Oh, wait, curb your enthusiasm. It’s not 64 bit for OS 10.6 users. Must have Lion to run in 64-bit. Could you please explain yourself, Apple? The decision to push the latest iTunes on software update for Snow Leopard users in 32-bit mode is pathetic. Apple hardware has been 64 bits for how many years???

Jobs is correct to ban Java from the idevices. Why sacrifice battery-life just so lazy programmers don’t have to learn a real programming language, ie. one that doesn’t waste the resources of your computer and battery.

And the ClickToFlash item doesn’t show in the Safari pull-down menu, but I think it used to in Safari under SL.

There are certainly existing bugs (I know of a few), but just because a “major” problem is reported by someone, that does not mean it is a “bug.” And intentional design changes are not bugs. The bugs I know of personally, are relatively minor, like certain apps not “resuming” in the correct Space after logging out and logging back in. I have not experienced anything (so far) that causes crashes or data loss or performance issues. And that’s good considering my iMac is pretty old, and I upgraded my existing Snow Leopard system (which was an upgrade of my previous Leopard system).

-jcr

I think i have like 3-4 actual reviews out there…

I did however go out of my way to review iVI though. (Love iVI)
I had a problem, pretty much my fault… right after i bought it.
I emailed the support, and the Dev responded fast. and even though i figured out what the problem was… and fixed it. He was happy to know the cause and how to correct it. And while not exactly a bug he could at least know what to tell someone if they did the same as me.

I reviewed the App.

(if you install the iVI trial.. remove it BEFORE you buy the app from the app store. have them both installed, remove the trial… settings will not change. ever. Had to remove the purchased app, and re install it. works flawless now)

he could have suggested his ideas. not bashed people for NOT listening to him…

And Brian…. Ever thought that people like me… LIKE to play with new stuff?
holy crap, MAYBE I have aspirations to find problems, and HELP people with “Issues” they may run into!

Maybe… just MAYBE… I got Lion quickly so the people i know/work with… could ASK ME questions and find answers to any problem they may run into.

I have been able to convince many people to get an iOS device JUST cause they know I can help them if they run into ANY questions.
My Niece just got her iPhone 4 (white, some ARE jealous) for her 17th birthday. If it were NOT for me… She would not have known to get the unlimited data plan. She got her iPhone on the VERY LAST DAY Verizon offered it.. Verizon clerk did not mention it to her.
Verizon screwed up her “switch” from her Android crapware phone also. they synced up my Sister’s contacts and email accounts… She was not happy with her new iPhone. I fixed it for her. now she’s in love with the iPhone like the rest of us are.

I have Lion on my MBP only, for some of the very reasons Brian said. I was NOT about to put it on my iMac on day one until i knew everything would work.

it does, and the iMac will probably get Lion tonight/tomorrow.

Although i WILL need to remove a few apps before i upgrade the iMac. a few are DOA with Lion. and one says they are working of on a fix, so i’ll just uninstall it till then.
the DOA ones.. i have 2. One is replaced in Lion, the other i think the dev quit right after SL was released.. hasn’t been updated in about a year, and Lion crashes it. I rarely use it, so no loss really.

And just in case someone needs to know.

http://roaringapps.com/

they have a very good list of compatible apps listed there, tells you if the dev is abandoning the app (if it’s known) or working to update it. Or if there is an update for it.

Anyone about to upgrade, i’d check the list.

The only thing i am “dealing with” is the sidebar re-order in Finder… i’ll eventually get used to it but it still bugs me.

and WTF is with the blah icons in finder sidebar as well…. and Candybar doesn’t change them. (yet anyway)

I personally have not run into any major problems with Lion. I even got my Mother the Free up to date Lion install last night. (it’s EASY to get. and instantly approved for download)
Her Mini had no problems, although i had to figure out where to reverse the scrolling on her mouse.. she doesn’t have a trackpad.
It’s the first option/check box under mouse if there is no trackpad installed.

But i was able to play with AirDrop last night between my MBP and my mother’s Mini.
works slick!

also someone mentioned they had the beta for facetime installed when they upgraded, and it was causing addressbook/mail problems..
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15680016#15680016

Worth a shot anyway.

I saw the screenshots of it showing the menu bar icon showing the different desktops with different backgrounds… Though I could mouse over the icon and SEE what was open on the other spaces… nope. it just shows you the other desktops wallpaper and allows you to name them.
That and every review said the same thing “what spaces should be” I bit.
I like hyperspaces, but i don’t think it lived up to the hype.

Worth getting if you never upgrade to lion? if you get it cheap… I did.
but it’s dead now, and i honestly do like Mission control. I had to work through some changes, and had to do a little research on how to create my own “spaces” again (the above)

Hyperspaces never changed the way i go from space to space though.. same shortcuts as Spaces. It just dressed up spaces a bit.

And Michael,
do like TowerTone and myself said.
the drag into the top inside mission control creates a new space for that app (or apps) but i dont think it’s permanent, the right click the icon once you are in that desktop does.

the meat of spaces still lives, they just changed it a little.

