Sorry, but isn't that picture of GameCenter in the article just about the ugliest thing you could think of based on Ives-era design principles?
It reminds me of something that might appear as an addon to a late '90s version of Microsoft Messenger. Are they trying to draw in senior citizens with the faux casino table background and then confuse said seniors with those terribly ugly and meaningless iOS app icons spread out like poker chips?
Is the message that you are gambling on quality when you drop $1.99 on an iOS game?
Really, is there anything in that picture that is streamlined, user friendly or minimalistic?
And how about the rest of Mountain Lion? There are lots of new features that add icons and context sensitive zones and preference pane options, but is anything easier to use or faster? Or is it just more tacked on features that will clutter up the experience and slow down my 2,5 year old MBPro? That said, I love iCloud, and there are definitely other great new features, but how about redesigning OSX to make it faster and more unified instead of tacking more and more onto the corpse of OSX? I thought Snow Leopard was the end of the line and now there are all sorts of iOS features (many of which really don't make sense when using a mouse) kind of laid on top of SL. Lion slowed down my 2010 Macbook Pro considerably, and it looks like Mountain Lion is even bigger...
No. It's not missing. It's just not visible at start up.
I think I now see how this is meant to work, tell me if I'm wrong. You go to Go in the Finder menu and you open up the folder that you are interested in. Then you can drag that into the left hand list of always visible folders. Yes?
I agree that it is retarded not to have the Home Folder there by default. A user new to the Mac is going to find this just bizarre and counterintuitive.
I think I now see how this is meant to work, tell me if I'm wrong. You go to Go in the Finder menu and you open up the folder that you are interested in. Then you can drag that into the left hand list of always visible folders. Yes?
I agree that it is retarded not to have the Home Folder there by default. A user new to the Mac is going to find this just bizarre and counterintuitive.
Yes. Sounds like you're describing it right. It is very bizarre. Especially for someone who just went from windows to a Mac, and they keep asking "where's my C drive?"
The Gizmodo review is actually pretty negative. They clearly like W8 better. I do as well, but I can't give Giz any credit because they've been anti-Apple ever since Apple smacked them down for the iPhone 4 leak.
It doesn't have Siri. Game center is limited because few programs use. OSX is not the same as iOS.
Notification center works as advertised. So really, what's your problem?
I'll send you a check for the &19.99, that your computer will run on for the next year+.
I actually have a problem with the basic functionality that was supposed to be resolved during beta testing. However, because fans test the software (not developers) and all the release notes vs. specific attention go unnoticed. Those problems do not get weeded out.
Enjoy your computer! It's probably a good one.
I'm sorry, being an iPhone user, Siri/Dictation is synonymous to me. My bad.
Well, I don't understand the very slight update, because these functions are given on iOS for free as an update... So to me, I feel ripped off. Just being honest!!!
Kudos to Safari being improved 100%... but again. This is a free App.
I wonder if we'll get a refund when Google sues Apple for notification centre? lol
So, when you're not into social media and iCloud, what is the value of it? When I read this article, it's (near) zero? Is there any demo around that shows how notification centre works in real? For me it looks like something that takes up valuable screen space and will annoy the hell out of me when I am doing things. It's the same for the Microsoft Windows style pop-ups and windows that started coming to the front of your screen a few versions back to force attention on you. I find that very user unfriendly, even user terrorism and notification centre looks like a more intense version of this terrorism.
So, when you're not into social media and iCloud, what is the value of it? When I read this article, it's (near) zero? Is there any demo around that shows how notification centre works in real? For me it looks like something that takes up valuable screen space and will annoy the hell out of me when I am doing things. It's the same for the Microsoft Windows style pop-ups and windows that started coming to the front of your screen a few versions back to force attention on you. I find that very user unfriendly, even user terrorism and notification centre looks like a more intense version of this terrorism.
Apart from your dramatic use of words 'user terrorism' I agree with your sentiment (:
Thanks to Ars I see notifications can be tamed to a degree, but it looks like I will turn it off completely. Also, I am unhappy about the increased visual overkill that Apple is putting in its OS. Wasting valuable screen space on leathery stuff after all the minimalisation in previous versions doesn't appeal to me. Make Address book and Calendar more 'tight' instead of being stolen from Pimp Daddy.
Good thing about reading the Ars review is that it points out some technical enhancements are made that make it worthwhile to upgrade, as well as that some other things are still lingering, like the file system.
