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OS X Yosemite [OT]

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crimsonheadGCN

Banned
I tried install the security/itunes 12 update after I installed Yosemite and I restarted it to install the update, but it has been stuck at about 10 seconds for the last 20 minutes. Should I just leave it alone or is it safe to shutdown and try again?

It's stuck at this point:
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Not my picture, but found it online.
 
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ponpo

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Hm well I think bookmarks in maps are supposed to be in the 'favoites' section when you click the search field, but my old bookmarks don't appear. They're still on iOS, though?
 
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Arcteryx

Member
hal9001 said:
Is there a way to change/remove the square enclosing around the dock design so the icons are open like the old one?

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The 3d dock is gone, as far as an Apple product goes, but you may be able to find 3rd parties creating them in the future.

If you're after a "no dock", ie: just the icons and nothing else, then you can use stuff like http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdock/ to accomplish that. I'm using it atm(still had it installed from Mavericks) and it works fine in Yosemite.

That said, as far as Yosemite goes...

Not liking the overall colors/contrast/design. I've tried it on both retina and non-retina and neither looks all that good, but especially the non-retina looks bad. Specifically, native text(ie: Safari tab labels, apps, etc) looks like absolute shit and is next to impossible to read at times(and I've got good fucking eyes). It's WAY WAY too "light"(thin) of a font, whoever thought this was a good idea is a bozo.

As far as the colors go: I'm not liking the overall "pop" look to stuff like the icons and translucent settings. The folder colors look like fucking Starburst wrappers on my desktop. And serious wtf @ Safari translucent upper-section when scrolling...why was that shit necessary? It's like, "nah brah, we need more colors, we gotta go deeper brah, we need colors ALL the time".

Also: why did they think it was a good idea to put all those "help"/info dropdowns all over? Like in spotlight it brings up "hey, we can search your Pornhub comments for you too" and then in Safari it has it as default to obscure half your screen with "favorites" when typing into the search bar(don't get me started on default "short linking" obfuscation that they applied...). Lot of weird shit that I had to spend ~1hr unchecking boxes for.
 
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Iacobellis

Junior Member
Arcteryx said:
The 3d dock is gone, as far as an Apple product goes, but you may be able to find 3rd parties creating them in the future.

If you're after a "no dock", ie: just the icons and nothing else, then you can use stuff like http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdock/ to accomplish that. I'm using it atm(still had it installed from Mavericks) and it works fine in Yosemite.

That said, as far as Yosemite goes...

Not liking the overall colors/contrast/design. I've tried it on both retina and non-retina and neither looks all that good, but especially the non-retina looks bad. Specifically, native text(ie: Safari tab labels, apps, etc) looks like absolute shit and is next to impossible to read at times(and I've got good fucking eyes). It's WAY WAY too "light"(thin) of a font, whoever thought this was a good idea is a bozo.

As far as the colors go: I'm not liking the overall "pop" look to stuff like the icons and translucent settings. The folder colors look like fucking Starburst wrappers on my desktop. And serious wtf @ Safari translucent upper-section when scrolling...why was that shit necessary? It's like, "nah brah, we need more colors, we gotta go deeper brah, we need colors ALL the time".

Also: why did they think it was a good idea to put all those "help"/info dropdowns all over? Like in spotlight it brings up "hey, we can search your Pornhub comments for you too" and then in Safari it has it as default to obscure half your screen with "favorites" when typing into the search bar(don't get me started on default "short linking" obfuscation that they applied...). Lot of weird shit that I had to spend ~1hr unchecking boxes for.
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Apple designed the OS around Retina displays. Notice how whenever they market the OS, it's on an rMBP?
 
Vire

Vire

Member
Is there any way to change the color of the folder icon? That's really my only beef so far with Yosemite.
 
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Shun

Member
This is really annoying. I keep getting "os x could not be installed file system verify or repair failed" while installing...

On my iPad right now and I never had issues updating to Lions/MLions/Mavericks. I'm running an early 2011 13" MBP...
 
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NintendoRev

Member
Dreading trying it on my 2010 Mac Mini, but so far on my Macbook and iMac it's pretty awesome so far. Wishing I could figure out how to get SMS/Phone calls working between it and my iPhone.
 
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Iacobellis

Junior Member
Shun said:
This is really annoying. I keep getting "os x could not be installed file system verify or repair failed" while installing...

On my iPad right now and I never had issues updating to Lions/MLions/Mavericks. I'm running an early 2011 13" MBP...
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Boot into Recovery Mode using Command+R during a restart and run Disk Utility. Select your boot drive and Verify Permissions and Verify Disk. Repair whichever throws back an error.
 
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Arcteryx

Member
Iacobellis said:
Apple designed the OS around Retina displays. Notice how whenever they market the OS, it's on an rMBP?
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I realize that, but the font doesn't even look good there either. It's more readable, sure, but...still no where near the previous font.

Vire said:
Is there any way to change the color of the folder icon? That's really my only beef so far with Yosemite.
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Not easily, no. You can change the icon itself easily:

right click the folder, get info, and then click on the folder icon in the resulting window. From there you can copy/paste in a new version. I'd suggest using an icon manager for this(ie: if you want it system wide), as the other approach will only be for that specific folder.
 
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Dreams-Visions

Member
graphics feel a bit sluggish on my 2011. particularly when panning between desktop spaces.

otherwise, all is well. had a weird issue with my mouse jumping ever 2 seconds or so but I resolved it with an app that disables mouse acceleration.
 
J

jon bones

hot hot hanuman-on-man action
still getting used to everything... seems pretty nice so far, though.

how do i turn on dark mode? that's my most wanted feature by far...
 
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Shun

Member
Iacobellis said:
Boot into Recovery Mode using Command+R during a restart and run Disk Utility. Select your boot drive and Verify Permissions and Verify Disk. Repair whichever throws back an error.
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I tried it earlier and it said it was fine, I'm doing it again and it says that disk utility can't repair this disk. -__-
 
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Iacobellis

Junior Member
Arcteryx said:
I realize that, but the font doesn't even look good there either. It's more readable, sure, but...still no where near the previous font.



Not easily, no. You can change the icon itself easily:

right click the folder, get info, and then click on the folder icon in the resulting window. From there you can copy/paste in a new version. I'd suggest using an icon manager for this(ie: if you want it system wide), as the other approach will only be for that specific folder.
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Eh... It's less rounded for sure. I just think it will take some time getting used to, we've been using the same font for almost fifteen years now.
 
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Iacobellis

Junior Member
Shun said:
I tried it earlier and it said it was fine, I'm doing it again and it says that disk utility can't repair this disk. -__-
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Really? The last time that happened to me, my drive was on the way out. I would make a Time Machine backup (or regular one of important files) as soon as possible.
 
Vire

Vire

Member
Arcteryx said:
I realize that, but the font doesn't even look good there either. It's more readable, sure, but...still no where near the previous font.



Not easily, no. You can change the icon itself easily:

right click the folder, get info, and then click on the folder icon in the resulting window. From there you can copy/paste in a new version. I'd suggest using an icon manager for this(ie: if you want it system wide), as the other approach will only be for that specific folder.
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Yeah I know of Icon Managers, I was just hoping for some a few options within the OS. Thanks.

Bummer, there should be more customization allowed... I guess I'll just get used to it.
 
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Shun

Member
Iacobellis said:
Really? The last time that happened to me, my drive was on the way out. I would make a Time Machine backup (or regular one of important files) as soon as possible.
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I literally just got this SSD last Black Friday and there have been no issues at all up until this update...

How can I access and back up through time machine if it's stuck on the Yosemite install and won't let me get to the OS?
 
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