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Exploring Apple OS X Lion

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    Tech Take: Clayton Morris test drives the new Apple OS X Lion

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-- Claymores if fox tactic apple just lost their brand new operating system why and and a lot of emails and questions from you wanna you know if you should upgrade.

It's one of the biggest improvements Apple's -- was operating system in a number of years and if you're concerned about security you definitely want to upgrade.

But -- a whole host of new features and ways to control the operating system that we've never seen before so let's dive in Australia.

And you can tell me what.

If you've ever played with an iPad or an iPhone you're gonna see some similarities now in the new operating system of line a lot of gesture controls what does that mean.

Get ready to use your fingers and your track pad five finger swipes we'll bring back -- -- dashboard.

You can actually slide between multiple panes.

Can open multiple windows.

-- with different gesture controls you have access to different desktop so I can move for my dashboard three fingers -- apple bring me back over to safari.

When I'm on a web page two fingers why people let me.

Zoom in more closely to that screen.

If I want to get rid of everything that's currently on my screen and see what's on my desktop.

Five fingers.

It's -- -- want to bring it back.

55 fingers there comes down instead of hitting the back button when you're on -- web browser like safari.

Now just two fingers will take you back a page or forward page four finger swipe pulling down we'll give me exposing mode which will let me see when I have -- moment.

Apple created new function called mission control which basically.

Gives you access to your desktop.

You're dashboard all with one swipe you can even add multiple desktops let's say you're working in photos are you working on some sort of editing project -- your main desktop.

And you -- -- have your email and other web applications opened in another desktop it's this simple apple also changed scrolling instead -- two fingers pulling down.

Matthews two fingers to push up some people might find that a little unnatural first and now after a number of weeks of using it.

I will say give -- a chance because you'll notice it'll start to feel more natural as apple calls.

Apple also created something called launch pad which looks very similar to the the app arrangement that you have on an IOS device like your iPad -- your iPhone.

If you ready access.

To all of your applications when you download a new application from the Mac App Store.

It'll pop up here and you can rearrange them just like you do in Ohio -- and create folders.

-- -- -- -- At least.

I'm a big fan of Apple's new mail application at the antigen line and wasn't a big fan of their previous version this time though it's faster it's cleaner.

And searching through your messages it has never been easy plus conversation -- I can see multiple conversations in the clean nice new window makes it very simple to use.

Apple's big on talking about what other new features in lion full screen mode which makes applications like iPhoto and garageband look great.

Because in your fully immersed in that application.

It's easy to get out of and it's easy to get back in but when you're in photos that's all you're doing.

So before you upgrade always back up your current work photos videos music make -- you do back up.

And if you do the upgrade.

Make sure you check if you need to use any third party applications that rely on the new operating system make sure there lion compatible.

Could you maybe in the dark of some of those applications aren't ready.

For prime time -- -- if you have any other questions you can find me on Twitter also Google plus Clayton Morris on Google plus and Clayton Morris on Twitter -- be happy to answer.

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