AOL Desktop for Mac 1.7

Posted Nov 2nd 2010 11:00AM by Larry Aasen
74 Comments

We have developed a new version of AOL Desktop for Mac in order to provide you with an improved AOL Mail experience. We highly recommend that you upgrade to AOL Desktop for Mac 1.7 as soon as possible to ensure that you do not experience any interruptions in your ability to send or receive AOL Mail. Please be aware that during your upgrade, you may experience an initial period where your mail loads slowly. Don't fret though - this should only occur once.

Comments (74) | | Email this | Digg

AOL Desktop for Mac 1.7 Beta is now available

Posted Sep 13th 2010 6:45PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: AOL Desktop for Mac
25 Comments

We have been making significant changes in AOL Desktop for Mac to the way your mail is handled internally. As a result of these changes, we channeled the work being done for the AOL Desktop for Mac 1.6 beta into a new effort that fully supports this new mail architecture.

We are pleased to announce that AOL Desktop for Mac 1.7 beta is here! We want your help as we rely on you, our member and tester, to provide feedback that can be used to improve the quality of our software.

What you need to know before you get started:
  • Downloading AOL Desktop for Mac 1.7 will indicate you are participating in this test and that you want to be an early Mac adopter for the new mail architecture.
  • Previous releases of AOL Desktop for Mac (including 1.6) will not support the new mail architecture. You will not be able to use 1.6 or earlier versions to access your mail and there is no migrating back.
  • If you store mail locally ("On My Mac") in AOL Desktop for Mac, please follow these instructions to move your mail to host storage.

In the event you encounter any issues using the new Desktop beta, including any issues affecting your mail experience, please report them. We ask that that you use webmail as your default email client until all issues are resolved.

Do you want to participate without affecting your current account? You can, but you must follow these instructions carefully.

As always, thank you for your support!

Comments (25) | | Email this | Digg

An update to AIM for Mac (2.1.302) has been released

Posted Jul 30th 2010 1:00PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
11 Comments

Running Man

We just released an update to AIM for Mac (version 2.1.302) which fixes various issues reported by our users. Check for updates today.
  • Fixed a crash that happens sometimes when closing the Welcome window
  • All users may now edit and change their buddy icon
  • Fixed an intermittent issue that prevented some users from expanding and collapsing their Buddy List groups
  • Increased speed typing your username on the Sign In screen
  • Your status will no longer be reposted when you reconnect after waking from Sleep
  • IM logging is now a user-based preference instead of a global preference
  • Passwords can now contain the slash character
  • New option under Sign in: when you uncheck "Remember me", you now have the option to "Also remove IM logs"

Please stay tuned to the Mac@AOL Blog for information on future releases.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

Comments (11) | | Email this | Digg

New AIM for Mac Beta

Posted Jul 21st 2010 9:10PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Beta News | Announcements | AIM for Mac
5 Comments

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

The AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta provides a number of important changes including:
  • All users may now edit and change their buddy icon
  • Fixed an intermittent issue that prevented some users from expanding and collapsing their Buddy List groups
  • Increased speed typing your username on the Sign In screen
  • Your status will no longer be reposted when you reconnect after waking from Sleep
  • IM logging is now a user-based preference instead of a global preference
  • Passwords can now contain the slash character
  • New option under Sign in: when you uncheck "Remember me", you now have the option to "Also remove IM logs"

Please continue to share feedback regarding your experience with us!

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

Comments (5) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 is now available for download

Posted Jun 15th 2010 9:00AM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
8 Comments

Upgrade to the latest version of AIM with fabulous new features and an improved user experience!

Don't have an AIM account? No worries, you can simply sign in with your Facebook Login.

AIM is better than ever! Faster, lighter, and with great new features to help you get organized. Now you can use AIM to chat with your Facebook friends - chat with them in AIM whether they're AIM users or not.

The new Lifestream tab lets you get all your social network updates in one place. Say it once and send it everywhere! Comment, like and update your Facebook, MySpace and Twitter status – all from AIM.

Features:
  • Chat with your AIM Buddies and Facebook friends.
  • Get your updates from Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and more.
  • Comment, like and update your Facebook, Twitter and MySpace status right from AIM.
  • Let friends easily find you - Add Your First and Last Name.
  • Sign in as invisible.

Click here to download.

The AIM for Mac Team

Comments (8) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 6 is now available

Posted May 26th 2010 9:30AM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements | Macintosh | AIM for Mac
0 Comments

Facebook Connect

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 6 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
  • Accessibility fixes including shortcut keys for Add Buddy and File Transfer.
  • Tweaks to improve the Facebook Chat experience.
  • Fixed issues regarding the Connection Port.
  • Improved performance with regards to AIM Sounds.

We hope you enjoy the new beta and thank you for your time and feedback.

