Yosemite anyone?

[Dave2002]

Has anyone round here done the upgrade of Mac OS X to Yosemite yet? I never did get round to installing Mavericks, though I have used machines which came with it pre-installed.

[Beef Oven!]

Has anyone round here done the upgrade of Mac OS X to Yosemite yet? I never did get round to installing Mavericks, though I have used machines which came with it pre-installed.

Yep. Seems good. Gotta get used phone calls coming into your laptop etc!

[Dave2002]

Yep. Seems good. Gotta get used phone calls coming into your laptop etc!

I had to look this up, to try to understand what that was about. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/one-thing...161392359.html

As I've not bothered with iPhones I'm not sure that this would be helpful to me. What I really want is an interface which isn't a total pain to use, and TBH I don't think either Apple or MS have done that. I want to have a large display area with sensible functionality - and indeed the new iMac with the Retina display should have enough screen - though the non Retina version of the 27 inch model is quite good.

Don't any of the developers look at what people might "really" want to do?

[Stunsworth]

I took part in the public beta, and installed the final version on its release. I haven't experienced any problems so far.

I do like the new look, and as an iPhone/iPad user the integration is very convenient.

There's a long (correction, _very_ long) review/what's new article here...

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/

[Dave2002]

Looking at one of the videos - the David Pogue one - seems like a real advert for NOT upgrading. Who the **** wants to upgrade so that you can answer wrong numbers or nuisance calls on a computer? Also, I really don't want my desktop to look like an iPhone.

In the meantime, is there a way of upgrading to Mavericks, or is that no longer possible?

[Lento]

Some are advising against on grounds of memory usage and bugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao7GJASlDOM&index=18&list=PLmXOb1QDyrkk7iIyAgT2qQx6OHXHimMsb

[Stunsworth]

Who the **** wants to upgrade so that you can answer wrong numbers or nuisance calls on a computer? Also, I really don't want my desktop to look like an iPhone.

In the meantime, is there a way of upgrading to Mavericks, or is that no longer possible?

There's no obligation to have the call handling active on a Mac, it's optional.

I don't think Mavericks is still available if you haven't already 'purchased' it.

[Nick Armstrong]

There's no obligation to have the call handling active on a Mac, it's optional.

I don't think Mavericks is still available if you haven't already 'purchased' it.

I don't have a mobile Mac implement so the whole iOS thing is alien/useless for me.

Is there any point me upgrading from the very satisfactory and stable Mavericks I've had since upgrading just under a year ago?

[MrGongGong]

In the meantime, is there a way of upgrading to Mavericks, or is that no longer possible?

I think so, I did this a couple of weeks ago
Staying clear of the "upgraded" Yosemite until I know it actually works with the things I use
There are problems with external firewire devices for a start

[Stunsworth]

Is there any point me upgrading from the very satisfactory and stable Mavericks I've had since upgrading just under a year ago?

If I were you I'd have a dig around to see what's new and then make the decision.

Certainly Safari is now a lot faster, and for anyone using a laptop the battery should last longer using Yosemite.

It looks rather different to Mavericks too. Personally I like the new look, but not everyone does.

[DublinJimbo]

There's a long (correction, _very_ long) review/what's new article here...

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/

John Siracusa's OS X reviews are always very long, but are also the most informative available.

I installed Yosemite as soon as it became available and am very happy: not only Safari, but my entire system is much snappier than it was with Mavericks. I'm a fan of the new look and am looking forward to my promised early Christmas present of a new (iOS 8-capable) iPhone which will allow me to experience the mobile/desktop integration which I can see being very useful.

[MrGongGong]

John Siracusa's OS X reviews are always very long, but are also the most informative available.

I installed Yosemite as soon as it became available and am very happy: not only Safari, but my entire system is much snappier than it was with Mavericks. I'm a fan of the new look and am looking forward to my promised early Christmas present of a new (iOS 8-capable) iPhone which will allow me to experience the mobile/desktop integration which I can see being very useful.

But
Does it work with external devices ?
I hear there are lots of problems with some software (as when Mavericks came out)

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Compatibility/Mac-OS-X-10-10-Yosemite-support-for-Media-Composer-Pro-Tools-Sibelius-EUCON-and-ISIS?retURL=%2Fpkb%2Farticles%2Fen_US%2Fdownload%2Fen355241&popup=true

[DublinJimbo]

But
Does it work with external devices ?
I hear there are lots of problems with some software (as when Mavericks came out)

All my external devices operate as normal.

[MrGongGong]

All my external devices operate as normal.

That's good
though I know folks who have had huge problems
and its very hard to "go back"

[Stunsworth]

But
Does it work with external devices ?

The only Firewire devices I have are external disk drives, and they've been fine.