Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread Scott Howell
John, ALthough a fresh install has its advantages, I have found very few problems upgrading. Most problems upgrading have been the result of an application. Not everyone wants to go through the nuke and pave option. An upgrade is more likely to be successful when your system is already in a

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread John Panarese
Hi Scott, I've heard mixed reviews. Obviously, if you don't want to go through the whole nine yards, then that is fine. In a lot of cases, I have heard this has been all right. However, in other cases, I have read and heard about a lot of different issues. Yes, it's often related to

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread Scott Howell
John, I could not agree more. It is absolutely critical to backup and run updates on all of your software before upgrading. Failing to do so may result in all sorts of problems. On Feb 19, 2012, at 12:06 PM, John Panarese wrote: Hi Scott, I've heard mixed reviews. Obviously, if you don't

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread May McDonald
Ok, I have done the upgrade and everything seems to be working as it's suppose to. I do have a question though. Is there a way to get mail set back up so that it only lets me look at the subject lines? On 2012-02-19, at 12:06 PM, John Panarese wrote: Hi Scott, I've heard mixed reviews.

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread John Panarese
Just switch to Classic View in Mail preferences from the View pane. That will get Mail to act like it did in Snow Leopard. However, I would recommend trying the new view and working with it. Take Care John Panarese jpanar...@gmail.com On Feb 19, 2012, at 2:48 PM, May McDonald wrote:

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-19 Thread May McDonald
Thanks. Guess I overlooked it when I was going through what things looked like now. Will take some getting use to. On 2012-02-19, at 2:56 PM, John Panarese wrote: Just switch to Classic View in Mail preferences from the View pane. That will get Mail to act like it did in Snow Leopard.

suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-18 Thread May McDonald
Ok, now that I have a short break from school I think it's time to play with Lion. Any tips and tricks that I should know or do before I upgrade? All help would be appreciated. May and Prince Noah cell: 613-863-5845 or 1-888-778-2544 email: mcdonald@gmail.com -- You received this message

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-18 Thread Matthew Campbell
Hi. I'd make sure you back up you're system to an external hard drive either with time machine or some other backup software. That way, you can restore if something unexpected happens. On 2012-02-18, at 4:21 PM, May McDonald wrote: Ok, now that I have a short break from school I think it's

Re: suggestions for updating to lion

2012-02-18 Thread John Panarese
I would do a clean install, first of all. This is better than an upgrade. Make sure your system has the latest firmware updates prior to doing the clean install, back up your current system with Time Machine or something like, Super Duper, on an external drive, and after you install Lion