Weekend Projects: Mac OS X Lion Edition

Geek · July 23, 2011

<p>The weekend is here, and there are quite a few people who haven’t installed Mac OS X Lion yet. Why wait? Now’s as good a time as any, so <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=uO47tEUahH8&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fos-x-lion%252Fid444303913%253Fmt%253D12%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30" target="itunes_store">head over to the App Store and download Lion</a>, and check out some of our recent OS X 10.7 info:</p>

<h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">OS X Lion Upgrade and Installation Info</h2>

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<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/20/upgrading-to-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/">Recommended steps when upgrading to OS X Lion</a> – start here, but in summary you should check for system compatibility, backup your Mac, and then upgrade</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/21/install-mac-os-x-lion-multiple-macs/">Install OS X Lion on more than one Mac</a> – download Lion once and copy it to your other personal Macs, this is perfectly acceptable thanks to Lion’s generous personal licensing agreement</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from-a-usb-flash-drive/">Make an OS X Lion USB install drive</a> – With an external USB drive you can perform a clean install or just upgrade with any compatible Mac. You can <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/08/create-burn-bootable-mac-os-x-lion-install-disc/">make a DVD too</a> if that is your preference</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/15/how-to-check-if-applications-are-incompatible-with-mac-os-x-lion/">Check app compatibility with OS X Lion</a> – PPC apps need not apply, here’s how to check your applications folder for any old apps that won’t work</li>

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<p>Once you’re all up and running with the latest and greatest version of Mac OS X, don’t miss out on some general tricks and troubleshooting tips:

<h2 style="font-size:1.3em;">General Lion Tips and Tricks</h2>

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<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/access-user-library-folder-in-os-x-lion/">Accessing the User Library folder in Lion</a> – ~/Library is hidden, but not gone! Here’s how to access it or bring it back permanently</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/wifi-dropping-in-os-x-lion-fixes/">Troubleshooting Lion Wi-Fi Connection Problems & Drops</a> – some people are encountering wireless connectivity issues, thankfully they’re easy to resolve</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/23/change-ical-leather-interface-back-to-aluminum-in-os-x-lion/">Get rid of Lions iCal Leather interface</a> – return back to a simple aluminum look with this tip</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/21/front-row-for-mac-os-x-lion/">Bring Front Row back in 10.7</a> – or just download XBMC or Plex as alternative media players</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/18/disable-mac-os-x-lion-resume-window-restore/">Annoyed with Resume? Disable it</a> – this stops apps in Lion from opening their previous windows</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/06/09/mac-running-hot-and-slow-fans-loud-after-installing-lion/">Mac running hotter after Lion?</a> – in short, it’s Spotlight and you should let it do it’s thing</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/22/enable-full-screen-support-all-apps-os-x-lion-maximizer/">Get Full Screen apps everywhere</a> – this little tweak gives all apps full-screen support, works as a bandaid of sorts until apps (like Chrome) are updated to support it natively</li>

<li><a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/20/install-lion-final-release-over-lion-gm/">Re-download Lion from the App Store</a> – hold down “Option” and click on “Purchase” and then option-click on “Install” to download the package again, this works to install Retail over GM version too</li>

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<p>Don’t miss <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/mac-os-x-10-7/">all of our OS X Lion related posts</a>, there’s tons of them and much more is to come!</p>

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