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

Comments (0) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 5 is now available

Posted Apr 30th 2010 3:20PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
3 Comments

Great news - we have another AIM for Mac beta ready with changes based on your feedback. Use Check for Updates in the app or download the beta here: http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aimmac

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 5 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
  • unable to edit buddy icon on Snow Leopard and Tiger
  • outgoing font settings
  • various crashes
  • VoiceOver improvements on Sign In window

We hope you enjoy the new beta and thank you for your time and feedback.

Best wishes,

The AIM for Mac Team

Comments (3) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac Beta Performance Issues

Posted Feb 23rd 2010 8:00AM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Member Education | Beta News | AIM for Mac
10 Comments

We recently updated the AIM for Mac with Beta 3 and a few of our users have reported issues with slow performance, especially those with a very long Facebook Friends list. If you are experiencing periods of slow performance or beach balling, try hiding your Offline Buddies.

To hide Offline Buddies, start with the View menu. Then click Offline Buddies and then Do Not Show. After hiding Offline Buddies your Offline group will be removed and you will no longer see offline users.

If you continue to experience performance issues please contact us from the Help > Feedback menu.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

Comments (10) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 3

Posted Feb 12th 2010 4:30PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Beta News | AIM for Mac
3 Comments

This is a beta of epic proportions! AIM has teamed up with Facebook, and now you can chat with your Facebook friends - right from AIM!

After you sign into AIM, click the "Facebook Connect" button at the top of your buddy list to set up Facebook chat. When you are done your Facebook friends will be added to your buddy list. You can now chat with your friends who are using the Facebook site!

We hope you enjoy the new AIM as much as we do. AIM with Facebook chat gives you a whole lot more to talk about!

Click here to download from the Beta site.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

Comments (3) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac Beta Coming Soon

Posted Jan 15th 2010 2:30PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: News | AIM for Mac
7 Comments

Running ManIt has been a while since we last released a Beta of AIM for Mac. Actually, it was almost two months ago. We have been working on our next Beta and it should be out in the next few weeks. We fixed a few bugs and made some enhancements that you will like.

Thanks to all of our loyal users who have provided their valuable feedback to us. We have been reading all of your comments, and while we cannot respond directly to everyone, we are working hard to address your issues and suggestions.

Please stay tuned for this next Beta release by checking in at AOL Beta regularly.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

Comments (7) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 2 - Now with an Invisibility Cloak

Posted Nov 23rd 2009 6:41PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News | AIM for Mac
8 Comments

Well, it isn't something from the Romulans or even from Harry Potter, it's Sign in as Invisible. After we integrated Lifestream into AIM, our goal was to add in features that our users have requested and continue to work on improving the user interface.


As with our previous release, you can just go to AIM>Check For Updates... or click the download link on AOL Beta Central.

New Features & Changes in AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 2:
  • Added the Sign In as Invisible option to the Sign In window.
  • Added "Status Sync" buttons in the status text field for Lifestream services so you can choose where you want your status to be broadcasted.

  • Added the Command+Return key equivalent to the Send button on the IM conversation window.
  • Added the Extras tab to the AIM preferences window. It includes settings for iTunes status and Diagnostics.
  • Made some new changes to the Buddy Flyout for a better user interface. Also added Lifestream integration.
  • Improved VoiceOver accessibility for the Welcome Screen.
  • Various user interface improvements.
Fixed Issues:
  • Fixed some Buddy List Font Scale issues.
  • Fixed multiple issues regarding Status Photos including one where images dragged from a browser could not be uploaded.
  • Fixed issues regarding hyperlinks launching the default mail reader instead of the default browser.
  • Fixed a couple of issues with iTunes track info in Status Messages.
  • Fixed issues where user preferences weren't being loaded correctly after switching Screen Names.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.
Update AIM for Mac today and leave a comment below and let us know what you think!

Thanks,
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead

Comments (8) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.0.229 - Now Available

Posted Nov 12th 2009 5:45PM by Larry Aasen
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
3 Comments

Running ManWe just released an update to AIM for Mac (version 2.0.229) which fixes various connection issues reported by our users.
  • Fixed an issue that was signing out the user when an improperly formatted IM was received.
  • Fixed an issue that was signing out the user when a linked screen name was not able to be authenticated.
  • Fixed a few other minor issues.

Please stay tuned to the Mac@AOL Blog for information on future releases.

Larry Aasen
AOL Mac Team

Comments (3) | | Email this | Digg

Lifestream on the Web

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 4:09PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
2 Comments

Say you're out and about and you don't have your MacBook handy. You can still log into AIM Lifestream and check out what your social network is doing. You just need a web browser and you're all set. Lifestream is also integrated into AIM Express, the web version of AIM that will run nicely on your friend's Mac. While you're at it, ask your friend if they've upgraded to AIM for Mac and they can enjoy Lifestream too!


