OS X 10.10 Yosemite: All The Little Things

[VacantPsalm]

Off this topic: How is BetterTouchTools working on Yosemite?

It's not, which makes me really really sad. It just doesn't open at all.

 

[cookies!]

It's not, which makes me really really sad. It just doesn't open at all.

Same here. Crashes on launch.

 

[Osullivan1]

So I'm guessing you're still able to change them?

Yeah, I changed them all, but the icons I used to have looked dodgy in Yosemite so I changed them back

 

[Sky Blue]

New red itunes icon to download incase you want to change yours:

http://doney.co/VtmY

 

[WhackyNinja]

Sure, here

I see Dashboard still has the same icon

 

[simon48]

What I was trying to say in my op is: How can I "edit" my AE router settings of not seeing the broadcasts of the other networks ?

Ah, I still have no idea what you mean, sorry.

 

[hamis92]

An example of really great design in Safari: if you pile a lot of toolbar items to the right end of the toolbar but few to the left (like many do), what used to be the address bar becomes tiny because it always wants to be centred in the bar, even when there's room to grow to its left.

And who can guess which forum page I was looking at when I captured that picture?

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Please update 1st post in this great thread!

Hello! My fellow Mac users, today Apple unveiled it's brand new update to the OS X family! OS X 10.10 Yosemite! And it is beyond beautiful with exciting features, this thread will go over all the little things this release shall have.

Plenty of new things, so let's get to it shall we

Highlights of OS X Yosemite ​

• Brand new flat interface.
• Flat 2D dock
• AirDrop with iOS
• iCloud Drive
• Dark Mode (Not Available in the DP yet)
• SMS in iMessage
• New Spotlight
• Enhanced Mail
• Refined Safari
• Continuity
• Instant Hotspot
• Handoff
• Phone Calls
• Notification Center Widgets

Little Known Things​

---Developer Preview 1---​

Released: June 2nd, 2014​

• New Finder Icon (Adorable)
• Flatter system icons
• New Font
• New Boot Screen
• New login screen background
• Photo Booth is gone
• Bing replaces Google as Spotlight Search Engine
• PDF Signature
• Extra row in Launchpad Folders
• Add pages in Launchpad Folders
• 24 new dictation languages
• The dock 'fills up' when minimizing a window
• Spotlight converts currency
• Traffic Light buttons in Full Screen Mode

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Most findings of little things were from the wonderful users in this thread. Keep updating us on what you find. Thank you~

Could you please update this great 1st post! So many more does/don'ts and additional info's along this thread!

Thanks.

~ Cheers

 

[shanson27]

I see Dashboard still has the same icon

That's true, looks same, there are no changes

 

[Sky Blue]

I see Dashboard still has the same icon

gonna update the OP soon? it's really out of date

 

[SmOgER]

What I was trying to say in my op is: How can I "edit" my AE router settings of not seeing the broadcasts of the other networks ?

You mean you want prevent other people from connecting to your wifi?
That's the only thing I could think of which would make logical sense.

Set a WPA2 password.
http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Password-to-Your-Wireless-Internet-Connection-(WiFi)

 

[bbfc]

Is there any chance to see someday the OS X version 11.01.01 or whatever else short name? If not, why the hell do they need this "10"???? Is it so difficult to understand my point???

You are making it difficult. There will never be a 11.01.01, they may be 10.11.1.

It's marketed as OS X Yosemite. The 10.10 version number is only mentioned in About This Mac. Apple have not marketed the version number for quite some time, as its irrelevant. The Mac part of Mac OS X was dropped years ago, it's now simply OS X.

Stop focusing too much on it. Even Apple doesn't mention it and it's doesn't seem to annoy other people.

 

[n-evo]

An example of really great design in Safari: if you pile a lot of toolbar items to the right end of the toolbar but few to the left (like many do), what used to be the address bar becomes tiny because it always wants to be centred in the bar, even when there's room to grow to its left.

And who can guess which forum page I was looking at when I captured that picture?

You can just get rid of the flexible spaces right?

