Tag: os x
6 reasons to get excited about OS X El Capitan
Jason Snell wrote on MacWorld about 6 reasons to get excited about OS X El Capitan. These improvements are on the top of my list of things to look forward to as well. Spotlight – Cmd + Space is probably the key stroke combination that I use most often daily. I use Spotlight for tasks…
Google uses over 40,000 Macs
9to5Mac reports on how Google use over 40,000 Macs. While Google mentioned during the presentation that it supports four desktop OS platforms (OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS) internally, it also said these days employees that want to use a platform other than Mac OS X “have to make a business case” to do…
OS X Mavericks review after one month of usage
Ars Technica reviews OS X Maverick after a month of use. Responsive scrolling only works on apps that implemented it. When Mavericks’ new responsive scrolling feature is working as designed, it draws sections of your window that aren’t yet on-screen so that they show up more quickly when you scroll down (or up). In apps…
About the new iWork for Mac
Apple’s support document regarding iWork for Mac. In rewriting these applications, some features from iWork ’09 were not available for the initial release. We plan to reintroduce some of these features in the next few releases and will continue to add brand new features on an ongoing basis. Good to know that they have not…
OS X Mavericks Mail app updated
Apple has updated the Mail app for OS X Mavericks with a few fixes. Fixes an issue that prevents deleting, moving, and archiving messages for users with custom Gmail settings Addresses an issue that may cause unread counts to be inaccurate Includes additional fixes that improve the compatibility and stability of Mail Previously I reported…
AppStorm reviews Numbers 3 for Mac
AppStorm with a detailed review of the new Numbers for Mac. If you look at Numbers 3 from a newcomer point of view, like someone who has never used Numbers on OS X before, and/or uses its iOS version, and/or comes from more “traditional” softwares like Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc, you should be happy…
Issues with Gmail when using Mail on Mavericks
In-depth reporting on the issues when using Mail on Mavericks with your Gmail account. Now, here’s what’s going to happen. Mail — despite the fact that it has already cached all your Gmail messages — will download all of them again. For me, with about 321,000 messages totaling over 4 GB, that took nearly two…
Lucida Grande Retina-optimised in OS X Mavericks
Tim Ahrens analysed the new Lucida Grande.