OS X 10.9 Mavericks: review of MacRadar
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Despite the fact that now the main operating system for Apple iOS is considered to be still (just because it works on more devices), kupertinovtsy not forget to regularly update and desktop OS X. The best, according to many, the operating system for personal computers this year received a pretty major update - perhaps the largest for several years.
The guys from Cupertino have worked on glory: added many new features and technologies, updated the old and introduce new applications. In addition, OS X has received a completely new branch of names - "cat" theme ended at 10.8 Mountain Lion. Now, OS X is called native to the Apple team places in California. OS X 10.9 is called «Mavericks» - this is a popular beach with surfers in California.
In general, in OS X Mavericks is something to see. It has become a stepping stone for the future, and shows us how Apple will continue to develop in this direction. But let's move on from the introduction to business and see what's new in OS X Mavericks and how to obtain an updated desktop operating system from Apple.
Free cheese - not only in a mousetrap
Good news came even before the Mavericks appeared in the Mac App Store. At the presentation of Apple October 22, Craig Fedrigo announced from the stage: upgrade to Mavericks will free for all. This is great news, but I have to be honest, calm was ready to give 650 rubles for an update - especially in the Mavericks promised a lot. Okay I'll save the money for something else. In any case, this is a pleasant surprise from kupertinovtsy.
Apple has done an upgrade to a new version of OS X free for the first time in 12 years. Let me remind you that OS X 10.1 Puma 2001 issue also distributed free of charge
What is the logic of such a step? "See what we rich - take our free OSes?" Unlikely. Rather, Apple thus compensates for minor updates of previous years, for which the users regularly paid money. I do not think that the next version of OS X will also be free, but there will still be a year (maybe more), before the new OS X will be released. So now, just enjoy the moment.
Changes under the hood
In many ways, the Mavericks have changed in its internal architecture. Apple to seriously work on the optimization of the system. Now, OS X is much more reasonable spending battery life, operational and video memory. By the way, OS X Mavericks, according to Apple, it is better adapted to work with the Mac, using integrated graphics. As the owner of the computer (MacBook Air 13 "2013) I can say that much growth in the performance I had not noticed. Everything is up and running quickly, and is now working. Maybe I just load the your Mac is not the tasks, and therefore do not notice the difference?
But on the "vitality» Mavericks, I would like to dwell in more detail. Apple promised that the new OS would be wiser to spend all Mac resources, including the battery, so we should have to wait longer battery life. And I want to say that yes, indeed, a small increase working time actually occurred. If earlier, when my laptop load stood at an average of 8 hours of work, but now this time has increased to 9. Surely, this is due to the fact that I went to Safari to Chrome, which also became more rational to dispose of energy-computer.
The "monitoring system" is now possible to see how voraciously with battery resources point of view of each running application
For example, Safari by default without losing flash banners (Safari Power Saver) and support AppNap function. Memory load only that window, which works at the moment and is on top of the other. It turns out that the resources saved as a battery and CPU with RAM.
Safari Power Saver in action - flash banners can not be played on the default
Apple also stated features such as Time Coleasing, which combines several operations into one processor; increased hours when watching videos (iTunes HD playback Efficiency); Compression RAM releasing several hundred megabaytts RAM. On these functions and "Underbonnet" that their work is not too noticeable, but it feels it can be said, that all works, at least not worse than before, and the operating time and increased interest on the truth 15. But here, again, everything is very individual and depends on your model using the computer.
Tags and tabs in the Finder - nearly browser
Not to say that I use very often the Finder, the main program for me - is a web browser. But, like everyone else, on occasion, I also use the file manager. Like so much in the Mavericks, he got better.
Firstly, a new Finder supports tabs. This means that you no longer need to open a new Finder window that move or copy a file from one location to another. Now it is enough to just create a new tab (⌘ + T) and fast to work with your important files and directories. Interact with one another they have become considerably faster.
The second major innovation - a tag. They allow you to group files into folders, not only, but also with the help of keywords. For example, "Private", "Work", "Education", "project" and so on. At the same time, it does not matter exactly where the files are located. You can simply mark them fit the tag and you will always have quick access to them.
Placing a tag in the Finder
All this together serious transforms experiences with Finder. To say that was more convenient - to say nothing. This new generation of file management.
The updated Safari
When I switched to a Mac, out of inertia remained seated on Chrome. Like, bookmarks, extensions, speed of loading pages - all from the browser on Google release altitude. Perhaps this is so. However, I was not very happy with the work my laptop, when I worked with the Chrome, and the smoothness of the interface is poor. Sometimes, something twitched, scrolling was not entirely smooth. And I thought - why not try Safari? And not lost.
Of course, Safari does not have the huge number of extensions that is in Chrome. But. Loading speed of pages of Safari is not inferior to Chrome (at least, the feelings, the special measurements speed I did not), smoothness of operation - at a height of not so greedy to the battery, support for gestures greatly facilitates work. And do not forget that Safari is an integral part of Apple's ecosystem, which means that on your iPhone I can view open tabs on a Mac, and vice versa - in Safari to see the desktop that I discovered on the iPhone. Conveniently same damn damn.
A new kind of Top Sites and sidebar
The Mavericks Safari even better. First, the function of Safari Power Saver, to which I referred above. Secondly, this is a new Top-sites page in the third - a sidebar with bookmarks, reading list, and general references.
"General references" collect all your messages from social networks that contain links in one place
But most importantly, it seems to me, is that Safari is now on the speed of loading pages is not inferior Chrome, or native and integration with OS X (gestures, iCloud tabs, etc.) make the best Safari browser on OS X. What do you think about the new Safari?
