Software

You Can Download OS X Lion Right Now

OS X Lion is indeed now available for download from the Australian Mac App Store (tip: wait till you’re off peak). The 3.5GB download will cost you $32, and upgrades your Mac with over 250 new features—some of which you may be just as happy without. [Mac App Store]


Software

Sound The Alarms, The Apple Store Is Down

This is one of the first occasions where we’ve been handed the day’s launches on a silver platter—Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer confirmed yesterday that OS X Lion will be available for download today. Also expected? MacBook Airs, white MacBooks and Mac Minis. [Apple Store]


Online

Did You Know: iiNet Free Zone Doesn’t Include The Mac App Store

Gizmodo AU

So Mac OS X Lion goes on sale tonight, but before you suck down 3.6GB, consider doing it off-peak. And if you’re on iiNet — heads up that the Mac App Store is outside the Free Zone. So unlike iTunes songs and movies, Mac Apps (and Lion) count towards your quota. More at Lifehacker: Get Mac OS X Lion Without Exceeding Your Download Cap.


February 28, 2011
Computing

Mac OS X Lion Migration Assistant Makes PC To Mac Move Easier

PC owners jonesing for the new MacBook Pros (or any future Mac, we suppose) would do well to take a quick look at what’s coming down the pipeline with Mac OS X Lion. Mainly Migration Assistant’s PC-to-Mac transfer improvements.


February 26, 2011
Computing

OS X Lion Will Take Better Care Of SSDs

OS X Lion Will Use TRIM commands when dealing with SSDs, which will extend the life of the storage devices found in all MacBook Airs. [HardMac via Cult of Mac]


February 25, 2011
Computing

Mac OS X Lion Lays The Groundwork For Double-High Resolution Displays

Not content to limit its crazy dpis to iPhone 4 and iMac, Apple has baked support for “HiDPI display modes” into OS X Lion:


Computing

OS X Lion’s Backward Scrolling Really Emphasizes IOS Direction Of Macs

You can change the settings in preferences, of course, but Mac OS X Lion has trackpad scrolling backwards from what’s normal. Instead of two finger scrolling down making pages go down, it goes up, like if you were touching the screen. Like iOS. As if we needed more indication that Apple is trying to unify their touch computing with their regular computing. [9to5Mac]