OS X Mavericks
Apple has revealed the latest refresh of its desktop operating system - OS X 10.9. The new OS looks to add further integration with the company's mobile operating system ios.
Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi joked that the company had ran out of cat names, and decided to turn to "our backyard", Apple's home of California, for its next round of names.
OS X 10.9 multi-monitor supportThe previous major release of OS X, Mountain Lion, was largely a hit, boosting the system's feature set and security. More than three million people downloaded the OS during its first four days on sale.
However, it also mangled some iOS features into the mix that didn't work terribly well, such as iCloud documents, and a sub-standard full-screen mode, which Apple looks to have fixed by baking multi-monitor support into Mavericks.
The update now makes the dock and menu bar follow the user on whatever screen they're working on, and each display can be shown independently. The new OS has also added the ability for desktop activity to be wirelessly beamed to a HDTV via an Apple TV box and Airplay.
OS X 10.9 performanceApple claims the latest version of OS X has made several tweaks under the hood to improve performance the energy efficiency and responsiveness of Macs. This includes grouping together "low-level operations", which the company says allows the CPU to spend more time in a low-power state.
This has been twinned with two new features, the first being "App Nap", which reduces the power consumed by apps that aren't in use. The second, "Compressed Memory", makes Mavericks automatically compress inactive data until it's needed again, at which point it's instantly uncompressed.
OS X Mavericks FinderOther features making an appearance in the latest version of OS X include Finder Tabs, which positions a plus symbol to the top right of Finder that allows new tabs to be opened or dragged into other positions, with similar behaviour to a web browser. Users can customise views for individual tabs, move files between tabs, and run the Finder with multiple tabs open in full-screen.
Tags have also made an appearance in Maverick, which appear in the Finder Sidebar to enable users to view files by project or category. They can be added to files or folders within Finder or iCloud to simplify locating documents.
OS X SafariApple has also made several tweaks to Safari, claiming that the browser has smoother scrolling, is nippier than before, and outperforms its rivals in energy efficiency, memory efficiency and JavaScript performance. It now uses what Apple describes as a "new process-per tab architecture", which it claims makes Safari more responsive, stable and secure.
Another new feature dubbed iCloud keychain stores login information, Wifi password, and credit card details within Safari for users' convenience when making purchases online
Additionally, the browser now houses a new quick launch screen with a column for bookmarks, which can be reordered using drag and drop. It has also received a hefty dollop of social love in the form of "shared links", which collects URLs posted by Twitter and LinkedIn contacts to display them in a single stream in Safari's sidebar.
iOS X Mavericks Maps and iBooksTwo apps from iOS, Maps and iBooks, have made their way to Mavericks. Maps includes features such as interactive flyover data, vector graphics, and 3D views. It also provides the ability to send map coordinates to iPhones with a button push for voice navigation on the move.
Maps now integrates with OS X's Calendar app too, giving users the ability to look up travel times between two locations to prevent them from scheduling anything in that period. Users don't have to go directly to the Maps app for such navigational wizardry either, as Apple has integrated maps into Mail, Contacts and Calendar. Developers can do the same with their own apps using the Map Kit API.
Meanwhile, Apple has brought iBooks and its 1.8 million titles to the desktop, including any books users have previously purchased. The company gave an interactive demonstration of iBooks' new features at WWDC, which include zooming in, changing font sizes, and adding annotations. Seamless integration across iPhones and iPads means users can pick up books where they left off too.
OS X Mavericks notificationsNotifications were a welcome addition when they were introduced in Mountain Lion last year. This year, they have been beefed up with advanced capabilities that let users do anything from replying to messages or answering FaceTime calls from directly within the notification.
Handily, Apple has also made it so that iOS notifications sync with OS X, meaning users can check alerts sent to a Mac or mobile device, and vice versa.
Curious to know what we wanted to see in OS X 10.9 before today's event? Read on for our wishlist that we first posted earlier this year.
1. iBooks and Newsstand for OS XOS X Mountain Lion was largely about bringing relevant features from iOS to the Mac, but Apple should go further. It's bizarre that both of Apple's major iOS apps for reading are not available on the Mac.