New Calendar - a harbinger of the future redesign of OS X?
Calendar got a new look - and it seems to me, not just a redesign of a separate program. It should regard this as a beginning design updates OS X. Yes, I am absolutely certain that Apple will not stop iOS and do in the next version of the OS X operating system redesign. This is logical and predictable, because now mobile and desktop operating systems looks, to put it mildly, far from harmonious. In OS X reigns skeuomorph, shadows, reflections, volumetric icons, and iOS - plane utility.
Not to say that looks radically updated calendar on OS X, but some changes in the direction of simplification visible to the naked eye. Now everything is much "easier" - white background, dates, and events marked in different colors. A new kind of got a view on the weekly and monthly.
See by year
See by month
There is no longer any skeuomorph: flipping, natural textures and so on. Maybe something like this will appear in the updated design applications OS X?
Besides the new appearance, a so-called Calendar updated inspector who interacts with Cards on Mavericks and allows you to add the location, based on data from a map service kupertinovtsy. Together with the location data, loaded and weather information. In addition, the calendar can now calculate how much time you need to get to the venue.
Calculating distance and time of arrival by car
At the same time, he can calculate the time for walking. and to travel on transport (Oh, if he still took into account traffic jams and knew public transportation ...). The program will take into account this event is added to the calendar so that you have time to get to your destination. One word in the language: cool. I will use the calendar on the Mac more often.
The new inspector in Calendar
iBooks and Maps - Apple ecosystem grows stronger
Pieces of a possible new design OS X - it's not all about what gives an idea of the new Mavericks. The emergence of iBooks and Maps - it's not just for our convenience to you. This suggests that Apple continues to move in the direction of strengthening the integration of its ecosystem on different platforms. It is not only our convenience to you, but also another "kupertinovsky hook", which caught "fish-buyer."
One example of a "worm", which Apple is placed on the "hook" - is the ability to send routes with Maps on your iUstroystvo Mavericks. Convenient for you, it is advantageous for Apple
How to send a route with Maps OS X on iOS?
How to use Maps in OS X to the maximum
I will not dwell on these applications, all the more that my colleagues have made them good reviews. Let me just say that reading a book on the Mac - it's really weird, but the maps do not cause any strange feelings - view of the city and the country on the big screen is quite convenient and beautiful. It is a pity only that the study of maps, at least in Russia leaves much to be desired.
Overview iBooks for OS X
Overview Maps in Mavericks
more Things
In addition to these major upgrades, Mavericks appeared and many small improvements. Although they would be quite enough for it to issue a separate update of OS X (as Apple did in recent years), but This year decided to compensate kupertinovtsy were relatively minor updates really big the novelties.
ICloud bunch of keys
Bunch of keys - one of those chips, which has long arose by itself. But, as in the case of the Control Center in iOS 7 - better late than never. Keychain Access - the secure storage of passwords and personal data, which is synchronized between all your iOS-devices. By entering the password, for example, on an iPhone, you do not have to drive it on the Mac - all synchronized to the cloud. And vice versa.
In addition, keychain, check on some site, will prompt you to use a strong password that will also be stored in iCloud.
Do not forget to include a bunch of keys in Settings iCloud on your Mac and iOS.
notice
Another thing on which to work in Apple - it mention. Now you can quickly reply to messages directly in the notification window. Apple, this is very lacking in iOS!
Quick answers directly from the Notification
The notification center is now possible to quickly send iMessage:
Next trick like a procrastinator. Notifications to Reminders can be set aside for the time (Default - 15 minutes, but holding the button "Later", you can choose your own interval):
Sites are now able to send push-notifications directly into the system (how to set them up with any site, read our review Pronto Push). Some resources are already starting to implement this chip. Perhaps someone this possibility is useful, personally it did not seem to me useful.
The notifications can now see on the screen is locked. This is useful, now can not be afraid to miss something important.
Support for multiple displays
Mavericks certainly please those who like to work on your Mac in conjunction with an external display. Unfortunately, I could not test this function personally. But Apple has stated that it is now on multiple monitors, you can run full-screen applications. Work all the docks and menus, supported by Mission Control. Very cool feature - the AirPlay support, now as a full monitor, you can use your TV if you have an Apple TV set-top box.
By the way, if you have already test support work on multiple screens, make sure you tell us about svom experiences in the comments :-).
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Of course, this is not all the small improvements that bring the Mavericks. Our author Alexander Zhurovich talked about yet, at least, 10 subtle but cool little things in OS X 10.9. Be sure to read :-).
results
What can we say about the new operating system as a whole? In my opinion, it is necessary to update turned. Apple did a great job over the inner filling OS X, making it even more resource-efficient. Adapting under the integrated video graphics, energy control and energy saving features, and other improvements in the expenditure of CPU and RAM, OS X did even better.
The Mavericks kupertinovtsy continued to strengthen its ecosystem: added in OS X iBooks app and Maps embedded AirPlay support for working with multiple monitors, made a part of the function of iCloud Keychain ecosystem. All of this will be even harder to keep us on the desktop and mobile platforms from Apple. Good renovation got Safari, Calendar, underwent improvement and other features.
In general, we are not in vain waited longer than usual this update - it turned out great. And if the destiny of the iOS platform sometimes becomes anxious, you should not worry about the Mac - things go wrong. Apple reiterated the status quo and showed that it is able well to update the already excellent system. And do not forget that all this - for free :-).
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What do you think about the new OS X Mavericks? What innovations have seemed the most comfortable? Whether you're at 10.9? Be sure to share your answers and opinions in the comments.