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Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.6 With Security Updates
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think there may be some non-security fixes: I'm noticing that Universal Control is now much faster than it was at noticing there's another Mac it's supposed to link to sitting next to it. used to be minutes. now it seems effectively instant.
Was I the only one who was prompted, right after installing this latest update, to re-login to my Apple ID and to check my Apple Pay settings?
There were three updates when I checked on my M1 Studio and M2 Air:
I typically install updates with the likes of
which installs "recommended" updates and reboots if needed. On the Studio this went fine though it's worth noting that after reboot and logging back in there were notifications about "optimizing" the Mac and also a claim that some updates could not be installed. I'd never seen these notifications before and the latter seemed to be an outright lie because a subsequent check for further updates returned a "no updates available" response. ¯\(ツ)/¯
The M2 Air updated without a hitch though.
- macOS 12.6
- Safari 16
- various CLI developer tool things (the most notable of which for me was python being bumped from 3.8 to 3.9)
I typically install updates with the likes of
Code:
sudo softwareupdate -irRwhich installs "recommended" updates and reboots if needed. On the Studio this went fine though it's worth noting that after reboot and logging back in there were notifications about "optimizing" the Mac and also a claim that some updates could not be installed. I'd never seen these notifications before and the latter seemed to be an outright lie because a subsequent check for further updates returned a "no updates available" response. ¯\(ツ)/¯
The M2 Air updated without a hitch though.
My 2012 rMBP 16/768 is the best laptop ever made, bar none … still chugging along … I’m using OCLP to run 12.6 … smooth as a baby’s bottom
I’ve been seriously thinking about trying OCLP, debating if the hassle is worth 1 extra year of updates; and jumping through hoops to get those updates…
Nothing is ever going to fix Siri.
As an aside. I have a friend who's name is actually Siri. Poor girl.
I do love your scheme, I might steal that one.
I bought an M1P MBP just recently, and the two big reasons I held out this long were: to give it time for any horrible hardware faults to surface; to give it time for the newly released Monterey that comes installed with it (and can't be downgraded to older macOS versions) to iron out the bugs. Mine came with 12.4, which I am relieved to say has been fine.
One thing though, you're quite brave updating to x.6 the very day it is released. I usually give it a few days at least, to make sure there aren't any tragic bugs that got released with the bug fixes. You know, Apple's wonderful software quality control and all.
There's an age old question, what would you do if you didn't have to worry about money. It has always had me partially stumped. However, I do know what I would do if I was so rich as to be a billionaire. I would start my own computer/phone company. Basically take all the best things I love about Macs, iPhones, and macOS (I can't even bring myself to say iOS, it's so infuriating how hamstrung and limited it is), and then add in all the great things they've left out (or even removed!!!!), and kick out all the infuriatingly horrid things they've put in. It would be a hell of a lot more flexible with getting around the locked down elements (but still be capable of being locked down if users want or need), and would be a hell of a lot less focused on maximising profits. And definitely wouldn't be putting profits first at the expense of capabilities. It would also have a ton more quality control around the software. That would be my project if I was a billionaire's kid. Ah, just thinking about the machines I would build puts a smile on my face.
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Sadface.
Thanks for the tip. I just spent some time reading the OCLP website, and it looks like a very well-documented product. Unusual, for open source, but welcome. That said, I'm a little leery about handing over so much power to a group of anonymous contributors.
I’m using it a little bit more every day, but it’s frustrating to tell Siri to open Notes and get the “You don’t have an app named Notes” answer.