I have a reserved system

[french frank]

Just downloaded Sierra on to my MacBook. Seems fine but what is this 'System Reserved' icon on the desktop, and what do I do with it?

(Also have Siri but no clue how it works.)

[Anastasius]

Did you have a Windows partition running on your old system?

[Dave2002]

I shall watch this thread with interest. I've been prompted to install Sierra, but so far I've resisted. I don't like Apple's ongoing attempts to get data off my machines into one or other cloud, even if the data is only playlists from iTunes or Amazon purchases. The latest I have on a desktop is El Capitan.

[Anastasius]

I went to try out Sierra only to be told my computer was too old

[Anastasius]

Regarding Siri...does this help ?

http://www.macworld.com/article/3088224/macs/how-to-use-siri-on-macos-sierra.html

Top tip....Google is very good

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Siri thinks Coppergate, York is in Pennsylvania.

[french frank]

Did you have a Windows partition running on your old system?

Ha-ha. I was beginning to think that was the answer. I just thought it would appear on the Windows desktop, not the Sierra. But maybe it's just a hard drive partition.

Dave - I had Mavericks on the MacBook, so went to Sierra to try it out there as I don't even back up the MacBook. Anything I'm working on gets moved to the iMac, now by BT Cloud (I think I'm getting the hang of it ) ). So far, as usual, I'm not noticing a lot of difference. It took a good bit longer to download and install than I remember with previous upgrades. The iMac has El Capitan so I'm not really fussed about upgrading that yet.

As far as I know, nothing gets uploaded to iCloud automatically, does it? And so to Siri …

[Beef Oven!]

I’ve recently upgraded to Sierra from El Capitan and I’ve not experienced any problems. Am I missing something?

Having said that, Siri popped out of nowhere the other day and told me he (it is a bloke, right?) didn’t understand what I said. I replied that I hadn’t said anything and he let the matter go. It hasn’t happened since.

[french frank]

Top tip....Google is very good

Smartypants!

That was the site I was working on. Yes, I enabled it; yes, I have the two icons showing; yes I launched it. But I got lost with the destructions thereafter. Siri told me it was ready (or listening or whatever it says). I asked it "Where is Bristol?" and as there was no action, I returned to the destructions and … and … and … I'll try again this evening

[I even, feeling rather foolish, tried saying: "Hey Siri" even though it said that was for iOS gadgets]

[Beef Oven!]

...... I asked it "Where is Bristol?" and as there was no action ....

I’m Siri and I claim my £5

[cloughie]

I’m Siri and I claim my £5

With the pantomime season imminent 'Oh no you're not!'

[french frank]

Siri popped out of nowhere the other day and told me he (it is a bloke, right?)

I think I saw in Preferences that you can choose the voice (and accent?).

[french frank]

I think I saw in Preferences that you can choose the voice (and accent?).

Yes, a young British man has just directed me to several websites which have told me that Bristol is not in Gloucestershire or Somerset: it is the City & County of Bristol (granted its Charter by Edward III in 1374 'for constituting it a county within itself').

[Beef Oven!]

I think I saw in Preferences that you can choose the voice (and accent?).

Horrible accents, South African, Australian female etc, yuck (no offence intended). Gone back to US male which surprisingly is the best of the bunch. Why no Cockney, Caribbean, or Harry Enfield-style Greek/Turkish/Cypriot?