Apple in September 2015 released the next version of the operating system of the OS X line, called El Capitan. As many experts and users note, the corresponding Apple solution is characterized by a very wide range of innovations that predetermine a noticeable difference between the latest OS and previous versions of the OS X line of OS. What are their specifics? In what aspects are they most noticeable?
Operating System Overview
El Capitan OS X, reviews of which can be found on a variety of thematic online portals for fans of Apple solutions, 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 line. It generally supports the same multimedia standards that can be run on previous versions of OS X - in particular, TK libraries (more correctly Tk).
In some cases, the operating system in question is referred to as Mac OS X El Capitan. Reviews of many users contain the name of the OS in question in this sound. On the one hand, this is not entirely correct, since Apple’s officially modern OS for PCs is called OS X. On the other hand, Mac OS is a line of operating systems that have been supplied to the market by an American company for a long historical period, and many users add Mac OS "index" to El Capitan, as well as to previous versions of OS X. Therefore, it would not be a big mistake to name Apple's latest OS as Mac OS X El Capitan. We will review the reviews about it later, but for now we will pay attention to a number of other technological nuances of the corresponding Apple product.
In particular, you can study the basic system requirements that a PC must meet to install the El Capitan OS. A computer on which you can install the operating system in question must have 2 GB of RAM, as well as 8 GB of available space. Some features of Apple’s latest OS require an internet connection. The PC with which the operating system in question is compatible is the iMac, MacBook series devices, Mac mini and Mac Pro devices, as well as Xserve. OS El Capitan OS X (reviews of experts and users confirm this) is characterized by a fairly large number of innovations in the form of options that are not available or look different in previous versions of OS X.
Let's consider their essence in more detail.
Innovations in El Capitan OS: interface
We can start the review of innovations of OS X El Capitan by studying the features of the interface of the corresponding operating system. First of all, it is worth noting that Apple introduced the unique San Francisco font into the control structure of the latest OS, replacing Helvetica. Among its main advantages is the preservation of dynamic properties during scaling.
Regarding other innovations in the interface, one can note the introduction of modified menus for quick navigation. The Split View mode has appeared, which allows optimizing the user's workspace. In particular, the corresponding function released by Apple OS X El Capitan (reviews about it are also distributed 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 operating system interface element to the right or left area of the workspace.
Another remarkable option is the interface control of the OS under consideration - Mission Control. It is designed to simultaneously use multiple workspaces. The corresponding function allows, in particular, to quickly switch between them. According to many experts, as well as 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, which were implemented in earlier versions of OS X. The Mission Control and Split View functions in to a certain degree, they are mutually linked - for example, the first option allows you to activate the second on the selected workspace.
Innovations in El Capitan OS: Management
The next innovation of the El Capitan OS X operating system (user reviews are especially positive in terms of evaluating the corresponding option) is the new design of cursors used in OS management. So, noticeably more colors appeared in it. The principle of Spitlight positioning has been significantly changed - the corresponding window in the new OS can be moved. To do this, “hook” the search bar with the mouse - after which Spotlight can be moved anywhere on the screen.
Innovations in El Capitan OS: browser
It will be very useful to pay attention to such an aspect as innovations in the Safari browser, which is installed by default in El Capitan OS X. Feedback on these innovations implemented by Apple is extremely positive. So, in the corresponding application, a tab is now displayed on which a picture of the speaker is shown, indicating that a melody is playing on the corresponding page. Another innovation in the Safari browser, which is present in the El Capitan OS, is the ability to mute the program using a special button, which is located near the address bar.
Very convenient users of OS X El Capitan (reviews on themed online portals confirm this) consider the option in Safari, which allows you to add sites to bookmarks by quickly scrolling through the screen - or “swipe”. It can be produced in this case with the mouse - you need to hold the cursor on the selected tab, and then quickly move it to the tab menu. After that, the corresponding page will be available on a special panel, with which you can quickly access sites.
Another notable nuance of working with the Safari browser in the new version of OS X is the ability to save logins and passwords for user-selected sites manually. Traditionally, the corresponding credentials are recorded in the browser 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 what sites it is necessary to save in this way login and password.
Among other notable browser options installed on Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan (user and professional reviews are rated the highest by the corresponding innovation), the ability to use dockable tabs. That is, on a separate panel, you can place shortcuts to those sites that the user visits most often.
It will also be useful to consider an option such as playing Apple TV videos in the Safari browser. Relevant multimedia streams are now displayed in Safari through a special icon. If you click on it with the mouse, 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 Reader Mode. In the new version of the corresponding Apple OS, 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 page background used in it.
