AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 Beta 8 Thank you for downloading the beta for the next version of AOL Desktop for Mac - version 1.5. Both the GM version of AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2.1 and AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 Beta 8 will coexist on the same Macintosh. Your e-mail and settings are also separated, but you can move settings and mail folders from one Application Support folder to another. You can find more information on AOL Beta Central.
| AOL Parental Controls Assistant Parental Controls Assistant is built into AOL Desktop for Mac Beta 6. It's a quick and simple way to add Mac OS X user accounts with all the correct features and applications turned on. Parental Controls Assistant works with Mac OS X to create an account for your child that has Internet browsers and other applications turned off and activates AOL's Parental Control Proxy system that will deliver age-appropriate content via the AOL Desktop for Mac Browser. You can control who your child has on their AIM account, who they can accept e-mail from and generate usage reports that are e-mailed to the parent account. AOL Parental Controls only works with AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 browser, mail and AIM. To use AOL Parental Controls Assistant, just follow these steps: Go to http://parentalcontrols.aol.com and add a child account to the parent's screen name (skip this step if you already configured child accounts). Launch AOL Desktop for Mac and log in with the parent's screen name. After logging in, AOL Desktop for Mac will display the AOL Parental Controls Assistant window. All you have to do is enter the user account name for the child (or use the default) and click "Create Mac User Account" That's it! AOL Desktop for Mac will create a Mac OS X OS user account and set all the application restrictions When you start up your Mac, you will see a new child account. Select that account and you will have a safe, secure area for your child to enjoy the Internet. Note for Beta Users We released AOL Desktop for Mac 1.0-1.2.1, we changed the mail folder structure so that you can try out new betas of AOL Desktop without changing your GM setup. You can move your mail folder between Beta and GM by moving the mail folders located under ~User/Application Support/ on your Mac OS X user account. | Fixed Issues System Requirements for Leopard have been updated to 10.5.3 or higher Fixed display of mail count for Outbox Fixed blank mail fields when saving a "Sent" message to another folder Fixed lost mail issue for some users when sending mail Fixed a mail display issue when the recipient was BCC: Fixed various accessibility issues with VoiceOver when announcing interface elements Fixed issue when updating AIM blocked user list Fixed auto-complete of AIM Blasts on the compose IM window Fixed Buddy Chat window hang if Buddy rejects the chat invitation by closing Chat window Fixed "Open Link" contextual menu item when accessing a hyperlink in an IM conversation Fixed away message display issue when user is logged on two different systems Fixed various contextual issues when user has multiple IM sessions grouped in one conversation window If the Buddy Info window is open, changing to other screen names on the Buddy List will update the Buddy Info window accordingly Fixed issue when some phone numbers were not properly formatted for IM to SMS messaging Fixed issue where AIM away message title was not editable Known Issues General Support for the most common Keywords has been added to AOL Desktop for Mac Mail When dragging a web link to Mail, the browser window stays in focus (to the foreground) Browser Some download links will open the target in a web browser instead of downloading Some web sites behave differently in AOL Desktop for Mac when compared to Safari AIM Avatar support - Meez, Superbuddies and WeeMees are not supported AIM Plug-Ins are not supported AIM audio/video conferencing not supported AIM Alerts are not supported
System Requirements: + PowerPC G4 or Intel Macintosh (minimum) + Mac OS X Version 10.4.8 or higher and 10.5.3 or higher + At least 256 MB of physical RAM + At least 60 MB of available space on your hard drive |
AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 Beta 8 | Updated: 12/8/08