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Apple is hoping to break new ground and reclaim some market share this fall with the public distribution of OS X Mavericks. The new OS will be bring iOS features into the mix that include iBooks, Apple Maps, and Finder Tabs. These are just a few of the time saving enhancements that users can expect with the new OS.
Microsoft went to a full touch display for all devices with the release of Windows 8. It’s an OS that will run on any device, whether it be a laptop, desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. Apple has chosen to keep their OS’s separate and sprinkle some iOS features throughout OS X.
MAC OS X has a goal to give a cleaner look and feel, fix old bugs, allow for longer battery life, solve energy consumption issues, and will even throw in some file tagging features that will broaden the way users store and access their files.
New finder tabs will work much like the Safari browser allowing users to open new tabs in the finder and even drag and drop to organize them.
They have added multiple monitor support for full screen apps that were quite buggy in the Lion release of OS X. You can now open full screen apps on multiple monitors and switch between them seamlessly. Apple users have been asking for this for two long years.
The improvements to the Apple Maps feature are hoped to calm the chaos that ensued after the iOS release of the app. The full version is to have smooth movement and gesture control. It works basically the same as the mobile app with some added bells and whistles to allow for better desktop/laptop usage. You will now be able to find directions on your laptop and easily sync those turn by turn directions directly to your iPhone.
iBooks will now be part of the full OS X platform. It performs and feels much like the iOS version. You will be able to flip pages, browse and purchase online, sync through the iCloud, and never lose your place on any device.
Apple is bragging that Safari now uses less energy and is much faster than its previous versions. It will no longer waste processor energy on pages and apps running in the background. You now also have easy access to a bookmarks section built into the sidebar. This handy location keeps your favorite websites close at hand.
The new calendar has a new feel and facebook integration. It will keep track of facebook events as well as others created. The calendar is also amped up with maps integration so if there are addresses associated with the event, a simple mouse-over will give a map location to the event. You can now also respond to notifications directly from the notification window itself. The notifications will show update statuses, sports scores, and many other requested pieces of information.
iCloud Kechain keeps all of your computer log ins safe. No longer do you have to purchase third party software to hold all of your log ins secure. It is now part of the MAC OS and will safely keep those important usernames and passwords secure.
Apple has not revealed the new software’s price tag. Lion was release and was a $19.99 upgrade, so users can expect to pay something along these lines for this most recent upgrade as well.
Apple may not have gone above and beyond in this release, but they have built some great upgrades on top of their already solid design. The upgrades are not what many were expecting from the tech giant, but will likely keep current users happy and generate enough buzz to spur 4th and 1st quarter sales for Apple.
If you’ve never heard that noise before, you’re bound to hear it someday: that amazing, dull crunch as your Mac slips out of your hands or off a desk and makes a date with the ground at 9.8 meters per second squared, gravity having played the role of a yenta-like matchmaker bringing together your computer and an admirably dense surface. The crunch registers in your brain, and you have a sudden mental image of the universe collapsing.
Here’s how to make the best of a terrible situation, get as much of your data back as possible, and avoid a similar disaster if your Mac decides to smooch the ground again somewhere down the line.
Pick it up, clean it off
After your Mac falls, calm down, pick it up, look over the damage, and clean away whatever dirt and detritus you can. From there, make sure that your Mac is turned off, and then weigh your options.
If you feel comfortable opening the machine, find a wrist strap and tools, touch a metal object to discharge any static that your body may be carrying, and carefully open the Mac to check for case fragments, damaged parts, or debris that may have ended up in the computer. Don’t turn it on; just focus on the parts that survived the fall and anything that might appear damaged, and clean out the interior as best you can.
If you don’t feel comfortable with opening a Mac on your own, remember that online guides like the ones that iFixit offers can be your best friend and will help you open the case. You can always consult the Apple Authorized Service Provider Locator to find the nearest Apple Store, service provider, or consultant to help.
The first boot is your best chance
Whether you’re working with a potentially damaged hard drive inside the computer or you removed the drive and placed it in an external casing, the first boot is the most critical. At that moment you’re confronting the drive in the best possible condition it’ll be in after its fall.
Use the drive gently, don’t try to copy too much data all at once, and treat the just-dropped drive with kid gloves no matter what.
The deep-freeze last resort
If you’re dealing with a physically damaged conventional hard drive, putting the device in a sealed bag and inserting it in a freezer for at least an hour may temporarily contract the drive’s overheated, overexpanded metal parts back into place. If that happens, the drive can be mounted and will function normally enough to allow you to pull data from it. It sounds crazy but it works.
It’s not the best option, but if there’s a final critical file you need to get, this move won’t damage the hard drive any further and it may pull off the miracle you need in a pinch.
Back up the Users folder first
The Users folder is where most of your critical stuff lives; and if you lose it, your day is going to be that much worse. Locate your Users folder (Hard Drive > Users) and then slowly copy data from it, one file or one small folder at a time.
Remember that you’re dealing with a hard drive that has absorbed a powerful physical blow—an electronic component’s equivalent of being on the receiving end of a haymaker from the heavyweight champ when all it wanted to do was step out for a bagel. Take it easy on your shell-shocked drive.
The pricey-but-worth-it approach
Alsoft’s DiskWarrior is a great application for taking a damaged hard drive and rehabbing it to a point at which you can recover its data. At $100, the app is pricey, but the investment pays off; I’ve rebuilt more hard drives with DiskWarrior than I care to mention.
Prosoft Engineering’s Data Rescue 3 lets you mount and work with drives that may be too damaged to mount under OS X. It can also help you work around damaged sectors on the drive to recover every savable chunk of data. At $99, it’s another fairly hefty investment; but between these two apps, you can rebuild and recover an amazing amount of data, if the drive’s mechanical functions are still operating normally after the drop.
No matter what, back it up
Back up your data to multiple destinations—to iCloud, to the $6 external flash drive you bought at the pharmacy, to Carbonite, to Backblaze, to an external hard drive via Time Machine, and elsewhere.
Hard-drive storage is cheap and backup services are affordable. Going with any of these options can save a whole lot of misery down the road, especially if the alternative turns out to involve a four-figure estimate from a drive recovery service.
The SSD option
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With a solid-state drive, you pay a premium for a blazing-fast drive that doesn’t have a ton of storage space on it. But beyond its superior speed, an SSD has one distinct advantage over a traditional hard drive: It contains no moving parts and is therefore essentially shock-proof.
An SSD isn’t invincible, but it can operate under a wider range of temperatures and can endure thumps and lumps more readily than a hard drive equipped with moving parts and spinning platters.
If possible, look into upgrading your Mac with a SSD for its main drive. If the sum of your data won’t fit on that drive, look into putting your operating system and your critical data on that drive and your other data on either a second internal hard drive or an external hard drive.
Bite the bullet: Data recovery
Prices for professional data recovery tend to run in the high three figures to four figures, but the operation works. Send your hard drive off to a recovery outfit like DriveSavers, and its technicians will disassemble the drive and replace malfunctioning parts in a dust-free, clean-room environment. It won’t be cheap, but it’s the best route for retrieving all physically recoverable data from a damaged drive.
Recovery takes time
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Somewhere, sometime, you will accidentally drop your Mac. Keep calm, don’t panic, get your thoughts in order, take care of your data, keep backups in safe locations, and you’ll be all right. Look at the bright side: Ladies dig scars and guys love war stories. The more impressive the drop, the better the story you’ll have to tell.