#Mac os x yosemite Bluetooth#
#Mac os x yosemite plus#
#Mac os x yosemite mac#

Safari also finally gets a private browsing mode and you can isolate one tab for security. The tab view in Safari makes it easy to find the Web site you're looking for. When you click in the search bar, all your favorite sites show up as icons just below so you can click immediately to go to sites you frequent. Navigating Safari is easier too, letting you view all your tabs in stacks with Tab View and making it easier to find the site you want quickly. It also has the translucence found across all the Yosemite apps showing more of what's behind the tools giving you a better browsing experience. The new toolbar at the top is much slimmer, but manages to keep all the tools you're used to from Mavericks. Watch a video that demonstrates Continuity features Safari gets out of your wayĪs I mentioned earlier, new design elements across Yosemite attempt to put content first, and Safari is one of the best examples. But in my testing, I was pleasantly surprised by the features for call-waiting and conference calls, and can definitely see how this will be useful for just about anyone.

#Mac os x yosemite Bluetooth#

Apple makes dialing and answering calls ubiquitous for all Yosemite users - even from a Web page.Īll of this happens using bluetooth and the same Wifi connection. Google users will recall you can do the same thing with Google Voice. Once you're on a call and another call comes, you'll get a notification about the new call, along with an option to put your current call on hold to answer it hang up and answer the new call or add the person to a conference call with you on the other call.

#Mac os x yosemite mac#

When you receive a phone call on your iPhone, you'll be able to get caller ID and answer the call on your Mac as long as both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNETĪs I mentioned above, Continuity extends to your iPhone's calls and messages as well. With Continuity, an incoming call on your iPhone will show up on your Mac where you can answer it on speakerphone. Similarly, you could be working on a chart in Numbers on your Mac, then switch to your iPad, pull up from the notification in the lower left of the screen, and continue working on the chart on your iPad. Your Mac automatically knows you were writing the email on a nearby device, and displays a notification in the lower left hand corner that lets you open the email straight away and continue writing from where you left off. With handoff, you can start writing an email on your iPad and then switch over to your Mac.

Watch a quick video to see Spotlight in action Continuity features and HandoffĬontinuity features let you start work on one device then 'handoff' to another and it lets you make calls directly from your Mac.

#Mac os x yosemite plus#

What's more, when searching for a restaurant, Spotlight will display a map, address and phone number, plus you'll be able to use Yosemite's Handoff to call the number straight from your Mac. A similar search on Google will get you much of the same information, but I have to admit it's pretty easy to hit command-spacebar and type in a location for a quick list of results. In Yosemite, searching for Golden Gate Bridge gives you location-based results in Maps, news stories about the bridge, the associated Wikipedia entry, and any references to the bridge in your connected email accounts. Obviously performing a spotlight search for Golden Gate Bridge in Mavericks is not ideal because it only searches the hard drive, but it illustrates why Yosemite is so much more convenient. At the bottom of the search box there are options to search the Web or Wikipedia for Golden Gate Bridge, which opens Safari to load the results. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNETĪs an example, searching for 'Golden Gate Bridge' in Mavericks returns results in the upper right part of the screen from my connected email account and any other files or apps with that name on my hard drive. When you search for a restaurant in Spotlight, you'll get photos, the phone number, the address and you can get directions through Apple Maps.