Daniel Hruska Eleven years have passed since the release of the first version of Mac OS X Cheetah. It's 2012 and Apple is releasing the eighth feline in a row - Mountain Lion. Meanwhile, predators such as Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion took turns on Apple computers. Each of the systems reflected the needs of users at the time and the performance of the hardware on which (Mac) OS X was intended to run.
Last year OS X Lion caused some embarrassment because it did not achieve the reliability and agility of its predecessor Snow Leopard, which at the same time is still considered by some to be the last "proper" system. Some compare Lion to Windows Vista precisely because of its unreliability. Especially MacBook users could feel it shortened duration on the battery. Mountain Lion should address these shortcomings. If this is really the case, we will see in the coming weeks.
Just five years ago, OS X and the computers powered by it were the main source of profits for the Cupertino company. But then came the first iPhone and with it iOS, a new mobile operating system that is built on the same core as OS X Darwin. A year after that, the App Store was launched, a completely new way of buying applications. iPad and iPhone 4 with Retina display arrived. Today, the number of iOS devices exceeds the number of Macs by several times, which thus form only a narrow wedge in the net profit pie. But that doesn't mean Apple should neglect OS X.
On the contrary, Mountain Lion still has a lot to offer. Computers as such will still be here some Friday, but Apple is trying to bring both systems closer to each other so that everyone gets the most similar user experience. That's why several well-known applications from iOS appear in Mountain Lion, as well as deeper iCloud integration. It is iCloud (and cloud computing in general) that will play a very important role in the future. Without the Internet and its services, all computers, tablets and mobile phones today would be just very powerful calculators.
Bottom line - Mountain Lion simply follows on from its predecessor while also taking over some features from iOS. We will encounter this convergence process at Apple more and more often. At the center of everything will be iCloud. So is the 15 euros worth it? Certainly. If you own one of the supported Macs, don't worry, it doesn't bite or scratch.
User interface
Controlling the operating system using graphic elements is in the spirit of previous versions of OS X, so definitely do not expect a fundamental revolution. Windowed applications are currently the most efficient way to interact with a computer on a desktop system controlled by a pointing device. It is used not only by tens of millions of Apple users, but also by users of Windows and Linux distributions. Apparently, the time has not yet come for drastic changes here.
Those of you who will be moving to Mountain Lion from Lion will not be surprised by the appearance of the system. However, Apple also offers an upgrade from the latest version of Snow Leopard, which may come as a bit of a shock to some users who were reluctant to switch to 10.7. Well, probably not a shock, but it's been four whole years since the launch of 10.6, so the appearance of the system may feel strange to new users for the first few days. So let's first focus on the differences between 10.6 and 10.8.
You will no longer find the legendary rounded buttons under the mouse cursor, which were designed to make you want to lick them. As in 10.7, it got a more angular shape and a more matte texture. While they don't look "lickable" anymore, they feel more modern and fit better in 2012. If you look at the Mac portfolio in 2000, where Aqua was introduced, the more angular buttons make sense. Today's Macs, especially the MacBook Air, have quite sharp edges compared to the rounded iBooks and the first iMac. Apple is a company that adheres to the harmony of hardware and software, so there is a quite logical reason why the change in the appearance of the system took place.
The Finder windows and other system parts were also slightly smoothed. The window texture in Snow Leopard is a noticeably darker gray color than that of the two previous lions. Upon closer inspection, a certain amount of noise can also be seen in the new texture, which shifts the appearance of sterile computer graphics to a real-world experience in which nothing is perfect. It also got a new look Kalendář (previously iCal) to Contact (Address book). Both apps are noticeably inspired by their iOS equivalents. The so-called According to some users, "iOSification" is a step aside, while others like the iOS elements and the textures of real materials.
Other details are also completely identical to the previous OS X Lion. The trio of buttons for close, maximize and minimize have been reduced in size and given a slightly different shade. The sidebar in the Finder has been stripped of color, Quick Look it got a gray tint, badges were taken from iOS, a new look for the progress bar and other little things that give the system a complete look. An unmissable novelty are the new indicators of running applications in the dock. They were, as usual, made angular. If you have your dock positioned to the left or right, you'll still see white dots next to the icons of running apps.
With the new system comes a question. Who needs sliders? No one, well almost no one. (Or so Apple thinks.) When OS X Lion was first introduced at the Back to the Mac conference last year, the change to the user experience caused quite a stir. The largest part of Macs sold are MacBooks, which are equipped with a large glass touchpad with support for multi-touch gestures. In general, the vast majority of MacBook owners control the system using only the touchpad, without connecting a mouse. Add to that the hundreds of millions of touch iDevice users, so always visible sliders in windows cease to be a necessary necessity.