With OS X 10.9, Apple should release both iBooks and Newsstand for OS X, enabling you to read your favourite books and magazines on any Apple device, rather than restricting them to the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
2. Siri for OS XAlthough Siri's not quite the revolutionary feature that was once promised, it nonetheless continues to improve. It's now finally useful outside of the USA, and once you've trained it to your voice, Siri can be used to rapidly speed up many tasks.
OS X already has plenty of built-in accessibility clout, and a number of different playback voices, and so it seems like a no-brainer to integrate Siri into the system.
3. Maps for OS XWhen it first arrived on iOS, Apple Maps was rightly slammed, not least for its boneheaded assumptions when it came to directions. But the service continues to improve and is great for turn-by-turn.
On the Mac, it would be less useful, but we'd nonetheless like to see it, not least for researching and planning routes and journeys that could subsequently (along with favourite places) seamlessly sync to your iOS devices via iCloud.
4. A more usable Contacts appPeople bang on about skeuomorphism in OS X, and also confuse it with texture-oriented graphic design, which isn't really the same thing. In many cases, these approaches also happen to be a matter of taste (Calendar's leather, for example), but in Contacts, Apple's created a usability disaster.
Half-way house between digital book and app, Contacts is just a mess. We hope whatever Jonathan Ive brings to the OS X 10.9 party in terms of human interface leadership, it includes a firm emphasis on usability and not merely a hankering for minimalism. (More attention to detail regarding bugs would also be nice — Game Center remains an ugly, unusable, broken mess on OS X and needs some serious help.)
5. An enhanced FinderFinder remains a straightforward way to get at your files, and recent updates have improved inline previews. However, we'd still like to see changes. For power users, the addition of tabs would be great to cut down on clutter; and for everyone, an emphasis on speed and performance would be welcome.
Spotlight could also do with a kick up the bottom speed-wise, which would improve Finder window searches, the standalone Spotlight menu and any app it's integrated into (such as Mail).
6. A broken-up iTunesOn iOS, iTunes is just a shop. Individual apps take care of other things: Music and Videos for media playback, App Store for buying apps, Podcasts for playing podcasts, and so on.
The mess that is iTunes for OS X could benefit from a similar approach, although with the app also having to exist for Windows, we doubt this is a wish on our list that Apple will ever fulfil.
7. Better window managementWindow management on Mac OS and OS X has always been weak and Windows zoomed past with Aero Snap and related features. Third-party utilities exist on OS X for managing windows, but Apple appears hostile towards them.
Really, it should enable you to more easily and rapidly place windows side-by-side and in other common layouts, rather than making you move/drag/move/drag like it's 1984.
8. Improved iCloud document managementApple's iCloud still seems very much like a work-in-progress, with the company feeling its way regarding what the system can do. In terms of document management, it's great for people working on their own and who produce relatively few files.
For anyone else, it's problematic at best - OS X 10.9 really needs to improve filing, sharing and collaboration regarding this aspect of iCloud.
9. Interface improvementsIt's possible to argue all day about the direction in which Apple's interface should head, but two major widespread problems are apparent that really need fixing. First, Apple's infatuation with desaturation needs to end - people use colour to navigate and spot things, and that's now a problem in some apps (notably Finder and iPhoto sidebars).
Secondly, the company must address scalability. What works on an iPad and just about works on a MacBook Air frequently looks ridiculous on an iMac, such as full-screen apps with acres of space, sickness-inducing animated transitions, and the Fisher-Price-style Launchpad.
10. More cross-device intelligenceOur final wish is that Apple's operating systems would be a little more intelligent when it comes to cross-device purchases. In some cases, Apple gets it right: buy a song and you can (optionally) have it sent to all your Apple kit; buy an app on your iPhone and it'll download in iTunes and be sent to your iPad.
Apple has revealed the latest refresh of its desktop operating system - OS X 10.9. The new OS looks to add further integration with the company's mobile operating system ios.
Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi joked that the company had ran out of cat names, and decided to turn to "our backyard", Apple's home of California, for its next round of names.
OS X 10.9 multi-monitor supportThe previous major release of OS X, Mountain Lion, was largely a hit, boosting the system's feature set and security. More than three million people downloaded the OS during its first four days on sale.
However, it also mangled some iOS features into the mix that didn't work terribly well, such as iCloud documents, and a sub-standard full-screen mode, which Apple looks to have fixed by baking multi-monitor support into Mavericks.
