Apple Releases Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 With iCloud Support

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 and Mac OS X Lion Server 10.7.2 which bring iCloud support and general bug fixes.

You can download the update by selecting Software Update from the Apple menu at the top left of your screen.

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. It also includes support for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content on iCloud and push it to all of your devices. iCloud on OS X Lion includes the following features:


● iCloud stores your email, calendars, contacts, Safari bookmarks, and Safari Reading List and automatically pushes them to all your devices.
● Back to My Mac provides remote access to your Mac from another Mac anywhere on the Internet.
● Find My Mac helps find a missing Mac by locating it on a map and allows you to remotely lock the Mac or wipe all its data.

Getting started with iCloud is easy. After installing the update, OS X will automatically present an iCloud setup panel. Simply enter an existing Apple ID or create a new one and then follow the on screen instructions. To learn more about iCloud visit http://www.apple.com/icloud.

The 10.7.2 update also includes Safari 5.1.1 as well as fixes that:

● Allow reordering of desktop spaces and full screen apps in Mission Control.
● Enable dragging files between desktop spaces and full screen apps.
● Address an issue that causes the menu bar to not appear in full screen apps.
● Improve the compatibility of Google contact syncing in Address Book.
● Address an issue that causes Keynote to become temporarily unresponsive.
● Improve VoiceOver compatibility with Launchpad.
● Address an issue that causes a delay in accessing the network after waking from sleep.
● Enable booting in to Lion Recovery from a locally attached Time Machine backup drive.
● Resolve an issue that causes screen zoom to stop working.
● Improve Active Directory integration.


For detailed information on Mac OS X 10.7.2 update please click here.

Mac OS X Lion Server Also got an update to 10.7.2

The 10.7.2 update is recommended for all servers currently running Lion Server. This update includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your server and improved reliability of the following services and applications:

• Calendar Server
• Directory integration
• Mail Server
• Open Directory Server
• Podcast Producer Library and Publisher
• PostgreSQL database
• Profile Manager
• Server.app
• Software Update Server
• Wiki Server

The update also includes specific fixes for:

• viewing logs from within Server.app
• resetting passwords for multiple users in Server.app
• improved support for editing multiple groups in Server.app
• support for new iOS 5 Mobile Device Management features in Profile Manager
• support for creating a Recovery Partition in images created with Server Image Utility
• improved support for specifying web server Virtual Host configurations using Server.app
• specifying where service data is located
• improved reliability when migrating servers


For detailed information on Mac OS X 10.7.2 Server, update please click here.