It is in this example that the terms "Back to the Mac" or "iOSification" are clearly visible. Scrolling through window content is very similar to iOS. Move up and down with two fingers, but the sliders only appear at the moment of movement. To initially confuse users, Apple reversed the direction of motion as if the touchpad were replacing the touch screen. The so-called "natural shift" is rather just a matter of habit and can be changed in the system settings. It is possible to leave the sliders always displayed, which users of classic mice will appreciate. Sometimes it's faster to grab that gray bar and drag to go back to the beginning of the content. Compared to Lion, the sliders under the cursor expand to roughly the size they were in Snow Leopard. This is a big plus point for ergonomics.
iCloud
A very useful new feature is the improvement of iCloud options. Apple has taken a very important step to improve the functionality of this service. He finally made it a usable and powerful tool. You will notice drastic changes immediately after opening any application that supports the "new" iCloud. A good example would be using the native TextEdit editor. When you open it, instead of the classic text editor interface, a window will appear in which you can choose whether you want to create a new document, open an existing one from your Mac, or work with a file stored in iCloud.
When you save a document, you can simply choose iCloud as the storage. It is therefore no longer necessary to upload a file via the web interface. The user can finally access their data in iCloud easily and quickly from all their devices, which gives the service a completely new dimension. In addition, this solution can now also be used by independent developers. So you can enjoy the same comfort with, for example, the popular iA Writer and other similar editors.
Notification Center
Another feature that has made its way to Macs from iOS is the notification system. It can be said that it is done identically to iPhones, iPod touch and iPads. The only exception is the pulling out of the notification bar - it does not pull out from above, but instead comes out from the right edge of the display, pushing the entire area to the left to the edge of the monitor. On wide-angle non-touch screens, the pull-down roller would not make much sense, since Apple still has to reckon with control using an ordinary two-button mouse. Eject is done by clicking the button with three stripes or moving two fingers over the right edge of the trackpad.
Everything else is identical to notifications on iOS. These can either be ignored, displayed with a banner or a notification that remains visible in the upper right corner of the display for five seconds. It goes without saying that notifications for individual applications can also be set separately. In the notification bar, in addition to all notifications, there is also an option to turn off notifications, including their sounds. iOS 6 will also bring similar functionality.
Twitter and Facebook
In iOS 5, Apple agreed with Twitter to integrate the popular social network into its mobile operating system. Thanks to this cooperation, the number of short messages increased threefold. Here it is beautiful to see how two companies can profit by linking their services. But even though Twitter is the number two social network in the world and certainly has its charm, not everyone needs 140-character tweets. The question arises: Shouldn't Facebook also be integrated?
Yes, he went. IN iOS 6 we will see it in the fall and in OS X Mountain Lion around the same time. So don't be disappointed if you can't find it in your Macs this summer. Currently, only developers have the installation package containing Facebook integration, the rest of us will have to wait for some Friday.
You will be able to send statuses to both networks exactly as in iOS - from the notification bar. The display goes dark and the familiar label appears in the foreground. The notification bar will also display notifications about a comment under your post, a mention, a tag on a photo, a new message, etc. Many, rather unsophisticated, users will probably be able to delete various applications used to access Twitter or Facebook. Everything basic is provided by the operating system itself.
I share, you share, we share
In Mountain Lion, the Share button as we know it from iOS appears system-wide. It occurs practically everywhere, where it is possible - it is implemented in Safari, Quick View, etc. In applications, it is displayed in the upper right corner. Content can be shared using AirDrop, via mail, Messages or Twitter. In some applications, the marked text can even be shared only through the right-click context menu.
Safari
The web browser comes with a new operating system in its sixth major version. It can also be installed on OS X Lion, but snow leopard users will not get this update. It brings several interesting and practical functions that will please many. Before we get to them, I can't resist posting my first impressions - they're great. I didn't use Safari 5.1 and its centenary versions, because they made the rainbow wheel rotate uncomfortably often. Loading pages is also not the fastest compared to Google Chrome, but Safari 6 pleasantly surprised me with its nimble rendering. But it is still too early to draw conclusions.
The biggest attraction is the unified address bar, modeled after Google Chrome. Finally, the latter is not only used to enter URLs and search history, but also to whisper to the search engine. You can choose Google, Yahoo!, or Bing, the first of which is set natively. This was missing in Safari for a long time, and I dare say that the absence of modern trends made it below average among browsers. From a frozen application, it suddenly became a completely different one. Let's face it, the search box somewhere in the upper right is a holdover from the past. Hopefully Safari in iOS will get a similar update.
A brand new feature next to the address bar is a button to display panels stored in iCloud. This feature will also be available in iOS 6, but you won't be able to fully use it for the next few months, but you'll love it after that. Reading a long article in the comfort of your home on your MacBook, but don't have time to finish it? You snap the lid, get on the tram, open Safari on your iPhone, and under the button with a cloud you'll find all your panels open on your MacBook. Simple, effective.
