The Lion Vet *: The Problems and The Solutions
The Lion Vet *: The Problems and The Solutions |
I. Upgrading to OS X Lion
II. Things To Do After Installing OS X Lion
III. Mac OS X 'Lion' bugs
IV. OS X Lion Issues & How To Fix Them
V. Lion causes problems for Adobe users
VI. Apple Mac OS v10.7 Lion Support
VII. Reasons Not To Upgrade to OS X Lion Yet
1. Make sure that your installed applications will work after the upgrade
(Compatibility Chart) (Your Rosetta Apps) (Appleworks)
Appleworks Word Processing documents can be opened only in Pages (iWork).
Appleworks Spreadsheets can be opened only in Numbers (iWork).
Appleworks Presentations can be opened only in Keynote (iWork).
Appleworks Draw Documents can be opened only in EazyDraw Version 4 ($95).
Appleworks Paint documents must be saved as PICT's in Appleworks.
Appleworks Databases must be saved as ASCII text and reconstructed.
2. Make sure your hardware will support OS X Lion
Intel Core 2 Duo or better (2006)
3. Run Software Update before you buy and install OS X Lion ($30)
4. Make a backup
5. Finally, disable encryption and verify the integrity of your hard drive
1. Leave It Alone For A Few Hours
2. Check Out PDF Signing In Preview
3. Reverse Mouse/Touchpad Scrolling
4. Re-enable Dot Indicators Under Running Apps
5. Software update
6. Disable Dashboard In Mission Control
7. Give Filevault Another Chance
8. Learn the new multi-touch gestures
9. Disable Autocorrect
1. Random crashing that results in a totally black screen
2. WiFi dropping
3. Poor MacBook Pro battery life
4. Video crash causes freezing on new iMacs
1. No Boot DVD
2. iCal & Address Book Graphics
3. Dumbing Down Of Finder
4. Trackpad Gestures
5. App Compatibility
6. Bring Back Scrollbars
7. Organise Mission Control
1. Files stored in Library folder
2. Java Runtime isn't installed by default
4. Scrolling behavior is opposite of expected - FIX
5. Rosetta not supported: CS2 & earlier won't work
6. OS 10.7 new features are not supported
1. Apple Update 10.7.1 Fixes A Few Bugs
3. Lion Recovery Disk Assistant
1. Lion does not have Rosetta, hence will not run PPC apps.
2. Lion does not work with Network Time Machines (USB & Firewire OK).
3. Some Intel Apps Won't Run on Lion Yet.
4. Some questionable improvements, i.e. No 'Save As,' just 'Duplicate.'
5. The is no rush, Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Works Great and Lion will get better.
1) vetting a new operating system as to whether it will work out for each of us
2) veterinarianing a wild animal that has found its way into our computers.
The website is based upon many links to Lion related websites.
