To switch over to iCloud every one of my computers have to be running Lion to use my Mobileme email account with macMail , according to Apple.

Not only my computer but also the computer I use at work.

Now at the deadline time they are going to introduce a new iOS.

Why not give Mountain Lion a couple months on the market then force the switch over to iCloud.

I have to many apps and peripherals to be an early adopter on something like Lion, and I sure don't want to upgrade to Lion one month, then the next month start the process with Mountain Lion.

Dear Apple...extend this deadline for a couple months past the introduction of Mountain Lion.

Thanks

Jonathan

I have not moved across to icloud as many others havent in large part due to there not being a satisfactory solution to mobileme galleries. This might seem trivial but as a pro photographer it is one of the most useful features (allowing ease of use and a slick interface to present things to clients) and IMHO is a real mistake on Apple's part to discontinue. Integration is one of the reasons i got into macs to begin with. Anyone else who feels the same please check out the Support communities for more info. https://discussions.apple.com/message/15352877#15352877

So, Software update applied the 2.7 Firmware update, and since an hour I see only a grey screen (MacBook Pro, early 2011). I can connect to it via file sharing, but screen sharing is not possible. I guess I'm not supposed to force shut down of the machine at a firmware update? I was not at the machine after hitting Restart to start the firmware update, so I do not know how far it came.
What should i do?

Edit: solved. The firmware update was not yet applied, the MacBook was hanging during the first restart cycle. I forced quit it, and upon restart the update was applied. Relief!

Please Apple replicate or move the Galleries feature. If you can store all those photo stream pictures on the cloud why not the galleries Aperture and iPhoto can create? I totally understand dropping the web hosting but the galleries are very useful. In fact I'd go further and suggest you improve the galleries even more with better slide show capabilities and of course all HTML5.

Hi guys, quick question...

I have an iPhone 4, an iPad 2 and an old original intel iMac running Snow Leopard. All are currently syncing using my MobileMe account.

The iMac is Too "old" to update to Lion. Should I just update the iPhone and iPad to use iCloud and "turn off" the syncing of the iMac?

Seems a shame since the iMac is easier to update, Notes, Contacts, and Email...

Is doing a manual sync to the old iMac from the iPad an option?

Thank so much and sorry to be off topic...I hope haven't made anyone mad!

My family's iPod Touches are too old for iOS5--which is required for iCloud. So, I am praying that a new iPod Touch comes out before MobileMe terminates on June 30.

I am hopeful. On the one hand, it has been 18 months since the last iPod Touch refresh. On the other hand, I have heard no related rumors.

My machines are both owned by the university, and they will not be upgrading to Lion. So now I have no simple way to synchronize my office machine and my home one. I am not even sure that I will be able to use my .me mail account. Ironically, they will provide me with WIndows machines as an alternative.