It is also related to iCloud Reading list, which first appeared in iOS 5 and can sync a saved link between devices. Apps have been offering a similar function for some time Instapaper, Pocket and new Readability, however, after saving the page, they parse the text and offer it for reading without the need for an Internet connection. If you want to view articles from the Reading List in Safari, you're out of luck without internet. However, this is now changing, and in OS X Mountain Lion and the upcoming iOS 6, Apple is also adding the ability to save articles for offline reading. This will be of great benefit to users who cannot rely 100% on their mobile internet connection.
Next to the "+" button for opening a new panel, there is another one that creates previews of all the panels, between which you can scroll horizontally. Other new features include a share button and working with a link. You can save it as a bookmark, add it to your reading list, send it by email, send it via Messages or share it on the social network Twitter. Button Reader in Safari 6, it is not nested in the address bar, but rather appears as an extension of it.
The settings of the Internet browser itself have undergone minor changes. Panel Appearance disappeared for good, and therefore there is nowhere to set proportional and non-proportional fonts for pages without styles. Fortunately, the default encoding can still be selected, it's just been moved to the tab Advanced. Another panel that you won't find in the new Safari is RSS. You will need to add your channels manually in your favorite client, not by clicking a button RSS in the address bar.
Safari also goes hand in hand with one of the main novelties of the eighth feline – the notification center. Developers will be able to implement updates on their site using notifications as if it were a locally running application. All allowed and denied pages can be managed directly in the browser settings in the panel Notification. Here, it really depends only on the developers how they use the potential of the bubbles in the right corner of the screen.
Notes
The "iOSification" continues. Apple wants to deliver as similar an experience as possible for its users in both iOS and OS X. Up until now, notes on Macs have been syncronized rather clumsily through the native email client. Yes, this solution fulfilled its function, but not exactly in a friendly way. Some users didn't even know about Mail's notes integration. This is now the end, the notes have become independent in their own application. It is more clear and user-friendly.
The application seems to fall out of the eye of the one on the iPad. Two columns can be displayed on the left - one with an overview of synchronized accounts and the other with a list of the notes themselves. The right side then belongs to the text of the selected note. Double-click on a note to open it in a new window, which can then be left pinned above all other windows. If you've seen this feature before, you're right. Older versions of OS X also included a Notes app, but these were just widgets that could be pinned to the desktop.
Unlike the iOS version, I have to commend the desktop version for embedding. If you select a piece of formatted text on iPad, sometimes its style is preserved. And even with the background. Fortunately, the OS X version cleverly trims the text style so that all notes have a consistent look – the same font and size. As a big plus, I would also like to point out quite rich text formatting - highlighting, leading (subscript and superscript), alignment and indentation, inserting lists. It goes without saying that you can send notes by email or via Messages (see below). Overall, this is a simple and good app.
Reminders
Another app that gnawed its way from iOS to OS X. Just as notes were integrated into Mail, reminders were part of iCal. Again, Apple has chosen to keep the look and feel of the app almost identical on both platforms, so you'll feel like you're using the same app. Lists of reminders and the monthly calendar are displayed in the left column, individual reminders are displayed on the right.
The rest you probably know yourself, but “Repetition, the mother of wisdom.” First, you need to create at least one list in which to create reminders. For each of them, you can set the notification date and time, priority, repetition, end of repetition, note and location. The location of the note can be determined using the contact address or manual entry. It goes without saying that any Mac outside of a Wi-Fi network will not know its location, so owning at least one iOS device with this feature is assumed. Again, the app is very simple and basically copies its mobile version from iOS.
News
He used to be iChat, now this instant messenger is named after the example from iOS News. For a long time there was talk of a mobile version of iChat, which Apple would integrate into iOS, but the situation turned in exactly the opposite direction. iMessages, as a novelty of iOS 5, are moving to the "big" system. If you've read the previous paragraphs, this step probably won't come as a surprise to you. The app carries over everything else from previous versions, so you'll still be able to chat through AIM, Jabber, GTalk and Yahoo. What's new is the integration of iMessages and the ability to start a call via FaceTime.
The rest seems to have fallen out of sight I am reporting from the iPad. On the left is a column with chronologically arranged conversations, on the right is the current chat with well-known bubbles. You start the conversation either by writing the first letters of the recipient's name in the "To" field, under which a whisperer will then appear, or via the round button ⊕. A pop-up window will appear with two panels. In the first, select someone from your contacts, in the second, online users from your other "most Apple" accounts will be displayed. News definitely has a lot of potential for the future. Not only is the number of users of Apple devices growing, but perhaps integrating Facebook chat directly into the system application sounds very tempting. In addition to text, images can also be sent. You can insert other files into the conversation, but they simply won't be sent.
