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Re: MacOS Sierra

#51

Post by JustSomeNobody » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

bitsweet wrote: post #27

Sierra wiped my iTunes library

That sucks. I hope you had a good backup but even that is an inconvenience.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#52

Post by ismail » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

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?

I recall hacking together a something like this with automator,short cut key and an api call that would send my iPhone 3g/3gs a push notification or mms around 2008-2009. Moved off iPhone eventually.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#53

Post by odbol_ » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

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?

Pushbullet nails it. Bonus: it works with your non-Apple devices too!

Re: MacOS Sierra

#54

Post by bitsweet » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

taigeair wrote: post #42

bitsweet wrote: post #27

Sierra wiped my iTunes library

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

It wiped my playlists. Every time I restore my playlist backup it syncs and rewipes it. Will report back when I figure out the fix

Re: MacOS Sierra

#55

Post by redial » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 5:59 PM UTC

kenOfYugen wrote: post #41

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.

http://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/

Re: MacOS Sierra

#56

Post by taylodl » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 6:00 PM UTC

Standard protocol applies: wait 90 days after GA and assess if it's time to upgrade. There should be one or two minor updates by then.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#57

Post by b3b0p » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 6:01 PM UTC

It's not a macOS release with out the Ars Technica review: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/09/macos-10-12-sierra-the-...

They also have an article to create a bootable USB install drive for clean installs: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/how-to-make-your-own-...

Re: MacOS Sierra

#58

Post by scolson » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 6:04 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.

Hijacking this to point out about as comprehensive a list of software compatibility with Sierra as I have found: https://roaringapps.com/apps?platform=osx&os=sierra

I have used it on past releases (El Cap, Yosemite, etc) and it has always been a great source for tracking the software I care about as a developer.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#59

Post by newscracker » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 6:05 PM UTC

teamhappy wrote: post #26

dtang wrote: post #21

Is there anything noteworthy under the hood that would compel power users to upgrade? None of the features listed on Apple.com look like things that would be useful from my perspective.

I guess the new file system is kind of exciting.

The new file system (APFS) will be released in 2017. It's available only as a developer preview now with macOS Sierra.

Re: MacOS Sierra

#60

Post by pkamb » Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 6:06 PM UTC

quantumhobbit wrote: post #10

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?

While they're at it, can we make paste and match style the default? I can never remember the four key chord to do this and as a result send emails that look like ransom notes because of mismatched formatting.

You can do the "paste into address bar and re-copy" dance. I'm getting pretty fast!

CMD-C CMD-T CMD-V CMD-A CMD-C CMD-W CMD-V