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  Running the OS X Yosemite Public Beta
    Apple released the beta to the public
    If you were not already signed up, you can do so still here:
    Eventually you’ll get an email with a free promo code.
      If you signed up and you didn’t get your email try logging into the Public beta site with your Apple ID and you may have a code waiting there.
Installation
  Preparation
    Backups for your Backups
      Time Machine and a clone like Super Duper or Carbon Copy Cloner
      If you want to get back to OS X Mavericks in some cases you may need to completely erase and re-install so you’ll want multiple backups
    Installation Choices
      Using a secondary Mac
        Not your day to day machine.
        This is the BEST choice as it’s not going to effect your day to day working
        Compatibility list:

          iMac (Mid-2007 or newer)
          MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or newer)

          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or newer), (15-inch, Mid / Late 2007 or newer), (17-inch, Late 2007 or newer)
          MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
          Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
          Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
          Xserve (Early 2009)
      Installing on a partition
        Should leave OS X Mavericks in tact
        Could lead to some complications due to the Recovery drive, be very careful
        Need at least 25GB of free disk space for the OS X Yosemite partition
        Create the partition
          Open up Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility
          Select your hard drive and click on the 'Partition' tab
          Click the "+" button to create a new partition
          Name the partition. Something "obvious", like "OS X Yosemite"
          Set the format to "OS X Extended (Journaled)" and set the size to at least 15GB, larger is better
          Click "Apply" to create the partition
        Download the installer and it should run automatically. Can also be found in Applications/Install OS X Yosemite Beta.app
        Make sure you select your partition as the destination. May need to click "Show all disks" from the disk selection screen.
        Hold the 'Option' key down during boot-up to select the partition to boot from
          If you find the OS X Mavericks partition seems to be missing, try choosing the partition from System Preferences > Startup Disk before rebooting.
      Install on a second drive
        You’ll want a fast drive, at least USB 3 or Firewire or Thunderbolt.
        SSD or fast Flash drive could do.
        At least 16GB drive
        Format the destination drive as “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” and give it an obvious name.
        In the partition tab click "Options…" and be sure to pick 'GUID Partition Table'
        Run the installer and choose your external drive as the destination
        Note the experience might be much slower than running off an internal drive.
Using OS X Yosemite
  User Interface & Features
    Finder
      Green "stoplight" button now defaults to "full screen" toggle. Hold down 'Option' and click to get maximize function
      Batch renaming in Finder
        Select multiple items and right+click.
      Enable "Dark" mode
        System Preferences > General
        Check the box for "Use dark menu bar and Dock."
        Note many 3rd party apps might not yet be supported in "dark" mode
      Dashboard can run as "Overlay", like it use to. Find the setting in the Mission Control Preferences
    Spotlight
      Search is now front and center and global
      Will search local files and documents as well as web information
      Get iTunes Store results, Wikipedia, Bing results along with file results, Mail, Calendar, Contacts, Apps, etc.
      Can now do 'currency' conversions. Just enter a "dollar" amount
      Spotlight suggestions are currently U.S.-only.
    iCloud Drive
      If you migrate to iCloud Drive, documents stored in iCloud Drive will sync only between Macs running the OS X Yosemite beta and iPhones, iPads and iPods running iOS 8.
    Safari
      Click on the address bar to see your top bookmarks and most frequently visited sites
      Show all tabs icon (similar to iOS). Gives a "grid" view with previews and multiple tabs for the same site grouped together. iCloud tabs appear below the local tabs.
      If your tabs exceed the window they now scroll horizontally
    iTunes 12
      New "red" icon
      Sidebar now only shows up in Playlist view
      Music, TV, Videos etc. are now "menubar" style icons
      iTunes list view is still available but it’s in a drop-down on the right of the navigation bar as “Song List” with various user parameters (e.g., Song List by Album, Song List by Artist).
    QuickTime
      Can screen capture audio and video from a connected IOS Device
    Other stuff
      "Markup" in Preview is an Extension (System Preferences > Extensions)
  Bugs & Issues
    Feedback Assistant app
      This is an included App you can (and should) use to report bugs and issues you discover.
      The App will walk you through reporting the issue.
      Remember to provide as much detail as possible.
      Also use it to provide general feedback.
    Roaring Apps
      They are updating their list to show OS X Yosemite compatibility
    Handoff & Continuity
      Many of these features relay on also having an iOS 8 device and iOS 8 is only available to Developers
    Rolling back
      If you went the "partition" route, you’ll need to use Disk Utility from the recovery partition to erase your drive
      Then re-install OS X Mavericks
      Then use the Migration Assistant with your OS X Mavericks backups to get back
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