One of the things that isn't addressed when chatting via iMessages is notifications on multiple devices under the same account. That's because your Mac, iPhone and iPad will be heard all at once. On the one hand, this is precisely the desired functionality – receiving messages on all your devices. However, sometimes reception is undesirable on a certain device, typically an iPad. He often travels between family members and ongoing conversations could disturb them. Regardless of the fact that they could be watching and engaging with it. There is nothing else to do but put up with this or turn off iMessages on the problematic device.
The native e-mail client has seen several interesting changes. The first of them is searching directly in the text of individual emails. Pressing the shortcut ⌘F will bring up a search dialog, and after entering the search phrase, all text will be grayed out. The application marks only the phrase where it appears in the text. You can then use the arrows to jump over individual words. The possibility of replacing the text has not disappeared either, you only need to check the appropriate dialog box and a field for entering a replacement phrase will also appear.
The list is also a pleasant novelty VIP. You can mark your favorite contacts this way and all emails received from them will be starred, making them easy to find in your inbox. In addition, VIPs get their own tab in the left panel, so you can only see emails from that group or from individuals.
Given the presence Notification center notification settings have also been added. Here you choose from whom you want to receive notifications, whether only for e-mails from the inbox, from people in the address book, VIP or from all mailboxes. Notifications also have interesting rule settings for individual accounts. What, on the other hand, has disappeared is, just like in Safari, the option of reading RSS messages. Apple thus left their management and reading to third-party applications.
Game Center
The number of apps taken from iOS is endless. Apple Game Center first shown to the public in iOS 4.1, creating a huge database of statistics of thousands and thousands of supported iPhone and iPad games. Today, hundreds of millions of potential players on the Apple mobile platform have the opportunity to compare their performances with their friends and the rest of the world. It was only on January 6, 2011 launched Mac App Store, taking less than a year for the OS X app store to reach the milestone 100 million download.
A significant number of represented applications are made up of games, so it is not surprising that Game Center is also coming to Mac. Just like on iOS, the entire application consists of four panels - Me, Friends, Games and Requests. One of the nice surprises is that you can browse your game stats from iOS. After all, there will never be as many games for Mac as there are on iOS, so the Game Center on OS X would be empty for most Apple users.
AirPlay mirroring
The iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and third-generation iPad already offer real-time image transfer from one device via Apple TV to another display. Why can't Macs also get AirPlay mirroring? However, this convenience for a reason hardware performance they only offer some computers. Older models do not have hardware support for WiDi technology, which is used for mirroring. AirPlay mirroring will be available for:
- Mac (Mid 2011 or later)
- Mac mini (Mid 2011 or later)
- MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or later)
- MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or later)
Gatekeeper and protection
We know about the existence of a new guard in the system informed already some time ago. The linked article contains everything you need to understand the principle, so just quickly - in the settings, you can choose one of three options from which applications can be launched:
- from the Mac App Store
- from the Mac App Store and from well-known developers
- from any source
In system preferences Security and privacy added to the card Privacy new items. The first one shows apps that are allowed to get your current location, while the second one reveals apps with access to your contacts. A similar list of apps that may invade your privacy will also be available in iOS 6.
Of course, Mountain Lion will include it FileVault 2, which is found on older OS X Lion. It can secure your Mac in real-time using XTS-AES 128 encryption and thus reduce the risk of misuse of valuable data to a very small percentage. It can also encrypt external drives, such as those you back up your computer to with Time Machine.
As a matter of course, it offers a new apple system firewall, thanks to which the user gets an overview of applications with permission to connect to the Internet. sandboxing of all native apps and apps in the Mac App Store, in turn, reduces unauthorized access to their data and information. Parental control offers a wide range of settings - application restrictions, time restrictions on weekdays, weekends, convenience store, website filtering and other restrictions. Each parent can thus easily have an overview of what their children are allowed to do with their computer with just a few clicks.
Software Update ends, updates will be via the Mac App Store
We can no longer find in Mountain Lion software Update, through which various system updates have been installed so far. These will now be available in the Mac App Store, alongside updates for installed apps. In addition, everything is connected to the Notification Center, so when a new update is available, the system will automatically notify you. We no longer have to wait several minutes for Software Update to even check if any are available.
Backup to multiple drives
time Machine in Mountain Lion, it can back up to multiple disks at once. You just select another disk in the settings and your files are then automatically backed up to multiple locations at once. In addition, OS X supports backup to network drives, so there are several options for where and how to backup.
Power Nap
A completely new and very interesting feature in the new Mountain Lion is a feature called Power Nap. This is a gadget that takes care of your computer while it sleeps. Power Nap can take care of automatic updates and even data backup when the computer is connected to the network. In addition, it performs all these operations silently and without much energy consumption. However, the big disadvantage of Power Nap is the fact that it will only be possible to use it on the second generation MacBook Air and the new MacBook Pro with Retina display. Nevertheless, this is a relatively revolutionary innovation and will surely make the owners of the aforementioned MacBooks happy.
