Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello everyone, Is there anything in Mountain Lion that would make it worthwhile for me to upgrade since I have no intention of using iCloud and dictation is of no interest to me. I have no real problems with Safari and I can drag and drop perfectly well in Lion. Does ML change anything with

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread John Gunn
Hello Ann: Like you I don't use all the fluff meaning iCloud ETC however the menu bar is more accessible. I think the performance has improved and Safari is a little better. Your call but if the menu bar isn't that big of a deal for you probably not but of course only my opinion. John On

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Gordon Smith
Hi Anne If you want the honest answer, which I'm sure you do, no! There are only 7 new VoiceOver related functions and, to be honest, everything else works more or less as it did under Lion. So, I'd say that if you have access to the upgrade free or cheaply, go for it. Otherwise, to be

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Timothy J. Meloy
I like how Mountain lion behaves more like an iOS device. I'm a big fan of iMessage in the notification Center. Definitely worth the upgrade for me. On Aug 1, 2012, at 7:11 AM, John Gunn g...@tznet.com wrote: Hello Ann: Like you I don't use all the fluff meaning iCloud ETC however the menu

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Amber H
I personally think it wood be worth it if you like the idea of the VIP mail box. I think also that the ability to set certain things to show in the notification center is cool. If none of these things interest you, then I don't know if you should do it. HTH, Amber On Aug 1, 2012, at

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Ian McNamara
Hello, think mountain lion is great, Love the notifications centre and IMessageing. I reckon as people have said safari is better. Drop box seems more accessible but will have to work out how to see what is set up in notifications as I want dropbox to notify me of things. Ian McNamara --- Mac

Re: Improvements in Mountain Lion

2012-08-01 Thread Anne Robertson
Thank you, everyone, for your input. I have an iPhone so I don't need the Notification Centre and I have no use for VIP mailboxes as I can get to any of my hundred or so mailboxes quickly using the first letter or two of the name. I don't want my computer to be an IOS device. My computer is a