Are You Ready for Lion?

Posted on Jul 19, 2011 in Apple, Featured, Hardware, Media, Software, Technology | 1 comment

With the announcement of Lion’s imminent launch, there are some basic questions involving any type of major upgrade that you should consider before grabbing the latest and greatest OS.  They all fall under the “Are you Ready?” category, and there are plenty of great todo lists out there, but here’s my thought process and hopefully it makes sense to anyone who reads this. Does my device[s] meet the minimum system requirements? Have I properly backed up everything? Have I made sure my essential software is compatible with the upgrade? Have I properly backed up...

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Mac OSX Lion – Most Anticipated New Features

Posted on Jun 28, 2011 in Apple, Reviews, Software, Technology | 0 comments

I’m going to geek out a bit here, but I think it’s allowed when a major new OS release comes out.  I’m a sucker for new features, more efficient workflows, and cleaner UIs.  And we get all of this and more, to be sure, when Mac OSX 10.7 (“Lion”) comes out in July. Of course, I have to provide the disclaimer that, while I do work for the famous fruit company, none of this information is privy to employees – all of the details that I know are simply found from Apple’s website and watching the videos, or from my own humble opinions.  Remember –...

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