Monday, July 25, 2011

[Review] OS X: Lion

I installed Lion last Friday morning and so far everything is doing great. As with all OS upgrades, there are a few patches and fixes to get rolling to get all the software working as it did before. PowerPC software is out for sure (no Rosetta for Lion) A quick trip over to OSXDaily.com and it will show you how to check to see if you're running any PowerPC software that for sure won't be supported. Fortunatly for me and most of you, this shouldn't be an issue. If you find that you do have an app or two, try the vendor's website or MacUpdate.com

Here are some issues that I ran into:

Java isn't included and is now a separate download. It can be found on Apple's website: Java for OS X Lion

Right off the bat, I noticed that "Library" directory was missing from my users folder. No worries, it's just hidden. A quick terminal command easily corrects that:
chflags nohidden ~/Library/

Another issue I ran into was the my Truecrypt wasn't working. A simple install of the latest MacFuse took care of that issue. It can be found at here: MacFuse 2.1.9.

More to come..