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ICloud keeps everything in sync with iOS devices
Easy sharing via Facebook and Twitter
Useful Notes and Reminders apps
Powerful and versatile Notification Center
Safari has awesome Tab View and faster performance
It's cheap
Icloud enhancements are great
The new Safari is excellent
Notifications proved handy
As did Notes and Reminders
Tabbed browsing is slick
Sharing features are handy
Faster than previous iterations
Apple's Smart Search is just as good as that found on Google Chrome
Comprehensive
Accurate
Attractively laidout
Authoritative
Appropriate allocation
Then distribution
Of space to topic
Appealing style
Excellent reference material intelligently grouped
Attractively priced
Deep integration with iOS and iCloud
Seamless AirPlay Mirroring on HDTVs
Notification Center and Message are great additions to the desktop workflow
Published: 2012-09-07, Author: Mark , review by: mymac.com
comprehensive, accurate, attractively laidout, authoritative, appropriate allocation, then distribution, of space to topic, appealing style, excellent reference material intelligently grouped, attractively priced
MyMac Review
Other books on Mountain Lion are now appearing weekly. We'll cover some of them here on MyMac. It's good to know that the “Bible” series keeps its claim to be one of the more reputable and reliable. Galen Gruman covers the vast majority of the features th...
Abstract: S Finally, something that few feds will probably appreciate right now, but might in the future: Mac OS X now supports AirPlay, the wireless and automatic transmission of media to multiple nodes on a network. Although AirPlay is often used to play movi...
Abstract: With the final version of Windows 8 now complete, how does Microsoft's great hope for reinventing itself for the post-PC world compare to Apple's new flagship? The short answer: not well. But lest you think that it's a simple case of sainted perfection ve...
Now for the real question: is Mountain Lion worth the $19.99 asking price? That's a loaded question. If you have Snow Leopard or Lion, and you have a Mac new enough to support OS X 10.8, pinch whatever pennies are necessary to afford this update. $20 is a...
It's cheap, Icloud enhancements are great, the new Safari is excellent, Notifications proved handy, as did Notes and Reminders
Imessage needs work
Is Mountain Lion worth £13.99? Yes, definitely. For 14 quid we got a number of features that make the Mac OS X operating system better than ever, such as the new Safari web browser, Game Center and improved Icloud integration, making the entire Apple ecos...
Abstract: The latest version of Apple's OS X operating system brings a nifty feature over from iOS. Built in dictation should get more Mac users talking rather than typing. The Dictation feature is similar to the Nuance dictation applications on Windows PC's and Ma...
Abstract: I just clocked 24 hours with OS X Lion of the Mountain . The 4GB download took about 40 minutes on my 28Mbps connection and then another 40 minutes to install. All of my data was preserved properly in the upgrade, but I did have a full Time Machine backup...
Tabbed browsing is slick, sharing features are handy, faster than previous iterations, Apple's Smart Search is just as good as that found on Google Chrome
Apple has removed RSS feed option, no way to change default font
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Published: 2012-07-25, Author: Jason , review by: techworld.com
To those who would argue that these features water down the Mac, making it a simpler device more akin to an iPad with a keyboard rather than the heavy-duty device its often used as, I'd point to a feature like Power Nap. Allowing your MacBook Air to b...
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Published: 2012-07-25, Author: Richard , review by: tuaw.com
Abstract: It's here! Following a surprise announcement in February, OS X Mountain Lion has arrived (to use its full and formal title, sans the 10.8 version number).Barely a year after the release of Lion , this new OS nevertheless boasts an impressive list of new f...
