Today, we're excited to launch a fresh look and feel for the LastPass Mac App! The app now features the same updated look that you've been seeing in your browser extension and mobile apps. This experience makes it easier to get started with LastPass on your Mac, and provides a cohesive vault interface for users.
Apple's OS X has enjoyed a strong reputation of being a reliable platform over the past 15 years, but if your Mac has a meltdown, recovery is a must.
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- Firstly to let you know I am a mac dummy/newbie and I'm hoping to get some advice on a 2nd hand mac I purchased on ebay (while I wait the 3 weeks for my appointment at my local Genius Bar.) 20inch (Mid 2007) - From googling I think it shipped with Tiger os? I can't seem to load/reinstall the operating system.
We're aiming to provide the same great experience for all of our users, no matter where they're using LastPass. With that in mind, we've updated the Mac app vault to match the vault you see on your mobile apps, on the web, and in the browser extension.
Improved Onboarding for New Users
For new users starting on the Mac App, they will experience a simple, intuitive walkthrough of how to get started on and use the LastPass Mac App. From adding new sites to creating secure passwords, the Mac App makes it easy to access your digital life so you'll be more productive, and in control.
Paving the Way for Future Updates
We'll continue to make improvements and edits to our user experience so that you have fast, seamless access to your passwords, notes, and more. This update to the Mac App allows us to apply changes quickly across all of our apps, devices, and browsers.
Stay tuned for additional updates from the Mac OS team, and be sure to download the latest version of the from the LastPass website or Mac App Store.
Akos Putz is the lead product manager for our mobile platforms.
People accuse electronics manufacturers of built-in obsolescence: that hardware is designed to stop working or not be useful after a relatively short period of time. Apple has generally avoided that with Macs, letting many of its models receive OS X and macOS updates for five to seven years after the computer version's initial release. And some people keep older systems running indefinitely, as I noted in a recent column that started with people's love of 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, now over a decade old.
But Apple doesn't provide a guide as such as to the 'terminal' version of its operating system you can install on any given computer. That is, how do you find the last version your computer is compatible with?
You can track it down, but you have to work in reverse. Apple has a page for each release that in older versions of the OS describes the features required in Macs to handle it, and in newer versions lists the oldest models supported or spell out every model. There may be additional requirements, such as minimum RAM installed, and one always needs a certain amount of free disk space, often specified.
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For example, for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, released in mid-2011, Apple notes that an 'Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor' is required, but not which models; 2GB of RAM is also needed. Fortunately, third-party sites can provide the reverse lookup that helps narrow this down. EveryMac.com, which dates back nearly 25 years, has pages that list every Mac model by processor. Click on Core 2 Duo, and you can find that the late 2006 17-inch iMac is among the earliest that can be upgraded to Lion.
Finding some of these Mac updates is tricky, but our colleagues at Macworld UK have a rundown of how to find downloads for OS X and macOS releases over the last decade. If you can only find an installer that upgrades from an existing OS X or macOS release, you may have to install a later version, often 10.6.8, before using the upgrader.
Here are the links to find system requirements for Lion and later:
This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Amma. Rosetta & philae mac os.
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