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OS X 10.10 Yosemite: All The Little Things
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Point taken - TM should be able to restore Mavericks but I have found this unreliable. I advise against relying on it as your only OSX backup. That is why I suggest using an external drive to install the beta Yosemite.
Really surprised Apple implemented double-click zooming. A good thing, nonetheless. I'm personally not in favour of having the green button full screening windows by default, I hope there will be a way to reverse this behaviour in a later beta release.
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Has anyone else noticed they finally fixed bookmarks? I can now sort them in the root and subfolders, instead of that wacky bookmarks menu (now favorites) and it syncs and looks the same on the iPhone/iPad (iOS 8). Am I just noticing this or is it new? Because I used to hate how they were under root/menu/favorites/bar ...etc...
TL;DR: Safari bookmarks behave as expected now and sync/look the same across all devices.
Has anyone else noticed they finally fixed bookmarks? I can now sort them in the root and subfolders, instead of that wacky bookmarks menu (now favorites) and it syncs and looks the same on the iPhone/iPad (iOS 8). Am I just noticing this or is it new? Because I used to hate how they were under root/menu/favorites/bar ...etc...
TL;DR: Safari bookmarks behave as expected now and sync/look the same across all devices.
Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but Yosemite seems to have vastly improved Wake From Sleep on my 13in rMBP. Even the latest updates to Mavericks had the occasional black-screen for 10-20 seconds when waking from sleep; so far on Yosemite it works flawlessly.
There is a new exclamation mark icon in the installer, I guess it's also system wide but I haven't checked
It's kind of insignificant but whatever.
It's kind of insignificant but whatever.
I'm not sure if this is really new, but I received an animated .gif image in Messages.app today and noticed the image animates inline with the messages. IIRC previously you'd have to click to view the image preview before you saw the animation.
Apple is not supposed to provide that option, only the websites can do that. Apple's following the HTML5 standard and actually is supposed to show you the HTML5 video player when the website asks for it.
If the website wants to do Flash, it can embed the flash video. If it wants to do HTML5, it can use the <video> tag in HTML5 to use the browser's native video player.
In addition, it's best we move away from Flash, not encourage the use of it. If you have issues with the Netflix and Google's HTML5 videos, you should contact them and share your thoughts.
I have no problems with both Netflix and Google's HTML5 videos, so I'm not sure what the issue is.
What's in the full Yosemite Trash Can?
Ok, so I'm looking at a close up of the new translucent trash can in Yosemite and I see crumpled colored papers. Hmm! What do you suppose they are pictures of? I can't tell but knowing Apple engineers, they mean something, lol.
Ok, so I'm looking at a close up of the new translucent trash can in Yosemite and I see crumpled colored papers. Hmm! What do you suppose they are pictures of? I can't tell but knowing Apple engineers, they mean something, lol.
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And what about those stop lights?
Generally speaking, I like the new Yosemite look. Menus are easier to read for me. The flat look will grow on me. I really like the translucency. But those stop lights at the top left of each window. They don't look like and it isn't intuitive that they are buttons. They almost look like accidental stains. Well, maybe not that bad. But Apple provides an edge to the stop lights when you mouse over them. Why not use that edge color in regular view? They will look more like buttons which you can click. See my pic below.
Generally speaking, I like the new Yosemite look. Menus are easier to read for me. The flat look will grow on me. I really like the translucency. But those stop lights at the top left of each window. They don't look like and it isn't intuitive that they are buttons. They almost look like accidental stains.
Well, maybe not that bad. But Apple provides an edge to the stop lights when you mouse over them. Why not use that edge color in regular view? They will look more like buttons which you can click. See my pic below.Attachments
Ok, so I'm looking at a close up of the new translucent trash can in Yosemite and I see crumpled colored papers. Hmm! What do you suppose they are pictures of? I can't tell but knowing Apple engineers, they mean something, lol.
They look like random examples of documents with thumbnails. I'm pretty sure it's random nonsensical filler like the stuff they use in marketing materials for Pages and other apps.
Not sure whether anyone else has noticed this yet: If your system shuts down due to low battery, then the "resume from safe sleep" boot screen now has a black background. This is the case even on systems that still have a grey "normal" boot screen (in this case an Early 2011 MBP).
Generally speaking, I like the new Yosemite look. Menus are easier to read for me. The flat look will grow on me. I really like the translucency. But those stop lights at the top left of each window. They don't look like and it isn't intuitive that they are buttons. They almost look like accidental stains.
The stoplights on my machine have edges without being moused over...
Generally speaking, I like the new Yosemite look. Menus are easier to read for me. The flat look will grow on me. I really like the translucency. But those stop lights at the top left of each window. They don't look like and it isn't intuitive that they are buttons. They almost look like accidental stains.
I'd say submit a bug report to Apple if you're not seeing the edges. The traffic lights on my computer have edges all the time.
Wow talk about integration. Safari history is also shared between all devices. I was on my iPad exploring articles about the new Broadwell architecture when I went over to my MacBook and noticed all the links I already visited on my iPad were purple, so I clicked on History and sure enough all the pages I was surfing 30 minutes prior on the iPad were appearing in my Safari 8 session on Yosemite. Love this BTW!
For those asking about installing the beta on their only machine, I've done just that on my personal laptop and am finding it more than stable enough. The only reason that I wouldn't do it would be if I used my computer for work or study.
So far the only bug I've found is that the 'open link behind mail' function doesn't work.
So far the only bug I've found is that the 'open link behind mail' function doesn't work.
So I took the plunge and installed Yosemite on my MacBook Air and it's worked perfectly. Thanks for all the advice.
My question now is, if I get a new laptop can I install Yosemite on it as well? Will it simply appear in the 'Purchases' tab of the App Store app on that computer once I sign in to the App Store? Or will I have to find a way to redeem another Public Beta code or something...
My question now is, if I get a new laptop can I install Yosemite on it as well? Will it simply appear in the 'Purchases' tab of the App Store app on that computer once I sign in to the App Store? Or will I have to find a way to redeem another Public Beta code or something...
I had that a LOT in Mavericks and was hoping Yosemite would fix it too. I have had it happen once since I installed the PB, so it's definitely less frequent but obviously not fully resolved. Would love to know what causes it...
