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Tried to download it yesterday evening and it was downloading at about 50kbps, so cancelled it.
Tried again this morning...downloaded in 6-7 minutes, and took about 30 minutes to install (on 2019 iMac).
Only putting it on my secondary iMac for now so I can see what it breaks before attempting to upgrade my main machine (with more apps on).
Tried again this morning...downloaded in 6-7 minutes, and took about 30 minutes to install (on 2019 iMac).
Only putting it on my secondary iMac for now so I can see what it breaks before attempting to upgrade my main machine (with more apps on).
Had it for months - hadn't even realised we've moved past the betas into the GR versions!
Both on iMac (27" 2014) and MBP (13" 2017)
Runs like a dream - even on my 6 year old. Yes, all the updates have taken their time to install.
Lovely desktop experience. Control centre is handy - in fact I like this and widgets a lot. Feels "close" to iPad in experience.... in a good way... in everyday use
Hand off on AirPods Pros has been a laugh, because it sometimes thinks it's smarter than you when you try to put them in to take a 'phone call on the iPhone.
Not had any other significant glitches with any apps - bar Ulysses got a bit flakey, but they've just released an app update, so we'll see. I get the odd glitch switching apps on the older iMac, but I think it's just a bit tired. I cannot run an iPad as sidecar on it because of it's age which is slightly disappointing at times, but as it's 27" 5k that's just a minor grumble no real need! Camo has been a pain to set up at times (app to run your iPhone as your webcam in place of the potato camera for Zoom etc....)
Various reviewers were critical of stupid detail like the icons, but I don't notice anything about them any more - I think it's a lovely experience all round, and the transparent bar just makes it seem modern.
I've forgotten what's new in it now, because everything just seems so familiar - as pretty much always with OS updates!
Both on iMac (27" 2014) and MBP (13" 2017)
Runs like a dream - even on my 6 year old. Yes, all the updates have taken their time to install.
Lovely desktop experience. Control centre is handy - in fact I like this and widgets a lot. Feels "close" to iPad in experience.... in a good way... in everyday use
Hand off on AirPods Pros has been a laugh, because it sometimes thinks it's smarter than you when you try to put them in to take a 'phone call on the iPhone.
Not had any other significant glitches with any apps - bar Ulysses got a bit flakey, but they've just released an app update, so we'll see. I get the odd glitch switching apps on the older iMac, but I think it's just a bit tired. I cannot run an iPad as sidecar on it because of it's age which is slightly disappointing at times, but as it's 27" 5k that's just a minor grumble no real need! Camo has been a pain to set up at times (app to run your iPhone as your webcam in place of the potato camera for Zoom etc....)
Various reviewers were critical of stupid detail like the icons, but I don't notice anything about them any more - I think it's a lovely experience all round, and the transparent bar just makes it seem modern.
I've forgotten what's new in it now, because everything just seems so familiar - as pretty much always with OS updates!
Ah - if I can just add a post script to my thoughts above.
Unfortunately, I find that, from time-to-time I have to use some Micros
te rubbish..... namely "Word" and "Excel" (actually Excel is quite fun to play with some times, but don't tell anyone my secret).
In the latest betas, and the current release, I have noticed a significant reluctance to open Word and Excel documents from Finder. Used to be as snappy as any other file, but these days they are quite tardy - not sure if there is any other reason (I use Dropbox, iCloud and local storage and there's no obvious difference on location either), but it's become noticeable over the last few weeks/month or so....
Unfortunately, I find that, from time-to-time I have to use some Micros
te rubbish..... namely "Word" and "Excel" (actually Excel is quite fun to play with some times, but don't tell anyone my secret).In the latest betas, and the current release, I have noticed a significant reluctance to open Word and Excel documents from Finder. Used to be as snappy as any other file, but these days they are quite tardy - not sure if there is any other reason (I use Dropbox, iCloud and local storage and there's no obvious difference on location either), but it's become noticeable over the last few weeks/month or so....
Oh look, Apple playing the sort of tricks everyone has castigated Microsoft & Google for doing:
https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-y...
https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-y...
Mr Pointy said:
Oh look, Apple playing the sort of tricks everyone has castigated Microsoft & Google for doing:
https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-y...
Which it has been doing for 2 previous OSes and no-one complained/noticed it until EVERYONE tried to re-authorise their apps at the same time when they rushed to install Big Sur.https://sneak.berlin/20201112/your-computer-isnt-y...
If you don't want anyone knowing what you're doing on your computer, then simply disconnect it from the internet (even just during install if you want, so you won't get stuck when you first open your apps).
However, some apps now have cloud-based features which won't work if you block them/disconnect (like Adobe Creative Cloud AI-assisted filters).
The questions you've got to ask yourself are:
- Do you want a secure system, policed by Apple, to stop 'bad actors' compromising your machine/data?
- Did you not notice this was happening on previous versions of the OS (you know when that progress bar comes up saying 'verifying' when you're installing a new app), if not, why do you suddenly care now?
- Do you want apps to have unfettered access to all parts of your computer system?
- Do you trust Apple more than Google or Microsoft to do this?
Now got it on my MacBook Pro (Mid-2014) and the only problem I can see is that at the moment I can't activate "Change picture:" or "Random order:" in Desktop and Screen saver because they are greyed out. Googled the issue and can't see it reported anywhere else.
Anyone else seeing this issue?
Anyone else seeing this issue?
WyrleyD said:
Now got it on my MacBook Pro (Mid-2014) and the only problem I can see is that at the moment I can't activate "Change picture:" or "Random order:" in Desktop and Screen saver because they are greyed out. Googled the issue and can't see it reported anywhere else.
Anyone else seeing this issue?
Click off the Dynamic or Apple selections, into one of you own (picture) folders, at which point it stops being greyed out, then you can go back to the Apple ones if you want and it's not greyed out. At least for me, anyway.Anyone else seeing this issue?
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