Apple Releases OS X Lion

OneMoreThing... · OneMoreThing... #1 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:03 AM

Apple Releases OS X Lion

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RavingMac · RavingMac #2 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:06 AM

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Apple Releases OS X Lion

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Lion is downloading to my mac mini. Not quite ready to do the upgrade but I decided to go ahead and start the download going as it's liable to take a while.

quin · quin #3 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:10 AM

I scoop the news bot, but they didn't post my 'OS X Lion is now available' thread. lol

It's 3.49GB not the 4 everyone was talking about

schweb · schweb #4 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:11 AM

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I scoop the news bot, but they didn't post my 'OS X Lion is now available' thread. lol

It's 3.49GB not the 4 everyone was talking about

Actually you didn't, the newsbot is just on a 30 min refresh interval

darrylyoung · darrylyoung #5 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:16 AM

To all of those people who said that the Map App Store would buckle as soon as Lion went live... I just downloaded it in less than 15 minutes on a 64Mb cable connection with my shiny new AirPort Extreme Base Station. I'm now on "About a minute" with the install. I'm glad I got in there early...

quin · quin #6 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:16 AM

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Actually you didn't, the newsbot is just on a 30 min refresh interval

It's news, you guys need to refresh every minute. It's all good. I was just surprised there was no thread for the announcement when I left a comment on the other rumor thread.

Bob_Stan · Bob_Stan #7 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:21 AM

The Lion Up To Date doesn't seem to be working though. I enter my serial number for an iMac purchased from the Apple Store on 6/18/2011 and I get a message saying the serial number doesn't qualify.

EvenStranger · EvenStranger #8 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:21 AM

Downloading now. About 1GB to go.

schweb · schweb #9 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:33 AM

Installing it now, took about 45 mins to download.

jetmech1 · jetmech1 #10 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:48 AM

Downloaded Lion in under 30 minutes. I have a few things to do before I attempt the upgrade. IE: Back-up.

I hope it all goes smooth. I'm only going to upgrade one of my iMacs for now to see how it all works.

schweb · schweb #11 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 09:53 AM

BTW,Mac OS X Lion will be available on USB thumb drive for $69 in August

ycl1688 · ycl1688 #12 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 10:18 AM

did you guys keep the lion o/s backup somewhere or do not bother ?

darrylyoung · darrylyoung #13 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 10:20 AM

It's good to see that the servers seem to be holding out. I've been playing with it for about 30 minutes now and I like everything I see - I'm actually back working like nothing has even happened. The general OS feels extremely snappy (I have a 2.66GHz MacBook Pro).

What's the deal with your name in the menu bar next to spotlight? Can you hide that?...

EvenStranger · EvenStranger #14 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 10:21 AM

Fast User Switching - should be able to toggle it on/off under Users & Groups->Login Options.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #15 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 10:23 AM

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Downloading now. About 1GB to go.

Can I ask you a question? How do you know you have 1GB left? I have found no way so far to see the progress except a bar with no markings.

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Member Since: Jun 26, 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 4	07-20-2011, 09:16 AM To all of those people who said that the Map App Store would buckle as soon as Lion went live... I just downloaded it in less than 15 minutes on a 64Mb cable connection with my shiny new AirPort Extreme Base Station. I'm now on "About a minute" with the install. I'm glad I got in there early... Web Developer, Vegan & Tech geek. Berlin. Last edited by darrylyoung; 07-20-2011 at 09:25 AM.
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Member Since: May 19, 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 154 Mac Specs: iMac 27" 3.06 GHz, 1TB, 8 GB	07-20-2011, 09:48 AM Downloaded Lion in under 30 minutes. I have a few things to do before I attempt the upgrade. IE: Back-up. I hope it all goes smooth. I'm only going to upgrade one of my iMacs for now to see how it all works. iMac - 27" - c2d - 3.06 GHz - 1 TB HD - 8 GB Mac Pro - 2.66 GHz Quad-Core - 2 Apple 23" LCD 15.4" Unibody MBP - 13" White MacBook 3 iPads, 2 iPhones, 3 iPods, 1 Apple TV
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Member Since: Jun 26, 2008 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 213 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro \| iPhone 5 \| iPad 4	07-20-2011, 10:20 AM It's good to see that the servers seem to be holding out. I've been playing with it for about 30 minutes now and I like everything I see - I'm actually back working like nothing has even happened. The general OS feels extremely snappy (I have a 2.66GHz MacBook Pro). What's the deal with your name in the menu bar next to spotlight? Can you hide that?... Web Developer, Vegan & Tech geek. Berlin.
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