Thank you. The extras thing sounds fabulous. And, my system is backing up as I type this.
Shannon Shannon Dyer Alumni Council Member, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc ® and America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ® Providing "Second Sight" ® since 1946 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787 Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047 [email protected] To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog Foundation at www.guidedog.org or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at www.vetdogs.org Visit us on facebook at: www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs On Sep 3, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Johanna Herranen wrote: > Hi, > Good luck with your update! I'm only familiar with Lion, so don't know all > the differences, but I'd be glad to help if I can. Some of the biggest things > probably are the new messages app, that will replace iChat, and also iOs-type > Notification center. The upgrade process itself should be smooth, but just in > case, back up your system before you do it. > > There are some little changes in app names, because Apple is trying to bring > MacOs closer to iOs. For example, iCal is no longer iCal, but calendar. > Address book is now contacts. That sort of stuff. Then there is this new menu > thing, that allows us to access things that weren't so easily accessible > before -- like Dropbox menu. So after you update, there will be menu called > "Extras. You get there by pressing vo+m twice. You move through extras by > pressing vo+arrow keys and when you find the menu you want to choose, press > vo+space to open it. Some people on MacVisionaries mailing list complain, > that spotlight menu can no longer pe accessed by vo+triple m, but it can > still be found through the extras. > > I know there are people on this list who know a lot more about this than I > do, but this was my two cents. > > Personally I love mountain lion, especially the possibility to send iMessages > from my Mac and then the new dictation function. Good luck! > > Johanna > On 3.9.2012, at 17.13, Shannon Dyer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, all. >> >> Today, I'm updating from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion. Are there particular >> things I need to be aware of? Anything you think would be helpful for me to >> know will be greatly appreciated. >> >> Shannon >> Shannon Dyer >> Alumni Council Member, >> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc >> ® and >> America's VetDogs®, The Veteran's K-9 Corps Inc ® >> Providing "Second Sight" ® since 1946 >> 371 E. Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown, NY 11787 >> Office: 631-930-9000, Toll-free: 866-282-8047 >> [email protected] >> To make a donation that can change a life...contact the Guide Dog Foundation >> at >> www.guidedog.org >> or America's VetDogs the Veterans K-9 Corps at >> www.vetdogs.org >> Visit us on facebook at: >> www.facebook.com/GuideDogFoundation or www.facebook.com/AmericasVetDogs >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
