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Year after year, I don’t deny myself testing new versions of OS X; I was especially looking forward to yesterday’s presentation at WWDC. At the last conference, Apple introduced OS X Yosemite, which is very beautiful, but took a step back in stability. It just so happens that the operating room of the apple giant is considered by many to be one of the most convenient, stable and safe. That's why they don't just use it great amount people in different areas work. After the release of iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, it became clear that Apple would try to bring the desktop version of the system as close as possible to the mobile version in terms of design. Even with the release of Mavericks, traces of skeuomorphism began to disappear from the system, but the system finally switched to a flat design in OS X Yosemite. The guys from Cupertino have done a great job in terms of redesigning the system and creating its new look. The design is beautiful, but the performance and stability that OS X is famous for has gone somewhere. Despite several system updates that were released throughout the year, the same comfortable operation as before did not appear. Overall, I was looking forward to WWDC to see the new version of OS X - El Capitan.
Probably everyone who watched the presentation, or even those who did not watch the presentation and heard about the announcements, was surprised or somehow smiled at the name of the new system. There were even jokes that it would be better if Apple continued to call its systems cat breeds, but let’s put that aside.
It was strange to expect any drastic changes; what was expected was work on bugs, performance and some internal things. Actually, that’s what happened. In essence, El Capitan is just a bug fix that fixed the main problems of OS X Yosemite - performance, smoothness, stability. It’s surprising that if iOS 9 Beta 1 has a decent portion of bugs and problems, it even slows down and slows down somewhere (according to at least on the iPhone 6 Plus), then in the new version of OS X there are no such problems. The beta version works like clockwork. Despite the fact that I have only been using the system for one day, I can say with certainty that it is quite stable, but what is also important is that it works. It actually works. I no longer see these strange jerky animations in Mission Control, Notification Center, I don’t see lags in Safari (though in El Capitan it likes to crash sometimes, but that’s standard problem). In general, this is what everyone was waiting for. Beauty like Yosemite and stability like Mavericks. There is even a rumor that 10.6 was used as the basis for the system.
It’s strange to talk about innovations - there are none. It's nice that this times Apple I dispensed with the desire to show off some unnecessary innovations, but focused on the stability and operation of the system. Not everyone accepts the new font, but I think it's a matter of habit. It took me a couple of hours to stop seeing the differences. The font is actually nice and looks good on retina, although it seems less serious compared to Helvetica Neue.
I liked the new split window mode. At first glance, it seems that all this is not necessary, because you can arrange the windows anyway you like, but when you use it, you realize that it is convenient.
Safari has become even more convenient browser, although what was added to it was in browsers several years ago.
About the work third party programs hard to tell. Of all the software that I launched on the system, only Telegram did not start for me, which I immediately reported to Mikhail Filimonov, the developer of the first client for the Mac. Telegram Desktop works stably on the system. From professional software, I launched Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro X, Photoshop, and a couple of others. Everything works well and smoothly.
Of course, there are bugs in the system, for example, somewhere the font moves out or some other minor dirty tricks, but overall the system turned out to be very good.
There are still a couple of points that confused me. For example, when installing an update (I installed using App Store, as a developer), the installer issued a strange warning that some system functions would not be supported for me, but I ignored it. Also, during installation, for some reason the system switched to emulating a resolution of 1920x1200 (I have a MacBook Pro 15 Retina), and upon startup it returned to 1440x900. When you reboot or start the computer, when you select a user, the resolution is also 1920x1080 again and then returns to normal again, all this is accompanied by daring. I think this is a problem with the first beta and it will be fixed soon, or the problem is that I installed the system on top of 10.10.
Also, for example, if you enable Notes on OS X 10.11, you won't be able to use them on OS X 10.10. A similar situation happened last year with Cloud Drive.
As a result: Apple coped with the task of bringing OS X to mind. I will not advise anyone to install a new system for one simple reason - it is a beta. Despite the fact that the system has not failed me yet, it may fail you, but if you really want to try it, then go ahead to torrents and download the update.
WriteThe next official OS X update, codenamed El Capitan, will be released very soon. And users all over the world will be faced with a stark question: whether to upgrade their system to El Capitan or not to look for good from good.
The question is actually complicated. Let's take a sneak peek at the competition. Microsoft has rolled out a major update to its brainchild - Windows 10. I have already tested this OS on two laptops and was impressed by how much faster the system has become.
