Mac OS X Lion 10.7 11A390 Preview Part 2

Part 2 of my Mac OS X Lion Preview brings a few more features.

Once again, the music is just to break the silence. If YouTube removes it, it wouldn't matter.

Soundtrack:
Pirates of the Caribbean - One Last Shot
Kung Fu Hustle - Fisherman's Song of the East China Sea
Donnie Darko - Time Travel

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• apple
• mac os x
• lion

[GriffinRulesdotcom]

I notice the control buttons are more square shaped, as opposed to them being a lot more rounded on the side in 10.6.

[Jasoco]

@GriffinRulesdotcom Yeah, they're now round rectangles instead of bubbly aqua bubbles. They really toned down the blue in Lion.

[matthewmspace]

can you update the previews now that two updates have passed since you posted this? also, terribly miss the cool sliding effect when you switched to different things in system preferences (think "switching between screen saver and desktop")

[Jasoco]

@matthewmspace Apparently people didn't like the sliding. I don't know why. So they changed it. Though people don't like the skin in the new iCal and it still hasn't changed so who knows who Apple listens to.

[kipvaughan]

I noticed that the Finder has much larger icons in the sidebar. Does it work like Tiger did when the icons would enlarge and shrink when the window size would change? That would be awesome I love that feature. I don't know why they ever changed it.

[Jasoco]

@kipvaughan You can choose between small, medium and large like in iTunes.

[MickiSel]

@Jasoco Okay, thanks :) I just think the battery life is more important than most things, if you're using a laptop. Anyways, great video :)

[GriffinRulesdotcom]

@Jasoco I also noticed that they didn't list that on Apple's "New Features" list. Full-screen chess can be interesting, though. I don't quite understand why they didn't have that from the start. Same with Safari.

[Jasoco]

@satointl It only saves the Delta. i.e. the changes/differences between the files. Which is good.

[Jasoco]

@MickiSel Actually I run the test off an external HD and my main OS is on an SSD so I wouldn't be the best to do that test. I bet when ArsTechnica gets a hold of the final version they will to their famous 10 page review they always do. Most likely they'll do battery tests if there's a big difference.

[MickiSel]

Have you noticed any changes in battery life (if you're on a MacBook lol)?

[parallelworlds]

@Jasoco Just adjust the speed in the mouse settings right?

[ichigomihhi]

pirates of the caribbean music FTW!!!!