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What is Lion's weakest new feature?
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I think apple will like to move people away from Aqua GUI and that is why Lion is starting to move away from vivit Aqua.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_(user_interface)
I think want apple will like is to be slowing moving people to a ipad look and feel.
OK, here's an article showing 19 ways to access the hidden Library folder.
http://www.macworld.com/article/161156/2011/07/view_library_folder_in_lion.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/161156/2011/07/view_library_folder_in_lion.html
I agree with everything both of you said. This is like being geek of something and having another geek saying that you're not geeky enough.
Don't like mission control but it's simple to remove it from the dock and turn off it's gesture. Job Done!
I mostly hate the fact that I have lost my (4 finger gesture) expose!
Swipe-up to see the desktop, Swipe-down to see all windows.
This was probably (for me) the most brilliant and intuative thing since 2-fingered scrolling. I loved it!
I mostly hate the fact that I have lost my (4 finger gesture) expose!
Swipe-up to see the desktop, Swipe-down to see all windows.
This was probably (for me) the most brilliant and intuative thing since 2-fingered scrolling. I loved it!
1. Launchpad. It really doesn't do anything for me. It seems more time consuming to use than the Dock.
2. The Dock disappearing when you use full-screen view. WHYYY?? The Dock is a main part of the MAC OS experience. Why disable it when in full-screen mode? Makes NO sense. Per an Apple Senior Advisor, it is supposed to be this way. I really don't understand why they'd do this.
3. Mission Control is so much more confusing now. It's like taking all of your windows and scrambling them onto a screen in different places... with some screens hidden and stacked upon others. I still don't' have the hang of it.
4. Not being able to adjust the size of your thumbnails in Finder quickly. Also, is there a way to just have everything be defaulted? So, if I want ALL Finder windows to be light green, thumbnail view, a certain size, etc.???
5. Many things go full-screen - but not address book? Why exclude this?
2. The Dock disappearing when you use full-screen view. WHYYY?? The Dock is a main part of the MAC OS experience. Why disable it when in full-screen mode? Makes NO sense. Per an Apple Senior Advisor, it is supposed to be this way. I really don't understand why they'd do this.
3. Mission Control is so much more confusing now. It's like taking all of your windows and scrambling them onto a screen in different places... with some screens hidden and stacked upon others. I still don't' have the hang of it.
4. Not being able to adjust the size of your thumbnails in Finder quickly. Also, is there a way to just have everything be defaulted? So, if I want ALL Finder windows to be light green, thumbnail view, a certain size, etc.???
5. Many things go full-screen - but not address book? Why exclude this?
I don't know much about why people hate mission control but I see in the future with Launchpad you can see all the apps you have installed on the computer and organize it to your favorite apps and kindof app so on .
I think the Launchpad is going to be way more powerful than the application folder on the dock.
For most users, particularly casual users, Mission Control and Launchpad will be fine. However for heavy users of Spaces, Expose, and systems with more than one display (the minority of users in every case) Lion's Mission Control represents a major step backwards in functionality. Heavy users typically are the ones that have already adopted fast program launching techniques -- Spotlight, Quicksilver, Alfred, ... and are unlikely to see any advantage to Launchpad.
That you need upgrade to 8GB of RAM because of how Safari manages memory.
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If Launchpad actually does find every application on your Mac, it somewhat provides a little bit of security from malware in that it makes it more difficult to hide malware in some random folder where it is unlikely to stumbled upon otherwise.
Some legitimate keyloggers that do not require system level access to function (but also do not log protected data entry) can be installed without authentication and hidden anywhere the current user has write privileges. These keyloggers can also be used maliciously but are usually are not used in this manner given the limitations in logging protected data.
Launchpad will reveal this type of malware regardless of where it has been installed so that the user will more likely become aware of it. So, Launchpad does provide new benefits that were not available prior to Lion.
Some legitimate keyloggers that do not require system level access to function (but also do not log protected data entry) can be installed without authentication and hidden anywhere the current user has write privileges. These keyloggers can also be used maliciously but are usually are not used in this manner given the limitations in logging protected data.
Launchpad will reveal this type of malware regardless of where it has been installed so that the user will more likely become aware of it. So, Launchpad does provide new benefits that were not available prior to Lion.
Exactly. When I installed my Windows machines (way back when), I had a mental script of settings to change (show the extensions, install TweakUI, etc). It is the same thing with any OS, for that matter. Even in SL or Tiger, I needed to change a few settings to tailor it to my taste.
There is no way you need to upgrade to 8GB of RAM to use Safari .Where are you getting those numbers from?
Command-tab works for me...
Assign a corner or a mouse button to application windows...
I kinda like that one...
I for one don't miss the jumbled windows of the old Exposé.
Launchpad has to be the weakest noticeable feature. However, I do like Launchpad and think it's a great step forward. I haven't installed everything I wanted to nor rearranged Launchpad to my liking yet, but when I do I can see myself using Launchpad a lot more. If you have plenty of apps/programs installed it'll be easier to use rather than the applications folder.
And for Mission Control. I like it already based on the fact that it's easier to manage multiple desktops and move whatever is open back and forth without dragging it to the edge of the screen.
