Agreed. Mavericks is running fine, especially since I dumped Gmail for the much smoother and easier to use iCloud Mail. I started my Mac journey with Lion, so maybe I'm missing something, I don't know. Still, the increased iCloud syncing between iOS and OS X, the new voices, and all the other improvements make Mavericks the best Mac OS I've yet used. On Jul 26, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <programmer2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't see what is wrong with Mavericks. It's been working absolutely fine > for me. > > Any issues I had was because my computer was old. I just got a new Macbook > Pro, and now it runs smoothly. It's been perfectly solid. > > --- > Peace, > Brandon > > Awaken To Silence: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You > > Facebook: AwakenToSilence > Twitter: @awakentosilence > Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com > > On Jul 26, 2014, at 3:51 AM, Christopher Hallsworth <challswor...@icloud.com> > wrote: > >> Very true in that newer is not always better. My mac came preinstalled with >> Lion so I could go back to it if I really wanted to using Internet Recovery. >> I could also reinstall Mountain Lion by downloading it from the Mac App >> Store. Guess it's each to their own but since my mac is not my primary >> machine I don't mind upgrading and living the possible consequences. >> >> On 25/07/2014 23:34, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >>> Warning: whiny rant ahead. >>> >>> I made the mistake of reinstalling Snow Leopard on one of my older machines >>> that supported it. I also learned that my desktop iMac originally came >>> with it, and that although difficult, I could choose to use it. This would >>> still be preferable to going back to Windows. >>> >>> I say "Mistake" because using Snow Leopard again, even for a short while, >>> made me realise just how stupid and pointless all subsequent releases of OS >>> X have been. I mean, really, it's just gimmicks and iOS envy. The small >>> number of worthwhile features that came with newer OS releases could easily >>> have been foregone or substituted if it meant getting back what I most >>> liked about a clean, stable, functional OS like Snow Leopard. How could I >>> have upgraded three OS releases and not noticed that? I guess the "Magic" >>> of Apple is really that they can convince people to accept unwelcome >>> change, even for some trifling little benefit which they will sell as a >>> "Feature" to justify an entire OS upgrade. >>> >>> So, to answer your question, the reason to install ML over Mavericks is >>> that newer is not always better, but that ML is a good bit more stable and >>> comes from a better cut. However, I do recommend it in this instance, >>> because Apple has abandoned accessibility support for ML, and you won't get >>> system software updates that address any accessibility issues. I know; I >>> asked. There are a couple of minor changes in Mavericks besides that make >>> it worth having, like invisible Time Machine backups, and multi-process >>> Safari. However, you'll have to learn how to work the new iBooks, if you >>> need it, and there are definite stability issues. >>> >>> /me wonders if he should install Snow Leopard on my primary desktop, and >>> live forever in a better time ... >>> >>> No, probably not. I would only hurt myself in the long run. >>> >>> Yes, I saw the latest Yosemite, in case anyone's wondering. I'm not >>> telling you what to expect, but you can sign up for the beta for free. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Sabahattin >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
