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Re: iCloud beta

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Post by sirn »

Just as with MobileMe, iCloud Web seems to be done with SproutCore and a bit of jQuery[1]. Though it feel funny when they recreate the iOS-style scrollbar with JavaScript, despite Lion already has such a thing... (not to mention the scrollbar is inconsistent between Contacts and iCloud Calendar)

I'm honestly surprised at how "complete" these apps are. At least with Calendar and Contacts, they works exactly like its iPad/OSX equivalent.

[1]: https://www.icloud.com/system/cloudos/en-us/640/javascript-p...

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by ugh »

bengl3rt wrote: post #3

Erm... Okay, so I want to move all my mail (and my address) over from MobileMe. Where's the button?

It’s a beta, open only for developers. Patience.

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by bengl3rt »

ugh wrote: post #4
bengl3rt wrote: post #3

Erm... Okay, so I want to move all my mail (and my address) over from MobileMe. Where's the button?

It’s a beta, open only for developers. Patience.

Ah, that wasn't clear - it just let me log in. Maybe I should have separate Apple IDs for my personal stuff vs. my development stuff...

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by dooq »

"Your browser is not supported. To use iCloud, we recommend using the latest version of Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer."

Also, there's a cute picture of a sad-face cloud. lol.

I'm using Firefox 3.6.19, since FF4 wasn't working well on my mac when I tried it.

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by ugh »

Not everyone with an Apple ID can log in, only paying developers. who knows which mysterious rules Apple uses to let people in.

Here are some screenshots:

http://9to5mac.com/2011/08/01/icloud-com-opens-up-for-develo...

http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/apple-icloud-dot-com-web-ap...

All three apps (Mail, Contacts, Calendar) are very feature rich, responsive and quite shiny. At least Calendar uses local storage (but will ask you before it does). All three apps took no more than five seconds or so to load for the first time, subsequent loads were much, much faster. iCloud saves state, wherever you are when you close the window will be where you are when you go back to iCloud.

I’m not a fan of the re-implemented scrollbars (Mail and Calendar even use pre-Lion and pre-iOS scrollbars). Also, composing a new message opens up a new window which seems very weird.

You should definitely go visit iCloud.com with deactivated Javascript or cookies.

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by Timothee »

ugh wrote: post #7

Not everyone with an Apple ID can log in, only paying developers. who knows which mysterious rules Apple uses to let people in. Here are some screenshots: http://9to5mac.com/2011/08/01/icloud-com-opens-up-for-develo... http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/apple-icloud-dot-com-web-ap... All three apps (Mail, Contacts, Calendar) are very feature rich, responsive and quite shiny. At least Calendar uses local storage (but wi…

Not everyone with an Apple ID can log in, only paying developers.

I have a free developer account and was able to log in. I don't have a @me.com address so I couldn't check Mail, but the rest worked.

Re: iCloud beta

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Post by ugh »

Timothee wrote: post #9
ugh wrote: post #7

Not everyone with an Apple ID can log in, only paying developers. who knows which mysterious rules Apple uses to let people in. Here are some screenshots: http://9to5mac.com/2011/08/01/icloud-com-opens-up-for-develo... http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/01/apple-icloud-dot-com-web-ap... All three apps (Mail, Contacts, Calendar) are very feature rich, responsive and quite shiny. At least Calendar uses local storage (but wi…

Not everyone with an Apple ID can log in, only paying developers. I have a free developer account and was able to log in. I don't have a @me.com address so I couldn't check Mail, but the rest worked.

Curious. I edited my comment.
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