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OS X Mavericks

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ObiWanKablowme
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mavericks dropped for free today anyone have it yet? opinions?
Oct 22 2013 2:40PM
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eheath
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lol i've been doing that for YEARS
Oct 23 2013 5:23PM
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1337
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I've never had it pop up as an option on chrome before the update.

I feel like feature wise Mavericks will be much better on my hackintosh, though I do hope battery life improves
Oct 23 2013 5:25PM
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1337
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Woo it's updated!
http://www.tonymacx86.com/374-unibeast-install-os-x-mavericks-any-supported-intel-based-pc.html
Oct 23 2013 5:32PM
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roddy116
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you can change that XD
Oct 23 2013 6:06PM
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*DUMBCAN*
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http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/23/os-x-mavericks-optional-os-upgrade-or-important-security-fix/


Some security nerds approve.
Oct 23 2013 6:30PM
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Corin
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I know, but it's actually kind of nice. One thing that really bothers me though, is that you can't see how much free disk space you have simple by looking at the bottom of a Finder window. That was one of those tiny things that made me love Mac over PC.
Oct 24 2013 3:54PM
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erikK
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hahahahahhahahahahhahaha!!!!!!
Oct 24 2013 5:17PM
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nkmo.
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Apparently not a new Mavericks feature, but how did I just find out about Back to My Mac? It lets you access your computer from any other Mac w/ an internet connection. Screen Sharing without having to set up VNC clients and with noticeably less lag.
Oct 24 2013 6:48PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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[img]http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/pokemon-blue-version/b/b2/Slowpoke.gif[img] here. Just downloaded mavedicks after finally removing my other broken linux partitions. few things
1. three finger scroll no longer works in firefox to go to the top or bottom of a page
2. swiping down with 4 fingers to do expose no longer works. even if i have multiple windows open it just throws the current window up and no other ones. instead 4 finer swipe up apparently has something like this function now.

already tried changing stuff and restarting and all that, still no go. wat do.

Nov 10 2013 10:08PM
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Olimar
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whhaaaaaat. teach me.
Nov 10 2013 10:34PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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lol i forgot the / in the tag. tried more things, still no go. don't feel like reverting cause thats effort.
Nov 11 2013 12:12AM
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cheener12
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if you don't have any other editing software, the new imovie is actually kinda dope, and really easy to use
Nov 11 2013 12:15AM
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Chunter
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My 2Up doesn't work anymore which is bumming me out. Anyone having free, still working alternatives for easy split screening?
Nov 11 2013 12:23AM
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QuantumMechanic
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Got a macbook pro with retina display for Christmas (/claim?). I've been a longtime user of Apple with iPods and iPhones, but never before a computer, so I'm kind of a Mac n00b. I'm currently running Mountain Lion 10.8.5, and I want to upgrade to Mavericks. First impressions in this thread seem to be pretty good but what people have to say about it on the app store make it sound like garbage...complaints of extreme slowness, memory wipes, glitches in Mail, etc. Just trying to sort out the drastically different opinions and decide if it's worth the apparent risk (obviously I would back my computer up even though I hardly have anything important on it yet). Help NS!
Jan 9 2014 10:28PM
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.Capn.
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People are just more likely to write a review if they have a negative experience. I'm sure the vast majority of users have a "meh, whatever" opinion about the update and don't take the time to write a review. I've been on it since it came out and I've had no negative issues. It works a lot better with my second computer monitor and there are some other minor things that work better, I'd say go for it
Jan 9 2014 10:33PM
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eheath
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I've had great experiences with mavricks on my old laptop (late 2011 MBP) and with my current 13" MB air.
Jan 9 2014 10:38PM
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maximiliaan
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Only good things happened to me with mavericks. But of you use adobe after effects cs6 hou have to update it.... Thats all
Jan 9 2014 10:44PM
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chicken
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if you use any stuff with macports or homebrew I would not upgrade yet. It has been a huge pain in my ass. There are a few nice features but nothing worth messing up your workflow for. The best one is surprisingly safari. I actually use it as my browser now. It's good. Also the multiple display thing is great. It's on the short list of things that OSX does better than most linux distros.

I guess for the macports thing, it's been a couple of months. I'll actually go see if octave will finally build...
Jan 9 2014 11:21PM
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