Summary: Allison Sheridan - NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com @podfeet Bart Busschots - www.bartb.ie impodcast.com @bbusschots Don McAllister - www.screencastsonline.com Katie Floyd - macpowerusers.com @katiefloyd Chuck Joiner - macvoicesgroup.com @chuckjoiner John F. Braun - macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun Siri - apple.com/iphone/features/siri.html iPhone 4S Who upgraded who didn't and why? Difference in AT&T Upgrade Elligability Option to move to a different Carrier Sprint offering some $125 credit to move (have to ask) ETF less than subsidized price Concerns about being out of cycle for iPhone 5 next year Camera I'm impressed but some disquiet on Twitter on noise artifacts. Not the sky in the photo at full res: flickr.com/photos/mcallister_family Battery Noticing very poor battery performance - need a few more recharge cycles? (Don) Siri iOS 5 General: Finding lots of nice tweaks everywhere Has really slowed down my original iPad :( - not QUITE as bad as iOS 4 on an iPhone 3G, but typing should NEVER be laggy! (Luckily it's just for Bart) Upgrade process - 10.7.2, iOS 5, iCloud, iTunes For me, iOS update failed repeatedly, data in Console log ~/Library/Logs/iPhoneUpdater.log ended with "iTunes: Restore error 3200" Apple Support article on restore helped some http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1275 I heard reports that plugging cable directly into device, rather than using dock, helped. MacVoices #1190: John Chaffee of BusyMac Discusses the Transition From MobileMe to iCloud for Calendar Syncing macvoices.com/wordpress/macvoices-1190-john-chaffee-of-busymac-discusses-the-transition-from-mobileme-to-icloud-for-calendar-syncing/ iCloud Disappointed that the iWork suite wasn't upgraded to take into account iCloud sync'ing. Expecting a huge release in the coming weeks with new versions of apps plus full iCloud support for Numbers, Pages and Keynote on the Mac Took several hours to make move (servers swamped) Lost 20,000 archived email messages in the proces Apple recovered - then lost again questionable support experience MailSteward and Time Machine FTW! With a few exceptions like Photo Stream, this seems to be all just Mobile Me 2.0, but with loads of features REMOVED! I'm afraid to migrate to iCloud since I still have one machine on Snow Leopard. Reminders Location reminders very cool - needs some setup in Contacts list Can't do location based reminders on an iPad or Exchange accounts Very basic functionality No ability to share reminders (household to do list) No start/end times Limited categories Everything syncs to iCal iMessage So cool! If recipient is capable, input field will say iMessage, otherwise, Text Message. Settings | Messages | Receive At shows phone and email messages can be received at, need to use email registered as Apple ID? Settings | Messages | Send as SMS will send via SMS if iMessage fails, I had this happen once with person who was iMessage capable I have no disabled MMS - this is so great for people who HATE those massive bills. Superb for people living in Europe with all those little countries! Photostream Love having photos show up in Aperture No ability to selectively choose what syncs No ability to remove individual photos from stream Wireless sync Settings | General | iTunes Wi-Fi Sync. Says device must be connected to power, I found I could without power. Only automatic sync needs power. Problems with Podcasts - deleted off iPhone get re-synced with iTunes Notifications Text Tones by person Maps alternate routes Split keyboard on iPad Camera Like new AE/AF lock feature, was able to take pic of neon theater sign at night that iOS 4 camera app would fail on. New Apps - AirPort Utility, Trailers, Find Friends (requires iCloud), Cards iCloud charging us $40 this year? Picks John - Rubbernet €30 macobserver.
