I knew I wasn’t going to get a review done in time to cash in on all the link-bait craziness yesterday. I did not even attempt it. Instead, I thought I would allow myself to give the operating system a day to bake in. I would see how it goes and write up my impressions.
Overall, my laptop seems to be faster. It also ended with more hard drive space than when the installation started. Yes, I did take into account the size of the installer that was deleted. It was only a few gigabytes, but every bit helps.
I’m bummed out that they removed the RSS reader from within the Mail app. I knew it was coming. Right before the upgrade, I backed up all of my personal RSS items. It’s not like I don’t back up the same information in other formats. I admit this was a complete redundancy strategy. While I’ll miss this function it has no great effect on my normal workflow.
Being able to right-click images and send them to Flickr is awesome. This is definitely a feature I will be using. It really is only worthwhile if you are a Flickr Pro user, thankfully I already am. I no longer have to open up the browser, navigate to Flickr, and select upload. I know, this one definitely falls into first-world problems.
The Twitter integration, I probably won’t use that. I would have to change the flow of how I do things to really use it. I rarely use the web interface. I’m assuming I may use it just a little less than I use the Twitter home page. I did select to update contact photos from Twitter. At least it is going to do that much for me.
The notification center is cool. I did have to download Hiss so my Growl notifications are sent to it. It gives me a simple and obtrusive method to check the status of different things. I’ve used Growl for almost as long as I have used OSX. I never managed to delve into the advanced features, but as a desktop notifier, it works great. Essentially the notification bar gives me a command center that I can hide or show when I want.
Other than those things, I haven’t tried out anything in my normal workflow. I have no complaints at all. Definitely worth the 19.99 upgrade cost for the increased speed. Overall, I’m happy with it.
