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\"\"In 2011, Apple released OS X 10.7 \u201cLion\u201d and businesses leapt at the chance to upgrade to a feature packed OS. Now, not much more than a year later, another version of OS X, Mountain Lion, is on the way. A collective groan could almost be heard from small businesses who use Macs when it was announced, but fear not, there have been some great features announced that will make the upgrade worth it.<\/p>\n

Here are four features of Mountain Lion that small business employees will find useful:<\/p>\n

Enhanced communication and social media <\/strong>
\nIf you use OS X to access and monitor your social media<\/a> accounts you\u2019ll be interested to know that you\u2019ll have the ability to post directly to Twitter from various apps. If you use iChat, it will be renamed: Messages. With it, you\u2019ll be able to send messages, pictures and videos to other iChat\/Messages users, regardless of the device. This could be a beneficial external and internal collaboration tool due to the growing amount of Apple users.<\/p>\n

AirPlay mirroring <\/strong>
\nIf you or someone in your company gives a lot of presentations, Macs running Mountain Lion will have the ability to wirelessly broadcast whatever is being shown on the screen. To share your screen with an HDTV or Projector, you\u2019ll need to have an Apple TV box. It works by streaming content to the TV box which is connected via an HDMI cord to the TV or projector.<\/p>\n

Gatekeeper <\/strong>
\nSecurity is top-of-mind for companies these days, and Gatekeeper<\/a> is an extra level that businesses can implement. Its purpose is to restrict the apps that can be downloaded and installed on your computer. While many businesses should have measures like this in place, this app can act as another layer to ensure an even more secure organization.<\/p>\n

iCloud <\/strong>
\nPossibly the biggest trend in small business computing is the integration of cloud storage. Apple\u2019s cloud storage service, iCloud, will play a prominent role in Mountain Lion, especially for businesses. With this feature, employees will be able to access data stored in the cloud using Apple\u2019s different devices. Any changes made to documents stored in the cloud will be automatically updated in realtime, without the user having to save and update.<\/p>\n

Mountain Lion is shaping up to be one of the best versions of OS X to date. There are numerous features that users will find appealing, and many businesses are eager for the retail release. A word of warning though, while a version of Mountain Lion is available to download, it\u2019s an unfinished product and as such, we recommend that you hold off from installing it onto your business\u2019s computers. If you\u2019d like to prepare your systems for the OS, please contact us.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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