Though Mountain Lion snuck onto the scene just this morning--big cats are sly like that--I've already discovered a few delightful details about the apps in Apple's upcoming OS update for the Mac, thanks to editorial director Jason Snell's hands on with the software. Here are five app changes I can't wait to see come to my Mac this summer.
Souped-up Safari searches
Safari gets a few nice tweaks in Mountain Lion, but none so nice as its new-and-improved search feature, now built directly into the URL bar. Like a Transformer, it can alter itself to fit your needs, whether you're searching the Web, your bookmarks and history, or text on the page itself. You can also enter in a URL the good old-fashioned way, or type in a piece of text and have Safari return the top-rated search result for that phrase.