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MobileMe Updater Available (Sort Of)

In delving into the XML file that Software Update uses to check for available updates, edibiase found that a MobileMe Updater is online. Forum member, FreeState installed it, and found that it changes all instances of ".Mac" to "MobileMe" and also provides a pretty new icon for the MobileMe service.



Apple is launching MobileMe tonight and we expect this updater to be officially available shortly. Adventurous users can install the file themselves (see thread). The updater also changes account references to @mac.com accounts to @me.com accounts in your Mail app, but still lists both @mac.com and @me.com addresses for use.

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47 months ago
If you look at the XML file that Software Update uses to check for available updates, an update for MobileMe is now listed at the bottom!

Of note are the MobileMe.pkg file and the file describing the update (for English language users).

This isn't showing up in Software Update for me, just in the XML file, so I haven't installed it manually. If anyone does, I'd be curious to know what happened!
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47 months ago
Woo hoo everything says mobileme on my mac now!!
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47 months ago

Woo hoo everything says mobileme on my mac now!!


Huh?
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47 months ago

Huh?


I'm guessing that they installed the MobileMe package.
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47 months ago

I'm guessing that they installed the MobileMe package.


Yes I did - it changed every reference on my mac from .mac to MobileMe - I had to close mail for the update.
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47 months ago

I'm guessing that they installed the MobileMe package.


Ya I realized that after posting. DO'H
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47 months ago
For those curious it modified my accounts in Mail to use the .me.com server and lists both .mac and me.com email addresses under the same account separated by a comma.
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47 months ago
How do you install the MobileMe package? I checked software update before coming into work and nothing was available.
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47 months ago

How do you install the MobileMe package? I checked software update before coming into work and nothing was available.


Link

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/43/32/zzz061-5009/xhMJmcKHHGWGr7kKtsdpnvw4VfD8VxbSfy/MobileMe.pkg
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47 months ago

Link

http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/43/32/zzz061-5009/xhMJmcKHHGWGr7kKtsdpnvw4VfD8VxbSfy/MobileMe.pkg


Thanks. I might install this during my next break. I get a 10 minute break per hour. And I have a Verizon Air Card for my MacBook. :-)
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