The Mac App StoreWhenever you want to perform a specific task with a computer, you'll use an application (also known as an app). There are many different types of apps, including web browsers,games, word processors, and more. OS X Lion comes pre-installed with many different apps, such as Safari, iPhoto, Mail, iMovie, and FaceTime.
However, to get the most out of your Mac, you'll probably want to download some additional apps from the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store was introduced in Snow Leopard, and it allows you to choose from thousands of free orpaid apps for your Mac.
You can get to the App Store from the Dock or from Launchpad.
Opening the App Store from the DockSome of the apps available in the App Store include:
- Evernote (free): Evernote lets you type notes,clip web pages, take photos, and organize all of them from your computer or mobile device.
- Twitter (free): If you use Twitter, you can download the official app, which allows you totweet, get instant updates from your friends, and see what's trending.
- Kindle (free): The Kindle app allows you to reade-books on your computer. If you have a Kindlee-reader, it can automatically sync with the Kindle app, to keep track of your last page read, bookmarks, and other information.
- Pages (paid): Pages is a word processor that is similar to Microsoft Word. It is part of the iWorkoffice suite. The other iWork apps (Keynote andNumbers) are also available in the App Store.
- Angry Birds (paid): This is a popular game that was originally created for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is now available for many different platforms, including OS X and Windows.
The Kindle appThe App Store is also important for another reason: If you are upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion, you will need to use the App Store to download Lion. Unlike previous versions of OS X, Lion is not available on a CD orDVD. In the next lesson, we'll talk more about how to download Lion.
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