The next version of OS X, Mountain Lion, will be launched by the end of this month according to Apple. And some signs point to them being right on schedule.
This past week Apple released a gold master of the OS to developer, which is usually the very last test release before launch. Apple also asked developers who were working on Mountain Lion versions of their software to start submitting those versions to the Mac App Store.
In addition, Apple posted a special “how to upgrade” page that includes which Macs are eligible for the new OS. As expected, some older 2008 and earlier models are not compatible with Mountain Lion and will need to remain with Lion as their OS. You can see the complete list as well as other upgrade information at http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/. It will cost only $19.99, the lowest priced OS X upgrade ever offered. It will only be available as a download from the Mac App Store.
“I have 100,000 songs in my iTunes collection, but I can’t listen to any of them right now.”
“Why not?”
“Ironically, because they are all stored ‘in the cloud.'”
If you prefer games with beautiful and unusual art and a slow exploratory pace, then Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is one you should check out. Beautiful pixel art screens and soft music will make you want to come back over and over to solve the puzzles and unlock the story.
When you have a file open in an application like Preview you will see the name of the file as the title of that document window. Sometimes you will also see an icon to the left of that title. That is the proxy icon. You can drag and drop that icon like you can the real file. So, for instance, if you are viewing an image in Preview, you can drag and drop that icon from the title bar onto a different app in the Dock to open it in that app.
“My mom said she likes the smell of old books. Well, I downloaded this ebook almost two years ago and it doesn’t smell like anything!”
Galaxy On Fire 3D is one of the nicer space opera games we’ve seen. The 3D graphics are good, and you don’t get lost too easily. The gameplay seems to be deep and interesting with lots of options for traveling around, making money, trading goods, finding adventure, etc.
You can use the F-keys on your keyboard (sometimes with the FN key) to adjust volume and brightness. But did you know that you can hold down Option and Shift while doing that to move in smaller increments?
Summer Carnival 1997
“Tell me: Who will be leading the mobile phone and handheld game industries in 2012?”
“You’ll never believe me. How about I just give you your $5 back.”
Control+click or right click on any app in your Dock. Go to the Options submenu. Here you can select Open At Login. This will mark the app as something to run when you start up. You can also repeat the selection to turn it off. This is a handy way to set some apps to start automatically without having to mess with your Login Items in System Preferences.
“I demanded final cut. They said yes, and sent me a $300 gift card to the Mac App store.”
