Yosemite worth it or not?
I'm seriously busy with family life, and so I've skipped Mavericks. Running the good old dependable mountain kitty, and still mostly purring along. However, I feel like I should keep up with the OS upgrades, but is Yosemite worth it? Will I have to spend a whole weekend tinkering to get it right, and is accessibility improved, the same or worse? I haven't even got the latest version of Itunes due to what I'm hearing about problems with accessibility. I'm a pretty advanced Mac user, but don't want the headache of a weekend spent geeking out just to get my E-mail. Thanks! * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
You're really not going to know until this fall. Unless, of course, you care to participate in the beta program, which it sounds like you would not. Especially being as the first beta was only just released to developers, no one can make a fair commentary on your questions yet anyhow. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seriously busy with family life, and so I've skipped Mavericks. Running the good old dependable mountain kitty, and still mostly purring along. However, I feel like I should keep up with the OS upgrades, but is Yosemite worth it? Will I have to spend a whole weekend tinkering to get it right, and is accessibility improved, the same or worse? I haven't even got the latest version of Itunes due to what I'm hearing about problems with accessibility. I'm a pretty advanced Mac user, but don't want the headache of a weekend spent geeking out just to get my E-mail. Thanks! * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
Heh. See how out of the loop I am? Guess I'll just bail on Mavericks. I totally missed the WWDC yesterday and only saw a blurb about a new iPhone on the news this morning on my way by. My iPhone 5 is currently down and going in for repair (something about moisture damage through the Otterbox docking station port, blah blah blah) so Yeah. * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
I wrote a summary of all the announcements for www.applevis.com, it should be right on the homepage. That way you can catch up without spending two hours listening to the Keynote. Yosemite is only just out in beta and will be released as a free upgrade this fall. One major area addressed in the Keynote was Mail; they have added some fancy new features, but they also stated that they had worked hard to make Mail more stable and faster. Given all the problems in Mavericks, and that Mail got its own spot in the Keynote, I really feel like it will be a solid app when it comes out. Only time will tell, though, so watch this list in the fall for the comments from early adopters. Some of us will be doing beta testing, but of course we can't say anything, only report the bugs and hope for the best. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: Heh. See how out of the loop I am? Guess I'll just bail on Mavericks. I totally missed the WWDC yesterday and only saw a blurb about a new iPhone on the news this morning on my way by. My iPhone 5 is currently down and going in for repair (something about moisture damage through the Otterbox docking station port, blah blah blah) so Yeah. * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
IF I had to go just on the promised feature set alone, I'd say it will be worth it. The continuity it will offer between the iPhone and Mac with respect to documents, messenger, e-mail and contacts, and yes, phone calls to will, in my view, make it something to be eagerly anticipated. When you consider the fact that with Yosemite you will be able to answer phone calls using your Mac, and make them as well, I'd say it will be worth it. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Jun 3, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name wrote: You're really not going to know until this fall. Unless, of course, you care to participate in the beta program, which it sounds like you would not. Especially being as the first beta was only just released to developers, no one can make a fair commentary on your questions yet anyhow. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seriously busy with family life, and so I've skipped Mavericks. Running the good old dependable mountain kitty, and still mostly purring along. However, I feel like I should keep up with the OS upgrades, but is Yosemite worth it? Will I have to spend a whole weekend tinkering to get it right, and is accessibility improved, the same or worse? I haven't even got the latest version of Itunes due to what I'm hearing about problems with accessibility. I'm a pretty advanced Mac user, but don't want the headache of a weekend spent geeking out just to get my E-mail. Thanks! * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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. -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
Thanks Alex, Ray and Isaac. I avoided Mavericks a lot because of the Gmail hassles people were having, yes. I'll check out Applevis. * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
I would have to say it is worth it as well. After here about mails new features it is worth it. isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com Skype gold_wildcat On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: IF I had to go just on the promised feature set alone, I'd say it will be worth it. The continuity it will offer between the iPhone and Mac with respect to documents, messenger, e-mail and contacts, and yes, phone calls to will, in my view, make it something to be eagerly anticipated. When you consider the fact that with Yosemite you will be able to answer phone calls using your Mac, and make them as well, I'd say it will be worth it. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Jun 3, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name wrote: You're really not going to know until this fall. Unless, of course, you care to participate in the beta program, which it sounds like you would not. Especially being as the first beta was only just released to developers, no one can make a fair commentary on your questions yet anyhow. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seriously busy with family life, and so I've skipped Mavericks. Running the good old dependable mountain kitty, and still mostly purring along. However, I feel like I should keep up with the OS upgrades, but is Yosemite worth it? Will I have to spend a whole weekend tinkering to get it right, and is accessibility improved, the same or worse? I haven't even got the latest version of Itunes due to what I'm hearing about problems with accessibility. I'm a pretty advanced Mac user, but don't want the headache of a weekend spent geeking out just to get my E-mail. Thanks! * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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. -- 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.
Re: Yosemite worth it or not?
I upgraded one of my computers to Mavericks and left one on Mountain Lion, partly because brltty still isn't fully functional for me in Mavericks. But after listening to the keynote, I am sure I will have to upgrade everything to Yosemite when it is released. -- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Ray Foret Jr rforet7...@comcast.net wrote: IF I had to go just on the promised feature set alone, I'd say it will be worth it. The continuity it will offer between the iPhone and Mac with respect to documents, messenger, e-mail and contacts, and yes, phone calls to will, in my view, make it something to be eagerly anticipated. When you consider the fact that with Yosemite you will be able to answer phone calls using your Mac, and make them as well, I'd say it will be worth it. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! On Jun 3, 2014, at 8:44 AM, Buddy Brannan bu...@brannan.name wrote: You're really not going to know until this fall. Unless, of course, you care to participate in the beta program, which it sounds like you would not. Especially being as the first beta was only just released to developers, no one can make a fair commentary on your questions yet anyhow. On Jun 3, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: I'm seriously busy with family life, and so I've skipped Mavericks. Running the good old dependable mountain kitty, and still mostly purring along. However, I feel like I should keep up with the OS upgrades, but is Yosemite worth it? Will I have to spend a whole weekend tinkering to get it right, and is accessibility improved, the same or worse? I haven't even got the latest version of Itunes due to what I'm hearing about problems with accessibility. I'm a pretty advanced Mac user, but don't want the headache of a weekend spent geeking out just to get my E-mail. Thanks! * Mark BurningHawk Baxter * AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 * MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com * My home page: * http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- 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. -- 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.
