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Mac OS X Lion is available now and many of us will be upgrading immediately, while others will be waiting. Regardless of when you decide to upgrade to OS X 10.7, you’ll want to update your existing Mac OS X installation, check app compatibility, and backup your data.
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If you have a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro, you can check the battery cycle count to get an idea of overall battery health.
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Uninstalling applications from Mac OS X is probably the easiest method of removing apps from any operating system, and it’s far easier on a Mac than anything you’ll encounter in the Windows world. It’s so simple that some new Mac users are left wondering what else they’re supposed to do, I have received several family tech support questions where they are determined to find an “Uninstall Programs” control panel like in Windows – this is not the case on a Mac, it’s dead simple.
First up we’ll cover the traditional method of just deleting the application. Then we’ll show you the even easier way that is new to Mac OS X Lion:
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Applying a three-fingered tap on any word in a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion native apps brings up a pop-up dictionary, thesaurus, and even a Wikipedia entry on that word. If the summary isn’t enough information, you can select to read more directly from the QuickLook-esque popup.
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You can set any image as your Mac OS X desktops background wallpaper directly from Safari, all you need to do is right-click on the image and select “Use Image as Desktop Picture”. The default setting appears to be ‘Fill Screen’ so if you select an image smaller than your screen resolution it might not look that great.
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You can watch what’s going on behind the scenes during a Mac OS X system installation by accessing the Logs window after the installer has begun. From Logs, use the pulldown menu to select “Show All Logs” to see a live stream of all activity pertaining to the OS X installation and/or upgrade process.
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