The update now makes the dock and menu bar follow the user on whatever screen they're working on, and each display can be shown independently. The new OS has also added the ability for desktop activity to be wirelessly beamed to a HDTV via an Apple TV box and Airplay.
OS X 10.9 performanceApple claims the latest version of OS X has made several tweaks under the hood to improve performance the energy efficiency and responsiveness of Macs. This includes grouping together "low-level operations", which the company says allows the CPU to spend more time in a low-power state.
This has been twinned with two new features, the first being "App Nap", which reduces the power consumed by apps that aren't in use. The second, "Compressed Memory", makes Mavericks automatically compress inactive data until it's needed again, at which point it's instantly uncompressed.
OS X Mavericks FinderOther features making an appearance in the latest version of OS X include Finder Tabs, which positions a plus symbol to the top right of Finder that allows new tabs to be opened or dragged into other positions, with similar behaviour to a web browser. Users can customise views for individual tabs, move files between tabs, and run the Finder with multiple tabs open in full-screen.
Tags have also made an appearance in Maverick, which appear in the Finder Sidebar to enable users to view files by project or category. They can be added to files or folders within Finder or iCloud to simplify locating documents.
OS X SafariApple has also made several tweaks to Safari, claiming that the browser has smoother scrolling, is nippier than before, and outperforms its rivals in energy efficiency, memory efficiency and JavaScript performance. It now uses what Apple describes as a "new process-per tab architecture", which it claims makes Safari more responsive, stable and secure.
Another new feature dubbed iCloud keychain stores login information, Wifi password, and credit card details within Safari for users' convenience when making purchases online
Additionally, the browser now houses a new quick launch screen with a column for bookmarks, which can be reordered using drag and drop. It has also received a hefty dollop of social love in the form of "shared links", which collects URLs posted by Twitter and LinkedIn contacts to display them in a single stream in Safari's sidebar.
iOS X Mavericks Maps and iBooksTwo apps from iOS, Maps and iBooks, have made their way to Mavericks. Maps includes features such as interactive flyover data, vector graphics, and 3D views. It also provides the ability to send map coordinates to iPhones with a button push for voice navigation on the move.
Maps now integrates with OS X's Calendar app too, giving users the ability to look up travel times between two locations to prevent them from scheduling anything in that period. Users don't have to go directly to the Maps app for such navigational wizardry either, as Apple has integrated maps into Mail, Contacts and Calendar. Developers can do the same with their own apps using the Map Kit API.
Meanwhile, Apple has brought iBooks and its 1.8 million titles to the desktop, including any books users have previously purchased. The company gave an interactive demonstration of iBooks' new features at WWDC, which include zooming in, changing font sizes, and adding annotations. Seamless integration across iPhones and iPads means users can pick up books where they left off too.
OS X Mavericks notificationsNotifications were a welcome addition when they were introduced in Mountain Lion last year. This year, they have been beefed up with advanced capabilities that let users do anything from replying to messages or answering FaceTime calls from directly within the notification.
Handily, Apple has also made it so that iOS notifications sync with OS X, meaning users can check alerts sent to a Mac or mobile device, and vice versa.
Curious to know what we wanted to see in OS X 10.9 before today's event? Read on for our wishlist that we first posted earlier this year.
1. iBooks and Newsstand for OS XOS X Mountain Lion was largely about bringing relevant features from iOS to the Mac, but Apple should go further. It's bizarre that both of Apple's major iOS apps for reading are not available on the Mac.
With OS X 10.9, Apple should release both iBooks and Newsstand for OS X, enabling you to read your favourite books and magazines on any Apple device, rather than restricting them to the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
2. Siri for OS XAlthough Siri's not quite the revolutionary feature that was once promised, it nonetheless continues to improve. It's now finally useful outside of the USA, and once you've trained it to your voice, Siri can be used to rapidly speed up many tasks.
OS X already has plenty of built-in accessibility clout, and a number of different playback voices, and so it seems like a no-brainer to integrate Siri into the system.
3. Maps for OS XWhen it first arrived on iOS, Apple Maps was rightly slammed, not least for its boneheaded assumptions when it came to directions. But the service continues to improve and is great for turn-by-turn.
