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peoples thoughts on the new OS?
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The reason I didn't go to Big Sur was GUI performance on my old MacBook Pros. This looks like it has been solved with Monterey. So my perspective is that I'm seeing the new features from Big Sur and Monterey so it feels like a big improvement for me. I like the instant note thing from Monterey as well as the ability to hide the menu bar (that came in Big Sur). I like the new Notifications too. I like some of the improvements to Notes even though I'm using an older version.
Lots of nice things.
Lots of nice things.
I have not run into any problems with Developer Beta 2. Unfortunately someone had to borrow one of my laptops where I was running it so I'm back on Big Sur with a new M1 mini. I'm still in the process of setting it up. I will go back to playing with Monterey when I get my old system back.
Stable... but hardly attractive.
Looks flat and ugly to me (as did Big Sur before it).
Looks flat and ugly to me (as did Big Sur before it).
Big fan of the OS. Parcel's widget crashes occasionally but otherwise, absolutely no issues. I love being able to AirPlay from my phone to my Mac and see my phone on one of my monitors.
I've had some major stability issues since installing the beta mostly with FCP and transferring projects to remote Archive - been trying to send reports when I can, but thankfully my editing is all for dumb little YT channel... I'd never put beta on my Silicon Mac if I depended on it.
Weather widget doesn't work on the DP2 either.
Other than that, it's fine.
Weather widget doesn't work on the DP2 either.
Other than that, it's fine.
I have reverted back to Big Sur. Too many problems, very long start up. A few app incompatibilities. So spend all afternoon restoring things from time machine.
I don't notice too much of a day to day difference. I got used to the new Safari. At first, it felt a bit odd but after a few days I can't imagine going back to the old one! The way the address bar area adapts to the website to blend in is very cool.
Haven't really played with the text in picture stuff. I will give Universal Control and Airplay to Mac a try once I get my iMac, so am a bit excited for that.
Are there some other features that have actually changed anyone's day to day computing experience?
Haven't really played with the text in picture stuff. I will give Universal Control and Airplay to Mac a try once I get my iMac, so am a bit excited for that.
Are there some other features that have actually changed anyone's day to day computing experience?
So far so good with the core apps that I use (Atom, Office 365, Coderunner). I havent tinkered much with the bells and whistles, but the OS has been stable (on developer beta 2)
I'm liking it so far, but there's some issue with Safari and Citrix Receiver that causes it to crash after a few minutes, so I can't make it my daily driver just yet. Hoping the next beta fixes that and then I'll likely put it on my main Mac
Edit: thanks to xmnj in this thread, seems the work around is to disable the audio on the remote machine. So far, that's working perfectly. If there's no issues next week then I'm probably moving my other Mac to Monterey next weekend
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Edit: thanks to xmnj in this thread, seems the work around is to disable the audio on the remote machine. So far, that's working perfectly. If there's no issues next week then I'm probably moving my other Mac to Monterey next weekend
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Bit late, but if you disable audio on the Citrix desktop, the connection is stable. Seems to be issue with notification sounds causing the disconnect.
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Was pretty decent here but I only ran it for about 24 hours before going back. It was definitely a bit 'snappier' than Big Sur. I had a weird issue where my wi-fi connection would just stop working randomly. I was still connected to my router and network, but the Mac kept telling me I had no internet connection and I couldn't even connect to my actual router on the 192.168 network. Only thing that fixed it was rebooting the Mac, and I didn't want to be doing that every couple of hours.
Aside from that I had a few audio plugins, and a pretty critical audio editor/sample manager that didn't work (that's to be expected) but everything else pretty much picked up right where my Big Sur install left off.
Aside from that I had a few audio plugins, and a pretty critical audio editor/sample manager that didn't work (that's to be expected) but everything else pretty much picked up right where my Big Sur install left off.
have gotten used to the safari changes, and seeing the value in the address bar hovering over the open tab. give it time. also, this is monterey, not an 'unfinished big sur'. but yes, there are of course similarites; i think that's why the OS interface feels comfortable, familiar...
If tabs were on separate line it wouldn't be that bad, now there's barely any space for tabs if many toolbar buttons and extension buttons are used. Also this made this tab style inconsistent with window tabs everywhere else.
On design it is monterey that has design that was started in big sur but left unfinished, e.g. scroll bars are still not redesigned to match window corner radius, mission control still looks yosemite style, etc.
On design it is monterey that has design that was started in big sur but left unfinished, e.g. scroll bars are still not redesigned to match window corner radius, mission control still looks yosemite style, etc.
as always, some ppl like change, some don't. most ppl just use their macs, and adapt to new things; others complain incessantly. eiher way (in case you haven't noticed this yet): apple does what it chooses to do. even with the things i don't personally like, i adapt. because using my mac is ultimately far more rewarding than whining about it
