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OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Q&A @ EveryMac.com
With the OS X 10.8 "Mountaion Lion" Q&A you can get answers to all of your questions about OS X "Mountain Lion" from "What are the 'pros and cons' of upgrading to OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion'? Is it worth it? What are the best reasons to upgrade? Are there reasons not to upgrade?" to "How can I upgrade or 'hack' an incompatible Intel Mac to run OS X 10.8 'Mountain Lion'? Is it even possible?" and everything in between.
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Most Frequently Asked OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Q&As:
Which Macs are compatible with OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Which Macs are not compatible?
What are the "pros and cons" of upgrading to OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Is it worth it? What are the best reasons to upgrade? Are there reasons not to upgrade?
How can I upgrade or "hack" an incompatible Intel Mac to run OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Is it even possible?
What is "AirPlay Mirroring"? Which Macs are compatible with AirPlay Mirroring? Are there any "hacks" or third-party apps to use AirPlay Mirroring on unsupported Macs?
What is "AirDrop"? Which Macs are compatible with the AirDrop technology? Are there any "hacks" to use AirDrop with incompatible Macs?
Which Macs can run Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), and Mountain Lion (10.8), all three?
Are there any "hacks" or workarounds to install OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" from a flash drive or DVD? How do you create a bootable copy of OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" for troubleshooting?
Can OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" run iPad apps?
General OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Q&As:
How do you upgrade to OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" from OS X 10.7 "Lion"? Is it possible to upgrade directly from older versions of Mac OS X?
Are there any "hacks" or workarounds to install OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" from a flash drive or DVD? How do you create a bootable copy of OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" for troubleshooting?
What are the "pros and cons" of upgrading to OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Is it worth it? What are the best reasons to upgrade? Are there reasons not to upgrade?
OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Software Compatibility & Feature Q&As:
What applications are not compatible with OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Can OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" run Mac apps that will work with OS X 10.7 "Lion" or Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"?
Can OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" run iPad apps?
What is "AirDrop"? Which Macs are compatible with the AirDrop technology? Are there any "hacks" to use AirDrop with incompatible Macs?
What is "AirPlay Mirroring"? Which Macs are compatible with AirPlay Mirroring?
Are there any "hacks" or third-party apps to use AirPlay Mirroring on unsupported Macs?
What is "Power Nap"? Which Macs are compatible with Power Nap? Are there any "hacks" to use Power Nap with incompatible Macs?
OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" Hardware & Performance Q&As:
Which Macs are compatible with OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Which Macs are not compatible?
Which Macs can run Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), and Mountain Lion (10.8), all three?
How can I upgrade or "hack" an incompatible Intel Mac to run OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"? Is it even possible?
What is "AirDrop"? Which Macs are compatible with the "AirDrop" technology?
What is "AirPlay Mirroring"? Which Macs are compatible with AirPlay Mirroring?
What is "Power Nap"? Which Macs are compatible with Power Nap? Are there any "hacks" to use Power Nap with incompatible Macs?
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