![]() While the ability perform the actions shown in the screenshots above is nice, it frankly wouldn’t make it a must-have utility for most users. And importantly, PopClip is so well integrated and feels so native that you’d swear it was part of the operating system. Since I spend much of my time at the computer dealing with text (writing, editing, copying, pasting, formatting, searching for terms, etc.), any piece of software that can reduce friction as I manipulate text is a plus. Unlike some of Apple’s own iOS-ification which seems more cosmetic than truly useful, PopClip scratches a productivity itch right where I need it-with text handling. Nevertheless, the consensus seems to be that some degree of OS convergence is inevitable. ![]() And some features were removed: the iWork productivity suite ( Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) was overhauled “to support a unified file format between OS X and iOS 7 versions” but the removal of key features made quite a few users unhappy. Some features were added: the five-finger pinch gesture on the trackpad of a MacBook Pro brings up the iOS-style view of the applications via Launchpad, and since OS X 10.7, “natural scrolling” has been the default way to scroll. He can be reached through the center’s website: a longtime Mac user who does not own an iOS device, I have been somewhat reluctant to embrace the steady “iOS-ification” of the Mac-you know, the aesthetic and functional bits that were introduced to OS X that borrowed from iOS (iPhone, iPad). ![]() [ This is a guest post by Jim Cracraft, a Language Teaching Specialist and technology coordinator at Vanderbilt University‘s English Language Center (ELC), which offers English language support to individuals who have a first language other than English. ![]()
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