Q. I just bought the new 2011 macbook pro and was wondering that my mac came with max osx 10.6.6. What is the purpose of snow leopard or whatever its called. Is it for a more specialized software for developers or is it an upgrade like vista to windows 7? And I heard that mac os Lion is coming out this summer as well too. So basically what is it for and should I buy it when it comes out. Thank you in advance.
A. Sy,
"Mac OS X" is the current nomenclature of the operating system used on Apple laptops and desktop computers. "Mac OS X" is analogous to "Microsoft Windows" in that it indicates which operating system you are using but not which version of the operating system. "Snow Leopard" is the codename for Mac OS X 10.6.
Apple Inc. has extremely competitive pricing for their operating system upgrades. I expect that Mac OS X Lion will be priced at ~ $29 - $49 based on previous experience. "Lion" is expected to bring significant improvements in the user experience based on Apple's mobile operating system "iOS." For example:
Launchpad - Launchpad gives you instant access to your apps â iPad style. Just click the Launchpad icon in your Dock. Your open windows fade away, replaced by an elegant, full-screen display of all the apps on your Mac. It takes just a swipe to see multiple pages of apps, and you can arrange them any way you like by dragging icons to different locations or by grouping apps in folders. And when you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad.
Full Screen Apps - On iPad, every app is displayed full screen, with no distractions, and thereâs one easy way to get back to all your other apps. Mac OS X Lion does the same for your desktop. You can make a window in an app full screen with one click, switch to another appâs full-screen window with a swipe of the trackpad, and swipe back to the desktop to access your other apps â all without ever leaving the full-screen experience. Systemwide support allows third-party developers to take advantage of full-screen technology to make their apps more immersive, too. So you can concentrate on every detail of your work, or play on a grander scale than ever before.*
Mission Control - Mission Control is a powerful and handy new feature that provides you with a comprehensive look at whatâs running on your Mac. It gives you a birdâs-eye view of everything â including Dashboard and full-screen apps â all in one place. With a simple swipe, your desktop zooms out to Mission Control. There you can see your open windows grouped by app, thumbnails of your full-screen apps, and Dashboard, arranged in a unified view. And you can get to anything you see in Mission Control with just one click. Making you the master of all you survey.
Gestures and Animations - Multi-Touch gestures make everything you do on iPad easy and intuitive. Now a richer Multi-Touch experience comes to the Mac. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping. In Mac OS X Lion, every swipe, pinch, and scroll looks and feels more responsive and lifelike.
"Mac OS X" is the current nomenclature of the operating system used on Apple laptops and desktop computers. "Mac OS X" is analogous to "Microsoft Windows" in that it indicates which operating system you are using but not which version of the operating system. "Snow Leopard" is the codename for Mac OS X 10.6.
Apple Inc. has extremely competitive pricing for their operating system upgrades. I expect that Mac OS X Lion will be priced at ~ $29 - $49 based on previous experience. "Lion" is expected to bring significant improvements in the user experience based on Apple's mobile operating system "iOS." For example:
Launchpad - Launchpad gives you instant access to your apps â iPad style. Just click the Launchpad icon in your Dock. Your open windows fade away, replaced by an elegant, full-screen display of all the apps on your Mac. It takes just a swipe to see multiple pages of apps, and you can arrange them any way you like by dragging icons to different locations or by grouping apps in folders. And when you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad.
Full Screen Apps - On iPad, every app is displayed full screen, with no distractions, and thereâs one easy way to get back to all your other apps. Mac OS X Lion does the same for your desktop. You can make a window in an app full screen with one click, switch to another appâs full-screen window with a swipe of the trackpad, and swipe back to the desktop to access your other apps â all without ever leaving the full-screen experience. Systemwide support allows third-party developers to take advantage of full-screen technology to make their apps more immersive, too. So you can concentrate on every detail of your work, or play on a grander scale than ever before.*
Mission Control - Mission Control is a powerful and handy new feature that provides you with a comprehensive look at whatâs running on your Mac. It gives you a birdâs-eye view of everything â including Dashboard and full-screen apps â all in one place. With a simple swipe, your desktop zooms out to Mission Control. There you can see your open windows grouped by app, thumbnails of your full-screen apps, and Dashboard, arranged in a unified view. And you can get to anything you see in Mission Control with just one click. Making you the master of all you survey.
Gestures and Animations - Multi-Touch gestures make everything you do on iPad easy and intuitive. Now a richer Multi-Touch experience comes to the Mac. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping. In Mac OS X Lion, every swipe, pinch, and scroll looks and feels more responsive and lifelike.
How can I get OS X Mountain Lion on an unsupported Mac?
Q. Is there any program or hack that can make OS X Mountain Lion run on an unsupported Mac?
Illegal? It shouldn't be illegal... Apple is so greedy. They just want you to buy a new computer. It's another one of Apple's countless money scams.
Illegal? It shouldn't be illegal... Apple is so greedy. They just want you to buy a new computer. It's another one of Apple's countless money scams.
A. It has nothing to do with Apple being greedy. It's no different from Windows. You couldn't install 7 or Vista or XP on a Pentium 1. Very few software hardware relationships last forever. An old computer wouldn't even be capable of carrying enough RAM to run the interface. If they continue to make software usable by all computers from the past, there would be no benefit to having faster processors, better video cards, audio, and faster and better RAM.
What may be an option would be to have a "lite" version that gives some features but not the RAM and processor intensive ones. No one believes they can buy a future-proof computer because it is a myth. At least the OSX software is only $29. And only $20 this time around. How much was Windows 7?
What may be an option would be to have a "lite" version that gives some features but not the RAM and processor intensive ones. No one believes they can buy a future-proof computer because it is a myth. At least the OSX software is only $29. And only $20 this time around. How much was Windows 7?
Is there a Mac program that analyzes how often you use programs and access files?
Q. I want to free up space on my mac by moving files I don't use as frequently to my external harddrive. The only problem is: I have a lot of files and folders and I wanted to know if anyone could recommend a program that analyzes your harddrive and shows you which files you use the most frequently. Or even something comparable would be fine.
A. CleanApp (http://www.syniumsoftware.com/cleanapp/ ) will list your files, rank-ordered according to the last time they were modified, and shows their sizes. You click a checkbox next to the ones you want to delete and can then delete them all with one click. That's more convenient than plowing through one's folders, looking at the "modified" dates. It's compatible with OSX 10.4 - 10.7 (yes, apparently they've tested it already with Lion) PPC and Intel Macs.
It has other useful housecleaning features, too. For example, if you want to delete an app, it will find all of its supporting files (e.g., preferences, or .plists) and delete them as well. (AppCleaner, which is free, does this too: http://www.freemacsoft.net/ ).
The trial version is limited to 10 of these one-click delete operations, but the license is only $15. Not bad and I find it useful.
BTW, I have no connection with Synium or CleanApp -- just an occasional user.
It has other useful housecleaning features, too. For example, if you want to delete an app, it will find all of its supporting files (e.g., preferences, or .plists) and delete them as well. (AppCleaner, which is free, does this too: http://www.freemacsoft.net/ ).
The trial version is limited to 10 of these one-click delete operations, but the license is only $15. Not bad and I find it useful.
BTW, I have no connection with Synium or CleanApp -- just an occasional user.
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