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12/11/20 Filed in:
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For the first time on almost 20 years, Apple is leaving the "MacOS 10" monicker and moving to "MacOS 11" calling it Big Sur. While they're still naming each operating system after a famous place in California, there's A LOT that's going to be different in the new interface. I'd like to encourage everyone just to pause a bit before running to the software update and hitting "update".
While I've been testing MacOS 11 Big Sur for several months, and it has been very stable, I
cannot
honestly say go ahead. There are many hidden issues that are yet to be revealed. There is a big difference between thousands of testers versus millions and this transition is a pretty big upgrade. It's already begun causing issues with existing software and older operating systems like Mojave and Catalina as Apple makes changes to how software is signed in order to run on previous operating systems. For instance, you may go to print as usual then see a scary message that says you're trying to run software that may harm your computer. I've had several clients report this exact scenario. What's happening is that every legitimate piece of software has to be signed by Apple as a way of authenticating only good safe software. The problem is, as changes are being made, some completely safe software like print drivers, Webex, Zoom, MS Office and others may need to be re-authenticated via Apple's invisible security software as their old certificates expire. When this doesn't happen you get that message. This is all a result of Apple's efforts to make our computers even more secure. You may notice other services like iCloud mail, photo syncing, iMessage and others effected over the next day or so as changes are made at Apple's servers behind the scenes. If you think you are experiencing outages of services, you can check Apple system status
here
. To make a cake, you have to break a few eggs so don't be alarmed if you experience something strange. Feel free to check my
answers section
or
schedule a session
if needed.
Apple will be on high alert over the next week as they start receiving feedback from the general public as to what they may need to fix within their first few updates to MacOS 11. So why not just skip all that and wait a few weeks. Mid-January would be a good safe target to upgrade. In the mean time, to see some of the new features that await, you can check out Apple's overview of Big Sur at
https://www.apple.com/macos/big-sur/
.
