After few month apple release their new Mac OSX 10.7, codename Lion, they brings new features to communicate it device with other devices running on the same OSX Lion. It more easier than before, just drag and drop your files to the receiver and it all work automatically.

How it work?

I think I’ll said, “It’s all just work automatically”. All you need is turn on your wi-Fi and system will be searching for nearby Mac Devices around you. According to Apple‘s tech specs for Lion, it’ll work on the MacBook Pro (late 2008 or newer), the MacBook Air (late 2010 or newer), the MacBook (late 2008 or newer), the iMac (early 2009 or newer),  Mac mini (mid-2010 or newer), and the Mac Pro (early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card or mid-2010).

How to use?

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OSX Lion Airdrop Features

Open a Finder window on a Mac running Lion and select the AirDrop entry in the sidebar. (Alternatively you can choose AirDrop from the Finder’s Go menu or press Shift-Command-R.) Any Macs within about 30 feet that have Wi-Fi turned on will appear in the AirDrop window. More specifically, you’ll see either the user’s account icon or, if that person is one of your Address Book contacts, the image you’ve associated with them. Note that these Macs don’t have to be on the same Wi-Fi network; if they aren’t, AirDrop can connect them peer-to-peer.

Review

  • I love using this feature to send my files to the other Mac users around me.
  • This is simple to use, uses less devices, a.k.a: flash disk, to transfer files to another Mac.
  • No need to configure, you just only turn on your wi-Fi.
  • Because it uses wi-Fi, the transfer rate is lower than uses flash disk or LAN cable.
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