.
It'll be nice to not have to manually sync all of my machines to .Mac anymore.
Hooray for the omnipotent cloud.
It'll be nice to not have to manually sync all of my machines to .Mac anymore.
Hooray for the omnipotent cloud.
48 months ago
Apple has announced that MobileMe will be launched in early July. Apple's system requirements for MobileMe includes Mac OS X 10.5.4 as well as Quicktime 7.7, so we expect these two updates to also be released in early July.]
48 months ago
The one thing that I am still waiting for is a smooth animation when you open a file with quite a lot of items in grid mode, I have had my Applications folder on my dock since 10.5.0, and even with the small graphic change in 10.5.2 (or maybe it was 10.5.1) it is still choppy. I wish that they would fix this.
48 months ago
It was a pain to upgrade to 10.5.3 but I'm not having any problems with it after a clean install.
What are other users encountering?
My MBP wakes from sleep with the lid closed, though only when its connected to the power supply. I'm probably going to do a clean install once 10.5.4 hits
48 months ago
Does this mean then that MobileMe won't work for those still on 10.4.11? That kind of stinks but I understand that this is a part of technology progression. I'll just have to wait until I can upgrade to Leopard.
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