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Apple reminds MobileMe users of deadline
Citing information from website Freakgeeks.com, The Next Web reports that Apple sent out emails on Thursday which reminded MobileMe users to switch their accounts to iCloud, as the migration deadline of June 30, 2012 nears.
The move is not uncommon for Apple, as the company previously notified holdouts of upcoming service changes when it moved from .Mac to MobileMe. When the company's free cloud syncing and storage service was announced, emails were sent to existing MobileMe subscribers in preparation of the October, 2011 launch.
Once the deadline to migrate passes, accounts will reportedly be migrated to iCloud without user permission, and user data may be lost.
Apple's iCloud now has over 85 million users and is the backbone of iOS 5's data syncing and storage capabilities.
EFI firmware updates
Thursday's firmware update offers stability improvements, fixes network booting reliability and addresses an issue with selecting a boot device when USB storage is hot-plugged.
MacBook Pro EMI firmware update 2.7 for early and late 2011 models weighs in at 4.24 MB, while the mid-2011 MacBook Air's firmware update 2.4 comes in at 4.06 MB.
iMac EMI firmware update 1.9 covers early 2011 models and is 3.77 MB, while the mid-2011 Mac mini update 1.6 is a 4.08 MB download.
All updates require machines to be running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 or later.
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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
EFI firmware updates
Thursday's firmware update offers stability improvements, fixes network booting reliability and addresses an issue with selecting a boot device when USB storage is hot-plugged.
Safari definitely feels snappier.
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!
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?
Sounds like trouble! Try restarting while holding down Shift (safe reboot) .. otherwise if you have a bootable backup disk, restart holding Option; you might be able to reapply the update. Failing that try the Apple forums for a fix.
(Not that it helps but applied the update to my MBA via Software Update: it went very quickly and without any problems.)