Mac OS X Lion: Sonos updates software for Apple’s new operating system.

We love news like this—another company updates their software for Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s new operating system. This time the company doing the update is Sonos for their easy-to-use home music system. And, yes, we’re big fans of Sonos. Though the inconveniences caused by Lion were a major problem for many. Here’s what tuaw.com […]

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Mac OS X Lion: Server bug discovered with Windows XP and Windows 7.

Another day, another bug. But we think some bugs should somewhat be expected with a new operating system…and, no, we don’t think that makes it okay either. So what is it this time? Well, tuaw.com is reporting a bug has been discovered in OS X Lion Server. According to tuaw.com, it appears when a user […]

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Mac OS X Lion: Accepts any LDAP password.

Security issues, anyone? According to a recent post at tuaw.com, Mac OS X Lion has a major one. And one that could be a nightmare for network administrators everywhere. Here’s what tuaw.com has to say: For some reason, Macs running Lion that use LDAP to authenticate users to shared resources work just fine for the […]

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Mac OS Lion: Signature for PDFs made easy.

Apple’s new operating system—OS X Lion—has made signing PDFs easier than ever. And tuaw.com does a great job of explaining this handy new feature. Here’s their take: It’s been possible to scan in your handwritten signature and sign documents in earlier versions of Mac OS X, but it was a complex process and one most […]

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Mac OS Lion: Ships without Flash Player, but can it stay that way?

Apple’s new operating ships with Flash Player installed. But what about all the Flash video on the web? Well, you can either install the battery-draining software or look for another option. But is there really another option? Well, according to this article by 9to5mac.com, there is…and here’s what they have to say: …the FlashtoHTML5 extension […]

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Mac OS Lion: What To Do If Natural Scrolling Isn’t So Natural

Posted by admin on July 23rd, 2011
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We’ve heard a lot of people slam and immediately turn off the “natural” scrolling in Mac OS X Lion—it scrolls like the iPad or iPhone (move up to scroll down and move down to scroll up) and the exact opposite of what we’ve done our entire lives on a PC with a mouse. We say give it a fair shot. At least a couple of days, if not a week. After all, we don’t think it’s going anywhere. It’s the future for Apple, and many even this entire post-PC world.

But if you can’t take it, Kirk Hiner over at appletell.com shares with us how to turn it off: Go to system preferences, click on mouse, uncheck the box “Move content in the direction of finger movement when scrolling or navigating.”

So there you have it. Quick and easy. But are switching or sticking with the “natural” scroll?

Mac OS X Lion: AirDrop Is As Simple As It Sounds

Posted by admin on July 23rd, 2011
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An interesting article over at 9to5mac sums it up pretty well:

AirDrop allows you to wirelessly and simply transfer files between nearby Macs, running Lion, and actually does not require users to be on the same WiFi network.
You just have to be nearby and your Mac must have recent WiFi hardware. Chances are though, that if your Mac is capable of running 10.7, you have modern WiFi technology.

So how does it work? They go on to state:

To initiate an AirDrop the involved users simply need to open the AirDrop panel, in Finder, on all their Macs, wait for the Macs to popup on the screen, drag the files you want to transfer, and click confirm.

Pretty cool, we think. And it worked fast and flawlessly when we tried it after installing Mac OS X Lion. Have you tested it out yet? If so, is it working as advertised?

The New Apple OS: Mac OS Lion – What To Do First

Posted by admin on July 22nd, 2011
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According to www.TechCrunch.com, there’s nine things to do after installing Mac OS X Lion, and we think it’s a pretty good list. Except for number three. Here is TechCrunch’s list of nine, and our take after each.

 
 

  1. Leave It Alone For A Few Hours – My computer took 7 hours to reindex the hard drive’s content.
  2. Check out PDF Signing In Preview – Insteading of printing, signing and faxing documents, just send them back with your digital signature. Very nice. And very easy.
  3. Reverse Mouse/Touchpad Scrolling – Yes, it’s different. But, yes, it’s the future. You might as well get used to it.
  4. Re-enable Dot Indicators Under Running Apps – Simple, yet useful. At least we think so.
  5. Software Update – It’s the only way to get the most out of your apps. Like full-screen mode for iWork.
  6. Disable Dashboard In Mission Control – We could take or leave this one. Actually, we left it…Dashboard is still in Mission Control, and it’s come in handy a time or two. But no big deal.
  7. Give Filevault Another Chance – Much improved. Much worth trying out.
  8. Learn The New Multi-Touch Gestures – We couldn’t agree more. As we stated earlier, it’s the future. While Apple isn’t forcing our hand just yet (no pun intended), they will. Probably sooner rather than later. Our guess is the next new iMac to rollout comes with a trackpad instead of a mouse.
  9. Disable Autocorrect – After one day, didn’t even realize it existed. I’m either a great speller or I didn’t do much work. Regardless, I’ll reserve judgement on this one.

There you have it. A pretty good list to get you started. And we’d love to know which ones you think are dead on, or just dead wrong.

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