lol at everyone that hates the name "OS X Mavericks." It is clear that you never lived in Cali and have never surfed.
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Apple Announces OS X 'Mavericks' with Tabbed Finder, Safari Redesign, Maps and iBooks
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While I respect the fact that you don't like the name, there seems to be a huge contingent of people on this forum that are emotionally involved with how Apple names it's products.
Take the iPhone for example... there's thread after thread arguing over how it should be named. Whether or not Apple should drop the "S" naming convention they've used for some time now, etc.
At the end of the day while I have an opinion on the name, it's meaningless since I care more about _using_ the product as opposed to getting attached to it's name.
What benefits will this provide? Will this mean Macs finally are equal to Windows in gaming performance?
Haha. I live in the central valley, and I still didn't really want to write anything about it.
I don't live in Sacramento, but I'll steal their slogan: "2 hours from where you want to be."
Yeah, it seems, the Developer page says that, and also some Apple pages have a footnote talking about it being 10.9.
Really looking forward to this update! It will be nice to see what other little things they have added.
I can't really tell from the photos, but I sure hope the Dock will still display when an app is running. It seems that every OS that comes out, the little indicator light (directly below the app in the dock) gets smaller and smaller and harder to see. It's like were not supposed to care that we have an app open or not. I really hope this Mavericks (dumb name BTW) doesn't feel even more like IOS on the Mac. I have a feeling it does though.
It will be interesting to see if the new tabbed finder in Maverick will have the "Dual Window" feature of Xtra Finder. If it doesn't I think I'll stick with Xtra Finder for the tabbed browsing, dual window features.
If Maverick's has the above features of Xtra Finder, I just hope it won't be the beginning of the end for Xtra Finder.
If Maverick's has the above features of Xtra Finder, I just hope it won't be the beginning of the end for Xtra Finder.
I really don't like the name.
However, the improvements sound interesting, particularly all the many energy/performance improving features, I just hope that hiding an app won't mean that a complex render or build slows to a crawl, but slowing down other tabs in Safari is long overdue. Making plugin content static if not in focus is interesting as well, I just hope it works for pop-unders and for HTML video as well, as more and more ads are using these and it's not clear that the feature would work for those.
I'm a bit disappointed by the Finder updates though; tabs are long overdue, and tags seem useful, but I was hoping for a more drastic overhaul rather than yet more minor features being tacked onto a venerable, but not desperately efficient, core.
The additions to Notification centre ought to be great though, being able to take action from a notification could be very powerful if apps implement it wisely.
However, the improvements sound interesting, particularly all the many energy/performance improving features, I just hope that hiding an app won't mean that a complex render or build slows to a crawl, but slowing down other tabs in Safari is long overdue. Making plugin content static if not in focus is interesting as well, I just hope it works for pop-unders and for HTML video as well, as more and more ads are using these and it's not clear that the feature would work for those.
I'm a bit disappointed by the Finder updates though; tabs are long overdue, and tags seem useful, but I was hoping for a more drastic overhaul rather than yet more minor features being tacked onto a venerable, but not desperately efficient, core.
The additions to Notification centre ought to be great though, being able to take action from a notification could be very powerful if apps implement it wisely.
seed note says:
Developer Preview System Requirements:
The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:
- iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
- MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
Developer Preview System Requirements:
The OS X v10.9 Developer Preview supports the following Macs:
- iMac (Mid-2007 or later)
- MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
Yeah fine, I would have NO problem if they code named OS11 Mavericks, but changing your naming scheme mid, hell mid nearing end, product life? wtf?
No, the OS X already looks great and the UI changes can wait. OS X actually see subtle changes over the years, which iOS doesn't, thus the need for bigger change there.
I want Apple to focus on making the OS much faster, more efficient and so on. I don't care about the OS X design at the moment. The *Advanced Technologies* changes they made are exactly what I wanted I wanted to see.
But can we force using Timer Coalescing and App Nap also when macs are powered with magsafe??
Or we can use them only when it's on battery?
I think it could be useful also in order to get our macs cooler when using them connected to power chord for low cpu activities!
For example, I use my 15" retina all the day connected to power chord and to external display and i think there features would help my the mac to be cooler limiting background processes and idle cycles.
Bye
Andrea
It works all the time, regardless of the battery state. Remember reduced CPU work also means the OS X itself is more responsive, so it's not about battery alone.
No, it doesn't mean anything in terms of gaming performance. It means that the OS X support OpenGL 4 standard, the drivers and games still have to be explicitly coded to support the standard.
Certain features will be easier to add and will be more efficient/quicker to compete thanks to OpenGL but it depends on OS drivers for this.
As long as the drivers/games aren't optimized as often as they do on Windows, OS X can still suck with gaming performance even if it supports all the same standards as Windows.
Mavericks?
You've got to be effin' kidding' me!
For all those 6+ billion people outside CA, who don't surf, that's like Homoeriodictyol.
Give me a break
You've got to be effin' kidding' me!
For all those 6+ billion people outside CA, who don't surf, that's like Homoeriodictyol.