On the Mac, it would be less useful, but we'd nonetheless like to see it, not least for researching and planning routes and journeys that could subsequently (along with favourite places) seamlessly sync to your iOS devices via iCloud.
4. A more usable Contacts appPeople bang on about skeuomorphism in OS X, and also confuse it with texture-oriented graphic design, which isn't really the same thing. In many cases, these approaches also happen to be a matter of taste (Calendar's leather, for example), but in Contacts, Apple's created a usability disaster.
Half-way house between digital book and app, Contacts is just a mess. We hope whatever Jonathan Ive brings to the OS X 10.9 party in terms of human interface leadership, it includes a firm emphasis on usability and not merely a hankering for minimalism. (More attention to detail regarding bugs would also be nice — Game Center remains an ugly, unusable, broken mess on OS X and needs some serious help.)
5. An enhanced FinderFinder remains a straightforward way to get at your files, and recent updates have improved inline previews. However, we'd still like to see changes. For power users, the addition of tabs would be great to cut down on clutter; and for everyone, an emphasis on speed and performance would be welcome.
Spotlight could also do with a kick up the bottom speed-wise, which would improve Finder window searches, the standalone Spotlight menu and any app it's integrated into (such as Mail).
6. A broken-up iTunesOn iOS, iTunes is just a shop. Individual apps take care of other things: Music and Videos for media playback, App Store for buying apps, Podcasts for playing podcasts, and so on.
The mess that is iTunes for OS X could benefit from a similar approach, although with the app also having to exist for Windows, we doubt this is a wish on our list that Apple will ever fulfil.
7. Better window managementWindow management on Mac OS and OS X has always been weak and Windows zoomed past with Aero Snap and related features. Third-party utilities exist on OS X for managing windows, but Apple appears hostile towards them.
Really, it should enable you to more easily and rapidly place windows side-by-side and in other common layouts, rather than making you move/drag/move/drag like it's 1984.
8. Improved iCloud document managementApple's iCloud still seems very much like a work-in-progress, with the company feeling its way regarding what the system can do. In terms of document management, it's great for people working on their own and who produce relatively few files.
For anyone else, it's problematic at best - OS X 10.9 really needs to improve filing, sharing and collaboration regarding this aspect of iCloud.
9. Interface improvementsIt's possible to argue all day about the direction in which Apple's interface should head, but two major widespread problems are apparent that really need fixing. First, Apple's infatuation with desaturation needs to end - people use colour to navigate and spot things, and that's now a problem in some apps (notably Finder and iPhoto sidebars).
Secondly, the company must address scalability. What works on an iPad and just about works on a MacBook Air frequently looks ridiculous on an iMac, such as full-screen apps with acres of space, sickness-inducing animated transitions, and the Fisher-Price-style Launchpad.
10. More cross-device intelligenceOur final wish is that Apple's operating systems would be a little more intelligent when it comes to cross-device purchases. In some cases, Apple gets it right: buy a song and you can (optionally) have it sent to all your Apple kit; buy an app on your iPhone and it'll download in iTunes and be sent to your iPad.
OnyX can verify your startup disk and the System file structure.
OnyX is a multifunction utility for OS X. It allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files, to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure the hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, Spotlight, and of some of Apple's own applications, to delete caches, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome and more.
What's new in this version:
What's new in this version:
- New option: Delete the saved application states.
- New option: Show/hide interface level switching (Simple/full Finder).
- New option: Turn on/Turn off the Rubber-Band Scrolling.
- New version of sqlite3.
- It is no longer necessary to quit all applications in order to check the disk.
- Help improved.
Install OS X 10.8.3/4 on Old Unsupported Macs.
10.8.4 in the V0.3's release more info on http://www.osxhackers.com/
The third party tool called MLPostFactor that allows for the newest version of OS X to be installed on older, officially unsupported Macs.
Running the MLPF app, installing OS X as usual, then using the MLPostFactor app again to patch the ‘failed’ installation.
Reboot and automatically OS X Mountain Lion will be running on the older Macs.
Advice Make a Clean install with updates you getting probaly a couple more troubles
MLPostFactor Compatible Macs
Download the MLPostfactor and bootable install drive apps down below .
