AppleGuy Premium Member join:2013-09-08 Kitchener, ON
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AppleGuy
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2014-Jul-23 4:22 pm
[OS X] Yosemite -- Public Beta Release tomorrow (July 24/2014)Wondering who all here is going to download the public beta tomorrow for the latest OS X?
I'll give it a whirl for sure. I haven't had any issues with other pre-release software. Nothing too critical on this machine, and everything is backed-up already anyway. |
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rod_pod Premium Member join:2003-08-10 Great Falls, MT |
rod_pod
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2014-Jul-23 5:03 pm
I have downloaded it. I have had Safari lock up to the point I was forced to restart the machine (late 2012 rMBP), this happened with Preview 3 as well. Other than that everything works great. the handoff with iOS 8 is very nice. |
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rugbyI think I know it all. join:2000-09-26 Plainfield, IN |
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I wouldn't do it unless you are prepared to have some instabilities. |
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The Dv8orJust call me Dong Suck Oh, M.D. Premium Member join:2001-08-09 Denver, CO |
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Install it on a non-primary drive. |
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I'll download it but I cannot guarantee I'll have the testicular fortitude to install it |
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michieru Premium Member join:2009-07-25 Denver, CO |
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Will be installing it on my work laptop to test out the new UI mostly. Updates will come as they go but as long as Chrome + Royal TSX works I am fine since I work mostly on VMs. |
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WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state |
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I'll download the beta in the coming weeks. I'm not ready for a day 1 consumer beta. |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
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...Where would one go about acquiring this? |
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rugbyI think I know it all. join:2000-09-26 Plainfield, IN |
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In the long run this will immensely help Apple create a more stable OS. Their sample pool historically for testers has been too small to fully recreate their user base. Bugs slipped through because nobody used the machine in a certain to create the bug. Now with a much larger sample base this won't be as much of an issue.
I look forward to the larger testing group. |
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HiVolt Premium Member join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON |
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I might try it on a spare hard drive... There's no way in hell im running it full time. |
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WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state |
WK2
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2014-Jul-24 12:26 pm
I do like that they have gone through a couple of developer betas before releasing a public beta. |
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nickelman Premium Member join:2002-10-14 Medford, NJ |
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AppleGuy Premium Member join:2013-09-08 Kitchener, ON |
AppleGuy
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2014-Jul-24 12:51 pm
Downloading right now. It's going to be a fun day.... |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
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I'm a little confused by this - I was hoping to install this on an external and dual-boot so the possibility of messing up my primary install was minimal; but it looks like I'd need to have Mavericks on that external already...? In which case I don't know if/how I can install Mavericks onto that if I already have it installed on my internal HD. Ugh. I'm so PC savvy but there are still things I need to learn with OSX. :/ |
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Tinkster Premium Member join:2003-07-16 Rosedale, MD |
Tinkster
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2014-Jul-24 1:46 pm
I will be trying this should work. Make a clone of your current drive to an external HD. Boot from external and install the beta. When I get it downloaded I will update if it worked. |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
Cody0
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2014-Jul-24 2:06 pm
Now to google how to ghost on an Mac |
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Tinkster Premium Member join:2003-07-16 Rosedale, MD |
Tinkster
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2014-Jul-24 2:11 pm
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WK2 Premium Member join:2006-12-28 united state |
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Can anybody comment on their Yosemite experience thus far? |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
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Giving it a go! Thank you. |
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AppleGuy Premium Member join:2013-09-08 Kitchener, ON |
AppleGuy
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2014-Jul-24 5:13 pm
Installed, I seem to like it.
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
Cody0
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2014-Jul-24 5:57 pm
I can't wait to get mine going. It's about 95% done ghosting to my external - then on to the download/installation! |
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How do I install on an external drive? |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
Cody0
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2014-Jul-24 6:49 pm
While running OSX from that drive - install it |
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I entered the redemption code but I don't see it downloading anywhere...? When I go to enter it again it says it was already redeemed. :/ Also - holy crap external HD is much slower than SSD haha |
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It should show up under the Purchases tab. If it doesn't, you can go back to the beta program website and generate a new code - some people have been reporting issues with codes coming up "already used". |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
Cody0
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2014-Jul-24 6:57 pm
Literally found it as that popped up It didn't have the number next to the tab so I didn't think to check that. |
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Downloading now,...... |
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Cody0Bob Vance, VR Premium Member join:2002-05-28 Spokane, WA |
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Attempt 3 at downloading! |
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