My mother's Windows 10 laptop was literally brought back to life. I'm telling the whole story. Her laptop has 3 gigabytes of RAM, and like a good son, I once went to the store to add memory to the laptop to at least 6 (and ideally 8) gigabytes. Unfortunately, the laptop did not work with any other memory stick. I later read that Acer did something clever with this particular model. As a result, there were 3 gigabytes left in the laptop and I constantly heard complaints from my mother about slow work Windows 7.
As soon as Windows 10 came out, I immediately updated the system in hopes of a miracle. And it happened. The system works quickly, does not slow down anything, and there are no complaints about slow operation. Rather, on the contrary, a couple of times my mother mentioned that “how wonderful everything works now.”
This is exactly the effect I always expect from the next version of OS X. But here the problem is different, all versions of OS X worked quite quickly for me, so it’s hard to surprise me with an increase in performance. But the developers took care of this, for which they are honored and praised:
If we highlight the main reason why it is worth updating the system, then for the sake of these indicators. If your OS X is slow, you're unlikely to lose anything by upgrading. If your OS X is slow and updating to El Capitan did not help, then your device is probably too old. I would look either towards a replacement or a possible upgrade.
By the way, I have an upgraded (system SSD, 8 GB RAM added) laptop from 2011 and El Capitan works great on it.
What else does El Capitan add?
Mode Split View. Convenient operation in two windows at once. Nothing prevents the user from opening two windows and working in them in older versions of OS X, but Split View takes this point to a whole new level. The “one place” mode is turned on, but then nothing distracts from work.
- “Chinese and Japanese fonts” - we give a standing ovation, everyone has been waiting for this!
- “searching for a lost cursor” is so important that it was written about as some kind of invention...
El Capitan is a fine-tuning of Yosemite. At the same time, there are currently no obvious points that will force the user to stay on Yosemite. But the promised super performance can force the user to upgrade to El Capitan. Yes, and El Capitan’s requirements seem to hint. Next computers It will be possible to upgrade to El Capitan:
- iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
- MacBook (12-inch, 2015)
- MacBook (13-inch aluminum, late 2008), (13-inch early 2009 or later)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2009 or later), (15-inch, mid/late 2007 or later), (17-inch, late 2007 or later)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (early 2009)
It’s another matter when you still have “Lions”, “Leopards” and an old computer. Here the risk of updating can turn into a local disaster. I would advise such users to do system backup using Time Machine and try updating. If everything goes badly, then roll back. Fortunately, Apple does not prohibit this.
There are several similarities and differences between the current Mac OS- Yosemite and the newly released Mac OS X El Capitan. Fortunately for users, Yosemite can be upgraded to the new El Capitan for free, or users can easily partition Mac to install both El Capitan and Yosemite. Thus you can switch from one to another.
Comparison: Mac OS X El Capitan VS Yosemite
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| Apps can load twice faster, while Internet connectivity speeds have also been increased greatly. Opening of PDF files and Word documents are also faster than ever. One advantage El Capitan has over Yosemite is the new Mission control feature that displays apps at the bar on top of your screen- this helps you stay more organized than the Thumbnail feature of Yosemite. | Advantages | The menu bar at the top of the screen is opaque, and the Messages sidebar is translucent. Though some may see more minimalist aesthetics in the increased use of transparency but this serves no useful purpose. |
| You can only install software that has been approved by Apple on the new Mac OS X El Capitan. | Disadvantage | One of the disadvantages of using Yosemite are the lags and slowdowns of apps, likewise the stuttering animations as well as slow Internet connectivity have also been reported. |
| El Capitan also comes with a full screen tweaks and mission control features. The mission control displays the names of existing apps at the top of the screen page, and this has replaced the thumbnail feature on the Yosemite. | Mission Control | The Thumbnail of Yosemite features a simplified menu bar around Yosemite. Height of many window title bars in Yosemite has been reduced. |
| There is a new Spotlight feature on El Capitan that allows you to resize windows and move them anywhere on your desktop screen. El Capitan also provides search results from more sources, thus you will get the exact stuff you search for instead of too many results. | Spotlight | The Spotlight icon is located in the top right of the screen, but when you click on it the window opens in the middle of the screen. When first started using Spotlight in Yosemite, it is quite slow. |
| With the new Swipe gesture and improved full screen support, you can now optimize the way you read or manage your mails better on Mac OS X El Capitan – you can use this feature as a quick correspondence handler, and also manage your contacts and calendar much better from your inbox. With one swipe, you can mark an email as read or unread. | Mail in Yosemite doesn't appear to have changed much from Mail in Mavericks, apart from a few slight interface changes. | |
