The download servers aren't the only thing getting hammered. My email isn't working either. Tried both Mail and through the web using iCloud and it isn't connecting. This started a bit ago. My wife's iCloud email is still working, however. It would have been nice if Apple would have moved the download server to somewhere other than the same ones used for iCloud. :-)
So far, is it good enough to use on your main Mac or not? I am not gonna whine of course; just wanna know how much of a "beta" it really is as far as daily usage is concerned.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
Has anyone tried iCloud Drive? I am not running iOS 8 so I can't use it as I would lose the old iCloud functionality. Does it work like DropBox or is it different.
It is a beta by definition it isn't ready for a main machine. Further Apple specifically tells you it isn't to be used that way.
If you can live with potential data loss then it might be useful to you. That and you are willing to file bug reports.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
All he wants to know is how stable it is? How freaken hard is that to understand? He didn't ask for a damn lecture on the possible dangers of installing a beta operating system.
Here's a few more "appropriate" questions some of you can answer...
Please spare us from such condescending attitudes; I probably use Apple computers for a longer time than you do - but thanks for your answer in the third paragraph; I am not stupid and am aware of the risks, so will install it in a separate HD for now.
Oh please! Then why in **** all were you asking such an assinine question like a newbie then?!
NO! It is not safe at all and you should wait for the actual release.
It's a Developers BETA! Use at your own risk! And for being such a brain-dead moron after someone warned you nicely, I sure hope your power, batteries and backups are in order, because you're givin' off some bad Karma!
Oh please! Then why in **** all were you asking such an assinine question like a newbie then?!
NO! It is not safe at all and you should wait for the actual release.
It's a Developers BETA! Use at your own risk! And for being such a brain-dead moron after someone warned you nicely, I sure hope your power, batteries and backups are in order, because you're givin' off some bad Karma!
He was condescending and that's why I responded like that...just like I am responding now to your own stupid message using the term "asinine".
If anyone here is installing this on an older Mac and they have a beta of iOS 8...
Do you know or have you tried using a Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle to enable the "Continuity" features?
Thanks, in advanced!
Well - BT 4.0 enabled cards are not required for Continuity to work, just the devices be on the same iCloud account and connected to the web in some fashion (Continuity includes features like SMS in Messages on Mac).
But unfortunately, that's a no for Handoff. While it will show up that your Mac supports it (depending on the doggle), it will not work. It seems as though Apple is checking not for 4.0 support but specific cards against machines. I swapped out the BT chip in my 2011 mbp with a 2012 one and it still took a change to a kext to disable that check to allow Handoff to prompt me.
It is a beta by definition it isn't ready for a main machine. Further Apple specifically tells you it isn't to be used that way.
If you can live with potential data loss then it might be useful to you. That and you are willing to file bug reports.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
Again, kid: stop being condescending when you don't even know who you talk to or how many years one has been using Apple computers.
I asked nicely and got way worse than that...so just don't write back if you are not adding anything to the original request. By the way, is this related to nerds having zero social intelligence or what?
All he wants to know is how stable it is? How freaken hard is that to understand? He didn't ask for a damn lecture on the possible dangers of installing a beta operating system.
Here's a few more "appropriate" questions some of you can answer...
1<span style="line-height:1.4em;">. How stable does it seem?</span>
<span style="line-height:1.4em;">3. Many interface glitches?</span>
All of the above are possible and any stability problems, glitches, or program incompatibilities wont be known with any degree of certainty until possibly Monday. So once again: it's all at your own risk, which is stated in the acknowledgment TOC when anyone signed up. Patience... or risk finding out yourself the hard way.
All he wants to know is how stable it is? How freaken hard is that to understand? He didn't ask for a damn lecture on the possible dangers of installing a beta operating system.
Here's a few more "appropriate" questions some of you can answer...
1. How stable does it seem?
2. Frequent crashes/freezing?
3. Many interface glitches?
Thank you for grasping the obvious...good to see that there is someone reasonable around here.
Just shut up, you idiot. He was condescending and that's why I responded like that...just like I am responding now to your own stupid message using the term "asinine".
Then why ask at all? Go ahead... install it and answer your own stupid question for yourself. That's what a beta is for anyway, for you and the beta testers to give feedback to Apple and the community. You first. We're waiting. :rolleyes:
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The download servers aren't the only thing getting hammered. My email isn't working either. Tried both Mail and through the web using iCloud and it isn't connecting. This started a bit ago. My wife's iCloud email is still working, however. It would have been nice if Apple would have moved the download server to somewhere other than the same ones used for iCloud. :-)
It is a beta by definition it isn't ready for a main machine. Further Apple specifically tells you it isn't to be used that way.