Window scaling
The next aspect of innovations in the El Capitan OS X operating system - user reviews are characterized by a positive assessment of it - can be observed in the field of OS window scaling. For example, by double-clicking on the title bar of the current window, you can adjust its scale.
Notes and geo services
Noteworthy are the innovations in the El Capitan OS regarding the interfaces for creating notes. So, in the new version of Apple's OS, these are formed according to different principles - the user has at their disposal a separate panel on which you can build bulleted lists, as well as format headings. But the possibilities of the corresponding function of the latest OS from Apple do not end there. Files displayed on the OS X El Capitan interfaces - reviews regarding this option are also extremely positive - can be sent to notes via the context menu. What other useful options in the field of working with notes are implemented in the El Capitan OS?
It can be noted, for example, that El Capitan OS X (user reviews rate this feature especially positively) allows you to add various types of multimedia content to your notes. For example, photos or videos. You can also add links to notes that can then be used in the Safari browser.
Another noteworthy option of the new OS is the recording of information about the geographical position of the device. Corresponding coordinates can also be recorded in notes - based on the information that is displayed in the Maps application.
Innovations in Maps
Actually, in the "Maps" OS El Capitan also implemented a number of innovations. It can be noted that users of some countries have the opportunity to use the appropriate application in order to form transit routes for public transport.
At the same time, it is possible to calculate the arrival time from one point to another. Cards can be integrated with the interfaces of the Calendar application. The latter 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 during the modernization of interfaces through which the PC user uses contacts with other people, as well as mail services . In particular, the new operating system can find the contact details of friends of the user, who one way or another appear in the fields of sending or receiving messages.
Regarding the most notable options of the Mail application, you can pay attention to such innovations as support for “svayp” in order to manage letters. For example, if you quickly swipe the screen from right to left, the message will be sent to the trash. If you make “swipe” in the opposite direction - the message will be marked by the user as read. It can also be noted that when working with multiple letters simultaneously in full screen mode in the latest version of OS X, you can use tabs. Another noteworthy option in the Mail application is a preview of the links contained in the letters.
Work speed
Having considered the main innovations in Apple's El Capitan, we can explore another aspect of technological improvement in the OS X line of operating systems - the speed of the corresponding solutions. How much has it grown in Apple's latest version of the OS?
The new OS X El Capitan (reviews by experienced experts confirm this) works much faster than previous modifications in such components as launching applications, switching between different types of software, launching certain 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 OS functions - and this determines the appearance of both users and market analysts exclusively positive reviews regarding the evaluation of the innovations of the most modern OS X line, which are implemented in the field of speed optimization OS
User reviews
So, we examined the basic information about OS X El Capitan (release date and main innovations). TC, graphics, video streams Apple TV latest OS fully supports. The El Capitan operating system is high-tech, sufficiently productive, according to experts. But how do users evaluate the quality of this OS? The opinions of the owners of the PCs on which the operating system in question is installed can be classified into several main categories: points of view regarding OS performance, opinions on the interface and usability of El Capitan OS, assessments of the degree of stability of the latest Apple operating system. Let's take a closer look at what people think about OS X El Capitan - user reviews within these categories.
As for people's opinions on the performance of Apple’s latest OS, in general, owners of PCs on which the corresponding operating system is installed agree with experts in the sense that OS X El Capitan really functions faster than previous versions of the corresponding software. Applications, as noted by users, run faster. More productive OS in terms of speed switching between different programs.
Regarding the convenience of using the latest operating system from Apple, owners of PCs on which the corresponding solution is installed note that they are pleased with the level of comfort of using key OS options. The basic workspace management interfaces that are part of the OS structure, Apple's proprietary applications - Safari, Mail, Maps - are rated by users as extremely convenient. Owners of PCs also consider very comfortable the software environment that provides the work of third-party programs - in terms of the structure of windows, their management, and the use of various fonts.
Regarding the stability of the operating system - the corresponding solutions from Apple are traditionally regarded as exemplary in terms of ensuring stability. The latest OS X product is no exception. Negative reviews about OS X El Capitan regarding the stability of the OS are extremely rare and reflect, rather, the quality of writing a specific program, rather than how effective the corresponding operating system interfaces are.
Thus, it is legitimate to say that Apple has launched another successful product on the market - high-performance, functional, stable, that is, capable of providing all those relevant user requests that characterize the modern market of electronic devices of the Mac line. PC owners have at their disposal an operating system with a convenient interface that supports the most demanded multimedia standards.