More Adventures in MacOS — this time in the Mojave - 06/27/18 11:19 PM
Mojave (MacOS 10.14) is installed on my MacBook Pro and so far it is running perfectly. The 5.67GB download took over an hour, but I suspect the beta download server was hammered. Installation went smoothly except there was a freeze during the initial setup and I had to reboot. The change that really smacks you in the face is dark mode and IMHO it is GORGEOUS. The desktop picture of a sand dune that changes through the day is neat, but no where near as striking. I haven't had time to do much experimentation yet but there is at least some Good News and some maybe not so good…
GOOD NEWS: for all of you clinging to beloved 32 bit applications they should still run in Mojave.
BAD NEWS: based on the warning messages when launching 32 bit applications Mojave will unquestionably be the last MacOS to run 32 bit applications. Now we have a definite hammer to hold over the head of those developers who have been dragging their feet on updates.
ASIDE: I know there are at least a few developers, who are taking advantage of the necessity to go to 64 bit and starting over with a clean sheet, which is almost always for everyone's good. (I have had to look back at some of my earlier code and wanted to somehow deny any relationship with it.)
NOTE: I have had a couple of minor 64 bit applications crash reliably every time I attempt to open them but that is what betas are supposed to ferret out.
DISAPPOINTMENTS: Time Machine is still limited to drives formatted MacOS extended (Journaled) — at least for now.
GOOD NEWS: for all of you clinging to beloved 32 bit applications they should still run in Mojave.
BAD NEWS: based on the warning messages when launching 32 bit applications Mojave will unquestionably be the last MacOS to run 32 bit applications. Now we have a definite hammer to hold over the head of those developers who have been dragging their feet on updates.
ASIDE: I know there are at least a few developers, who are taking advantage of the necessity to go to 64 bit and starting over with a clean sheet, which is almost always for everyone's good. (I have had to look back at some of my earlier code and wanted to somehow deny any relationship with it.)
NOTE: I have had a couple of minor 64 bit applications crash reliably every time I attempt to open them but that is what betas are supposed to ferret out.
DISAPPOINTMENTS: Time Machine is still limited to drives formatted MacOS extended (Journaled) — at least for now.