 

[lunarworks]

You are making it difficult. There will never be a 11.01.01, they may be 10.11.1.

Well, there might be an 11.1.1, but only when they replace the kernel and such.

Even then, it will probably be called OS X 11.1, because the OS X name is too valuable now.

Anyway, it's not worth getting so upset about versioning:

• Chrome is on version 35 now.
• Firefox was on 4.x for a couple of years, and is now at 30 after rapidly increasing numbers.
• Linux was on 2.6.x for nearly a decade before Linus Torvalds changed it to 3.0 because he felt like it.
• Windows 7 is actually Windows 6.1, Windows 8 is Windows 6.2, and Windows 8.1 is Windows 6.3.

 

[Sky Blue]

Post #3 will be continually updated

OP wasn't getting everything in the thread, so I've complied a list of everything in this thread (I think). It doesn't include:

- big features shown on the Yosemite Preview on Apple.com, or the Keynote
- bugs
- Things that haven't changed since 10.9
- Anything relating to third party software.

Wanted to link to the user that had noted each change, but too time consuming. Have linked back to the thread for Pics.

General
- boot screen is now the same as iOS: black background, white apple, thin loading bar Pic
- login screen is your desktop Picture blurred, instead of black background.
- When you set up your Mac you can set it up to sign in with your Apple ID.
- Lock screen/login screen Pic
- Full Trash image Pic


Apps [Alphabetical]

Calculator
- Has new icon, but App looks the same Pic

Calendar
- Preferences are the same except Advanced is now on the far right. Also has option for overlay Calendar: Chinese, Hebrew or Islam. Pic

Dock
- No 3D dock available

Game Center
- Plain iOS 7 style look Pic

iBooks
- Pics of the new look Pic

iTunes
- No new version yet.

Mail
- Other than new look and new features demoed at the Keynote, no difference expect option to display short names/nicknames

Maps
- same slightly changed icon

Mission Control
- New Look Pic

Notes
- v3.Paper side is lighter, new note and share buttons are at the top. Pic

Photo Booth
- Not included in DP1

Preview
- Can sign your signature with the trackpad Pic

Reminders
- iOS 7 style look: Pic
- you can do the last monday of each monday, 5 days before the end of the month etc. Pic

Spotlight
- Currency Exchange Pic
- Holding down Command while selecting something in Spotlight shows its file path Pic
- Can browse the OS Structure Pic

System Preferences
- Extensions points you to the Mac App Store, they're for the share menu and notification center

QuickTime Player
- You can plug in an iOS 8 device and record audio and video.

Utilities
- Activity Monitor changes:
There is now a Compressed Memory column you can add to Activity Monitor.
Instead of unclear "Safari Web Content" processes, Activity Monitor now shows the full webpage url of the Safari Web Content so it's easier to see which webpage is taking the most amount of memory.

 

[Planey28]

How does time machine look in Yosemite?

 

[Ddyracer]

If you have a screen saver set you can see it moving in the background of your screensaver/sleep password.

 

[KoolAid-Drink]

How does time machine look in Yosemite?

Exactly the same as Mavericks, with the exception of Helvetia being the font.

 

[SmOgER]

General
- boot screen is now the same as iOS: black background, white apple, thin loading bar

It's not a given that it's black.

For some it's black for others, including me, it's white.

 

[Sky Blue]

It's not a given that it's black.

For some it's black for others, including me, it's white.

What's you model?

I've upgraded a 2013 iMac, 2013 MBA and 2013 15 Retina. All black.
Will edit the original post (#3)

 

[SmOgER]

What's you model?

I've upgraded a 2013 iMac, 2013 MBA and 2013 15 Retina. All black.
Will edit the original post (#3)

In the sig.

 

[cookies!]

Airplay audio performance is greatly improved. There are no delays in audio streaming anymore for me.

 

[Sound214]

This is a small one: Notifications now comes in from the right, instead of from above.

 

[Sky Blue]

In the sig.

hmm, weird.

 

[cookies!]

How does time machine look in Yosemite?

its the same