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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
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