OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • Sins of the father
  • Second bite at the apple
• Purchase and installation
• Interface
  • The Dock
  • Scroll bars
  • Notification Center
  • Document model
  • Dictation
• Applications
  • Contacts
  • Calendar
  • Reminders
  • Notes
  • Messages
  • Safari
  • Mail
  • Share and share alike
  • What's in a name?
• iCloud
  • A cloud in three parts
    • Key Value Storage
    • Document storage
    • Core Data
  • iCloud outlook
  • iCloud and you
  • iCloud vs. reality
• Gatekeeper
  • Code signing
  • Sandboxing
  • Game of gates
• Retina and HiDPI
• Scene Kit
• Objective-C enhancements
• Power management
• Missing pieces
  • HFS+ forever
  • Full screen and multiple monitors
  • Automatic termination
• Grab bag
  • System Preferences
    • General
    • Desktop & Screen Saver
    • Mission Control
    • Security & Privacy
    • Displays
    • Mouse
    • Mail, Contacts & Calendar
    • Software Update
    • Time Machine
    • Accessibility
  • Launchpad
  • Dashboard
  • Finder
  • Chess
  • Game Center
  • File Vault 2
  • Kernel ASLR
  • Facebook
• Recommendations
• Conclusion