Make a Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion USB Install Drive with OS X Mountain Lion Install Drive.(for clean install) and use atleast a 8gb usb stick.
Credits to the OS X Hackers.
Update: new update out now!
New update here MLPostfactor V0.3
http://www.osxhackers.com/
The third party tool called MLPostFactor that allows for the newest version of OS X to be installed on older, officially unsupported Macs.
Running the MLPF app, installing OS X as usual, then using the MLPostFactor app again to patch the ‘failed’ installation.
Reboot and automatically OS X Mountain Lion will be running on the older Macs.
Advice Make a Clean install with updates you getting probaly a couple more troubles
MLPostFactor Compatible Macs
- Mac released from 2006 to 2008 with Core 2 Duo CPU and Lion installed – PPC, Core Duo.
- Remember ! Core Solo chips ! are not supported.
- MacBook late 2006, 2007, and 2008.
- MacBook Air, mid 2007.
- MacBook Pro late 2007 and mid 2007.
- iMac 2006.
- Mac Mini 2006.
- Mac Pro 2006, 2007.
- Xserve 2006, and early 2008.
Download the MLPostfactor and bootable install drive apps down below .
Make a Bootable OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion USB Install Drive with OS X Mountain Lion Install Drive.(for clean install) and use atleast a 8gb usb stick.
Credits to the OS X Hackers.
Update: new update out now!
New update here MLPostfactor V0.3
http://www.osxhackers.com/
HackStore is an amazing free alternative of App Store.
HackStore it is an free alternative of App Store for side developers and apps for Mac OS which Apple doesn't accept.
So first of all the HackStore isn't what it sounds like, it's perfectly legal so those trying to get cracked apps this is not for you. So the HackStore is basically an alternative to the Mac App Store (I use both) except all the apps are either free or trials. The HackStore is a place with apps form developers who have made an app that got refused by the app store of for side developers so it's pretty cool.
So first of all the HackStore isn't what it sounds like, it's perfectly legal so those trying to get cracked apps this is not for you. So the HackStore is basically an alternative to the Mac App Store (I use both) except all the apps are either free or trials. The HackStore is a place with apps form developers who have made an app that got refused by the app store of for side developers so it's pretty cool.
- Easy Mac Trick,s
1.Force Quit the current app Press Shift-Apple menu and the generic Force Quit command changes to one that force quits the current app.Pressing Shift before or after opening the Apple menu changes the Force Quit command to Force Quit [Current Application]. By reflex, I’ve always pressed Command-Option-Escape, selected the frozen app in the dialog box if necessary, clicked the Force Quit button, clicked the confirming dialog box,
and then closed the window.
But now I’ll use this menu trick to save myself those extra steps.
The menu shows a keyboard shortcut for force quitting the current application.
But don’t get too excited: I’ve tried the shortcut on a couple different computers in Lion and Mountain Lion.
Only choosing from the menu works.
2. Take a break from notificationsThe Notifications pane hides a temporary On/Off switch (top). Drag down the pane to see the switch (middle), and then turn notifications off for the rest of the day (bottom).Want some temporary relief from those helpful, yet intrusive, notifications from Apple's Mail, Calendar, Reminders, and other apps? You don’t have to turn each one off through System Preferences, because there’s a hidden On/Off button.
Clicking the Notifications icon in the far right of the menu bar or using a two-finger trackpad swipe (starting at the far right edge of the trackpad) opens the Notifications pane. There’s no clue that that you can pull it down past its topmost category, but you can, using a two-finger swipe. With a mouse, use the pane’s scrollbar or the silliest Apple interface action ever: press (that is, hold down the mouse button) on the header for the topmost category until the pane scrolls. Then, you can turn off Show Alerts And Banners.
As a reminder of its Off state, the Notifications icon turns gray in the menu bar. Notifications helpfully turns itself back on the next day so you won’t forget to reactivate it.
And now that you know what happens in the background, here’s a shortcut: You can quickly turn Notifications on and off temporarily with a simple Option-click on the Notifications icon.
3. Empty the Trash from the DockGet quick access to the Trash from the Dock.You don’t have to go all the way up to the Finder > Empty Trash menu if your cursor is down near the Dock. Control-click the Trash to get a short menu with an Empty Trashcommand. If sensitive data is an issue and you want to erase your files more securely (the standard Empty Trash command leaves information that can be recovered with special utility software), press Command before or after opening the Trash menu for the Secure Empty Trash command.
