If you’ve already downloaded Mac OS X Lion then you already know this: the download can take quite some time. So why do it more than once? And if you ever need to reinstall Lion (or put it on other machines) that’s exactly what you’ll have to do—unless, of course, you buy the USB thumb […]
First off, we’ll admit. We’re fans of the Launchpad—the new iPad-like startup screen on Mac OS X Lion. Not the name, but the application. It’s pretty cool and handy. But we realize there’s different strokes for different folks, and we’ve heard rumblings of our own that some of you aren’t so excited about Launchpad. Well…never […]
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If you love the new features of Mac OS X Lion but you’re not a fan of Safari, you’re in luck. Google has updated it’s browser—Chrome—to re-enable a multi-touch gesture that changed with the Lion operating system. With Lion, a three-finger swipe in either direction swipes through open full-screen apps or desktops. Previously in Chrome, […]
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Just as quickly as some were hailing Mac OS X Lion for improved security, MacRumors references a report from The Register that discusses a vulnerability in the chips that control the batteries in Apple’s notebooks. This discovery, by Charlie Miller, principal research consultant at security firm Accuvant and the other coauthor of The Mac Hacker’s Handbook, indicates […]
There’s been a lot of talk this past week on whether or not Flash had been disable in Mac OS X Lion. According to this MacStories.net report, the battle between Apple and Flash does not carry over from the iPhone and iPad to Lion. The quote an adobe update and blog post in their story […]
Have you come across your share of issues with the new OS X Lion software from Apple? Well, if so, you’re not alone. And Darren Murph over at Engadget has listed a few of the most common complaints that have been popping up across the web. Darren states: You can kiss Rosetta support goodbye, and […]
So you know those of us at MacOSLion.org love the new Mac OS X Lion software from Apple, but what about the so-called experts from around the web? Well, tech blogger Brian Caulfield over at blogs.forbes.com assembled a collection of great quotes from critics around the web. Here’s the list he pulled together: Walt Mossberg, […]
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iCloud cometh. At least for developers in the form of Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 beta. Released over the weekend, the beta software activates iCloud in the system preferences letting you choose which accounts and services to sync. iCloud was promised in early June as part of a wave of much anticipated software updates coming this […]
Upgrading to Lion has been a smooth, easy experience for many. For others, however, there’s been a few hiccups to say the least. One such hiccup for some is intermittent Wi-Fi dropouts. As Cult Of Mac points out, there are a number of reasons as to why this issue could be happening for many users. […]
Screen sharing has always been a pretty useful feature on a Mac…whether sharing work, accessing files, or trouble-shooting a computer from another location. That’s why it’s great to know that Mac OS X Lion has made Screen Sharing even better. Over at macstories.net, they doing a pretty good job of discussing what’s new and better. They […]
