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OS X Mavericks First Impressions: A Little Good Going A Long Way
Mavericks is the first OS X release since Snow Leopard that doesn’t constantly make you stop, consider a new feature that has just made your life worse in some incomprensible way, and then hope very hard that this is a bug, because it cannot possibly be an intended feature. And because the world is essentially a good place where people (like software engineers) do not deliberately inflict things like Launchpad on good, hardworking people.
Here’s The List Of Macs Compatible With OS X Mavericks
Yesterday’s announcement of OS X Mavericks unveiled some pretty cool new features coming to your Mac — but Cook and co forgot to explain just which computers would support the new OS. Fortunately, Apple Insider has chatted with people familiar with the Mavericks Developer Preview to draw up a list of the Macs that are compatible with the software.
What Changes Do You Most Want To See In Windows 8.1?
So we got another peek at Windows 8.1 this morning. That new search looks great (if you’re cool with Bing), and the Start Screen looks to be a lot more functional as well.
Take A Look At Windows 8.1 In Action
By now you’ve probably read all about the upcoming OS update that is Windows 8.1 and come to terms with the fact that it’s perhaps not the complete redesign that was rumoured or you were hoping for. Still, this video does at least show you some of the changes you can find in action.
Watch Every Single Version Of Windows Ever In One Exhaustive Video
A very patient soul spent hours and hours of his life installing each version of Windows from 1.0 to 8.0 Pro, then sped up the footage. The result? The entire history of the operating system condensed into just over an hour. Bonus points: Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories as the soundtrack.
Apple’s Latest OS X Update Fixes More Messages Bugs
Apple today released OS X 10.8.4, an update that (again) addresses some issues with Messages, among other small bugs. Apparently, an iMessage quirk was causing some messages to show up out of order on the app. Also included in the update is a new version of Safari (6.0.5), better support for Microsoft Exchange in the calendar, and a hiccup that was blocking international numbers on the FaceTime app.
Leaked Windows 8.1 Screenshot: Oh, Hello, Start Button
Remember those rumours about the Start Button making its triumphant return in Windows 8.1? Well, seeing is believing, and we’ve got a sneak peak at that little guy in all its glory, thanks to Paul Thurrott. We missed you.
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