Dashboard adapted to iOS model
Although the Dashboard is certainly an interesting addition, users do not use it as much as they would probably imagine in Apple, so it will undergo further changes in Mountain Lion. In OS X 10.7 the Dashboard was assigned its own desktop, in OS X 10.8 the Dashboard gets a facelift from iOS. Widgets will be organized like apps in iOS - each one will be represented by its own icon, which will be arranged in a grid. In addition, just like in iOS, it will be possible to sort them into folders.
Simplified gestures and keyboard shortcuts
Gestures, another inspiration from iOS, have already appeared in a big way in Lion. In its successor, Apple only modifies them slightly. You no longer need to double-tap with three fingers to bring up dictionary definitions, but only one tap, which is much more convenient.
In Lion, users often complained that classic Save As replaced the command Duplicate, and so Apple in Mountain Lion, at least for duplication, assigned the keyboard shortcut ⌘⇧S, which previously served just for "Save as". It will also be possible to rename files in the Finder directly in the dialog window Open/Save.
Dictation
The purple microphone on a silver background became a symbol of the iPhone 4S and iOS 5. The virtual assistant Siri does not come to Macs yet, but at least text dictation or its conversion to speech came to Apple computers with Mountain Lion. Unfortunately, like Siri, these features are only available in a few languages, namely British, American and Australian English, German, French and Japanese. The rest of the world will follow over time, but don't expect the Czech language anytime soon.
Clearer panel Accessibility (Accessibility)
In Lyon Universal Access, in Mountain Lion Accessibility. The system menu with advanced settings in OS X 10.8 not only changes its name, but also its layout. Definitely a step up from Lion. Elements from iOS make the entire menu clearer, the settings are now divided into three main categories:
- Vision - Monitor, Zoom, VoiceOver
- Hearing - Sound
- Interaction - Keyboard, Mouse and trackpad, Speakable items
Screen saver like in Apple TV
Apple TV has been able to do this for a long time, now the cool slideshows of your photos in the form of a screen saver are moving to the Mac. In Mountain Lion, it will be possible to choose from 15 different presentation templates, in which photos from iPhoto, Aperture or any other folder are displayed.
A departure from Carbon and X11
According to Apple, the old platforms are apparently past their zenith and are therefore mainly focused on the Cocoa environment. Already last year, the Java Development Kit was abandoned, as was Rosetta, which enabled emulation of the PowerPC platform. In Mountain Lion, the drift continues, many APIs from Carbon have disappeared, and X11 is also on the wane. There is no environment in the window to run applications that are not natively programmed for OS X. The system does not offer them for download, instead it refers to the installation of an open source project that allows applications to run in X11.
However, Apple will continue to support XQuartz, on which the original X11 is based (X 11 first appeared in OS X 10.5), as well as continue to support OpenJDK instead of officially supporting the Java development environment. However, developers are indirectly pushed to develop on the current Cocoa environment, ideally in a 64-bit version. At the same time, Apple itself was not able, for example, to deliver Final Cut Pro X for 64-bit architecture.
He collaborated on the article Michal Marek.
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"In addition, OS X supports backup to network drives, so there are several options for where and how to backup."
I honor it everywhere, but I have no idea how. Google shut up, TM only wants Airports.
So does it really work? I admit my own stupidity, but I ask for a closer description...
I would also like to know if the backup can already limit the size of the backup and, above all, encrypt the backup to the Time Capsule. Having the option to encrypt data on the disk in NB and not being able to encrypt backups on the Time Capsule is a solid security hole, because in the event of a Time Capsule claim, you will take the entire contents of your disk with the history to someone...
The disk is formatted before any claims are made :-)) But TC does not have much defense against theft. That's why I have a TM backup on Synology with encrypted disks :-))
TimeMachine now offers new encryption. But not on the builder's deposit. It is necessary to delete and set encryption. and you have that encrypted SYNO disk like hell. I have it too.
I've been backing up to encrypted network drives since Leopard (10.5) :-))
Thank you for the information that you succeeded and know how to do it, I feel better now.
So… HOW???? :)
I have a 4TB Zyxel and I would like, firstly, not to spend thousands on Capsuli and secondly, not to have a permanently connected USB drive.
By network disk I mean a shared disk on a computer in the network.
Thanks :)
and tasks in reminders can now finally be arranged in a drag&drop style
I'll paste the post here.
