The macOS Sierra thread

folks, as some of you know, the beta version of macOS Sierra has been seeded. we can discuss its features here, subject again to our usual policy--do NOT discuss your experience and discoveries as an Appleseed tester--you are still covered by your NDA. you MAY however quote other sources online (and there are many) to point out interesting features and problems. so discuss other experiences (and source them properly--unsourced material will be taken down) but not your own, many thanks.--the mods

 

folks, as some of you know, the beta version of iOS 10 has been seeded. we can discuss its features here, subject again to our usual policy--do NOT discuss your experience and discoveries as an Appleseed tester--you are still covered by your NDA. you MAY however quote other sources online (and there are many) to point out interesting features and problems. so discuss other experiences (and source them properly--unsourced material will be taken down) but not your own, many thanks.--the mods

 

needless to say, beta software isn't for everyone, especially the risk-averse. in fact, people won't get this beta software unless they signed up for the developer program, which has tons of warnings about the dangers.... which if course hasn't stopped more than a few (especially those with legitimate reasons to use it, primarily software development and troubleshooting) to venture into the unknown. somebody's got to do it

 

as a beta tester (talking about the experience of a tester, not about the beta itself), i always, always back up (clone, in fact) my hard drive before installing the new software. this means i can revert pretty easily to my previous state if anything awfully goes wrong. i've experienced a few hiccups in betas over the years, as may be expected, but nothing fatal.