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Jeff Campbell
02-17-2012, 04:17 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=12216&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+InsanelyGreatMac+(Insanely+Great+Mac)' target='_blank'>http://www.insanely-great.com/news....nely+Great+Mac)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple today released a beta version of Messages for OS X. The application takes over for iChat and allows Mac users to send instant messages to iOS users."</em></p><p><object width="600" height="360" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5RRpspXlpw&amp;context=C35b9408ADOEgsToPDskLU6uqKJWlxDyevAHWlGDoJ&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5RRpspXlpw&amp;context=C35b9408ADOEgsToPDskLU6uqKJWlxDyevAHWlGDoJ&amp;ap=%26fmt=18" /></object></p><p>I downloaded and tried this out today, works pretty slick. If you prefer to read your walk through versus watching it on YouTube above, then head over to <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/first_look_messages_mac" target="_blank">MacLife</a> where they have done a first look of the new program from Apple.</p>
encece
02-19-2012, 06:01 AM
One thing that I love and hate is that my iPad, iPhone and iMac all ring/ding with every message. This is great when I'm out with a device and I'm sure to get the message.

It stinks when I'm at my iMac having a back-and-forth conversation with someone and all three devices are going off constantly.

The service should sense I'm chatting from one device and turn the notifications off on the other two devices. Once there is a delay from responding...all three device should re-alert of the last message. sent to you, if the other party (or the new party) were the last to respond.