Anyone have any idea on how I can redeem the "free Lion upgrade" on my newly bought Mac?
OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store
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#132The reversing of the scrolling direction is certainly going to take a lot of getting used to. The new way feels semi-natural with the track pad, but with a mouse wheel not so much.
Agreed on both counts. I think it's too unnatural with a mouse so I switched it back on the desktop. On my laptop I left it alone.
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#133I feel greatly let down by the Calendar and Address book apps. The whole "looks like a real office object" metaphor reminds me too much of Microsoft Bob.
Also the menu to select calendars feels poorly designed and doesn't always update correctly. The default view in mail is practically useless to me as often i tend to sort messages by date, person, or subject in order to find stuff.
So in some regards a step forwards, in others a step back.
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#134Anyone been running Xcode on Lion? I've kind of ignored the seeds & would like to know if it's safe to update my dev workstation, or wait until after a few updates?
Lion + Xcode 4.1 GM crashes a few times per day while doing C++ coding on a fairly small project. Besides that, I do not see Xcode 4.1 in the App Store yet, so it's currently only available with a Mac Developer Account.
If it is anything like last time, you will have to get this new OS for the next version for Xcode. Which sucks, since you already have to update itunes and your devices. It is turning into a few hours project to update everything.
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#135Bleh, GM users can't download it (there's a newer version installed(!?)) c'est la vie.
If you have the GM installed there's no need to download the new released version. The build numbers are the same.
came here to find this out myself.
that means that crash I've been seeing is TotalFinder's fault.
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#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Only if ultra light weight and portability are primary concerns. A standard MacBook Pro is a better value otherwise, IMO.
After using my first MBP for a while, I'm kind of regretting getting the 15 inch. With the high-res screen, and as long as you have good eyes, the 13 seems just as functional and more portable. I love using my girlfriend's. My two cents, if Nemesis ends up going with a MBP.
I sold my older 15in MBP to get a unibody 13MBP. I lasted 4 months before selling the 13 to go back to 15in (thank goodness for high resell values.) The little bit of extra space just makes it so much easier to juggle open windows and see data from different programs while working. People think I'm a major multitasker with they see all my open windows, but really I'm working on one task with lots of varied inputs. I'm a little worried that Lion might take this away from me, with its emphasis on single window apps.
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#137How is the backwards compatibility in general? I got a Oracle 10g database running on SL that I am particularly worried about. I got it anyways - will have to do a full backup and find out I suppose. Speaking of 4GB downloads - OS X still does not have something like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_Intelligent_Transfer... which can utilize priorities, throttling and do idle bandwidth downloads. That means my…
> Xcode is no longer there It was never part of the base install so that's unsurprising. > App Store doesn't seem to have a 10.7 compatible XCode update yet. > Ho hum for the most part and even nightmarish for people using Xcode. Thanks for being the coalmine canary, I'll be waiting for next week as planned.
I was told 4.1 is working fine.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
From my personal experience, I liked coding Python with Textmate on a MBA, but not Objective-C with Xcode. Py/Text didn't take up much space and was easy to work with. Obj-C/Xcode demand lots of real-estate space, so the tiny screen was a hinderance. So I'd advise that if you have a language that's 'tiny' and a minimalist editor, you'll probably do fine on a MBA. If the language and editor take up lots of space, I'd…
I am mainly an Android developer and use Eclipse, which is by no means light...So I guess, in this case, I should stay away from the MBA?
A good test would be to try out the MBA's resolution on your current display, and work with Eclipse in it. 1366x768 for the 11 inch, and 1440x900 for the 13.
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#139I just installed it now. I run a dual screen iMac at work, but a 13 inch MB Pro at home. I think it will be a lot more useful with the macbook.
Re: OS X Lion Now Available in the US Mac App Store
#140The reversing of the scrolling direction is certainly going to take a lot of getting used to. The new way feels semi-natural with the track pad, but with a mouse wheel not so much.
Give it a few days and you'll think going back to the old way will take a lot of getting used to.
I gave it about two hours.
To me it's more intuitive to scroll my two fingers down to scroll down the page.
Granted, it is odd that it's the opposite way round on the iPhone which I use almost as much as my laptop. Go figure!