Has anyone else tried testing the "Power nap" function? My findings:
“I tried it yesterday and I'm not sure if it makes any sense running on battery. I did a mischievous experiment with my Air. I activated the PN feature and stayed connected to my iP's hotspot. The connection remained stable even after I closed the Air and put it in my backpack. But the air was slightly warm and it was a bit clear to me that it probably wouldn't be quite ok. NTB was quietly receiving mail at night and synchronizing everything around. When I closed it (at about 20:30 p.m.) it had about 70 percent battery. At around 1 in the morning, I accidentally disabled the hotspot on his iP :) In the morning, when I woke up, the battery level was 0pct. :)So now I know that when the connection is lost, this function of Aira totally sucks! Watch out! I'll make another attempt today."
I would like to know how it is possible to get notifications from the Sparrow email client to the notification center. I search in vain in the notification settings and in the preferences of Sparrow itself. Thanks.
I just filled sparrow, and he added himself to the notification center.
It's probably because I'm using Sparrow Lite from the App Store and there's version 1.6.1 which still has Growl notifications or something. The full version from the App Store is 1.6.2 and the website is 1.6.3, so I'm wondering how to buy it, whether through the store or outside.
I recommend to buy. Google bought sparrow, and it is not sure if they have not stopped selling it. Even if, according to the statement, sparrow will not develop further, in my opinion it is the best thing I have ever had the opportunity to use. Tim Sparrow promised to continue patching the latest version.
I did not add that I would buy on the AppStore
Sparrow joined me by itself, but I had already turned on Use notifications in its settings on the General tab.
Anyway, I have another problem, when mail arrives, it appears in the slide-out nonsense on the side, but I don't see the "banners" that are supposed to pop up and disappear.
I have a question about the cloud. E.g. if I write something in textedit and save it to the cloud, where and how do I retrieve it again? It doesn't work in iOS and I don't have two Macs. So what is it for? Or is it a preparation for iOS6, where it will be interconnected?
Same question here! Is there any way to open a file written in textedit in ios? And does sync pages work between the ios and mac versions?
Does anyone know how to update the iWork suite that was purchased on DVD without having to purchase it again from the Mac App Store? Thanks. (I don't think the same problem applies to iLife, the App Store recognized it and updated it automatically)
I have to tone down the enthusiasm a bit.
1.) In general, it seems to me that the file is supplemented with functionality that should have been in OSX a long time ago and everyone somehow assumed it, but it wasn't there.
Users of the previous system mostly solved these little things with additional "utilities" from the AppStore, and it's hard to get used to the fact that it's already part of the system.
– this applies in particular to the addition of the Calendar function and various bookmarks.
– Another example is email. Mail.app is pretty tragic. and the addition of the VIP function, displayed in the notification center, is a file detail. In addition, VIP can be replaced by typing the person's name into the search. nothing absolutely necessary.
– the fact that documents/images can be sent via Email or shared via Wifi with a simple right-click... so perhaps Windows also has this and it should have been there long ago in SnowLeopard. This is another example of things that should have been there a long time ago and surprisingly weren't.
I have already arranged over time and bought everything I need in the AppStore, the question is whether to throw out the programs and start using OSX things with limited functionality than each App offers separately for each case.
- I don't use Safari - I still can't display some websites, especially those with login.
So 0b for me.
-The last things are Messages (iMessages) replacing horrible iChat - that's great, I admit that, but I already had them pre-installed in Lion, especially via DMG packages for free and without MountainLion :) I mean, sharing via Messages, that's OK, that I acknowledge.
GameCenter - it was over for a while... but it's marginal.
- TextEdit in iCloud - I don't use it, I use other apps for small writing and Word for Mac for more.
2.) If you don't have twitter, facebook and you don't have an obsessive need to constantly communicate something on social media, then the whole package of improvements is of no use to you either. in addition, both can be installed, at least to a limited extent, with some free utilities, and there is no need to delve into every part of the system...
Sharing a photo on Flickr is a tragedy, it is perhaps together with Vimeo the least used photo/video service here in CR. Hell, it's not a competition like the much better known Picasa and YouTube.
so the twitter/vimeo/flickr feature is 0 points for me personally.
3.) The third upgrade package is also 0 points, because it only applies to the latest hardware versions. I was looking forward to the AirPlay mirror - bad luck. I was looking forward to PowerNap – smula, …..
4.) Dictation in the entire system would be great, but it is not in Czech - 0 points.
5.) Gatekeeper, then just for a good feeling. I'm afraid I'll need an app and it won't be there. so I hope that the possibility to install via ctrl won't be canceled. But is the gatekeeper also useless?
For me personally:
-TimeMachine – reason to pass.
Plus Reminders and Notes for those who didn't solve it otherwise is probably also a good reason. I work a lot with snippets of text and numbers, and originally I had textedit open and copied the order through it./ Anyway, I'm drawing it partially through GTD Things and those snippets of text while working are also through other programs, but it's a good job. The Listecky app is totally worth it.
