Like you Peter, I’m keeping both my Mac computers running High Sierra and I see no reason for me to upgrade at this time. High Sierra is a very secure and stable OS.
Kind Regards, Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 29 Apr 2020, at 5:20 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Righto, thanks for that link Ronni. For a number of reasons in reading > through the link, I can see no reason for me to update to Catalina yet - if > ever. Currently I have an old (but still functioning) MS Office for Mac 2011 > which is useful for whenever I do have an Office file, but I don't use it > often and have alternatives with my Work Windows laptop. The removal of > iTunes. I didn't explore that but it seems pretty large in impact. Presumably > there are precautions to take. But for the moment, with my perfectly > functioning Macbook Pro 2013 running High Sierra, it is all good. > > All I have to remind me is a constant red dot over App store saying I have an > OSX update I 'should' do. > > Will look into the iTunes things some time. > > I also think there is no longer available a localized installation for Office > 2016 or later and we now have to resort to the constant funding model the > software developers want us to use with annual fees - Office 365 as an > example. I may use Word or Excel up to 5 times in any one year. It really > doesn't make sense to fund an annual subscription for one machine when I have > alternatives. I know my case is unique to me and others will be solely > reliant on their Mac's, so then it is justifiable for them. > > Kind Regards > > > Peter Crisp > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > wamug@wamug.org.au > > To: > <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:51:02 +0800 > Subject: > Re: Horrible Catalina > > > Hi Pat, > > https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/12/20908567/apple-macos-catalina-breaking-apps-32-bit-support-how-to-prepare-avoid-update > > ‘Apple’s latest Mac update, macOS Catalina, was released earlier this week, > and with it came a flurry of complications both minor and major. > For one, this update is the first for Apple to drop 32-bit application > support, which is causing all sorts of headaches for users of smaller apps, > plug-ins, and other software that may not be updated for quite some time or > may have been created by a company that no longer exists. There are also a > fair number of other issues with Catalina, like Adobe software > incompatibility problems and unforeseen hurdles related to the removal of > iTunes. > That leads us to a series of important questions for Mac users who may be at > risk of having important workflows disrupted by Catalina. What exactly might > go wrong if you do upgrade? Should you upgrade now, and what should you do > before pulling the trigger? > Or should you hold off for now, and if so, what’s the best way to do that > and also monitor when it might be safe to make the jump?’ > Kind Regards, > Ronni > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > > On 29 Apr 2020, at 4:42 pm, Peter Crisp <petercr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Pat, sorry to hear this. I had heard of some troubles from people on the > WAMUG upon the initial release of Catalina but nothing of late. Your note > comes out of the blue for WAMUG I think. Can you be specific about the issues > you;re having? I am holding off doing my update to Catalina simply because I > hadn't had the time to research if the early issues had been resolved or not. > Do others have any first hand user experience about it's use and issues they > have had. > > Is there anyone else recommending to NOT install Catalina at this time? > > > Kind Regards > > > Peter Crisp > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > wamug@wamug.org.au > > To: > "wamuG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:55:57 +1000 > Subject: > Horrible Catalina > > > Hello, WAMUGgers, I moved over to Brisbane,4 months ago. My computer didn’t > catch up with me for several of those months. When I finally cranked it up > and pushed the Start button, there was Catalina. Well, I thought, I hope it > is as good as its predecessor. But, I was in for shock after shock. To put it > in straight words: I Hate Catalina. There are so many horrible changes; what > has Apple been thinking? I read about the Mac virus problem, but that doesn’t > warrant the infliction of Catalina on unsuspecting computers. > > Anyway, does anyone know if Catallina will be superceded? Soon? And does > anyone know if there is anything like WAMUG in Brisbane? > > I wish good health for all of you in these treacherous times. > > Stay safe and warm, > Pat Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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