4. Relaunch the FinderPress Option before opening the Dock’s Finder menu to see the Relaunch command.When you have trouble in the Finder—it freezes, or windows go wonky when you change views—relaunching it is an almost sure-fire cure. Access the Relaunch command by pressing Option and then clicking the Finder icon in the Dock for its menu. (Unlike other Option-key Dock menu changes, this one requires that you press Option before you open the menu.)
5. Rearrange your status iconsI have quite a collection of utilities that, along with OS X, puts “status icons” in the menu bar at the top of my screen. You probably do, too. At the far right, you have some immovable icons: Notifications and Spotlight, and Users if you have multiple accounts on your Mac. Other icons are usually positioned according to when you installed or activated their begetters. But the order is not immutable: Command-drag an icon and others scoot out of the way so you can drop it where you want. The general constraint is that OS X’s icons remain to the right of any third-party items.
Make sure to drop the icon in the menu bar, or it disappears with a puff of smoke. You can reverse most accidental deletions by going to System Preferences and turning the item back on from the relevant pane (Date & Time, for instance, orSound). You might need to relaunch non-OS X items to make them reappear.
6. Go directly to your system infoNeed to look up your Mac’s processor type or speed, or check your laptop battery’s charge cycles? Pressing Option before or after opening the Apple menu changes the About This Mac item to System Information. (Usually it takes three steps to get to System Information: You must choose About This Mac, click More Info, and then click System Information.)
7. Log out quicklyPressing Option when you use the Apple menu also changes the Log Outcommand. It loses the ellipsis that signifies an impending dialog box, which means you can skip the Are You Sure You Want To Quit… dialog box. You’ll still get to save any changed documents before the logout proceeds.
8. Instantly Lock the Screen
Control+Shift+Eject instantly locks the screen and summons the screensaver, just remember that the 'password lock feature must be enabled' separately before you’ll get use out of this one, otherwise the display simply turns off.
9. Take Screen Shot and Store It In Clipboard
Hit Command+Control+Shift+3 to take a capture of the entire screen and store in the clipboard. If this sounds familiar to Windows users it’s because this is basically the Mac equivalent of the 'Print Screen' button which doesn’t exist on the simplified Apple keyboards. Longtime Mac users will most likely prefer the classic Command+Shift+3 option though, which dumps the screen shot directly onto the desktop.
10. Cut & Paste Files in Finder
Use Command+C as usual, and then hit Command+Option+V to “move” the item, effectively cutting and pasting the document into the new location. Longtime Windows users will find this to be useful, but it’s also just a great keyboard shortcut to move files about. This is limited to OS X Lion and later.
11.Make ~/Library Visible Again
OS X Lion and later defaults to hiding the user library directory, it’s still accessible through a variety of ways, but you can make it always visible in the home directory again with the following terminal command: chflags nohidden ~/Library/
12. Cycle Windows in Current ApplicationCommand+` (next to the 1 key) cycles through the current applications windows, without having to go into Mission Control. This is probably the fastest and most efficient way to quickly flip through app windows in OS X.
13. Cycle Through All Open ApplicationsCommand+Tab the application switcher gets a lot of use by power users for good reason, it’s one of the quickest ways to move between open apps there is, without your hands ever leaving the keyboard. Combining this with cycling through active windows is a big time saver.
14. Quickly Force Quit the Currently Active AppHold down Command+Option+Shift+Escape for about 2-3 seconds to force quit the currently active application without any confirmation dialog, and without having to kill it through activity monitor or the Force Quit menu. Just note there is no warning the app quits immediately without saving anything, perfect for when something is going haywire.
15. Application Launching with SpotlightHit Command+Spacebar and start typing the name of the app you want to launch, then hit return to open that app immediately. If you’re fastest with the keyboard, this will be the quickest way to launch apps in OS X.
16. Discard Windows from Resuming on Application QuitDon’t want OS X’s Window Restore feature to resume the applications current windows on next launch? Use Command+Option+Q when you quit the app to discard the current windows, preventing them from being restored the next time you launch that application.