It hasn’t been much time since Apple launched Lion, Mac OS X 10.7, to the general public. There have been cries of various issues, specifically the unreliability of WiFi connections in Lion, due to which Apple has hurriedly released the first update, 10.7.1 to the general public. Weirdly, this build wasn’t even released to developers before general availability today while OS X 10.7.2 was seeded to developers.
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Manage iCloud Account / Storage On Mac OS X Lion
iCloud is what Apple likes to call “cloud storage done right!”. For those who have been living under a rock for the last few months, iCloud (previously MobileMe) is Apple’s cloud based service. It was first announced on June 6 2011 at the WWDC. Currently, the service is in beta stage, open only to those who have signed up for Apple Developer’s program, a subscription based membership which costs $99 a year bringing you exclusive access to all the beta releases related to Mac and iOS along with tons of developer only goodies.
OS X Lion USB Sticks Available For $69.99, You Can Have One Free!
According to 9to5Mac, an inside source has tipped them about OS X Lion USB sticks being available and ready to ship from Apple. However, they will cost a whopping $69.99 according to the screenshot given below, which has been provided by the Applecare source. It is basically intended to those OS X customers who haven’t been able to use Lion’s recovery tools as desired.
Change Mission Control Keyboard Shortcuts In OS X Lion
Initially, I never thought I’ll be using Mission Control feature of OS X Lion much or in fact, at all. But tell you what, its this one feature alone worth upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion as it completely changes the OS X experience, especially if you own a multitouch trackpad. Nonetheless, the feature is still pretty much enjoyable using the fully editable keyboard shortcuts making it easy to move between spaces and full screen applications.
Apple Will Replace Mac OS X With iOS On All Mac Computers [REPORT]
According to a report by International Business Times, Apple may merge OS X with iOS starting in 2012-2013. According to the report this will allow Apple to have a single platform for applications and their cloud services.
Add Native Support for Playback of Popular Video Formats in Mac OS X Lion QuickTime with Perian
One of the first things many people do after a fresh install of OS X Lion is to install VLC player because it plays almost every video format under the sun. As helpful as it is, VLC player is not easy on the eyes plus not everyone likes it. A better option is to install Perian, the swiss army for QuickTime. Perian is like those codec packages you find for Windows that enable native playback of all popular video formats in the default video player as well as in other places such as Quick Look. Also, did we mention it’s free?
How to Bring Back Scroll Bars in Mac OS X Lion
One of the major changes in OS X 10.7 Lion has been that Apple took a big step to hide scroll bars in windows by default. They only show when you’re scrolling else you’re very likely to get lost on what your position is while viewing a document. Apple has done this in an attempt to unify iOS and OS X scroll behavior but it doesn’t really work for everyone.
No Magic Trackpad/Mouse? Here’s How to Access Launchpad in OS X Lion With Hot Corners
While Apple’s latest desktop OS, Lion, is full of goodies that are best accessed with a Magic Trackpad or a Magic Mouse, there are ways to make them accessible through other means as well. Let’s face it – not everyone of us Lion users have a touch input device or even prefer using one ( Magic Mouse users would know what I’m talking about ). So, here’s a quick simple trick for those users out there which lets you access Launchpad, the new slick iOS like application launcher in Lion, with just a flick of the mouse.
Access iCloud Email On iOS 4, OS X Snow Leopard Or Non iOS 5 Devices
Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 (beta developers preview) give you access to iCloud beta services which, along with content syncing, also includes setting up your personalized “@me.com” email ID for free, which previously used to be a commercial commodity in the era of MobileMe. However, once you do sign up for an account, you need to have access to either an iOS 5 beta build or iCloud beta for Mac OS X (Lion) in order to check you “@me.com” email.
How To: Delete Apps From Launchpad In Mac OS X Lion
So you have OSX Lion installed and you’re starting to use Launchpad. But you don’t want all those programs to be shown in there. Unfortunately, OSX shares the same properties as iOS, if you delete it from the Launcher, you uninstall it from your computer, considering it is an app from the Mac App Store. Obviously it is easy to redownload the app, but that’s not what we are after.