Roundup: The best Notification Center widgets for Apple's OS X Yosemite Apple's newly released OS X Yosemite allows third-party apps to include interactive Notification Center widgets, and AppleInsider offers a look at some of the best and most useful widgets you can install on your Mac right now. Stephen Robles 11 years ago 27
Getting the most out of the revamped OS X Spotlight search in Yosemite One of the biggest changes in OS X Yosemite is Apple's Spotlight search, which has gained a completely new, front-and-center look, and also adds the ability to search well beyond your Mac. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 69
Get your Mac online anywhere easily with OS X Yosemite's new Instant Hotspot iPhone tethering feature One of the new Continuity features between iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite is Instant Hotspot, giving users the ability to automatically connect to the Internet through their iPhone's cellular data connection without the need to touch their phone. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 41
Using widgets in OS X Yosemite's new Notification Center With the introduction of OS X Yosemite, Notification Center moves beyond notifications aggregation to include a completely new interactive Today view borrowed from iOS, widgets and a refreshed user interface. AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 16
How to activate 'Dark mode' in OS X Yosemite While a seemingly minor addition, Apple's inclusion of a so-called "Dark Mode" in OS X Yosemite, which basically flips the translucent menu bar and dock from light gray to black, answers the call of many longtime Mac users. AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 56
iCloud Drive allows OS X Yosemite users to store any type of file in the cloud The launch of OS X Yosemite has brought online Apple's new iCloud Drive, which not only automatically syncs data from Mac and iOS applications, but also for the first time allows Mac users to upload and organize any file types on their own. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 94
Handoff in OS X Yosemite makes it easy to transition between your Mac, iPhone & iPad This week's launch of OS X Yosemite enables Mac users to tap into the Handoff function introduced last month with iOS 8, making it simple to jump back and forth between a Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Here's how to set up Handoff and use it. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 36
How to place and answer iPhone calls on your Mac with OS X Yosemite With Apple's newly released OS X Yosemite and iOS 8, users can be alerted to incoming calls to their iPhone on their Mac, and even answer a call and carry a conversation through their Mac in a simple, seamless process. Neil Hughes 11 years ago 54
Options for backing up your Mac before installing OS X Yosemite New software is exciting, but it's not nearly as fun if something goes wrong during the installation, necessitating a downgrade or — worse — starting from scratch and being forced to recover your data. AppleInsider took a look at some of the options for backing up your Mac before installing OS X Yosemite. AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 19
