Overview of the innovations of EL Capitan OS X: owner feedback

Apple in September 2015 released the next version of the operating system line of OS X, dubbed El Capitan. As noted by many experts and users, the corresponding solution from Apple is characterized by a very wide range of innovations that predetermine a noticeable difference between the latest OS and previous OS OS X lineups. What are their specific features? In which aspects are they most visible?

General information about the operating system

The El Capitan OS X OS, which can be found on a variety of thematic online portals for Apple enthusiasts, appeared on the market on September 30, 2015. This operating system is designed for installation on PCs and servers. It is the latest OS in the OS X. It supports the same multimedia standards that can be run on previous versions of OS X - in particular, TC libraries (more correctly Tk).

In some cases, the operating system in question is referred to as Mac OS X El Capitan. The feedback from many users includes the name of the OS in question in this sound. On the one hand, this is not entirely correct, because officially the modern OS from Apple for PCs are called OS X. On the other hand, Mac OS is a line of operating systems supplied by an American company to the market for a long historical period, and many users add "Index" of Mac OS to the El Capitan OS, as well as to previous versions of OS X. Therefore, it will not be a big mistake to call the newest OS from Apple as Mac OS X El Capitan. Reviews about it we'll look further, but for now, let's pay attention to a number of other technological nuances of the corresponding product from Apple.

In particular, you can study the basic system requirements that a PC must meet to install the El Capitan OS. The computer on which you can install the operating system in question should have 2 GB of RAM, as well as 8 GB of available space. Some of the features of Apple's latest operating system require an Internet connection. The PC with which the operating system in question is concerned is iMac, MacBook devices, Mac mini and Mac Pro devices, and Xserve. The El Capitan OS X OS (feedback from specialists and users confirm this) is characterized by quite a lot of innovations in the form of options that are not available or that look different in previous versions of OS X.

Let's consider their essence more in detail.

New features in El Capitan: interface

Overview of the innovations of OS X El Capitan, we can begin by studying the features of the interface of the corresponding operating system. First of all, it is worth noting the fact that Apple introduced the unique font San Francisco, which replaced Helvetica, in the structure of the controls of the newest OS. Among its main advantages is the preservation of dynamic properties when scaling.

Regarding other innovations of the interface - you can note the introduction of modified menus for fast navigation. There was a mode Split View, allowing to optimize the user's workspace. In particular, the corresponding function released by Apple OS X El Capitan (reviews about it are also common on thematic portals) allows you to divide the display workspace between two downloaded programs. To do this, select one of them, click on the green button, which is located in the upper left part of the window, and then transfer the corresponding element of the operating system interface to the right or left area of the workspace.

Another interesting option is the management interface interface under consideration OS - Mission Control. It is intended for simultaneous use of several workspaces. The corresponding function allows, in particular, to quickly switch between them. According to many experts, as well as the owners of PCs on which the latest version of OS X is installed, the Mission Control option in the current version is much more convenient than in previous versions that were implemented in earlier versions of OS X. Mission Control and Split View functions in A certain degree are interrelated - for example, the first option allows you to activate the second on the selected workspace.

New features in El Capitan: management

The next innovation of the operating system El Capitan OS X (user reviews are particularly positive in the evaluation of the corresponding option) - a new design of the cursors used in OS management. So, in it appeared much more flowers. The principle of positioning Spitlight is noticeably changed - the corresponding window in the new OS can be moved. To do this, you need to "hook" the mouse with a search string - after which the Spotlight can be moved to any place on the screen.

New features in El Capitan: browser

It will be very useful to pay attention to such aspect as the innovations in the Safari browser installed by default in the El Capitan OS X. The feedback regarding these innovations implemented by Apple is extremely positive. So, in the corresponding application now displays a tab, which shows a picture of the speaker, indicating that a corresponding page plays a melody. Another innovation in the Safari browser, which is present in the El Capitan OS, is the ability to mute the sound in the program using a special button that is located near the address bar.

Very convenient users OS X El Capitan (reviews on topical online portals confirm this) consider the option in Safari, which allows you to add sites to bookmarks by quickly scrolling the screen - or "svaypa." It can be produced in this case by the mouse - you need to pinch the cursor on the selected tab, then quickly move it to the tab menu. After that, the corresponding page will be available in a special panel, with which you can quickly access the sites.

Another remarkable nuance of working with the Safari browser in the new version of OS X is the ability to store logins and passwords for user-selected sites manually. Traditionally, the corresponding credentials are fixed in the browser's memory at the request of the corresponding program, after the user visits a portal. But in the new version of this type of software a person can choose for himself which sites need to save the login and password.

Among other notable options for the browser that is installed in Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (reviews of users and experts are characterized by the highest evaluation of the corresponding innovation) - the ability to use fixed tabs. That is, on a separate panel you can place labels of those sites that the user visits most often.

It will be useful to consider also such an option as the playback of Apple TV videos in the Safari browser. The corresponding multimedia streams are now displayed in Safari via a special icon. If you click on it with the mouse, then the corresponding video will be played on the TV.