Reading Ars I see only minimal changes to Finder and Mail, so I miss what the enhancements are that are mentioned earlier in this thread.
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Sorry, but isn't that picture of GameCenter in the article just about the ugliest thing you could think of based on Ives-era design principles?
It reminds me of something that might appear as an addon to a late '90s version of Microsoft Messenger. Are they trying to draw in senior citizens with the faux casino table background and then confuse said seniors with those terribly ugly and meaningless iOS app icons spread out like poker chips?
Is the message that you are gambling on quality when you drop $1.99 on an iOS game?
Really, is there anything in that picture that is streamlined, user friendly or minimalistic?
And how about the rest of Mountain Lion? There are lots of new features that add icons and context sensitive zones and preference pane options, but is anything easier to use or faster? Or is it just more tacked on features that will clutter up the experience and slow down my 2,5 year old MBPro? That said, I love iCloud, and there are definitely other great new features, but how about redesigning OSX to make it faster and more unified instead of tacking more and more onto the corpse of OSX? I thought Snow Leopard was the end of the line and now there are all sorts of iOS features (many of which really don't make sense when using a mouse) kind of laid on top of SL. Lion slowed down my 2010 Macbook Pro considerably, and it looks like Mountain Lion is even bigger...
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Originally Posted by Vadania
No. It's not missing. It's just not visible at start up.
I think I now see how this is meant to work, tell me if I'm wrong. You go to Go in the Finder menu and you open up the folder that you are interested in. Then you can drag that into the left hand list of always visible folders. Yes?
I agree that it is retarded not to have the Home Folder there by default. A user new to the Mac is going to find this just bizarre and counterintuitive.
Yes. Sounds like you're describing it right. It is very bizarre. Especially for someone who just went from windows to a Mac, and they keep asking "where's my C drive?"
The Gizmodo review is actually pretty negative. They clearly like W8 better. I do as well, but I can't give Giz any credit because they've been anti-Apple ever since Apple smacked them down for the iPhone 4 leak.
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Originally Posted by Vadania
It doesn't have Siri. Game center is limited because few programs use. OSX is not the same as iOS.
Notification center works as advertised. So really, what's your problem?
I'll send you a check for the &19.99, that your computer will run on for the next year+.
I actually have a problem with the basic functionality that was supposed to be resolved during beta testing. However, because fans test the software (not developers) and all the release notes vs. specific attention go unnoticed. Those problems do not get weeded out.
Enjoy your computer! It's probably a good one.
I'm sorry, being an iPhone user, Siri/Dictation is synonymous to me. My bad.
Well, I don't understand the very slight update, because these functions are given on iOS for free as an update... So to me, I feel ripped off. Just being honest!!!
Kudos to Safari being improved 100%... but again. This is a free App.
I wonder if we'll get a refund when Google sues Apple for notification centre? lol
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil
Except it is.
Except it doesn't.
Of course it is.
…really?
It feels like the same version to me, with a few new apps.
Sorry dude, Siri/Dictation is synonymous to me... I know it isn't the same feature. Just wrote the wrong thing. :P
And seriously... Why do we pay $20, when people would get this update for free on iOS?
So, when you're not into social media and iCloud, what is the value of it? When I read this article, it's (near) zero? Is there any demo around that shows how notification centre works in real? For me it looks like something that takes up valuable screen space and will annoy the hell out of me when I am doing things. It's the same for the Microsoft Windows style pop-ups and windows that started coming to the front of your screen a few versions back to force attention on you. I find that very user unfriendly, even user terrorism and notification centre looks like a more intense version of this terrorism.
Originally Posted by Aglaea
…user terrorism…
Thank you! I'm going to call UAC "user terrorism" from now on. Notification Center I'm going to call "awesome".
Apart from your dramatic use of words 'user terrorism' I agree with your sentiment (:
Thanks to Ars I see notifications can be tamed to a degree, but it looks like I will turn it off completely. Also, I am unhappy about the increased visual overkill that Apple is putting in its OS. Wasting valuable screen space on leathery stuff after all the minimalisation in previous versions doesn't appeal to me. Make Address book and Calendar more 'tight' instead of being stolen from Pimp Daddy.
Good thing about reading the Ars review is that it points out some technical enhancements are made that make it worthwhile to upgrade, as well as that some other things are still lingering, like the file system.
Reading Ars I see only minimal changes to Finder and Mail, so I miss what the enhancements are that are mentioned earlier in this thread.