Hi All, So no MacBookPro 17"!!! Off to say nice things to my 'old' 2008 one, which just makes into accepting Mavericks... Backed up and all permissions verified and fixed. Checked iCloud for calendar and contacts syncing - thank Brian Sent from my iPhone IOS 7.02
> On 23 Oct 2013, at 6:58, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi People, > >> On 23 Oct 2013, at 2:25 am, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >> >> Mavericks, available today,…and wow,..it's FREE!! >> Will update any machine from 2007 onwards. Just need to update from the Mac >> App Store. >> As always,…make sure to backup before to start. (And make sure all your >> Applications will still work.) :o) > > Just a very quick message to people who might rush in an upgrade without > first doing the preparations and backups which include a bootable backup & > checking that all your applications are compatible with Mavericks. > > Note: If you use an iTunes sync to transfer contacts, calendars, or notes to > an iOS device or if you rely on older third-party software for syncing data > like contacts or calendars,... > Mavericks no longer includes Sync Services. > “Most users won’t even notice it’s gone, but it will affect people who still > use older versions of apps that rely on this mechanism to sync data with iOS > devices” > > “The loss of Sync Services also means that you can no longer use iTunes (via > Wi-Fi or USB) to sync calendars, contacts, and notes between your Mac and iOS > devices. You must instead use a server-based system of some sort on both your > Mac and iOS devices, which could be (among other options) iCloud, Google, an > Exchange server” > > “You can still sync media, apps, and documents with iOS devices via iTunes, > by the way—this change affects only calendars, contacts, and notes.” > > There are other changes also in System Preferences - “Apple renamed and > rearranged several System Preference panes:” > > I have not got time at this moment to enlarge more, just alerting you to make > sure you check what Mavericks offers and know what changes are in Mavericks. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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