About Macs: OS X Lion and Multi-Touch Gestures

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Macs Macs Basics Reviews Tips & Tricks From Tom Nelson, your Guide to Macs Readers have been asking me about gestures lately. I grin, bite my tongue, and think "Gestures. Boy, do I know some gestures." After quickly realizing that's not quite what they meant, I describe how gestures will help anyone who uses OS X Lion. And that's the overall theme for this week's newsletter: getting ready for Lion. If you don't plan to upgrade to Lion, don't worry; there are plenty of other goodies in the newsletter. And although the summer will see a lot of new Lion content here at About: Macs, we won't abandon any of the previous OSes we cover. Using Multi-Touch Gestures With OS X Lion I've received a few questions recently about using multi-touch gestures to access many of OS X Lion's new features. Though it's phrased in various ways, the basic question is: "Do I have to have a trackpad to use Lion?" The answer is a resounding "No." Lion will work just fine with standard pointing devices, such as your old non-multi-touch mouse. That being said, there will be some advantages to using a multi-touch trackpad or Magic Mouse with Lion... Read more See More About:  magic mouse  using os x lion  magic trackpad Get Ready for Mac OS X Lion We're getting ready for OS X Lion by building our collection of Lion-related information. We'll be publishing new Lion content every week, and sometimes more often than that, so you'll have the latest information available at your fingertips. You are, of course, welcome to browse through the About: Macs web site; in fact, I certainly hope you do. But I'll also be updating this article with each new story about Lion. New this week is information about using pointing devices, the new Mission Control feature, how to create a bootable copy of Lion, and more... Read more See More About:  using os x lion  lion server  launchpad Reader Reviews: Your Favorite Mouse or Pointing Device Mac users have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Apple mice. You either love the included mouse, or you confine it to the dark recesses of a closet and hope it won't figure out a way to reproduce. I really like the Magic Mouse, but I've tossed all previous Mac mice into that dark closet. Let us know what mouse or pointing device you use with your Mac, and what you like and don't like about it. There are always readers trying to decide on a replacement mouse, so telling them what you like or don't like about your mouse can be helpful... Read more How to Perform a Clean Install of Snow Leopard If you're considering moving to OS X Lion, one of the requirements is Snow Leopard; Snow Leopard must be installed on your Mac in order to install Lion. This isn't because Lion is an upgrade version, but because it's only sold through the Mac App Store. The minimum OS requirement to use the Mac App Store is Snow Leopard. If you're using an earlier version of OS X, and your hardware supports running Snow Leopard, you may want to take the plunge and upgrade now, while the install DVDs are still readily available from Apple. Snow Leopard is just $29, and with these instructions, you can install Snow Leopard on any supported Mac, regardless of the OS you're currently using... Read more See More About:  os x installation  erase a hard drive  using disk utility Macs Ads Mac OS X VPN Mac OS X Windows XP Mac OS 10 Multi Touch Keyboard Featured Articles Before You Buy a 2011 iMac How to Use iChat to Share Your Mac's Screen Using the Finder to Access FileVault Backups Back Up Your Startup Disk Using Disk Utility Add Folders and Applications to the Finder Sidebar Reader Stories: Show Us Your Mac Desktop   More from About.com Best Places to Live in America One of the nicest aspects of living in the U.S. is the ability to choose from a huge variety of climates and lifestyles. More> Birth Control Myths & Facts How much do you know about birth control types, sex myths and pregnancy? Can you identify the myths verses the facts? More> This newsletter is written by: Tom Nelson Macs Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Macs newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Mac News & Events iCloud Won't Support iWeb Hosting Apple Steals & Deals: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Moom: Tom's Mac Software Pick Advertisement