Mountain Lion Is Available Today: Here’s What To Expect

**snakeair** · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 07-25-2012, 09:55 PM

I don't remember if anyone has posted anything about Mountain Lion on here. I need to look into this somemore incase we have orders to install this for some of our clients at work.

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Apple surprised everyone by announcing the launch date of their new operating system, Mountain Lion, during their earnings call yesterday. Even more surprising was that the launch date was today, July 24. Most Apple fans have probably already downloaded Mountain Lion and are already playing around with it to find its secrets. For those who still haven’t upgraded, here’s what you’re missing.

First and foremost, Mountain Lion is Apple’s next step in combining iOS with Mac OS X. That doesn’t mean that Mountain Lion is like the experience you get on your iPhone, but a lot of the features popularized in iOS are now present in Mac OS X. That’s undeniably a good thing as iOS is arguably the best thing Apple has going for them right now.

So what’s new in Mountain Lion that’s worth getting excited about? The answer is pretty much everything. I realize that blanket statements serve no one, but it’s true in the case of Mountain Lion. Apple has gone back and...

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If you got this, please post a good detailed review for us.

Thanks

**snakeair** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-26-2012, 09:52 PM

For the not tech folks, check out this blog post for a few tips.

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Now that OS X Mountain Lion is out, many users are interested in updating their systems with the latest and greatest big cat.

As with OS X Lion, the standard way to install Mountain Lion is via the Mac App Store upgrade.

For most users, this is fine. Some users, however, view a new OS release as an opportunity to perform a clean install. It’s possible to do a clean install of Mountain Lion, but the process takes a little bit of work.

Fortunately, we’ve put together a helpful guide to get you going with a DVD or bootable USB version of the Mountain Lion installer

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