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 | Monday's WWDC keynote set the stage for a new chapter in the OS X operating system. OS X has been the heart of the Mac since it was first released in 2001. Since then, OS X has been used as the seed to develop iOS for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. Now Apple is bringing many of the basic elements of iOS back to OS X, with the soon-to-be-released OS X Lion. Also during the keynote, we learned about the pending release of iOS 5 and the new iCloud service. | |
Lion to be Available for $29 From the Mac App Store in July
Steve Jobs took the stage on Monday to introduce OS X Lion, which will be available in July and priced at $29. Lion isn't just the same price as Snow Leopard; it includes a license that will allow you to use it on all of your computers. No more family pack pricing. Lion also has a new distribution method; it's only available from the Mac App Store... Read more
| iCloud Puts Everything in the Cloud, for Free
The sky became iCloudy on Monday as Apple revealed its new iCloud service. As expected, iCloud replaces MobileMe, and includes the basic MobileMe services of syncing calendars, contacts, and mail. But it also adds entirely new capabilities, including iTunes in the cloud, Tunes Match, Photo Stream, and documents in the cloud. And for the most part, it's going to be free. Well, there is a yearly fee if you wish to use Tunes Match, which allows you to replicate all of your non-iTunes purchased music in the iCloud... Read more
| Mac OS X Lion Minimum Requirements
Apple is still being cagey about the minimum requirements for Lion, but I'm not. It seems pretty clear to me which Mac configurations Lion will like best. I've updated our Lion minimum requirements document to include new information provided at WWDC. Take a look and get ready for Lion this July... Read more
| Time Machine and SuperDuper Make for Easy Backups
I'm already getting ready for Lion. I have a spare 500 GB drive that I will install Lion on. This will allow me to boot to either Snow Leopard or Lion, so I can support both OSes here at About: Macs. But the key project I'll be completing before installing any new OS is backing up all of my files and creating a bootable clone of my startup drive. To do this, I use both Time Machine and SuperDuper, a cloning utility. I happen to like SuperDuper, but other popular cloning tools, such as Carbon Copy Cloner, will work just as well. I've included my backup process here with step-by-step instructions. If you have your own preferred backup method, I invite you to share it with other About: Macs readers here. You'll find a link to adding your backup method at Time Machine and SuperDuper Make for Easy Backups
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