I hated the new Dashboard at first, but the fact that Widgets seem to stay running instead of waiting a couple seconds to load is a plus. And swiping is easier than pressing any key or clicking an icon. I still wish they gave the option to have Dashboard appear on the current desktop if you wanted.
And for Mission Control. I like it already based on the fact that it's easier to manage multiple desktops and move whatever is open back and forth without dragging it to the edge of the screen.
I hated the new Dashboard at first, but the fact that Widgets seem to stay running instead of waiting a couple seconds to load is a plus. And swiping is easier than pressing any key or clicking an icon. I still wish they gave the option to have Dashboard appear on the current desktop if you wanted.
Are you saying that I can get Spaces and Exposé back with Terminal? Please tell us how to do it, you might just have the solution to all of my problems!
I have to say I do agree with Stefan... .
Yes the "advanced features" are still there OSX is not a locked down OS like iOS but I think the real critique is not that is less usable for advanced users but rather that pretty much all the "new" features seem to focus on the common user even though there could still be a quite a few things done better for more advanced users.
To take the Opera browser as an example. It used to be (and still is) a browser for only a minority of people. In the beginnings about up to 9.5 it was difficult to get used to but extremely quick to work with once you got the hang of it. Today in default install it is mostly the same as any other browser you need to manually set the some checkmarks to get most of the features that actually make it a superior browser (all stuff they cannot put into browser competition reviews).
Earlier there have been great new features for advanced users now all there is are newbie friendly stuff that sometimes is also good for advanced users.
And it is not like there is nothing to improve especially on a big OS like OSX but they just don't care for anybody anymore but the DAUs (as we call them in German).
I know some people stick with their workflow once it works but I for my part used to often experience new things that greatly improved this or that and I hardly get that anymore from anything but 3rd party software.
Alfred being one such. Vastly superior to Spotlight because it is actually a bit smart. It wouldn't be too hard to make Spotlight a bit smarter. And it isn't even more difficult to use. It is just that most idiots won't even use spotlight so why make it any better. Lets just focus on nice big icons to click on.
BetterTouchTool is the second most useful thing I found on my MBP. It is funny how they always promote one or two new gestures as some totally new awesome feature. If they actually let people who know what they want choose in the first place those people might be much happier. Also BTT enables the Win7 like snap to screen which is extermely useful when working with more than one screen (which more and more people do today). Apple thinks their clientèle doesn't use more than one screen at any time and thus Mission Control and Fullscreen apps not need to account for that. wtf
As for the weakest feature. I would rank the new gestures highest, because I wouldn't actually call that a new feature. That is like making a new short cut a new feature. It may be an improvement but not as a new feature the way I understand the word feature in the software context. But that is just Apple's marketing department (which is keep to much stuff that don't have anything useful to do imo) way of work as can be seen with safari that often has like a hundred new features apparently.
Launchpad is mostly useless but who really cares. Some of those default links in the dock like the expose or spaces are also mostly useless. Most people will though them out. There are there to promote the feature(now here we have an actual feature) so people learn to use it and once they do they will access it probably quicker than though the dock.
I'm not one of those who nit picks at every possible UI design, but I think the Lauchpad icon is freaking ugly. It's probably one of the few times in my life that an icon bothered me. I had to remove it from the dock. It looks like an icon for a utility setting.
Launch pad for me. I can't see the point of it, I have all my most frequently used apps on the dock, anything else I can just click once to get to the applications screen in finder - is there any need to have a gesture shortcut for it?
Mission control on the other hand I find very useful.
Mission control on the other hand I find very useful.
For me, it's a tie between Mission Control and Launchpad.
Mission Control is just frustrating. Dock Expose is by far a better solution.
I installed OS X Lion on my 2009 MBP. Sold it this past Friday (replaced it with an iPad & ZaggMate), and now I'm using an iMac with Snow Leopard.
After using Snow Leopard for a few days, I feel I'm more productive with Snow Leopard.
I don't regret selling my MBP now.
Mission Control is just frustrating. Dock Expose is by far a better solution.
I installed OS X Lion on my 2009 MBP. Sold it this past Friday (replaced it with an iPad & ZaggMate), and now I'm using an iMac with Snow Leopard.
After using Snow Leopard for a few days, I feel I'm more productive with Snow Leopard.
I don't regret selling my MBP now.
@iMikeT:
I agree with you on the Launchpad feature. However, its only a matter of time until Launchpad replaces the Dock. I think
implemented Launchpad to get users encouraged to start using Launchpad in a desktop environment, aka preparing users for the merge.
I agree with you on the Launchpad feature. However, its only a matter of time until Launchpad replaces the Dock. I think
implemented Launchpad to get users encouraged to start using Launchpad in a desktop environment, aka preparing users for the merge.Really??? Getting spaces back would be the solution to all your problems??? Your life must be awesome!
@iMikeT:
I agree with you on the Launchpad feature. However, its only a matter of time until Launchpad replaces the Dock. I think
Yea that's the truth. If everyone is going to be riding the Cloud, Apple probably figures it's best and easier to have a similar UI across the board. A new Mac user that already has an iPhone/touch or iPad will already be very familiar with OSX in the near furture, and vice versa. This is the obvious direction they are going. It's a good strategy too, cause it'll make everything else look like a hassle to the average consumer.