While Lion has gone a little overboard with gestures, there are a few that I’m already using a lot. When I re-launched Pages, the OS automatically opened the document I was working on and brought me right back to the paragraph I was completing. I also appreciated the new Resume feature in Lion, which remembers where you left off in an application you quit.
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I haven’t seen anything as instantly responsive from the Windows camp yet, with only the Samsung Series 9 coming close.
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For real work a notebook is always better, and that’s why I love the way the Air’s flash memory and Mac OS X work together to snap the system back to life when you lift the lid. When you’re extremely busy, a notebook taking several seconds (or more) to wake up from sleep can mean the difference between using the laptop and looking up something on your phone.
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When you download an app from the App Store, it automatically pops up on the Launchpad, ready for you to access. (Many times you also have to agree to download an app from the web.) It’s almost like a cruel joke. If you download a Mac OS program from the web, you have to click on the file name in the Downloads window, then drag the icon for the app into the Applications folder within a small window. The other reason why Launchpad is a godsend is that it works hand in hand with the Mac App Store. Right now you have to press F4 or pinch with three fingers and a thumb to get to it. It’s cleaner than the way Windows handles apps, but I’d like to see Apple offer the option to let Launchpad be the default view on the desktop. Maybe it’s because I’m a regular iPhone and iPad user, but there’s something reassuring about Launchpad, which presents an iOS-like grid of shortcuts to all of your apps. And now with Lion you get Quick Look previews just by hovering your cursor over the results. Spotlight will instantly return results as you enter letters, neatly breaking down results into multiple categories, from documents and folders to messages and webpages. Just click the little magnifying class in the upper right corner or press Command + Spacebar on the keyboard (a great shortcut) and start typing. Spotlight is the ultimate universal search tool. Have you switched from Windows to Mac OS? Share your likes and dislikes in the comments. As an experiment I tried ditching my ThinkPad for a week for a new 13-inch MacBook Air, and I was pleasantly surprised by some things and frustrated by others. What Migration Assistant doesn’t offer is a way to swap your Windows brain with a Mac one. This tool transfers everything from your calendar and contacts to your iTunes library and browser bookmarks right to your new Mac.
One of the most underrated features of Apple’s new Mac OS X Lion is the built-in Windows Migration Assistant.
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