Footnote - I spoke too soon. Daisy Disk doesn’t seem to be able to open folders……!
> On 18 Oct 2014, at 14:10, Phil Tomlinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I installed Yosemite on my 2007 iMac yesterday and, up to the moment, > everything seems to be working fine. There is no slow down on opening on my > elderly machine. All the Apps I use most often seem to work correctly > In design terms I like the new system - gone is the peculiar representation > of a “shelf” for icons at the bottom of the screen and in its place is a > see-through bar. The icons are all instantly recognisable - Maybe I feel a > bit sad to lose the old Picasso-esque “Finder” face icon which seemed to me > to be a comforting link with the earliest Mac OSs, and the “Trash” icon seems > a bit uninspiring but I like the cheerful shade of blue of the new Folders > and the new flattened design. > > Phil T > >> On 18 Oct 2014, at 12:34, mac98aop <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Thanks Andy. >> >> I feel rather torn. >> >> I really like Mavericks, and the new UI doesn't really appeal. I don't >> really like the system font, and there is something to be said for enjoying >> what you're looking at it one spends to long staring at the screen each day. >> >> Trying to decide whether it's worth updating or not, as can't think there's >> anything I especially need in Yosemite?! >> >> It's a shame in some ways, as this is the first time I've ever hesitated >> with Apple updates. Both iOS and Mac OS are headed in an 'interesting' >> direction, and not one where I'm overly confident :( >> >> AP >> >> On Saturday, October 18, 2014 12:27:50 PM UTC+1, Andy wrote: >> I 'upgraded' to Yosemite on my macbook pro. Working well. The only downside >> so far for me is Libre Office now crashes when converting document formats - >> I get a Java error. >> >> Also I'm undecided whether I like the new user interface styling very much - >> reminds me of Ubuntu. >> >> Overall is fine and shouldn't grumble too much as it's kindof free. >> >> Andrew Gill >> >> On 18 Oct 2014 11:21, "mac98aop" <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >> Anyone else having trouble with Mail as per Sam? >> >> I use it constantly and might wait for .0.1 update before being driven mad >> with slow syncing and other bloopers. >> >> AP >> >> On Friday, October 17, 2014 10:55:45 AM UTC+1, Stephen McW wrote: >> Hi y’all, >> >> My partner upgraded his MacBook Air last night and all went through without >> a hitch. Mine was fine until about 99% of the way through on the final >> “installing” progress bar when it sat there forever. I pressed the iMac’s >> rear button and restarted and it booted up and completed the install fine. >> The only thing I’m not sure about is the colour picker window which looks >> crude and garish, but I suppose I’ll have to live with that. :-( >> >> ice and speedy on everything so far apart from Spotlight rebuilding all its >> indexes … >> >> Also, 1Password 5 is a free upgrade which I installed but if you have bought >> 1Password 4 from AgileButs rather than the Mac App Store it kills your >> iCloud Sync if you used it and you’ll have to buy the store version at 30% >> off for £25 or change your sync method. I’m switching over to WiFi though. >> Info here >> https://guides.agilebits.com/1password-mac-kb/5/en/topic/switching-to-wi-fi >> <https://guides.agilebits.com/1password-mac-kb/5/en/topic/switching-to-wi-fi> >> >> Other than that, I’m enjoying the new interface. >> >> As always, one of the highlights of a new release of OS X is John Siracusa’s >> in-depth review. Get a cup of coffee and settle down for the full 25 screen >> experience: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/ >> <http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/os-x-10-10/> >> >> OK, off to continue the ritual disk grind of updating various apps weighing >> in at hundreds of MB each. Sigh … >> >> Stephen >> >> >>> On 17 Oct 2014, at 06:40, Ray Packham <[email protected] <>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> all its been relatively fine for me as you say Sam slow syncing in mail and >>> I had a problem streaming Iplayer to my apple tv for some reason ... But I >>> found its pretty stable and quicker ... I use duckduck go :-) and find it >>> irritating at times with crap search results but other than that it's all >>> good :-) >>> >>> Regards all ray >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> "Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life >> on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet" - Albert Einstein >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <http://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <http://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug > <http://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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