Image copyright Getty Images Every release from Apple is always surrounded by huge expectations: this Tuesday it was the turn of the new version of the operating system for computers, the macOS Sierra.
The first novelty that strikes the eye is that the company from Cupertino (California) has changed the name: since it is not OS X, but macOS, and this first version is called Sierra.
The new Apple operating system comes to replace the old one, The Captain, and it’s free.
it Is compatible with the following models: MacBook 2009 or later; MacBook Air; MacBook Pro; Mac mini or Mac Pro 2010 or later.
These are the new features of the MacOs Sierra.
1. Siri comes to the Mac
The wizard voice of the iPhone and iPad now comes to the Mac, with similar characteristics.
With it you can search files, send messages, add a meeting to the calendar, check the spelling of a written, put to music or to inquire about the status of the time.
Siri was first launched in iOS in 2011 and the Mac have been the last of all the platforms of Apple to incorporate it.
2. Clipboard universal
The new system comes with a clipboard universal that allows each thing you copy to your clipboard, you can stick in any other device freely.
For example, you can transfer the contents of your iPad to the Mac.
In his critique of macOS Sierra, Samuel Gibbs, of The Guardian, pointed out that the process “may take a while, depending on how good your connection, but it works surprisingly well”.
The feature can be used with text, images and most other things that can be copied to the clipboard.
3. Share desktop and documents folder
The macOS Sierra enables you to share all the files on the Desktop and the Documents folder on any Mac, iOS device or even PC through the iCloud Desktop.
You can access them through the app, iCloud Drive, and on iCloud.com or in the app iCloud Windows.
When you log in to another Mac, the files will be displayed automatically on the desktop and in the Documents folder.
4. Picture-in-picture
This functionality allows you to work on something and not lose sight of another thing that you want to pay attention to.
For example, you can have a video open in the browser while you work on another thing.
you can Also adjust the video size and set it in a corner of the screen.
5. Tabs in all applications
If you like to work with tabs, now you’ll be able to open them in any application on the computer.
The new system incorporates the provision Tabs of Safari, available in the appscompatible with multiple windows, such as Maps or Mail, and in applications of other.
With this function you can, for example, visiting various places in Maps without losing the site.
6. When and how to upgrade
Then, is it worth upgrading?
As he wrote Roman Loyola, senior editor of Macworld in a recent article, “to decide whether or not to upgrade is a personal choice”.
But there are several things to keep in mind.
For example, if you depend on a specific application for your work, it is best to wait to make sure that the software will work with macOS mountain range.
The experts also recommend the do not update immediately. it Is best to wait a few hours or days to have time to identify software problems.
in Addition, in the early hours it is likely that you will fall off the system when you have many people trying to download the operating system at the same time.
Some users wait until the first update of the new version, in which Apple resolves the unexpected problems that arise after the launch.
Another useful tip is to make a backup of your contents in case something goes wrong. Although this is something we should do often and not just when we’re going to change the operating system.
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