Airdrop On an unsupported mac

AirDrop is the extremely easy local peer-to-peer file transfer tool that is built into Mac OS X 10.7, it allows you to easily send and receive files wirelessly over a network just by dragging and dropping. It’s a great addition to Lion, but it’s not supported on all Macs (some 2008 model MacBook, MacBook Pros, some…[Read more]

Introducing Macworld’s Total Lion Superguide
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8 Simple Steps To Follow After Installing Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

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Last week, Apple rolled out its most hyped and much awaited Mac OS. Just around the time it was being launched, we came up with ‘A Detailed Guide To Prepare Your Mac For Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Upgrade’. With an anticipation to help you all deal with the change,…[Read more]

Jul 22, 2011 9:39 AM
AirDrop ? Only with some Macs!
AirDrop not working for you on your Mac? Perhaps it’s not compatible. Apple has issued a knowledge base article showing the Macs AirDrop does work with. Essentially, if you have a Mac from the last three years you are probably OK, but check the list below to be sure. If it’s not supported in…[Read more]

Have the slow internet blues? Apple reportedly will allow you to use their network at their stores to get Lion. I can see this with a notebook. But kinda wonder about lugging your iMac up to the Apple Store with a long extension cord.

Your Lion Speak’s:

Well Jonsey has blogged about this else ware, but a fringe benefit of Lion is that some “FREE” high quality voices are available for download from Apple. Goto “System Preferences” and then click on ‘Speech’. On system voice click on the up/down gadget and then select “customize”. From there pick a few voices you want…[Read more]

MS OFFICE known to have two bugs in LION. But they may not have any impact on you.
1st known bug is the MS Office Communicator Client may not be able to connect to the enterprise server under Lion. If you don’t work for a huge corporation you may have never even heard of Office Communicator.

The second bug is that if you Have Lion, then…[Read more]

Is it just me, or does  Mail send the email, then AFTER its sent put itself in Drafts sidebar folder (like you did NOT send the email yet)? I noticed this immediately, but it also shows up in the Sent folder.

Lion has been going smoothly for me so far. I’m getting used to the trackpad more than anything else. I have to admit I’m not a gigantic fan of the monochrome scheme for finder and other things. A few of my programs broke, but most are not a big deal. I’ll be posting updates here and there about certain areas over the next week or two.

http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/joy-of-tech-lion-gestures.gif

This is 99% funny

If you want to create an install DVD of Lion you will need to do so immediately after you download the Lion installer, and before you actually install it. It is easy to do. find the Lion installer (it should be in Applications) and right click (Control click) on it, click on Show Package Contents, then head down to the Contents folder and within…[Read more]

Lion hides the Restoration partition so that Disk Utility can not see it. One can however confirm it is there using Terminal and the command ’diskutil list’.