Be sure to turn off ‘Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use’ in System Prefs/Mission Control

Biggest difference with Mission Control is that you can’t assign applications to always open in the same desktop.

Or if Phil is the cautious type, he cloned his existing 10.6.8 system to an external drive (as bootable backup), booted from the clone, erased the internal drive, and ran the Lion Installer from there (targeting internal drive). The advantage with using the clone is being able to “clone the clone” back to the internal drive and have the 10.6.8 system back (exactly as it was before), if something about Lion is not acceptable.

The “burn a DVD” method is the least elegant, IMO.

What are we, Brian’s kids? Brian, get off your high horse and go blow yourself. It may surprise you to know that a lot of us did what you suggested and are not having any problems. And we did it all by all our feeble little selves. Nothing worse than good advice presented in a way over the top self righteous manner. More bees with honey there, Bri.

I don’t use Dashboard very much, and I don’t need it to appear as a “Space” in MIssion Control, so I unchecked that option.

In Snow Leopard, the number of Spaces was set in System Preferences as a “grid.” Although you could change it at any time, the number of Spaces felt “static.” In Lion, it’s more like, “I need a new Space to separate this task. Add one.” OR “No need for that Space anymore. Remove it.” It feels like opening and closing a Finder window. i can easily move open windows between Spaces. And it’s simply done from Mission Control. Nicely implemented.

And the “ratings” on Mac App Store are pretty good; out of about 12,000 current ratings, about 90% are four or five (out of five) stars. But when it comes to “reviews,” most of the people who bother writing one have something to complain about; we don’t hear from most of the happy majority.

For SHAME!

Spotlight indexing occurs for sometimes hours after install.

Mail indexing can take time and is impacted by Spotlight indexing as each piece of mail is a finder file.

Menubar apps like Air DIsplay and Air Server can cause issues with drag and drop not functioning. Turn off all system enhancements and add back in one -by-one to see which app is causing problems.

If your Lion install is misbehaving, make sure you’re backed up to Time Machine. Restart your computer, holding down the “option” key. Select the new “Lion Recovery” HD (partition) as the boot disk. Then use system tools to reinitialize your Macintosh HD drive. Then, you can do a clean install directly from the recovery disk. An internet connection will be required and you’re given the ability to log into you Wi-FI while in the Lion Recovery HD. Preety fool proof. I had one computer that upgraded flawlessly and one that behaved funky. Did a clean install and all is good. Loving Lion.

——RM

1. Back up your hard drive
2. Make a bootable backup of your system and hard drive
3. Run full maintenance and optimization of your system
4. Check that all of your applications have been properly tested for compatibility and bugs with a new OS. Make all necessary upgrades or patiently wait until your essential software has been updated/fixed.
5. Read reviews on the new OS to look for bug reports, and wait to be sure that the deal-breaker bugs have been fixed

Did you do this? Or like so many MDN readers, blindly race to be the first to download and install Lion? If you are in the latter group, shame on you.

From what I have read, the majority of users are having a great experience. But if you depend on your Mac for your profession, it’s absolutely essential to wait. That’s right. Wait. Make sure that your key apps and hardware are compatible with any new system.

Case in point: Photoshop. When CS5 came out, it was an absolute train wreck: drivers bonked. It broke printing and scanning. It wreaked havoc on video cards. And much more. We waited for over a year to make sure that Adobe had addressed the issues. We made sure that CS5 would play nice with Snow Leopard and the latest Mac Pro Tower.

Our patience was rewarded. After installing CS5 a week ago, it runs much better than CS4, and works well with Snow Leopard. Photoshop no longer crashes and runs very fast compared with CS4. But knowing that the programming behind the CS5 suite uses Flash and Java, we anticipated there would be problems initially with Lion.That’s why we’re being patient and waiting.

Please: WAIT. BE PATIENT. Don’t race to install Lion or any major app until you know it’s rock solid, and that conflicts and issues have been addressed. I’m sure any issues will be fixed quickly. But if you’re whining above, you have nobody to blame but yourselves.

I hope this helps.

I’m rocking an alternate mail client called Sparrow Mail which is a stripped down version of Mail. It’s got a clean uncluttered look if you like this sort of thing. Part of the reason why I went the Mac way was because I got fed up with the busy make work screen of Windows. I don’t know what it is with Microsoft and clutter. Maybe their interface designers draw their inspiration from my backyard dumpster with banana peels mixed together. 

I like things squared away and neat on my desktop. I can’t stand a cluttered mess. I’ll check back with you in a couple of weeks when I’ve had some hands on with Lion, probably muttering under my breath railing against all the changes as I do so.

In addition, Lion wanted to take nearly 100% of the processors time to reindex his Time Machine backup for the next 14 hours. That is some heavy indexing!

After playing with his fast MacBook Pro it appears to me that The version feature in Lion might need a little more work.

Absolutely no problem with Mail. The new Conversations feature is great. I don’t like the new horizontal layout, so I use the “Classic” layout (which is a setting in Preferences under Viewing).