Give me a break
OS X Mavericks Preview Page
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Looks like there may be lots of potential problems with this version:
Notes and Known Issues:
Installation
- Network Migration from earlier versions of OS X is not supported in Developer Preview 1. Migrating from a Time Machine backup or other volume is supported.
- Migration from Windows is not supported in Developer Preview 1.
- If multiple shares are available on a Time Capsule, a share cannot be selected.
- After installing Developer Preview 1 to an empty volume, Setup Assistant may appear to be running until another application is launched.
- Reinstalling Developer Preview 1 from the Recovery Partition is not supported. Developer Preview 1 can be reinstalled using a Time Machine backup or Target Disk Mode.
iCloud and iCloud Keychain
- After installation, some iCloud services may not be automatically enabled. Manually enable services in the iCloud Preference Pane.
- After enabling iCloud Keychain, some accounts may appear twice in Calendar.
- The iCloud Preference Pane may present an error if the user attempts to log out of iCloud before the Mail database base been upgraded. Launch Mail to complete a Mail database upgrade prior to logging out of iCloud.
- After clicking on an iCloud Keychain approval notification, the approval sheet may not be displayed when the iCloud Preference Pane is opened. Quit and relaunch System Preferences to approve.
- Keychain Recovery may become non-functional after changing the phone number listed in Account Details of the iCloud Preference Pane. Disable and re-enable Keychain in the iCloud Preference Pane to restore the Keychain.
- Keychain Recovery only supports 4-digit Security Codes in Developer Preview 1.
- Updates made via iCloud Keychain to the Safari Autofill list may not be visible until quitting & relaunching Safari.
- The Reset Keychain button in Account Details of the iCloud Preference Pane is for testing purposes and will not be available in the final release.
Mail
- Mail may spin on launch if the Mail was previously quit with the General Preferences Pane open. Remove ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Saved Application State and relaunch Mail.
- After installation, the VIP list may appear to be missing from the Mail sidebar. Launch System Preferences and toggle the Contacts setting in the iCloud Preference Pane.
- Mail may quit unexpectedly when adding a new account. Quit and relaunch Mail to see the account.
- Mailboxes with a single quote character in their name may not be searchable by Spotlight. Remove the special character from the mailbox name to restore Spotlight search.
Safari
- Websites with audio content may stop playing when the tab is not active.
- Credit card expiration dates may increase by one when editing in the AutoFill Preferences.
- After Screen Saver activation, animated GIFs may stop animating. Reload webpage to resume animation.
- When multiple tabs are open, closing a tab may reveal a white window before showing the loaded webpage.
- Websites containing animations or short timers may cause high CPU usage when using the Web Inspector.
- HSTS websites may appear with HTTP URLs in the Address Bar. Safari uses HTTPS to communicate with these sites.
Maps
- For some users, sending directions to iPhone may not work.
- Maps may spin on launch if Automatic Graphics Switching is enabled.
Network
- Systems with network home directories may see decreased performance and some preferences may fail to save. Remove network home user account.
- Windows clients bound to Open Directory won't be able to authenticate to an SMB server.
Displays
- Selecting an unsupported display resolution on non-Apple displays may result in a black screen. Devices with an Apple display can use Gather Windows in System Preferences to correct the resolution. Devices without an Apple display can reset their PRAM by restarting their device while holding Cmd-Opt-P-R, which will set the display back to the default resolution.
Third-Party Applications and Devices
- Installation within a virtual machine is not supported for VMWare Fusion. - Installing Windows with Parallels Desktop for Mac may fail.
- Adobe After Effects CS6 will not function correctly.
- Skype may exit unexpectedly.
- Adobe may offer old or incorrect versions of software for users running this preview. - VoiceOver may not able to find some Bluetooth Braille displays.
Power and Memory
- Activity Monitors Disk tab shows zero bytes read and write for all processes.
- Dispatch Timers are incorrectly not subject to Timer Rate Limiting when in App Nap. - DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_MEMORYSTATUS is not available.
Other
- Logging into Google accounts in the Internet Accounts Preference Pane may not work. - LinkedIn Connections in Contacts are not supported in Developer Preview 1.
- Text may appear clipped in applications for some languages.
- The Screen Saver lock screen may not be displayed when enabled. Disable and re- enable the password requirement in Security Preference Pane.
- Users may see an uncaught exception error when browsing Versions for an application not stored in the Applications folder. Move the affected application to the Applications folder.
- QuickTime may quit unexpectedly when trimming a screen recording.
- Screen Recordings taken with Developer Preview 1 are not compatible with earlier releases of OS X.
- Modifier key mappings may be forgotten after system sleep.
- Kernel extensions should not be installed to an OS X v10.9 volume while running earlier OS versions. If a change is made to an OS X v10.9 volumes System/Library/ Extensions directory, try the following:
Boot into the OS X v10.9 Recovery partition
touch /Volumes/<10.9 Partition>/System/Library/Extensions kextcache -vu /Volumes/<10.9 Partition>
- Attempting to create an FFT setup object from vDSP_create_fftsetup with a length less
than 8 will fail. Create a setup object with a length larger than, or equal to, 8.
Notes and Known Issues:
Installation
- Network Migration from earlier versions of OS X is not supported in Developer Preview 1. Migrating from a Time Machine backup or other volume is supported.
