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Re: MacOS Sierra

#41

Post by kenOfYugen » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:53 PM UTC

Does any method of converting the store image to a bootable disk, like the previous versions, exist? Anybody tried it?

I prefer testing major upgrades as clean installs.

EDIT: createinstallmedia method is reported to be working. Haven't tried it yet myself.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#42

Post by taigeair » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:53 PM UTC

bitsweet wrote: post #27

Sierra wiped my iTunes library

That's a problem... Can you elaborate?

Re: MacOS Sierra

#43

Post by resist_futility » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

acdanger wrote: post #16

I'd rather see updated Mac hardware. According to MacRumors, it's been 490 days since the last MacBook Pro Retina was released.

I think a lot of people are waiting for new macs, not happy with the minor upgrades every year.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#44

Post by wyldfire » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

While waiting for the webpage to load I eagerly imagined a port of all my favorite old games to OS X.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#45

Post by ralfd » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

hakcermani wrote: post #37

Finally need a new Mac ! My 2009 MBP has been cast off from the upgrade train - forever to be stuck in ElCapitan :( Over the years I could upgrade the HD speed and size from 5400 rpm -> 7200 -> Momentus -> 512 GB SSD. Can't say that about the newer MBPs .. (waiting for October to see what comes out)

Same. I guess 7 years is a good run. Also I can't play 1080p Youtube videos anymore (I could play it at 30 fps, but Youtube almost always delivers 1080p as 60fps which is too taxing.)

Re: MacOS Sierra

#46

Post by runjake » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:55 PM UTC

mtgx wrote: post #40

The new file system has been delayed by a year, right?

APFS was never delayed. There is a preview version included that works with sparse image files.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#47

Post by hundchenkatze » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:55 PM UTC

pault wrote: post #17

aaronharnly wrote: post #2

> "Copy a quote, image, or video from an app on one device and paste it into an app on another device." Oh my I'm looking forward to this. How many silly workarounds (pastebins, email drafts, iMessages to self, Safari bookmarks) have we used to approximate this?

Great, I'm so looking forward to apple having access to all of my porn links.

If you're using iOS or Mac OS X/macOS then Apple already has access to far more than links you copy into the clipboard.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#48

Post by oppositelock » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:55 PM UTC

hakcermani wrote: post #37

Finally need a new Mac ! My 2009 MBP has been cast off from the upgrade train - forever to be stuck in ElCapitan :( Over the years I could upgrade the HD speed and size from 5400 rpm -> 7200 -> Momentus -> 512 GB SSD. Can't say that about the newer MBPs .. (waiting for October to see what comes out)

Bummer, no support for my 8-core, 32GB Mac Pro which has been working great since 2009. It's still a fast machine.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#49

Post by ralfd » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

prh8 wrote: post #7

Heads up for anyone using Karabiner to remap their keyboard-- it's not updated for Sierra yet. I figure that's a more popular app among HN crowd than most places, and losing it is really painful.

What can Karabiner do better than Ukelele?

http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=...

Re: MacOS Sierra

#50

Post by easychris » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

hakcermani wrote: post #37

Finally need a new Mac ! My 2009 MBP has been cast off from the upgrade train - forever to be stuck in ElCapitan :( Over the years I could upgrade the HD speed and size from 5400 rpm -> 7200 -> Momentus -> 512 GB SSD. Can't say that about the newer MBPs .. (waiting for October to see what comes out)

I have the same feelings about my infrequently used but trusted 2009 Mac Pro. After upgrading RAM, GPU and spending SSD disks it was performing "well-enough" after all these years. It's sad that I have to replace it not because of performance issues but being stuck with an old OS now.