Mac OS X Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store

Apple announced that Mac OS X Lion ? the eighth major release of the world?s most advanced operating system ? is available today as a download from the Mac App Store for $29.99. Lion offers more than 250 new features, including Multi-Touch gestures; systemwide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, a bird?s eye view of everything running on your Mac; Launchpad, a new home for all your apps; and a completely redesigned Mail app.

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Apple Announces New iMac

Apple today updated its signature all-in-one iMac with quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, and a new FaceTime HD camera. Starting at $1199, the new iMac is up to 70 percent faster and offers up to three times faster graphics performance than the previous generation.

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10.7: Scripting a fix for the loss of the Command D shortcut

I do a lot of writing with TextEdit, using a keyboard shortcut with the macro editor QuicKeys. My SL macro would switch to or open TextEdit, close any previous TextEdit document using the built-in Mac keyboard shortcut Command+D (which closes a window without saving). Lion has evidently done away with the Command+D shortcut, so my macro wouldn't work. Here is a simple script that opens or switches to TextEdit, closes (without saving) any note that is there, and opens a new note:
tell application "TextEdit"   activate   try     close window 1 saving no   end try   make new document   end tell
This can be entered in QuicKeys and activated with the keyboard shortcut of your choosing.

[crarko adds: I suppose the removal of Command+D is a result of the new Auto Save feature; thing ...

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Apple Reports All-Time Record Revenue and Earnings

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 25, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion and record quarterly net profit of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $15.70 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. ?We?re thrilled to deliver our best quarter ever, with revenue up 82 percent and profits up 125 percent,? said Steve Jobs, Apple?s CEO. ?Right now, we?re very focused and excited about bringing iOS 5 and iCloud to our users this fall.?

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Apple Updates Mac mini

Apple today updated the Mac mini with next-generation Intel Core processors, new discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, and Lion, the world?s most advanced operating system. The new Mac mini delivers up to twice the processor and graphics performance of the previous generation in the same amazingly compact and efficient aluminum design. Starting at just $599 (US), the new Mac mini is available for order today and in stores tomorrow.

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