| Mac OS X El Capitan comes with third party editing tools that allows you to personalize your photos, by adding more details. The photo app on El Capitan is one of the best you can find on any operating system. The multiple editing extensions on the Photo apps found on El Capitan can allow you to add subtle filters and beautiful textures that will make your photos extraordinary. | Photo | Users can transfer images from iPhone to Mac by AirDrop. |
| The new Safari on Mac OS X El Capitan is the perfect browser tool for your Mac device. The New Safari allows you to Pin your favorite websites, thus you can keep them opened, likewise you can mute audios without checking the tab from which the sound is coming from. | Safari | In Safari these menu bars buttons appear on the same level as the address/search bar. Merging the toolbar and title bar will bring help to users. However, this mean that the title of a page in Safari and the name of the document in your word processor will be invisible. |
| The enhanced Maps available on Mac OS X El Capitan provides maximum public transit information you can ever ask for, thus you will never miss your way even in a big city. You will have access to in-built public transport maps, directions and schedules. With El Capitan, you can easily plan your route with just a few clicks. | Maps | When you search for a location, a Map of said location including the tools to find directions will appear. |
| One of the things that has made Mac OS X El Capitan more secured is the fact that the use of third party software is restricted, thus you may cope with much fewer bugs, or other threats to your Mac device. The double-coding system and several other password encryption recognition security features on El Capitan also make it more secured than Yosemite. | Security | Yosemite allows more third party software, though it is not lacking the basic Apple security features. the fact that you will need Apple login details and password to access your Mac makes it difficult for someone to break in, likewise Apple provides an iCloud security for all files stored in its cloud system. |
| When it comes to prices, the final price of Mac OS X El Capitan is still being speculated but many believe much difference should not exist between it and Yosemite. For now the upgrade of Yosemite to Mac OS X El Capitan is free and users who want to upgrade to the premium El Capitan will have to pay an amount that is expected not to be more than $60 a year. | Price | The Yosemite costs less than $50 a year while the premium costs more. |
| There is no doubt about the fact that performance in Mac OS X El Capitan is much more better than Yosemite. Launching apps on El Capitan is more than twice faster, likewise switching between apps on the new El Capitan is more than 1.5 times faster than Yosemite. The disk cache optimization included in the new El Capitan. The new user interface on Mac OS X El Capitan also optimizes the latest IOS 9 which makes it more user-friendly than the Yosemite. | Performance | The performance of Yosemite will largely depend on other factors such as the available hard disk space as well as the RAM. You will need a minimum hard disk space of about 2G to download and install the new Mac OS X El Capitan, however, the Yosemite requires much less disk space and RAM size. |
OS X El Capitan has quite a few features that will make you think “I've seen that somewhere before,” but perhaps the most notable of them all is the Split View mode. Now, working in full screen, you can run two applications at once. Hooray! Mail and TweetDeck side by side, all day, full screen, no need to switch between apps. Of course, something similar has existed in Windows for many years.
In Split View mode, users can work with two applications in parallel
I have to work a lot with mail. Unfortunately, Mail in Yosemite often froze when checking your mailbox over an IMAP connection, especially after the computer woke up from sleep mode. Fixing this issue in El Capitan is the one thing I would like most.
But there is also good news. Apparently, in this beta version of the operating system, Mail works much better than before. Apple has announced that they have significantly improved the IMAP experience in El Capitan, and I really hope so. Can you imagine, I worked in Mail for a week and the app never stopped working? That's a damn good sign.
The differences between Yosemite and El Capitan are so subtle that I often thought of comparisons to puzzles where you have to find 10 differences between two photographs. But I wouldn't say that's a bad thing, considering how radical the changes were in Yosemite. So if you liked OS X 10.10, then you'll definitely like El Capitan. This is the best way to describe this update.
Apple did a good job on system performance, speeding up the loading of emails and launching applications, but to be honest, I barely noticed the difference. You ask me: does the system work quickly? I will answer in the affirmative. As fast as Yosemite? I think yes. In addition, I encountered a rather strange glitch when El Capitan “ate” all system memory and froze tightly.
Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch:
In OS X 10.11, Notes has acquired new “muscles” and capabilities, turning into a serious competitor not only for other text editors, but also for services such as Evernote. Now you can add images, PDFs, videos and other media content to your notes by simply dragging them with the mouse, and even create multi-line lists with one click.
You can format heading and paragraph styles, use bold and italic styles, and attach an image from Photos. Using the Share menu, users will also be able to add content from other applications. For example, location from Maps, spreadsheets and more. It's very convenient to organize your notes into different folders, and the thumbnails in the sidebar make them easy to identify, especially when you insert media files into them.
