OSX Mountain Lion - Features

Agenda
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What is OS X Mountain Lion
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Features of OS X Mountaion Lion
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Dropped Features of OS X Mountaion Lion
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Renamed Features of OS X Mountaion Lion

About OS X Mountain Lion
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One of the World's advanced desktop operating
system.
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OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth
major release of OS X, Apple Inc.'s.
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OS X Mountain Lion was officially released on
July 25, 2012.
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It gains features from iOS and apart from that it
supports 200 plus new features.

Features

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Accessibility
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Access from anywhere.
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It supports 14 new braille displays.
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You can now drag items using VoiceOver.
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Support for press and hold buttons.

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Notification Center
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Notification Center consolidates notifications from
Messages, Calendar, Mail, Reminders, and third-
party apps in one convenient place.
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You can click Menu bar icon to view the
notification.
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The user can access the center anytime, even when
you’re using a full-screen app.
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Share your thoughts to Twitter right from
Notification Center.
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Update your facebook status message in
Notification Center.

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iCloud
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Easy to setup.
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The iCloud Document Library is a convenient way
to access your iCloud.
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Sign in once with your Apple ID to set up Mail,
Contacts, Calendar, Messages, FaceTime, Game
Center, Safari, Reminders, iTunes, the Mac App
Store, and Notes.
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Sort options are also provided.
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You can organise folders by just drag and drop.

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AirPlay Mirroring
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Send what’s on your Mac screen to an HDTV
wirelessly with Apple TV.
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Automatic detects an Apple TV on the same
network.
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Provides Audio support.
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Delivers High performance.
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Seamless integration with iTunes.
(eg: When you play movies in iTunes, AirPlay Mirroring will
automatically switch to full screen mode).

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Finder
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Share files in messages or mail using share button.
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Easy encryption. You can encrypt even drives from
the finder.
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Customizable sidebar.

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Dictation
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Shortcut keys to enable Dictation(fn key twice).
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Talk anywhere you need to type.
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Works with text fields in any OS X app. No need
of any third party software.
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Works with Contacts.
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Dictation supports English (U.S., UK, and
Australia), French, German, and Japanese.

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Social Networks:(Facebook and Twitter)
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Single sign-on. Even for your apps.
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When you are signed in fb/twitter notifications can
be viewed, modified and updated from notification
center.
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Lets your Facebook/Twitter friends know where
you are by location indicator.
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Facebook/Twitter friends into Contacts.
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You can even sign-in to multiple accounts.

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Notes
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Your notes stay up to date on all your
devices(iPad,iPhone and Mac) using iCloud.
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Stay organized by arranging notes in folders.
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Search field to quickly find the note.
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Notes supports links.
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Drag a photo or an attachment into a note to
include.
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Click the full-screen button to enable full screen
mode.

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Messages
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The elegant new design of Messages makes it easy
to follow conversations.
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Autocomplete names.
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You can send iMessages to a phone number or to
an email address associated with an Apple ID.
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Send encrypted messaging for privacy.
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Send large attachments upto 100mb, such as
high-quality photos, full HD video or documents
using iMessage.

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Safari
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Smart search field for both search terms and web
links.
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Offline Reading List.
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Password AutoFill.
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If you forget a saved password, you can find it in
the new Passwords pane in Safari.
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Do Not Track for privart browsing.
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Safari speeds up JavaScript performance by up to 6
percent compared with Safari 5.1.

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Mac App Store
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OS X software updates are available through app
store.
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Mac App Store notifies when updates are available.
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Share button to share on social networks.
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Full screen can also be enabled.
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Automatic download of app updates.

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Reminders
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Pushed to all devices using iCloud.
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Upcoming reminders appear in Notification Center.
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Mark as complete when the task is accomplished.
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Click a date in the calendar to see all the
reminders due that day.
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The search field makes it easy to find a specific
reminder.
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Set priority.

Dropped and changed
features
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iChat — replaced by Messages and FaceTime.
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MobileMe — replaced entirely by iCloud.
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RSS support in Mail and Safari has been removed.
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Software Update — has been unified into the Mac App Store.
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Web Sharing — option removed from System Preferences.
Apache is still included with the operating system and can be
enabled using third-party software.
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Display Preference Menu — replaced by AirPlay icon.

Renamed applications
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Address Book renamed "Contacts".
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iCal renamed "Calendar".

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