People have been doing the same things on computers for years.
Clicking. Scrolling. Installing. Saving. With OS X Lion, we’ve
challenged the accepted way of doing things by introducing new features
that change the way you use a computer.
Multi-Touch Gestures
Multi-Touch gestures transform the way you interact with your
Mac, making all you do more intuitive and direct. Now an even richer
Multi-Touch experience comes to OS X Lion. Enjoy more fluid and
realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and
image zoom, and full-screen swiping. Learn more about gestures and animations
Swipe the trackpad to get a bird’s-eye view of everything running on your Mac.
Full-Screen App
OS X Lion offers systemwide support for gorgeous, full-screen
apps that use every inch of your Mac display. You can have multiple
full-screen apps open at once — along with multiple standard-size apps.
And it’s easy to switch between full-screen and desktop views. Learn more about full-screen apps
Get the bigger picture with iPhoto.
Make more room for communication with full-screen Mail.Get even more immersed in the web with full-screen browsing in Safari.Photo Booth in full screen lets you go big with fun effects.Never miss the fine print with full-screen Pages.
The best way to discover apps for your Mac is now on your Mac.
Just like the App Store on iPad, the Mac App Store lets you browse and
download thousands of free and paid apps that you can start using right
away on all your Mac computers authorized for personal use. New apps
install in one step right to Launchpad, and the Mac App Store keeps
track of your apps and tells you when updates are available. Learn more about the Mac App Store
Browse, purchase, and download thousands of great Mac apps right from your Mac.Read detailed descriptions and reviews for every app in the store.
Launchpad
Launchpad gives you instant access to all the apps on your Mac.
Just click the Launchpad icon in your Dock. Your open windows fade away,
replaced by a display of all your apps. Arrange your apps any way you
want, group them together in folders, or delete them from your Mac with
ease. And when you download an app from the Mac App Store, it
automatically appears in Launchpad, ready to blast off. Learn more about Launchpad
Resume
Now apps you close will reopen right where you left off, so you
never have to start from scratch again. And when you install software
updates, you no longer need to save your work, close your apps, and
spend valuable time setting everything up again. With Resume, you can
restart your Mac and return to what you were doing — with all your apps
in the places where you left them.
Auto Save
It’s time to stop worrying about saving your work. Because now
your Mac automatically saves what you’re working on so you don’t have
to. It’s not just an improvement for OS X, it’s an improvement for
anyone who’s ever lost hours of hard work after forgetting to press
Command-S. Learn more about Auto Save and Versions
Versions
Versions is a new feature that charts the history of your
documents, taking snapshots in time, and displaying them side by side
with the latest versions in an easily browsable timeline. You can review
the past iterations of your compositions, restore a previous version,
or copy and paste from old versions to new ones. Learn more about Auto Save and Versions
AirDrop
Looking for a fast way to share files with people nearby? With
AirDrop, you can send files to anyone around you wirelessly — no Wi-Fi
network required. And no complicated setup or special settings. Just
click the AirDrop icon in the Finder sidebar, and your Mac automatically
discovers other AirDrop users within about 30 feet of you. To share a
file, simply drag it to someone’s name. Once accepted, the fully
encrypted file transfers directly to that person’s Downloads folder.
Mail
OS X Lion introduces a whole new take on email. Mail puts your
entire display to work with a gorgeous widescreen view featuring a
full-height message and a message list that includes snippets. The
Conversations feature presents messages from the same thread in an
elegant timeline showing each communication as it was sent while hiding
redundant text. Mail also features search suggestions and search tokens,
which help you find the messages you’re looking for fast. A new
favorites bar gives you easy access to the folders you use most often.
And now with iCloud, you get a free me.com email account that's always up to date everywhere you check it. Learn more about Mail
A widescreen, two-column view displays your messages and open email side by side.Conversations presents messages from the same conversation in a streamlined, chronological feed.
iCloud
iCloud stores your music, photos, calendars, and more and
wirelessly pushes them to your iOS devices and Mac. And it's free with
OS X Lion. iTunes in the iCloud automatically downloads the songs and TV
shows you buy on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac. And
Photo Stream puts your photos everywhere you want them — new pictures
you take on your iOS device automatically show up on your Mac, and the
ones you import to your iPhoto or Aperture library from a digital camera
automatically appear on your iOS devices. iCloud also keeps your email,
contacts, calendars, and Safari Reading List and bookmarks up to date
everywhere you need them. And if you’re away from home, Back to My Mac
lets you access your Mac remotely. Learn more about iCloud
Find My Mac
Stuff happens. Luckily, if you lose your Mac, iCloud
has ways to find it and keep it safe. Sign into icloud.com from another
computer or use the Find My iPhone app on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod
touch to locate your missing Mac on a map. If your Mac is offline when
you try to find it, you can ask to receive an email as soon as it makes a
Wi-Fi connection. You can also display a message on your Mac screen so
whoever has it knows how to get it back to you. And until your Mac is
back in safe hands, you can remotely set a passcode lock, or even
initiate a remote wipe to delete your personal data and restore your Mac
to its factory settings.
Lion Server
OS X Lion Server includes a host of enhancements that give you
more control of your Mac server and the users who access it. The Server
app — new in Lion Server — features a setup assistant that walks you
through the server configuration process step by step. So now anyone can
turn just about any Mac into a server. Profile Manager lets you
remotely manage computers running Lion and iOS devices such as iPad and
iPhone. You can even send updates to your users wirelessly via push
notifications. Lion Server also adds file-sharing capabilities for iPad;
includes improvements to Wiki Server, iCal Server, and Mail Server; and
comes with Xsan built in. Learn more about Lion Server
Get the bigger picture with iPhoto.
