Written by IR - Inglewood, The Nation and The World Report
Thursday, 26 July 2012 13:22
Apple has release is latest OS X, a roaring Mountain Lion for just $20.00 bucks.
Apple OS X 10.8 Highlights
iCloud
Just sign in once on your new Mac with your Apple ID to set up
iCloud in Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, Safari, the Mac App Store,
and FaceTime, and more
With Documents in the Cloud, when you edit a document, the changes appear across all your devices
Notes
Keep track of whatever’s on your mind —include photos, movies, and links, too
Pin important notes to your desktop so they’re easy to get to
Facebook1
Single sign on to Facebook
Share photos and links with comments and locations
Facebook friends and profile pictures are added to Contacts
Receive Facebook notifications
Update your status message from Notification Center
Dictation
Talk anywhere you can type
No set up or training
Works with the built-in mic
Works with any app
Supports English, French, German, and Japanese
Messages
Send unlimited messages to anyone on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or another Mac
Start a conversation on your Mac and pick it up on your iOS device
Send and receive contacts, photos, and even HD video
Notification Center
Keep track of the new stuff that pops up on your Mac—new emails, messages, calendar events, reminders, and more
Notification banners appear on your desktop and disappear quickly, so there’s no added clutter
Use a simple swipe gesture, and the Desktop slides away to reveal Notification Center
Safari
New Smart Search gives one search field for both web addresses and search terms.
iCloud tabs makes web pages opened on your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or another Mac available on all devices
Tab View shows all your open tabs
AirPlay Mirroring
Wirelessly share whatever’s on your Mac to your HDTV using your Apple TV
Stream presentations, video, web pages, spreadsheets, and more without ever plugging in a single cable
Reminders
Create any type of list—even set due dates to receive alerts
Organize tasks into custom lists
Sharing
Use the Share button, found throughout apps in Mountain Lion, to easily share right from the app you are in
Post to sites like Twitter, Vimeo, and Flickr
Share links, photos, videos and documents using Mail, Messages, or AirDrop
Power Nap2
Keeps your Mac up-to-date while it sleeps
Refreshes Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Photo Stream, Documents in the Cloud, Find My Mac
Time Machine backups and software update downloads happen when connected to a power source
Silent operation—no lights or fans come on
Game Center
Log into the new Game Center app to see all of your Mac and iOS games
Track leaderboards and achievements
Discover friends and games
Play multiplayer games between Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
