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Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.4 With Apple Podcasts Subscription Support
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I usually replace laptops on a 3 year cycle, I bought a 13" MBP in 2020.
Further, I don't see the M1 as anything to really bother with. Apple has no track record on the desktop. If they can "do it again", it might be worth the paradigm shift.
I'm not tied to the idea of Apple, I'm tied to the idea of a portable Unix computer that isn't Linux.
But how much of a delta are you going through? Updates between immediately adjacent versions have always been small(er) than using a combo update when you have to cross multiple versions. Not that I would *ever* use an Apple delta update.
<shrug> I'll download the full installer with installinstallmacosx and archive it with the rest.
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Yeah, I have one on my M1 Mac Mini desktop... how relevant is it? Does it contain anything that needs to be saved? Or can it be safely deleted to free up desktop real estate or SSD space?
I’m not an expert in this stuff, but from what I can make of that error message, your computer downloaded an update package that – somehow – got corrupted. The SHA-1 code that it mentions is a tamper-proof checksum of the package to guarantee its integrity - to stop fake updates in their tracks. What’s troubling is that you have seen this before.
My guess is that it’s really unlikely that the package would get corrupted during transmission, that’s why TCP/IP is there, to take care of that side of things. I’d perhaps suspect an intermittent hardware issue.
Quite often, yes.
16GB would certainly be better. Unfortunately 16GB is only available when custom ordered from Apple. Other retailers/channels are not able to sell the 16GB versions, so it wasn’t an option for me.
However, 8GB on the M1 machines certainly feels much faster than it does on Intel. I definitely wouldn’t buy an 8GB x86 again, but on M1 it feels perfectly fine even with a lot of memory-intensive apps running.
Thank you for the suggestion. This is actually what I’ve been attempting for the past 6 months or so. Unfortunately, most of the time it doesn’t work correctly for me, and I’m not exactly sure why because there isn’t really any feedback or settings for it. The machines download the update from internet even if it exists on another machine.
No idea why really… the network is relatively simple.
You don't.
You just double click the pkg file and "install" it. All that does is put the Install macOS Big Sur app into your Applications folder. That is what you use to make the bootable USB as follows:
In Disk Utility, format a 16GB or 32GB usb as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and call it Untitled.
Now run this in Terminal:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled
It was my bad. The name is "CableDeconn" not "CableConn". Here's the link. They have two versions of this cable:
- With a USB-C PD female jack on its side, which allows you to plug in your MacBook's power brick into the side of this cable, so you can use one port on the MacBook for both sending DP signal to the monitor and for receiving power / charging battery from your MacBook's power brick. It's completely safe to do so.
- Without a USB-C PD female jack, so it's like a regular USB-C to DisplayPort 1.4 cable.
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It finally brings back the CMD + L keyboard shortcut in spotlight(jump to definition), for anyone interested!
Seem to recall someone else having this issue and a reinstall of Big Sur resolved it. Doesn't hurt to try.
I had it happen with the last update but, not this one. I just deleted the folder.
Right right, especially since you just got the 2020 MBP not to long ago. After 3yrs, do you see a decline in the performance of your laptops ? (MacBooks)
Computers do not get "old" with age. They don't "slow down". Either they work or they don't. If you reformat/reinstall and use the exact same OS revision and the exact same software you did, when you first purchased the computer, it will feel JUST as fast as it did when you first bought it... even 20 years later. The ONLY reason a computer 3-5 years old will feel slower is because either the OS revisions have gotten bloated and use more resources (most likely), or there is corruption (malware or glitches in the filesystem or wherever) in the OS that needs to be purged (reformat/reinstall). And... BINGO! There's your lighting fast computer again!
Thank you, ordered 2.
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I think you have to see the enormous job they've done doing this transfer of my Mac from a table radio grade to an experimental software ATMOS server. I was around in the big Hi Fi craze. Bachelors had high fidelity everything. It cost thousands to get a real state-of-the-art rig, with electrostatic speaker panels and woofers 6 feet dep. This is cheaper. And you either like spatial audio or you don't. ATMOS is a gas for certain movies or music. The kind that flies around in your room Apple has an impressive chip in that ugly old HomePod. Put two together, it's a unique sound. A lot of pop music will go with it, and I think it's movie sound for a long while. Spatial music is great for many things. How many tracks? Anywhere from 2 (at least a stereo) to somewhere in the 20s.On the ceiling, in the air, you can focus the sound anywhere you want. Beam-forming. I think it's like 9 channels or so it maxes out for. Nine channels from all locations. Not enough. ATMOS has 20 sound "objects" you can place anywhere. It's 3D sound. I love it. With audio, it works. With pictures, you end up with crappy flat, blurry 3D movies.
I really hope they have fixed the Bluetooth connectivity bug, that has plagued Big Sur from the get go. Catalina didn't have any issues. My keyboard and mouse keeps losing connection. Downloading update now, crossing fingers.
But seriously, 3.5Gb update for this?!
But seriously, 3.5Gb update for this?!