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Viva Mavericks: OS X Beta Seed program now open to all

<!--CONTENT START--><p><img alt="Mavericks logo" data-credit="Apple" data-mep="229262" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c6f1e57d8be45dca936f283d0ed029ca/200063029/mavericks_x-9e0a3577ef5cc95c581f680824ca1947.png" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 8px; float: right;" />Really, who among us hasn't wanted to run a presumptively unstable operating system? Until today, the delights of beta releases of OS X were reserved to those who signed up for Apple's developer program (http://developer.apple.com) (and paid the $99 fee to enroll).</p>

<p>That fun and frolic is now open to anyone 18 and over with an Apple ID, via the new OS X Beta Seed program (https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/welcome?s=w). [As noted on Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/04/22/os-x-beta-seed), before now the OS X Beta Seed program was invitation-only for non-developers. -Ed.] Simply sign in at Apple's beta site, agree to the terms and conditions (including a prohibition on sharing information about the beta versions), and activate the Mac you want to use with the provided Beta Access Utility. Once you're live, the beta builds of OS X will appear in the Mac App Store.</p>

<p>It should go without saying that you need to back up thoroughly (http://tuaw.com/tag/backup) before updating to an unreleased Mavericks build; you also should not run beta software on any machine you need for production, time-critical or revenue-generating activities. If you can't live without your Mac, don't dance on the bleeding edge!</p>

<p>[hat tip Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/22/os-x-beta-seed-program/)]</p><p style="padding:5px;clear:both;">Viva Mavericks: OS X Beta Seed program now open to all (http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/22/viva-mavericks-os-x-beta-seed-program-now-live/) originally appeared on Apple news, reviews and how-to's since 2004 (http://www.tuaw.com) on Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/).<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6>Source (https://appleseed.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/welcome?s=w)&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/22/viva-mavericks-os-x-beta-seed-program-now-live/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink[/url]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/20873633/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this[/url]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2014/04/22/viva-mavericks-os-x-beta-seed-program-now-live/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments[/url]

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