Get More Out of OS X Mountain Lion

OS X Mountain Lion, the ninth version of the operating system powering Macintosh laptop and desktop computers, has gotten mostly rave reviews. This isn't shocking. The operating system is both robust and simple to use*. But are you getting the most from your Mountain Lion experience? There are several tricks you can use to improve your productivity while using OS X Mountain Lion, and Mark Crump, a writer for GigaOM, has the goods.


Managing Mail


One of the more valuable features that Mountain Lion provides is for people who are overwhelmed by the volume of email they receive. And let’s be honest, this is most of us. You've probably realized that very little mail is actually important and much of it is promotions and coupons. To help handle this, Apple created the Mountain Lion Notification Center. This allows you to get alerts that pop up on your screen when emails from specific people come in so you don’t have to keep navigating back to your inbox.


The Power of Reminders


Sometimes when we get too involved with our work we neglect the little things, like picking up milk on our way home from work, or calling a client at 4pm. Mountain Lion has a very simple app that will help. The reminder app lets you set reminders for these things, and you may check off the task when they're completed.


Relying on Notes for Important Codes


If you are frequently forgetting your passwords, you can use Mountain Lion’s Notes feature. This allows you to have quick access to your passwords or dial in codes for your meetings. It also syncs with iOS Notes so you will have your passwords wherever you go.


*Although we love Microsoft, we're also fans of great technology, whatever the label.

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