Head over to http://lifestream.aim.com and log in with your AIM screen name and password. From here, you can access your Lifestream, change your Lifestream Settings, leave feedback or view our Help page.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead

Comments (2) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta is here!

Posted Oct 22nd 2009 3:58PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News | AIM for Mac
3 Comments

I'm guessing what you're thinking - "Didn't AOL release AIM for Mac 2.0 just last month?" We sure did, but we're not going to stop until we make AIM for Mac the IM leader on the Mac. Since we're done with Lifestream (well, we'll be working on new versions of Lifestream too!), we're going to focus on stability, bug fixes and features our users have asked for over the past year. Head over to AOL Beta Central to download AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 1 today!

Here's what's new in AIM for Mac 2.1 Beta 1:
  • Added "Email..." to the Buddy List contextual menu and "Gear" menu to allow for easy webmail message composition.
  • Added Apple Menu Item under People > Send Email...
  • Added Edit > Paste and Match Style to the Menu Items.
  • Single-sign on for AIM to AOL Webmail.
  • Camera icon has been added to the Buddy status on Buddy List if a photo has been published in Buddy status.
  • Improved accessibility (VoiceOver) feature for Group Row Theme button (will now read button description).
  • Various user interface improvements.

Fixed Issues in this release:
  • Fixed issue where user is logged off and results in AIM rate limiting.
  • Accessibility: Fixed various labeling bugs that resulted in ambiguous or empty text when using VoiceOver.
  • Fixed issues with Away Message reporting to users on your Buddy List.
  • Fixed issues that prevented opening AOL webmail.
  • Fixed IM conversation window scrolling that made long conversations hard to read.
  • Added Font Scale to IM conversation preference (under IM Preference pane).
  • View Buddy Feed has been changed to View Lifestream.
  • Various bug fixes and improvements.
Enjoy!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead

Comments (3) | | Email this | Digg

AIM for Mac 2.0 with Lifestream

Posted Sep 30th 2009 8:34PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Announcements | AIM for Mac
6 Comments

AIM for Mac 2.0 is now available! We've spent months integrating Send messages to your friends and family instantly. We've gotten a lot of feedback from our AIM for Mac users wanting to get a better idea of what a "Lifestream" really is and how it can help you on a day-to-day basis. What's really cool, we launched AIM Lifestream across our entire product line, from Mac to Mobile (iPhone and Windows Mobile) and to Windows and AIM Express.

Lifestream helps you stay in touch with your AIM, Facebook, Twitter friends and more. This means that you can click once and view status from your favorite social networks without having to launch a browser. You can view up-to-date status messages, get a count of new social networking notifications right on the Lifestream tab and you can even post photos or comment directly under the Lifestream tab. While we were at it, we made AIM faster and lighter with an all-new Buddy status area.

You can also head over to AIM Lifestream (http://lifestream.aim.com) on the web to access your Lifestream, the settings page or post a comment.

Keep Tabs On Your Buddies

The new Lifestream feature lets you stay on top of what your AIM Buddies are doing by allowing you to add a variety of accounts such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Get status updates from your AIM Buddies, post photos and leave comments to stay connected.











Post Real Time Comments

Leave comments for your friends instantly. When you leave a comment on a friend's AIM Lifestream, the comment will post back to Facebook, Twitter and others.

We've Stepped It Up a Notch

This new version of AIM will run faster and use less of your Mac's resources.







Custom Buddy Icons

Custom Buddy Icon editor made it's debut in AIM for Mac 1.5, but we think it's so cool, we wanted to highlight this feature in our newest AIM for Mac. Use your built-in iSight® camera to create a new Buddy Icon or select a graphic file from your Mac. Once you've selected an image, apply a special image effect for a uniquely customized Buddy Icon. You can also browse through our AIM Expressions library.





Check out AIM for Mac 2.0 today and drop the AOL Mac Team some feedback below.

Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac and iPhone Product Lead

Comments (6) | | Email this | Digg

Next Page >

Resources

Most Commented Posts

Most Recent Comments

Blogroll

About The Team

Welcome to the Mac@AOL Blog. My name is Lee Givens and I'm the Product Lead for the Mac and iPhone products at AOL. You can find the latest information on AOL's software development on the Mac and any cool happenings at AOL. The purpose of the blog is to create a feedback loop so we can hear from our loyal AOL Mac users. Managing a blog is a lot of work, so I enlisted support from the whole team...the Mac team is made up of dedicated Macintosh developers, QA engineers and Product folks.

Subscribe

Subscribe to Mac @ AOL. News & Updates

Feed by Mail:

© 2007-2010 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved

Get the behind-the-scenes perspective on the Mac development at AOL. Learn about new features, and provide feedback and suggestions to the people who build AOL. software for the Macintosh