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Since the launch of Mac OS X Lion, there has been a long catalogue of articles and reviews. We have gathered a list of the best of the web, and set out our reading list. We hope this is useful to find out about the new aspects of 10.7:



Starting point- a consumer view of what OS X Lion is all about:
“Upgrading to Lion Means Embracing the iPad” by David Pogue, New York TImes.
David Pogue gives an easy to read overview of the new operating system. Pogue manages to explain the new features in plain language and so offers an straight-forward introduction.

“Apple’s Lion Brings PCs Into Tablet Era” by Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal.
A good detailed look at Lion, divided into different sections highlighting the new features.

“Mac OS X Lion: in-depth review with pictures” by Matt Gemmell, The Guardian
Long but easily understood view of the main feature in 10.7, with lots of screen shots.

In depth reviews:
These reviews would be aimed at the seasoned Mac user, or people looking for more in-depth analysis of features in 10.7-
“Lion: The Complete Macworld Review” by Jason Snell, Macworld.
“Apple OS X 10.7 Lion roars with futuristic, and maddening, upgrades” by Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun Times
“Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review” By John Siracusa, Ars Technica

Specific aspects of Mac OS X Lion 10.7:
Here are examinations of specific areas in Lion, such as views of a new app or other new technology included in 10.7-
“What’s new in Lion: Address Book” by Jonathan Seff, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: QuickTime and Preview” by Christopher Breen, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: AirDrop and screen sharing” by Christopher Breen, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: Versions, Auto Save, and Resume” by Dan Moren, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: the Finder and files” by Serenity Caldwell, Dan Moren, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: Mission Control and Launchpad” by Dan Moren, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: fonts and text” by Jackie Dove, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: the user interface” by Lex Friedman, Macworld
“What's new in Lion: the Finder and files” by Serenity Caldwell, Dan Moren, Macworld

“First Look: Safari 5.1” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
“First Look: Mail in Mac OS X Lion” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
“iChat 6.0” by Lex Friedman, Macworld

Guide to setting up or migrating to Lion from a previous version of Mac OS X:
“Installing Lion: Our complete guide” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
With the following sub-guides:
“Get your Mac ready for Lion” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
“Installing Lion: What you need to know” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
“How to install Lion over Leopard” by Dan Frakes, Macworld
“ The 5-minute Lion configuration” by Christopher Breen, Macworld

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