- I've also gotten used to Growl's notification center and I have things from the calendar in my list via other apps, but let's face it, well. See the last one above.
Overall: This is a file about supplementing things that were logically missing. If someone clearly does not need a missing function, which is, for example, a system function or does not want to solve it with an additional application, then I would wait. Otherwise, he only writes when he is enthusiastic and wants to have the latest everything. The rear bomb doesn't happen.
That's why I only want 15 EUR for it, because when I calculate the price for all the applications that would provide me with these features (and they are not perfectly integrated into the system), they will be much more expensive. So, I guess.
Satisfied with mirroring so far, yesterday I tried a 2-hour movie, all without problems. Used Apple TV3 and MBA 2011. Everything as it should be, sound and image.
Pls, is it possible to turn off the mac display when mirroring? So, especially when watching a movie, it would be good to only watch TV and turn off the Mac display. Thanks for the info …
Turn the brightness down to a minimum :)
Set the active corner to turn off the display
"or by moving two fingers from the upper right corner of the trackpad." - what I've tried, just swipe the edge of the trackpad with two fingers from anywhere on the right side and it will slide out ;)
it's the edge of the touchpad, it wouldn't work from anywhere on the right, for example, in Safari, because there is already one function for this gesture.
Well, what am I supposed to write? Learn to read. Swipe the edge of the trackpad from anywhere on the right. The article says that you need to eject from the upper right corner, which is nonsense.
That's right, a corner and an edge separated them. It works with two fingers from the right over the edge.
yeah, learning to read wouldn't hurt at all. sorry
ok, but you don't have to start it right away, who are we?
Fixed, thanks.
Hi, I would like to ask if it is possible to share photos from iPhoto somewhere with ML, as it was possible before on Mobil Me, and I am asking for a solution from Apple, not Flickr, etc. ? I mean something other than PhotoStream. Thanks for the advice or confirmation that it doesn't work. Michael
When Mobile Me ended with Gallery and nothing else was presented, then you can't expect anything. Try Flickr or maybe Dropbox. Flickr is not bad, but its standard interface is a pain for me. Although there are many applications on it that try to improve it, I didn't get used to it.
Try the Rajka plugin. It's not much, but better than a wire in the eye. It's badass.
I'm a bit annoyed that only the percentages are displayed for the battery and you have to click on it to find out the time until the battery runs out.. in the previous version, I had time set instead of percentages and in ML you can't do that.... An alternative is the Battery Time beta application, but it is unnecessarily another application…..
"In addition, OS X supports backup to network drives, so there are several options for where and how to backup." How? I would really like to backup to a network drive and I don't know how to set it up. Does it go to the most common samba?
Hi, we don't know how to display the remaining free space on a given disk in the Finder? For Snow Leopard, the total capacity and remaining space were visible. Thanks.
Go to the View menu and click on Show Status Bar
Query!
I applied to the Up-To-Date program and I ran out of answers. But when I enter the content code that I received in the email in the apple store, it always says that my code is not valid...does anyone know how to proceed? Thanks:)
The code is for unlocking the attached PDF file, in which you will find the code to enter in the App Store
Hello, I have a question.
How about datakeeper.? Who's to lie, everyone has some apps that aren't quite "official". And so I would like to ask if these apps will not be deleted when updating to Mountain Lion.? And if something still needs to be installed, just unclick from any source, install and secure again.?
Díky
Nothing will be deleted, you can always change the settings. This function is more or less only up to the user whether he decides to have it turned on. All my programs that do not meet the App Store parameters are still functional.
Hello,
Does anyone have a problem with searching on network drives? It doesn't work for me since Lion (it was fine on SL). I was expecting that it would go again on ML, but unfortunately :-(
I had on my old MacBook Pro (I think 2010 model) after installing Lion. In 2012 (June) he will find them after a while.
Yes, search on our corporate Nas doesn't work since Lion. I solved the problem by purchasing the forkLift program, which I recommend to everyone! also searches on network disks. besides another…
Well, after a day of trying:
Overall, the system seems to be faster than Lion. But it's almost yet to be evaluated, as I don't have all the applications connected yet...
– What surprised me is that when I connect an external HD, USB, or open some installation packages, the icon does not appear on the desktop as it was before, but it must be turned on in the Finder settings...
– In the Trackpad settings, it is not possible to move windows (drag&drop) or mark the text of the window with a double click, which I guess I just have to get used to (it can be done by just positioning three fingers). It's still a bit confusing, as you can move between surfaces with 4 fingers and you have to be careful if you have 3 or 4 fingers :o)
– Safari with its innovations is great (except for the minus, that the flash plugin needs to be installed – they could have already incorporated it there...)
– regarding the installation: I followed the path of a clean installation and decided on iPhoto and iMovie, which were part of Snow Leopard (at least in my version). When I upgraded from SL to Lion, these programs remained. Now I will have to do the installation again, first Snow Leopard and then upgrade to ML, because I definitely don't want to buy both programs for 12 EUR each...