- Migration from Windows is not supported in Developer Preview 1.
- If multiple shares are available on a Time Capsule, a share cannot be selected.
- After installing Developer Preview 1 to an empty volume, Setup Assistant may appear to be running until another application is launched.
- Reinstalling Developer Preview 1 from the Recovery Partition is not supported. Developer Preview 1 can be reinstalled using a Time Machine backup or Target Disk Mode.
iCloud and iCloud Keychain
- After installation, some iCloud services may not be automatically enabled. Manually enable services in the iCloud Preference Pane.
- After enabling iCloud Keychain, some accounts may appear twice in Calendar.
- The iCloud Preference Pane may present an error if the user attempts to log out of iCloud before the Mail database base been upgraded. Launch Mail to complete a Mail database upgrade prior to logging out of iCloud.
- After clicking on an iCloud Keychain approval notification, the approval sheet may not be displayed when the iCloud Preference Pane is opened. Quit and relaunch System Preferences to approve.
- Keychain Recovery may become non-functional after changing the phone number listed in Account Details of the iCloud Preference Pane. Disable and re-enable Keychain in the iCloud Preference Pane to restore the Keychain.
- Keychain Recovery only supports 4-digit Security Codes in Developer Preview 1.
- Updates made via iCloud Keychain to the Safari Autofill list may not be visible until quitting & relaunching Safari.
- The Reset Keychain button in Account Details of the iCloud Preference Pane is for testing purposes and will not be available in the final release.
- Mail may spin on launch if the Mail was previously quit with the General Preferences Pane open. Remove ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Saved Application State and relaunch Mail.
- After installation, the VIP list may appear to be missing from the Mail sidebar. Launch System Preferences and toggle the Contacts setting in the iCloud Preference Pane.
- Mail may quit unexpectedly when adding a new account. Quit and relaunch Mail to see the account.
- Mailboxes with a single quote character in their name may not be searchable by Spotlight. Remove the special character from the mailbox name to restore Spotlight search.
Safari
- Websites with audio content may stop playing when the tab is not active.
- Credit card expiration dates may increase by one when editing in the AutoFill Preferences.
- After Screen Saver activation, animated GIFs may stop animating. Reload webpage to resume animation.
- When multiple tabs are open, closing a tab may reveal a white window before showing the loaded webpage.
- Websites containing animations or short timers may cause high CPU usage when using the Web Inspector.
- HSTS websites may appear with HTTP URLs in the Address Bar. Safari uses HTTPS to communicate with these sites.
Maps
- For some users, sending directions to iPhone may not work.
- Maps may spin on launch if Automatic Graphics Switching is enabled.
Network
- Systems with network home directories may see decreased performance and some preferences may fail to save. Remove network home user account.
- Windows clients bound to Open Directory won't be able to authenticate to an SMB server.
Displays
- Selecting an unsupported display resolution on non-Apple displays may result in a black screen. Devices with an Apple display can use Gather Windows in System Preferences to correct the resolution. Devices without an Apple display can reset their PRAM by restarting their device while holding Cmd-Opt-P-R, which will set the display back to the default resolution.
Third-Party Applications and Devices
- Installation within a virtual machine is not supported for VMWare Fusion. - Installing Windows with Parallels Desktop for Mac may fail.
- Adobe After Effects CS6 will not function correctly.
- Skype may exit unexpectedly.
- Adobe may offer old or incorrect versions of software for users running this preview. - VoiceOver may not able to find some Bluetooth Braille displays.
Power and Memory
- Activity Monitors Disk tab shows zero bytes read and write for all processes.
- Dispatch Timers are incorrectly not subject to Timer Rate Limiting when in App Nap. - DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_MEMORYSTATUS is not available.
Other
- Logging into Google accounts in the Internet Accounts Preference Pane may not work. - LinkedIn Connections in Contacts are not supported in Developer Preview 1.
- Text may appear clipped in applications for some languages.
- The Screen Saver lock screen may not be displayed when enabled. Disable and re- enable the password requirement in Security Preference Pane.
- Users may see an uncaught exception error when browsing Versions for an application not stored in the Applications folder. Move the affected application to the Applications folder.
- QuickTime may quit unexpectedly when trimming a screen recording.
- Screen Recordings taken with Developer Preview 1 are not compatible with earlier releases of OS X.
- Modifier key mappings may be forgotten after system sleep.
- Kernel extensions should not be installed to an OS X v10.9 volume while running earlier OS versions. If a change is made to an OS X v10.9 volumes System/Library/ Extensions directory, try the following:
Boot into the OS X v10.9 Recovery partition
touch /Volumes/<10.9 Partition>/System/Library/Extensions kextcache -vu /Volumes/<10.9 Partition>
- Attempting to create an FFT setup object from vDSP_create_fftsetup with a length less
than 8 will fail. Create a setup object with a length larger than, or equal to, 8.
Really looking forward to the battery life improvements, finder tabs, calendar, airplay to hdtv as a primary monitor, speed enhancements, tags, safari enhancements, OpenGL 4, and more. Really excited about it.
