When Apple introduced the latest version of OS X back in June, it did so with little bombast. Mavericks, as it's called, is no iOS 7 in terms of radical overhauls, but it
is full of subtle however powerful behind-the-scenes changes. And the best part about it? It's free, and it's available right now.
If and when you upgrade to Mavericks, you
might not notice the changes right away, though laptop users ought to love
the improved battery life enabling you to do up to an hour longer web browsing according to Apple. Your Mac will run faster thanks to Mavericks' smarter use of compressed memory. There are also some new features across Finder including a new field for tags when you're saving files and tabbed browsing. The multiple displays experience is improved by full screen app support on both displays and deeper integration with Apple TV. Safari's features got a refresh with a new way to share links and backend improvements that supposedly boost performance by 300 percent. Notifications got more useful with the option to, for lack of a better term, hit snooze and get a reminder later. Meanwhile, iCloud Keychain keeps track of your passwords across all apps.