Isn't Mountain Lion the ninth version by any chance? Everywhere in the article it is stated that it is the eighth, but even if I count the names of the individual versions mentioned in the very first paragraph, I get to the number 9.
It's the ninth OS X, but the version number is 10.8 because the first OS X Cheetah was 10.0, so that's probably why the confusion :)
Maximum satisfaction with Mountain Lion. Mainly I noticed a jump in speed - it's really noticeable (previously Lion). The only thing I think is better about previous versions of OS X is Software Update. The one via the Mac App Store doesn't suit me as much as the classic one...
Hi, I have a question about switching between desktops.
After installing the new OS X, I noticed that when switching to another desktop, for example: from the normal desktop where I work to the desktop with mail.
During this operation, it is known that the whole thing is slower than with the old version of OS X
I have a macbook pro 15 2012 that I updated and a macbook pro 13, 2012 that I didn't update. if I put them both next to each other and perform the same action, it is possible to work faster with the other surface on a non-updated Mac.
Has anyone experienced this problem? Otherwise, I'm also annoyed by the impossible setting of the battery life time.
Gentlemen, I have Snow Leopard and White late 2009, and the problem is that the Mac App Store.app appears damaged. And I want to ask how it is with the reinstallation from the CD - will I keep all the settings and data during the reinstallation? Unfortunately, I can switch to ML after I put up with this…
Especially the new safari has one file, for which Apple deserves to be slapped. Backspace does not work to move back one page.
and what about using two fingers on the touchpad?
Today I updated from SL to current ML. I have an MBPro that is about a year old. Unfortunately, the exact thing that users of the OS version I skipped happened to complain about - the fan runs full blast and the battery drain goes up dramatically. Does anyone have experience with this?
Please, I need advice on how to convert a docx file to PDF in OS ML. I know that I can print it as a PDF, but that really doesn't help me if the original file is 10 MB with images and after printing to PDF it is 30 MB... Such a file really cannot be sent to the customer.
Open in MS Office/Pages and export as PDF.
I'm afraid that Mr. Machálek doesn't want this, because it would be big. But there is probably no other way, but when exporting you can set the quality of the images and "compress" them all to the minimum resolution, then the resulting PDF will be a little smaller.
I have a question about tagging VIP contacts in Mail.
If I select as a VIP contact a person who has and uses several different email addresses in the address book (business, personal,...), it creates a Mail folder with the name of the contact, adds an asterisk to all emails of the given person, from all addresses, but only includes in the VIP folder emails from only one of the contact's addresses, not from all of them. The result is only part of the emails from the same person in the VIP folder - I don't understand this behavior, do you have the same experience?
Most things don't interest me at all. The Mac is set up on an environment that some programmer invented, and that's knicemu. But what bothers me the most and I'm desperate is the significant decrease in brightness. I just haven't found a utility that could lower the brightness more than the keys allow. I don't know what Apple programmers are thinking or whether I work at night or wear sunglasses. But the brightness at minimum is at maximum for me and that is very very bad. so please, if someone here can find a utility with advice on how to reduce it, at least by more than half below the minimum, I will be very happy. Whether the Mac speaks or not can interest the hearing impaired, it doesn't matter to me, the sound box doesn't have to be there, just like the other 90 percent of unnecessary utilities. I just need word excel and safari. Which is another problem because mac or OS contains iwork or whatever it's called and the ac looks the same and is completely confused when moving data from a customer who owns word and excel. So they are completely incompatible and thus delaying preparations with the transmission. You're probably wondering why I have a Mac. firstly, I received it, then a program runs on it, which again does not work on win7. And damn me alive. I don't have room for two PCs. There is no compromise then. I have to choose between evil and evil. I definitely cannot support MAC because it is not possible to set it individually and you are linked to what the programmer has already invented and that's what I'm working on. I still don't understand mice. She does what she wants just by touching her. I had to tie it up for the most part, it kept getting smaller and smaller and other bird stuff. Another thing that bothers me is the pointless DVD drive from the side into the cabinet. Apparently, the manufacturer felt that you have enough space and you can have a lot of space around the Mac. Well, not me in a panel house. The problem is also with USB, I had to pull out the extension because I always burned my hand when I put my hand behind the monitor from above, and it is not possible anywhere else. Perhaps the only advantage is that the computer box fell off and everything is in the monitor, even if I now think about how to get into it, because after 2 months the fan is buzzing and I want to tear out the constantly buzzing speakers.
I don't understand this post, I can reduce the brightness of the screen using the keys so that the backlight actually turns off completely. Well, otherwise, after all, there is word, excel, outlook, and powerpoint from Microsoft for MAC. It is MS Office 2011.