Yosemite Problems

As you would expect with any new release Apple’s new OS X Yosemite has been well received but also criticised in equal measure. One of the best articles we have seen appeared in MacWorld and was written by Kirk McElhearn who not only highlighted the most common complaints but provided a solution to solve them.

Missing your iTunes Sidebar?

If like us you are missing your iTunes sidebar then there is an easy fix. You won’t get you sidebar of old back but you will get pretty close. Just click on the “Playlists” link at the top of iTunes 12 when in Music, Movies, or TV Shows, and a sidebar showing your playlists appears.

Safari and the Missing Full Web Address

One of the biggest gripes that we have seen across various blogs is that the new Safari only shows you the top level domain in the address name. So if we sent you a link to the amazing 27” iMac with 5K retina display http://localhost/geex-wp/products/apple/imac-27-with-retina-5k-display-3-5-ghz/ Safari simply shows “www.staging.mygeex.flywheelsites.com”.

That’s fine if you’re just looking at one page on a site, but if you need to see the full address, it’s nowhere to be seen. So if you would like to see the full address, go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced, look for the Smart Search Field section of the pane and then check “Show full website address”.

Translucent Menubars

If the translucent menubars aren’t for you they are a simple fix. Simply go to System Preferences > Accessibility, click on the Display button, and then check the Reduce Transparency box.

Spotlight

We are big fans of Apple’s Spotlight function. Now you get search results from your Mac, Wikipedia, websites and alike. However, some are commenting that the search results can be overwhelming. Again dive into System preferences and you can refine what Spotlight searches on. Go to System Preferences > Spotlight and uncheck those items you don’t want to see. Further improvements can be made by highlighting the items you want to see first near the top of the response list. Simply drag the categories up or down into your preferred order.

Overall Yosemite has been well received and clearly it has been designed to emphasis the brilliance of the retina display models. However, perhaps its biggest contribution is that it brings OS X and iOS closer together. A move that will mean we are all even more locked into the world of Apple.