Why should you choose Apple solutions at El Capitan? Because they are very closely interconnected. Maps talks to Notes, Calendar talks to Mail, and they all talk to Spotlight. These elusive but very useful connections will eventually lead you to use Apple applications instead of the ones you used before. This is somewhat reminiscent of Continuity, except that all the actions take place inside your computer, and not between devices. And it all works just great.
What I liked the most were the improvements to Safari, although many will rightly point out that they are not that innovative. In fact, some of them have been offered in Chrome and other competing browsers for a long time. For example, you can now quickly determine which tab is playing audio and quickly mute it either in the tab itself or in the address bar. The last option is especially useful if sounds are heard from several tabs: say, your favorite song is playing on one, and a video has automatically started on the other. Also, by clicking on the speaker icon in the address bar, you can see a list of all tabs that play sound and selectively mute the unnecessary ones.
But what I like most is the pinning tab feature. It's like a bookmarks bar, only better: now you don't have to close tabs, and when compressed they take up less space.
There is no need to close a pinned tab because it takes up very little space
With the new CoreSpotlight API, third-party app content, including documents, communications, and more, will be much better indexed in Spotlight. This means you can find information on your computer much faster and easier.
I've tried a lot of launchers in my time like LaunchBar, Alfred or Quicksilve, but in the end I always came back to Spotlight. Already in Yosemite it has become much more functional, but the natural language for queries and the new search engine take it to a completely new level of quality.
At the moment, OS X El Capitan is only available to registered developers, but next month the Cupertino company has promised to release the first public beta version for all users without exception. The final release of the new version of the operating system is planned for the fall, but the exact release date will become known a little later.
The final version of the new operating system for Mac computers - OS X El Capitan. The company has seriously worked on the ergonomics and functionality of the OS: fans of Apple technology will find a number of interesting functions in El Capitan. However, to access some new products, knowledge of the Russian language will not be enough, and some of them do not work at all in Russia.
The publication listed five new features that speak in favor of switching to OS X Mavericks.
Window management
The most notable feature is Split View, which makes it possible to automatically arrange two applications on one screen, filling the entire space. For a long time, Apple was based on the idea that the user only needed one application, so in order to chat in the message window at the same time as watching a video, they had to manually set their size.
The concept has changed! Apple has long been criticized by users (and ridiculed by competitors) for not having this feature in iOS. It seems that this year the company decided to close this issue for itself with iOS 9 on iPad Pro and El Capitan on Mac.
You can launch Split View mode by long pressing the “Full Screen” button (the green button in the upper left corner of any application in OS X). Then the program you are currently working with will occupy half of the screen, and previews of other applications will be displayed in the second half. If you select one program from them, it will occupy the second half of the screen.
Application windows in Split View mode can be the same size or have a size in the proportion of 1 to 2, but always in full screen mode. You can return to the regular desktop with a swipe gesture (sliding movement) on the touchpad.
The new feature can also interact with Spaces virtual desktops. For example, you can have entertainment applications on one desktop and work applications on the other. And applications for a pair of windows in SplitView can be selected from any virtual desktop.
To create a new desktop, you first need to call up the Mission Control tool - swipe up with three fingers on the touchpad, and then move the cursor to the top of the screen. Then a panel with desktops appears and the “+” icon for creating a new table appears. It’s convenient that you can drag a file or application directly from this screen to a particular desktop, but with a large number of desktops, it’s easy to forget where exactly the file you need is located.
The window of Mission Control itself looks more airy - when you view everything open applications on the same screen, they do not overlap each other. In addition, their location in this mode reflects where on the desktop screen they are open.
Search
Apple's search technology ambitions are becoming clearer. Last year, Apple began refocusing search on direct answers to queries. In last year's release of Yosemite, the Spotlight search engine displayed search-relevant results from Wikipedia and several other popular sites, maps, Bing, app stores, and Apple content.
In El Capitan, the company announced new sources of information for searching on natural language in Spotlight and smart search suggestions. However, here lies the main disappointment for Russian users: So far all these possibilities do not work in Russia and in Russian. They are currently supported in seven languages - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese - in 15 countries.
You can now view online videos in the Spotlight window - the feature works for YouTube, Vimeo and Vevo. The search engine also allows you to plan a trip on public transport, showing the nearest stops and routes. Users were able to search own files not by title, but by keywords and attributes - for example, “photos uploaded in June” or “presentation created last week that has a budget.” Smart search is also available in mail - you can search for letters by time and sender, formulating a request in natural language. In English, the function works correctly, but the Russian language, as already noted, is not yet supported.
