Mac OS X Lion
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- Atkinson0
I haven't seen or used it yet but I don't see what difference the 'launchpad' is to the current applications folder in thumbnail view. Mail looks 'nicer' but it looks a it like a kids toy. I think that review above is harsh but from what I've seen it seems to be fair too. I'm looking forward to trying it none-the-less
- ********0
^ i found it not fair, but more subjective on the part of a person whose idea of good design is generic. He's too much of an old relic to believe any of his thoughts on visual design
- the guy literally referenced timelines from the 80s and pre-GUIhistoric times.********
- lolll, guihistoricpastpastdue
- the guy literally referenced timelines from the 80s and pre-GUIhistoric times.
- ********0
i think the Gizmodo review is fair and not overtly negative.
- BrokenHD0
dont knock it till u rock it ho
- Gucci0
That review was pants.
I'll wait until I get my hands on the OS myself to see how I feel about it, but I agree with a previous poster that it's still OS X and should be more of an extension of an already quite good and useful OS.
He derides the whole tactile GUI - leather books, wood paneling, etc. What he forgets to mention is that Lion will be around for a while and will – I'm positive – be around when touchscreen iMacs hit consumer shelves which will render his whiney and nitpicky argument absofuckinglutely useless.
If the update to the OS itself is shit, then fine. But until they come out with a new OS that bears the name of delicious meats, I don't see why they should reinvent it.
I do, however, wait deliciously for OS Bacon or OS Beef Stroganoff.
- pastpastdue0
I'd be willing to place bets that it becomes OS Outer Space given the naming conventions they are moving towards.
- animatedgif0
"touchscreen iMacs"
Not gonna happen because of gorilla arm
- Boz0
Though very retarded and disorganized, creating a clean install without installing Snow Leopard first is fairly simple.
To download OSX Lion you do have to do it from a computer with Snow Leopard 10.6.6 and above (due to the app store condition). Lion will not be distributed on the physical media or anywhere else. (One of the ways how Apple wants to make everyone use Mac App Store).
So, once you download OSX Lion it will automatically start the installation procedure.. before you click anything:
1. Go To Applications and find a filename called Install Mac OSX Lion.
2. Back That file to a hard drive or wherever just you have a copy so you can make a new DVD or USB when you need it
3. Now you need to right click on the above mentioned file and select Show File Contents
4. You will go into Contents folder and then Shared Resources and located a file called InstallESD
5. You can either burn this InstallESD.dmg with the Disk Utility but Lion installation from DVD drive can take forever. So it is recommended to use the USB stick.
To use USB Stick you will do the following in Disk Utility:
A) Locate USB stick on the left
B) Select it to be active
C) Click on the right side to RESTORE tab
D) Drag the InstallESD.dmg to the SOURCE textbox and drag the USB source to DESTINATION textbox, so it looks like this:
E) Hit Restore and wait until it's done
When it's done your USB stick is ready to be used as startup and install for OSX lion
6) Boot your Mac and hold the ALT key to pick the boot source
7) Choose your DVD with Lion or USB stick and you are on your wayThere you go.
- orpkoobcam20
3.76gb download!
Thanks Apple.
- animatedgif0
Non-app store restore process is a bit fucking tedious to make, surely there should just be an option to make a bootable DVD from the Install Lion.app or some sort of Make Bootdisk.app in the utilities folder.
Wish they'd have shipped it on USB drives in Apple Stores.
- ernexbcn0
I've been running all the past 3 developer previews, it's goddamn nice, will buy as soon it's out along with a trackpad.
- itstimefortea0
What's better to get with it? A magic mouse or a trackpad?
- magic mouse destroyed my fingersnoel
- trackpad all the way or stylus if you work with thaternexbcn
- trackpad it is!itstimefortea
- inteliboy0
Trackpad for sure. Using a mouse these days is kind of a pain.
- Raniator0
Wednesday this week I reckon...
- ********0
But will it run my Genesis emulator?
- CanHasQBN0
is it possible to design using a trackpad?
- I wouldn't. I bought a Magic Trackpad and literally returned it the next day.********
- I disagree, i rather prefer it now. Still keep a mouse around, but I'm pretty quick with the magic track pad now.jtb26
- I have a stylus for designing, with a trackpad next to it, for surfing, text editing etc.BrokenHD
- gives the fingers something new to do. Less carpal/repetitive stressBrokenHD
- I wouldn't. I bought a Magic Trackpad and literally returned it the next day.
- ********0
osx releases have been on friday in the past
- Atkinson0
tomorrow
- giraffeburgers0
Will it run Macromedia Director?
