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| Mac OS X Lion |
Mac OS X Lion's well-known All My Files
smart folder gives a bird's-eye view of everything on your Mac with
files separated by type -- images, PDFs, text-based documents,
spreadsheets and so forth. Each type of file displays preview icons of
various files that you can scroll through, much as you would using cover
flow view in the Finder or iTunes.
This file grouping option is the default for All My Files, but you
can use it for any folder you're looking at in icon view (but not in
list, column or cover flow views).
Grouping files by type is useful, but the Finder's new Arrange menu
in the Finder window toolbar also lets you group files and subfolders by
several different criteria, including by the application that created
each file (or that is associated with the file if that application isn't
installed on your Mac); by the date they were last opened, added,
modified or created; by the file sizes; and by the Finder label assigned
to them.
Some Special features of Apple Mac OS X Lion
Like the iPod touch and Wi-Fi-only iPads,
Mac OS X Lion can use known Wi-Fi networks to determine the approximate
geographical location of your Mac. This information can be requested by
websites and other applications, as well as used with iCloud's Find My
Mac feature. The new Privacy tab in the Security & Privacy pane in
System Preferences lets you choose whether your Mac can determine your
location and, if so, which apps are allowed to use your location
information.
The Privacy tab also lets you control whether or not your Mac can
send diagnostic details (such as from application or system crashes) to
Apple Mac OS X Lion for analysis.