Browser
Safari now has the ability to pin frequently used sites using the Pinned Sites feature. Sites pinned in this way are displayed as icons to the left of the other tabs. It is noteworthy that Pinned Sites remain in their places even when closing and reopening the browser - this is the main difference between this feature in Safari and the similar one in Google Chrome. However, it is worth considering that pinned tabs work in the background until the user unpins them from the Safari panel.
In the Apple browser appeared and new button- Mute, it allows you to mute the sound coming from any tab. This is very convenient when the user has many tabs open and it is difficult to understand which of them, for example, started a video with autoplay.
If the user has an Apple TV set-top box, he can watch video from the browser on the TV using the AirPlay function. When the video is playing on a large screen, you can simultaneously work with other applications on your computer without interrupting the video.
Applications
In El Capitan, the company has updated a number of native OS X applications - in particular, maps, photo album, Notes and mail.
The main update to Apple maps is directions public transport- a feature that has existed on Google Maps for quite a long time. To use it, you need to switch to Transit mode (which complements regular and satellite maps), set departure and destination points. You can also set the desired departure or arrival time, the desired type of transport, and request turn-by-turn navigation.
However, the function is only available with an online connection and only in selected cities around the world - Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, San Francisco, Washington, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, as well as in 300 cities in China. Apple does not specify when public transport routes will become available for Russian cities.
The Notes note-taking app has undergone a really high-quality rework. Notes now support inserting attachments in various formats - photos, audio clips, videos, PDF documents, map fragments and others. In addition, using a separate button, you can insert a checklist into a note. Note that when inserting, media content is not compressed, so sending such a note over a low connection speed may be problematic.
A number of applications have received the option of saving content in notes - among them the Safari browser, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, photo album, and so on. Selecting this option from the menu in the top right corner of the app allows you to add content to an existing note or create a new one. To add a fragment of a web page from Safari, just select it and drag it into a note.
Notes also has a new Attachments Browser button for searching and viewing all attachments. By selecting the desired section, you can view all the added photos and videos, sketches, maps, websites, audio clips and documents that were saved in notes. If you right-click on an attachment, the note in which it was added opens.
Notes can now be used as text editor using options for text formatting. In addition, the application allows you to create folders to organize your notes and sync notes via iCloud.
The Photos app allows you to add a location to one or more photos at once, and group them by name or date. Users can also download third-party photo editing tools from the Mac App Store. You can apply tools from a single image to different developers. El Capitan is also the only Apple desktop platform that will support viewing Live Photos, the video-based photos created using iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. With more earlier versions system, these pictures will be displayed without a video effect, only as static photographs. It has not yet been possible to test this function in action.
Mail in El Capitan has become even more similar to a similar application in iOS - you can now also delete letters with a swipe gesture. Smart mail prompts allow you to add contacts or an appointment from a letter to your notebook or calendar in one click. Tabs have also appeared in mail, with which you can create several letters at the same time and switch between them like between tabs in a browser.
Performance
When announcing El Capitan, Apple made it clear that OS X releases will now be more likely to follow mobile developments than to set the tone for them. For example, Metal graphics technology, which debuted a year ago in iOS and provides smoother images in games and resource-intensive applications, has only now been added to OS X.
In theory, Metal allows for more efficient use GPU, freeing up the main processor for other tasks. However, unfortunately, it was not possible to test this technology - and this is a major innovation for OS X: a search in the Mac App Store for games or other applications that support Metal did not produce results. At the same time, the speed of launching applications and switching between them has really become higher, even if traditionally “heavy” programs are used - photo editors and games. Apparently, the OS itself was also optimized.
conclusions
The release of OS X El Capitan has several important advantages. The platform expands the use of Force Touch, a hardware technology in new Mac models. The new Split View mode and virtual desktops will allow you to use your computer more efficiently in work situations. In turn, Metal has enormous potential for gamers and designers. Additions to existing native applications - primarily the browser, notes and mail - also add points to the release.
At the same time, map additions and search technologies, although they performed well when working on English language, require improvement in terms of localization. Unfortunately, a significant part of the announced innovations works in a limited number of languages and within a limited geographical area. However, these restrictions are unlikely to stop fans of Apple computers - the previous release of OS X Yosemite was installed on 55 percent of devices by June 2015 - less than a year since its release.
OS X El Capitan became available for free worldwide download on September 30th. Owners of computers on platforms starting with the release of OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard will be able to update. Installation requires 8 gigabytes of free space on your computer.
The operating system is compatible with MacBook computers (since 2009), MacBook Air (since 2008), MacBook Pro (since 2007), Mac mini(since 2009), iMac (since 2007) and Mac Pro (since 2008). Many features, including Handoff, AirDrop and Metal, will only be supported on later models.