Mac OS X Lion Application Compatibility

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Bugs & Fixes Mac OS X Lion adds, deletes, and changes so many aspects of Mac OS X that some problems are inevitable. Actually, so many issues have already emerged that I can't begin to cover them all in one article. So in the latest Bugs & Fixes column, I've focused on application compatibility: Which third-party applications have problems running in Mac OS X Lion? What should you do if and when you discover one of these conflicts? You can find more at Mac 911. - Ted Landau Our Top Story Lion: The Complete Macworld Review Combine the influx of new Mac users with Apple's development of iOS, and you get Lion, the most significant upgrade to OS X since its debut more than ten years ago. Can one OS please both Mac vets and novices? Jason Snell has the review. Mac News and Reviews Lab Report: Huge speed gains for new Mac mini Macworld Lab has received both models of the new Mac mini unveiled last week. The new Mac mini comes with Lion and new Core i5 processors, and our benchmark results show a great leap in processor performance from the previous generation. Use Lion's FileVault 2 to encrypt your Mac's internal drive Apple latest Mac operating system, OS X 10.7 Lion includes FileVault 2, the latest version of Apple?s method of file encryption. In this how-to, we'll go through the steps on activating FileVault 2 for your Mac's internal startup drive. Ten Safari shortcuts you should know Save time using your browser by learning these essential keyboard shortcuts for both Snow Leopard and Lion's Safari. First Look: Mail in Mac OS X Lion With Lion, Apple's Mail gets its most significant update yet. In this first look, Dan Frakes tells you what's new and improved with OS X's built-in mail client. Master the hidden power of your camera's program mode Here's why your digital camera has both a Program and an Auto mode--and why Program mode is better. What's new in Lion: AirDrop and screen sharing Lion comes with AirDrop, a new, easier way to share files between Macs. It also brings some welcome tweaks to its screen-sharing tools. Christopher Breen has a first look. Installing Lion: Our complete guide Here's our guide to installing Lion, from the best way to get your Mac ready, to undertaking the actual install process, to creating a bootable installer, to exploring Lion's new recovery mode. Farewell Front Row Yes, I come to bury Front Row. But there's a silver lining. After explaining why it met its largely unnoticed end, I offer a tip on what you can do to resurrect it under Lion. Review: iCal 5 iCal, Apple?s built-in calendar application, sees some big changes in Lion. Many of the visual tweaks are borrowed from the Calendar iOS app on the iPad, with a focus on giving you making appointments easier to view, and in some cases giving you more room in which to view them. As a whole, iCal 5 is a worthy evolutionary step. What's new in Lion: Mission Control and Launchpad Lion's new Mission Control is supposed to be "command central" for your apps, a melding of Expose and Spaces. Launchpad is supposed to be a simpler way to launch and manage those apps. Do they work? Dan Moren takes a look. Apple adds Core i5, Thunderbolt to MacBook Air Apple on Wednesday announced an update to the MacBook Air product line that adds Intel Core i5 processors, fast Thunderbolt connectivity, a backlit keyboard, and improved configuration options. How to archive your tweets Twitter's a great way to keep up on what's happening. But what about what happened a while ago? Kirk McElhearn looks at a few of the ways you can search and archive your past Twitter-stream. Review: McTivia If you've ever wanted to use your HDTV as a very large Mac display and do so without a direct physical connection to that TV, McTivia provides a workable solution. Silently set an iPhone alarm The challenge: You want to set an alarm is loud enough to wake you the next morning, but you don't want it to go off right now. How to set it without sound? A Hints reader has a trick. More Top Stories Lion tops 1 million downloads on first day Installing Lion: What you need to know New Mac minis add Thunderbolt, lose optical drive Apple releases Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard, Windows Podcast: Lion roars at last Upgrading to Lion at an Apple Store Apple brings Thunderbolt to its 27-inch display Lion arrives in Mac App Store Get Macworld's iPad Superguide Learn everything you need to know to get started with the iPad with this book from the editors at Macworld. Download a free preview. Macworld Daily Reader for iPad - Free! Get Macworld news and reviews in a revolutionary package. Download the Free App at iTunes today. 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