OS Mavericks
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I presumed it was Windows 8.1.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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Does it count if the calendar buttons have a new glossy iGlossy finish?
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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A lot of them were inflated (a lot) and promoted to features just to allow that big fat +200 on top... :)
Sure, many are overblown, but there are some really good features there. I saw the demos this summer with multi-displays, Finder & Safari improvements - all impressive improvements. In many ways I prefer the latest Mac OS UI to the stagnating & de-emphasized Windows desktop. Wish Microsoft would give the Windows desktop similar attention.
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I've installed it. I see the new apps. I see the distracting new wallpaper. But I can't see anything else different. I think I should ask for my money back.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Aren't AppNap, compressed memory and timer coalescing new to Mavericks? And isn't it a free upgrade? /ravi
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Aren't AppNap, compressed memory and timer coalescing new to Mavericks? And isn't it a free upgrade? /ravi
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Yep. They are great under-the-hood technologies. But I want something shiny I can point at :)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sure, many are overblown, but there are some really good features there. I saw the demos this summer with multi-displays, Finder & Safari improvements - all impressive improvements. In many ways I prefer the latest Mac OS UI to the stagnating & de-emphasized Windows desktop. Wish Microsoft would give the Windows desktop similar attention.
My original post was tongue-in-check, but I am disappointed that MacOS seems to be years behind other OSs. Multiscreen support, for instance, really shouldn't be something to crow about. Not in 2013. Regardless, I still love my Macs and my iPads, but I also still love my Ultrabooks and my servers.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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You paid money without knowing what's going to be new. Methinks you totally deserve it. :)
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Sigh. I hate having to explain jokes.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Aren't there tabs in Finder?
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
Actually you're right - I should have mentioned that.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I've installed it. I see the new apps. I see the distracting new wallpaper. But I can't see anything else different. I think I should ask for my money back.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Is Finder still complete rubbish?
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My original post was tongue-in-check, but I am disappointed that MacOS seems to be years behind other OSs. Multiscreen support, for instance, really shouldn't be something to crow about. Not in 2013. Regardless, I still love my Macs and my iPads, but I also still love my Ultrabooks and my servers.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Actually you're right - I should have mentioned that.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Just installed it myself - did you not get the new Map and iBook icon on your desktop too? I hope the map is better because the ad bumph suggests you can plan a route on the desktop and send it to your phone for turn-by-turn spoken instructions. if that works I will love it!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Multiscreen support, for instance, really shouldn't be something to crow about.
Huh? It didn't have multi-screen support before? The Mac II (or some version way back then) had that. Did it get lost along the way?
Multi-screen support has been there for ever - what they stuffed up was when they added "full screen" applications - thee take over the whole screen 9as te name suggests) BUT they only took over one screen in a multi-screen set up- disabling all the other screens!. now you can have full screen apps on each of your multiple screens.
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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Just installed it myself - did you not get the new Map and iBook icon on your desktop too? I hope the map is better because the ad bumph suggests you can plan a route on the desktop and send it to your phone for turn-by-turn spoken instructions. if that works I will love it!
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
Yeah - can't see I'll be reading many books on the iMac, and the Maps are the same as on the iPad (but do look nice on a 27" monitor).
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Multi-screen support has been there for ever - what they stuffed up was when they added "full screen" applications - thee take over the whole screen 9as te name suggests) BUT they only took over one screen in a multi-screen set up- disabling all the other screens!. now you can have full screen apps on each of your multiple screens.
MVVM # - I did it My Way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
Doesn't look like anything new to me... Was the same some years back when they announced the copy/paste on iPhone :laugh: One thing Windows could actually have natively is the multi-desktop and the independent toolbars but anyway, the multi-desktop can be achieved with many free and payed softwares and I use DisplayFusion for years now to properly manage the toolbars across my monitors. So... yet again... +200 shiny new things? :) I mean, I'm no Apple hater, and I currently use whatever lands in front of me, but we need to admit that one thing Apple always got better that anyone else was marketing! :)