New in Reader Mode

Operating systems of the OS X line are able to work in a special mode Reader Mode. In the new version of the corresponding OS from Apple, it is possible to apply a very wide range of settings to the Reader Mode interfaces. For example, you can adjust the font, style, and background of the page used in it.

Scaling windows

The next aspect of the innovations in the operating system El Capitan OS X - user reviews are characterized by a positive evaluation of it - you can observe in the area of scaling OS windows. For example, by double-clicking on the title of the current window, you can adjust its scale.

Notes and geoservices

The innovations in the El Capitan OS, concerning the interfaces for creating notes, are very noteworthy. So, in the new version of the OS from Apple, those are formed according to different principles - at the disposal of the user there is a separate panel on which it is possible to build bulleted lists, and also to format headings. But this possibility of the corresponding function of the latest OS from Apple does not end there. The files displayed in the interfaces of OS X El Capitan, - reviews regarding this option are also extremely positive - you can send them to notes via the context menu. What other useful options in the field of working with notes are implemented in the El Capitan?

You can, for example, note that the El Capitan OS X (user reviews evaluate this feature especially positively) allows you to add various types of multimedia content to your notes. For example, photos or videos. In addition, in the notes you can add links, which can then be used in the Safari browser.

Another notable option for the new OS is the fixation of information about the geographical location of the device. The corresponding coordinates can also be recorded in notes - based on the information that is displayed in the Maps application.

Innovations in the "Maps"

Actually, in the "Maps" of the El Capitan OS also implemented a number of innovations. It can be noted that users of some countries have the opportunity to use the corresponding application to create transit routes for public transport.

In this case, it is possible to calculate the time of arrival from one point to another. With the "Maps", the interfaces of the "Calendar" application can be integrated. The last in the new operating system from Apple, by the way, has become much more functional in comparison with the versions presented in previous versions of OS X.

Contacts and mail

Another noteworthy group of innovations in OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 (user reviews about them are also presented on thematic online portals in a wide variety) was implemented by Apple with the modernization of interfaces through which the PC user uses contacts with other people, as well as postal services . In particular, the new operating system can find contact information of friends of the user who somehow appear in the fields of sending or receiving messages.

Regarding the most notable options for the "Mail" application, you can pay attention to such innovations as support for "svaypov" for the purpose of managing letters. For example, if you quickly hold the screen from right to left, the message will be sent to the trash. If you make a "svayp" in the opposite direction - the letter will be marked by the user as read. It can also be noted that while working with multiple letters in full-screen mode, the latest version of OS X can use tabs. Another notable option in the application "Mail" is the preview of the links that are contained in the letters.

Speed of work

Considering the main innovations in Apple's El Capitan OS, we can explore another aspect of the technological improvement of the operating system OS X line - the speed of the corresponding solutions. How much has it increased in the latest version of the OS from Apple?

The new OS X El Capitan (reviewed by experienced experts confirm this) works significantly faster than previous modifications in components such as launching applications, switching between different types of software, launching some types of multimedia files - such as, for example, PDF. That is, the performance of the new operating system is higher, if we talk about the most popular functions of the OS - and this predetermines the emergence, both for users and market analysts, of exceptionally positive feedback on the evaluation of innovations in the latest OS OS X line, OS.

User Reviews

So, we reviewed the basic information about OS X El Capitan (release date and major innovations). TC, graphics, video streams Apple TV latest OS fully supports. The operating system El Capitan is high-tech, sufficiently productive - according to experts. But how do users evaluate the quality of this OS? The opinions of PC owners on which the operating system is installed can be classified into several main categories: viewpoints concerning OS performance, views on the interface and ease of use of the El Capitan OS, assessing the stability of the latest operating system from Apple. Consider in more detail what people think about OS X El Capitan - user reviews within the specified categories.

As for people's opinions about the performance of Apple's latest OS, in general, the owners of the PCs on which the corresponding operating system is installed are in solidarity with the experts in the sense that OS X El Capitan does function faster than previous versions of the corresponding software. Applications, as noted by users, run faster. More productive OS in terms of the speed of switching between different programs.

Concerning the convenience of using the latest operating system from Apple, the owners of PCs on which the corresponding solution is installed note that they are satisfied with the comfort level of using the key OS options. The basic interfaces for managing workspaces that are part of the OS structure, Apple's proprietary applications-Safari, Mail, Maps-users are rated as extremely convenient. Very comfortable PC owners also consider the software environment that provides the work of third-party programs - in terms of the structure of windows, their management, the use of different fonts.

Regarding the stability of the operating system - the corresponding solutions from Apple are traditionally considered as exemplary in terms of ensuring the stability of the operation. The newest product in the OS X line is no exception. Negative feedback on OS X El Capitan, concerning the stability of the OS, are extremely rare and reflect, rather, the quality of writing a particular program, rather than how effective the corresponding interfaces of the operating system.

Thus, it is legitimate to say that Apple has brought to market another successful product - high-performance, functional, stable, that is capable of providing all those current user requests that characterize the modern market for electronic devices of the Mac line. At the disposal of PC owners is an operating system with a user-friendly interface that supports the most popular multimedia standards.