If you can live with potential data loss then it might be useful to you. That and you are willing to file bug reports.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
And here come 10,000 morons who install this and then whine about things being broken.
Says the guy who said just yesterday that these users know what they're getting into.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
This is because both Apple, Google, and many others have bastardized the term "Beta" for things like Siri and Gmail.
No!
It is a beta by definition it isn't ready for a main machine. Further Apple specifically tells you it isn't to be used that way.
If you can live with potential data loss then it might be useful to you. That and you are willing to file bug reports.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
All he wants to know is how stable it is? How freaken hard is that to understand? He didn't ask for a damn lecture on the possible dangers of installing a beta operating system.
Here's a few more "appropriate" questions some of you can answer...
1. How stable does it seem?
2. Frequent crashes/freezing?
3. Many interface glitches?
If anyone here is installing this on an older Mac and they have a beta of iOS 8...
Do you know or have you tried using a Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle to enable the "Continuity" features?
Thanks, in advanced!
Learn English.
Re-loaded the Beta page every 10 mins or so, eventually got through. D/L-ing now. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Oh please! Then why in **** all were you asking such an assinine question like a newbie then?!
NO! It is not safe at all and you should wait for the actual release.
It's a Developers BETA! Use at your own risk! And for being such a brain-dead moron after someone warned you nicely, I sure hope your power, batteries and backups are in order, because you're givin' off some bad Karma!
A question here.
My secondary MBP runs Mavericks, so it should qualify.
Also I signed up to the beta program.
After receiving the "We'll be back soon" message for some time, I got to download the MavericksBetaAccessUtility.
However, I do not see any downloads in the App Store. Not in the German one (where I live, nor in the US store).
Any ideas what could help?
Update: Retried multipole times. Finally it showed up. IDK why it didn't before.
Oh please! Then why in **** all were you asking such an assinine question like a newbie then?!
NO! It is not safe at all and you should wait for the actual release.
It's a Developers BETA! Use at your own risk! And for being such a brain-dead moron after someone warned you nicely, I sure hope your power, batteries and backups are in order, because you're givin' off some bad Karma!
He was condescending and that's why I responded like that...just like I am responding now to your own stupid message using the term "asinine".
If anyone here is installing this on an older Mac and they have a beta of iOS 8...
Do you know or have you tried using a Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle to enable the "Continuity" features?
Thanks, in advanced!
Well - BT 4.0 enabled cards are not required for Continuity to work, just the devices be on the same iCloud account and connected to the web in some fashion (Continuity includes features like SMS in Messages on Mac).
But unfortunately, that's a no for Handoff. While it will show up that your Mac supports it (depending on the doggle), it will not work. It seems as though Apple is checking not for 4.0 support but specific cards against machines. I swapped out the BT chip in my 2011 mbp with a 2012 one and it still took a change to a kext to disable that check to allow Handoff to prompt me.
No!
It is a beta by definition it isn't ready for a main machine. Further Apple specifically tells you it isn't to be used that way.
If you can live with potential data loss then it might be useful to you. That and you are willing to file bug reports.
This sort of questioning is why I agree 100% with Tallest first post. People just don't understand betas.
Again, kid: stop being condescending when you don't even know who you talk to or how many years one has been using Apple computers.
I asked nicely and got way worse than that...so just don't write back if you are not adding anything to the original request. By the way, is this related to nerds having zero social intelligence or what?
All of the above are possible and any stability problems, glitches, or program incompatibilities wont be known with any degree of certainty until possibly Monday. So once again: it's all at your own risk, which is stated in the acknowledgment TOC when anyone signed up. Patience... or risk finding out yourself the hard way.
All he wants to know is how stable it is? How freaken hard is that to understand? He didn't ask for a damn lecture on the possible dangers of installing a beta operating system.
Here's a few more "appropriate" questions some of you can answer...
1. How stable does it seem?
2. Frequent crashes/freezing?
3. Many interface glitches?
Thank you for grasping the obvious...good to see that there is someone reasonable around here.
Then why ask at all? Go ahead... install it and answer your own stupid question for yourself. That's what a beta is for anyway, for you and the beta testers to give feedback to Apple and the community. You first. We're waiting. :rolleyes: