The "features" in that video are a joke. Does anybody know if there are under the hood improvements in this version that would make upgrading worth the money?
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30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
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Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
Been using it on a fully loaded macbook air. Completely anecdotal but I think my boot times are faster. But my encryption seems slower. Safari is wayyy more stable and faster. Messages is integrated better and love Notifications! Launchpad is way smoother imho.
Is Mission Control any faster in switching spaces? It's incredibly annoying to wait 2-3 seconds to switch spaces, every, time. Especially since it was configurable in Snow Leopard.
I haven't tried the GM but on DP4 it felt like the animation takes even longer than on Lion. It moves at the same speed but the 'settling' time when it's slowing down is much, much longer. I'm talking half-a-second-longer longer.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#53The "features" in that video are a joke. Does anybody know if there are under the hood improvements in this version that would make upgrading worth the money?
Yeah, a list of bug fixes would be great. I'm still having issues with reconnecting (after sleep, on startup, ...) to wifi on my air. Also the problem with fans (who apparently think they are propellers on a WW2 bomber) remains to be solved. If this update fixes this I'll upgrade just for that (since apparently Apple can't be bothered to fix this issues via regular free updates).
For the fans - SMCfan - http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23049/smcfancontrol
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#54Most features don't seem to be core OS features except maybe this one: "You can use Airplay as a sound output device". Which, I am looking forward to.
I tried this feature and couldn't get it to work. I have a (last-gen) airport express and also a mac htpc running airfoil speakers. I can play to both through iTunes or Airfoil but no audio comes through when using the airplay audio out device. Hopefully this will be addressed soon.
I've used the Airplay audio out a couple of times with a previous generation Airport Express and an AppleTV 2. It works well but does have very noticeable lag, making it useless for anything but playing music.
The lag was far greater than that of Airplay mirroring, which I find rather odd.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#55The "features" in that video are a joke. Does anybody know if there are under the hood improvements in this version that would make upgrading worth the money?
"Under the hood"? Not really. There are a few nifty new APIs – SceneKit, NSXPCConnection, NSUserNotification, the sharing stuff – and the 64-bit kernel (with kernel ASLR) is now the default. Regarding user-visible features, I think there are a couple nice ones: - AirPlay mirroring is slick, especially in meeting situations - Document auto-save and versioning are a lot less annoying and more useful - Improved sharing…
Safari uses Core Animation for rendering, much smoother scrolling. It also has a sort of "Tab expose" feature.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#56clutches my copy of Snow Leopard, hissing
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Under the hood"? Not really. There are a few nifty new APIs – SceneKit, NSXPCConnection, NSUserNotification, the sharing stuff – and the 64-bit kernel (with kernel ASLR) is now the default. Regarding user-visible features, I think there are a couple nice ones: - AirPlay mirroring is slick, especially in meeting situations - Document auto-save and versioning are a lot less annoying and more useful - Improved sharing…
AirPlay mirroring sounds nice. Could it be used to show Photoshop canvas on an iPad when drawing with wacom? I was thinking of buying an app for this, but if Mountain Lion does that I might hold off till I upgrade.
Also keep in mind that AirPlay mirroring requires at least a Sandybridge CPU, so you need a mac released in 2011 or later.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#58Hey, Dashboard still exists. I'm wondering why I never use it anymore. It was fun to play around with and design for, but nowadays I... well, I actually forgot the shortcut to open it. Am I the only one?
Dashboard is actually one of my favorite features; I can't live without it. I use the dictionary/thesaurus widget every time I write (or read) and I take down short, temporary notes on the sticky notes. Besides that, I use the clock (to keep tabs on different time zones), weather and calendar widgets, and iStat Pro.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
AirPlay mirroring sounds nice. Could it be used to show Photoshop canvas on an iPad when drawing with wacom? I was thinking of buying an app for this, but if Mountain Lion does that I might hold off till I upgrade.
Also keep in mind that AirPlay mirroring requires at least a Sandybridge CPU, so you need a mac released in 2011 or later.
Can you cite a source for that? Experience suggests that is not the case.
Re: 30 New OS X Mountain Lion Features in 2 Minutes
#60Hey, Dashboard still exists. I'm wondering why I never use it anymore. It was fun to play around with and design for, but nowadays I... well, I actually forgot the shortcut to open it. Am I the only one?
I've started using Dashboard a lot more since Lion where you can just 4-finger swipe to see it. I have a world clock on the very right egde of Dashboard, so I can 4-finger pull over just enough to see the clock and then go back without ever fully switching. Very handy.
I also make extensive use of the weather widget and Deliveries (package tracker).