![]() This can be used to great advantage in the classroom if you want to share iTunes media or movie files. When enabled, it allows Mac to broadcast audio and video data from the desktop or laptop to an Apple TV connected to a large screen HDTV. ![]() Three other new Mountain Lion features however, provide significant benefits to educators and students.ġ) AirPlay Mirroring: Although this technology has been available for iOS since version 4.2, with Mountain Lion it becomes fully integrated into the Mac OS. These include the Privacy tab of the Security and Privacy pane (System Preferences), the Dictation capability available through the Dictation & Speech System Preference (see below), and the Notification icon that appears in the upper right corner of the Finder’s Menu Bar. While Mountain Lion offers several impressive new features, many of them are quite subtle. To learn more about all Mountain Lion improvements, consult the list of suggested resources included in this review. In this review, I address just a very few of the most relevant for education. There is however, much to explore and “enable” in the new OS X, as Mountain Lion boasts nearly 250 additions or improvements. This similar look will facilitate the transition to the new operating system. Once installed, you’ll quickly notice that Mountain Lion doesn’t look significantly different from Lion. If no fix is available, know that Mountain Lion will most likely move the offending application to an “Incompatible Software” folder at the root level of your hard drive during installation. If software you are currently running isn’t compatible, a fix might be available directly from the software developer. One additional recommendation before installing is to check the list of Mountain Lion-compatible software applications available at the Roaring Apps wiki Web site ( ). Be sure to leave enough time for the download as Mountain Lion is 4.35 Gb in size. If you prefer not to make a bootable flash drive installer, clicking the installer that saved in the Applications folder is virtually all you need to do to install the new OS, provided your computer is running either Snow Leopard (10.6) or Lion (10.7). From there you can create a bootable USB Mountain Lion install disk on an 8GB or larger USB flash drive ( ). If you plan to install the OS on multiple computers, you’ll want to drag the Mountain Lion installer from the Applications folder to your computer desktop before installing. The Mountain Lion installer downloads to the Mac’s Applications folder and also appears in the Dock while downloading. If purchasing with a Redeem code, visit the Mac App Store, sign in, click Redeem in the Quick Links section, and follow the prompts to enter the code. To make the purchase, you’ll need an Apple ID, a credit card (or a “Redeem” code), and a fast Internet connection. You must obtain your copy online through the Apple store. In the end, I installed Mountain Lion on a more recently purchased MacBook Pro (MacBookPro6,1).Īs with Lion (the previous OS X), Mountain Lion is unavailable as a boxed product on DVD. Many schools face similar upgrade ceilings with iMacs purchased before mid-2007, MacBooks purchased before late 2008, MacBook Air computers bought before late 2008, and Mac minis bought in 2008. I experienced this digital brick wall when I discovered that the OS would not install on my 2006 Mac Pro. The hardest part of upgrading to Mountain Lion could be that your older Apple computer may be unable to make the transition. Another similarity between OS X and iOS is that Mountain Lion delivers improved support for Apple’s cloud-based iCloud service, enabling users to upload, view and access their iCloud media, documents, and other resources just as they might do with their iOS devices. ![]() Or, they can be configured to display when you arrive at a particular location because “notifications” are monitored by Apple’s Location Services (the combination cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS network technologies used by apps such as Camera, Safari, Maps, and Find My iPhone to track your computer’s current location) (see below). Additionally, in Mountain Lion, Reminders and Notifications can be configured to pop up on your Mountain Lion desktop/laptop while you work. With Mountain Lion, there are now even more similarities to iOS 5.1 because the familiar Notes, Reminders, and iMessage apps are fully integrated stand-alone utilities that work seamlessly with Apple’s popular Mail, Contacts, and Calendar applications. Mountain Lion (updated to OS X 10.8.1 on August 23, 2012) takes many of its new features from Apple’s mobile operating system, a convergence that began with Lion OS X 10.7 in apps such as Launchpad, support for direct multi-touch gestures on both the MacBook trackpad and Apple’s stand-alone trackpad, full screen apps, and notable options like Auto Save and Resume.
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