I don’t mean to be combative, but just update your apps after an OS update.
I’ve had no problems moving to the latest High Sierra 10.13.4. John WA1EAZ > On Apr 15, 2018, at 10:33 AM, Raymond Sills <raysil...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > HI Bill: > > > /rant > > > It's nice that people are getting a warning.... but IMO, I'd just as soon > stay at a lower level OS where all the applications that I need will still > work just fine. I got viciously snagged by an OS upgrade, which rendered my > entire Time Capsule backup useless. So, all the files that I wanted to keep > simply are unavailable to me after my older iMac's HD tanked, and I bought a > new iMac, ASSUMING (bad idea) that I could restore them to the new machine. > Nope. So, that's left a bitter taste in my mouth. And, I'm a long time Mac > user. This is the first time I've been seriously burnt by an OS "upgrade". > > > So have a number of professional colleagues who depended on their apps > running properly on High Sierra... who sadly discovered that their income > stream ground to a halt, since they no longer to use their computers for > professional audio and video post-production. Eventually, their apps will be > supported by HS... but for many, this is a big deal. Fortunately, some of > them were able to "downgrade" back to the OS that works.... but not all were > able to do that. > > > So, for now... I do not upgrade an OS unless and until I know that my apps > will run properly. > > > /end rant > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com <mailto:fra...@pwpconsult.com>> > To: elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>> > Sent: Sat, Apr 14, 2018 9:44 pm > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 32 bit Elecraft Utility Apps > > When I launched the K3 utility, I got a message saying in > essence, that it was using obsolete technology. It referenced > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436> which says that soon > 32 bit applications will not run. To quote: > > "Starting with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4, apps that have not > been updated to use 64-bit processes produce a one-time alert > when opened. This gives users advance notice that they are > running 32-bit software, which will not be compatible with macOS > in the future." > > They don't say when the change will be effective, but the clock > is ticking. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz | Ham radio contesting is a | Periwinkle > (408)356-8506 | contact sport. | 16345 > Englewood Ave > www.pwpconsult.com | - Ken Widelitz K6LA / VY2TT | Los Gatos, > CA 95032 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to raysil...@verizon.net <mailto:raysil...@verizon.net> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > Message delivered to jstengrev...@comcast.net > <mailto:jstengrev...@comcast.net> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
