Mac User Groups

[shawn77]

Might be getting the new macbook pro, and my old imac of 4-5 yrs is still working fine (that's the problem with Mac. They really last). Are there any shops in sg that accept trade ins ? thanks

[Darkangel]

Hehehe...my take is...keep the old mac as spare...dun expect much from it...I would say..less than $100? Hahaaha

[seiko.citizen]

Any mac users here upgrade to OSX Lion yet?

Downloaded and install last night. You will want to read on how to make a bootable dvd as lion is only offered as an app store download.

now with that out of the way; I've noticed some changes

1) mail and ical seem to have got a facelift
2) less resource hungry than before
3) spaces have changed, as has expose
4) mouse scrolling is same as ipad/iphone (but can revert to traditional scrolling)

to those who upgrade, care to share your experiences.

[breitling77]

I haven't done it. Plan to do but want to wait for a retailed release if possible. What if system crash and need to re-install? I believe the Lion should be better.

[clokwerk oranje]

I haven't done it. Plan to do but want to wait for a retailed release if possible. What if system crash and need to re-install? I believe the Lion should be better.

Retail box of OS X Lion? Not likely to happen. Jobs is moving away from that distribution model for apps.

It's either thru App store or new Mac machine with Lion pre-installed.

[clokwerk oranje]

Using this weekend to do housekeeping on my main machine, and getting the other machine ready for OS X Lion update.
And then to get a US iTunes gift card, a buck short in my iTunes account for Lion.

[seiko.citizen]

I haven't done it. Plan to do but want to wait for a retailed release if possible. What if system crash and need to re-install? I believe the Lion should be better.

it wont be a problem if you created your own boot dvd. takes all but 5mins to do quite literally.

[triton]

usually for any type of upgrades, i wait for commando to feedback.

[seiko.citizen]

so far the response to lion has been positive. some complaints here and there, but nothing that would put me off.

for those who still using legacy apps; check here for a list of compatible apps. i got burnt, my paragon ntfs doesn't work anymore, there goes my backup drive for now

[clokwerk oranje]

cr*p... lion has problems with skitch, geektool, vlc and bowtie...

[triton]

thanks for update.

[seiko.citizen]

cr*p... lion has problems with skitch, geektool, vlc and bowtie...

vlc works like a treat for me tho. didn't update software either. not too sure on the others.

if using geek tool to monitor system performance, may i suggest istat menu 3.

for the record, my paragon was outdated by 2 versions. with latest version, now my ntfs support is back.

[sshark]

I have upgraded to Lion ... all go well, vlc.. and even NTFS drives.. i use http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/ and is working well with Lion

[jonchar]

Upgraded over the weekend. Some programs are still not compatible. Bought a trackpad to be used for my imac with the new gestures. So far so good.

[seiko.citizen]

how you find the scrolling? are you using the natural or old school scrolling method?