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macOS Sierra Is Now Available For Download (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the new-OS-versions dept.

Dave Knott writes: Apple's latest desktop operating system, macOS Sierra, is now available for download. In addition to the Siri virtual assistant hitting the desktop for the first time, the free update includes features like a universal clipboard, revamped Messages, a storage optimization tool, and Apple Pay on the web.Engadget has also tested the new operating system and gave it a fairly positive review. It notes that Siri integration is "useful, if you already use Siri," and that iCloud and storage improvements have "practical benefits for everyone." But at the same time, the publication found that Siri "isn't always smart enough."

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  1. universal clipboard wtf by vux984 · · Score: 1, Insightful

    universal clipboard sounds like a complete security disaster for any sort of family use. Dad hits copy to copy/paste something on his laptop at the office, and the kids upstairs doing their homework go to paste something into a document on the ipad upstairs have that content dumped into the document...

    What is the worst that could happen? Who wanted this? Who is so damned lazy that they couldn't paste whatever they wanted into a file that's synced the cloud, or a note that's synced with their device, or sent themselves an email or drafted an email... or any of a bunch of things you actually have to take an active step to sync.

    I don't want crap automatically syncing between devices i own. There are a things like photos and documents that I want synced between certain folders on certain devices... but my clipboard? FFS -- my passwords are in the clipboard half the time when using apps like password safe etc... lets just squirt that into the web without thinking about it...

    1. Re:universal clipboard wtf by seoras · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That's what having separate user accounts is for.
      There's no way I'd let my kids use anything that I was logged into.
      Your just asking for disaster.

      Airdrop has never worked well for me although hand off works very nicely.
      Uni-Clip sounds good, in theory, although I've yet to try it out.
      I'm still on El Capitan & iOS9 until the dust settles and the major bugs have been fixed.

    2. Re:universal clipboard wtf by brantondaveperson · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Most people are wrong.

      Create apple ID accounts for your kids, and gift them apps if they need stuff. Create gmail accounts for your kids, so they can have their own email addresses. Put credit card information in neither, of course. Put two factor on everything, because kids always choose crap passwords, and make sure you store those passwords somewhere safe because kids can't remember anything. This makes life far, far, simpler. Having one account seems simple at first, but rapidly becomes a nightmare.

      The idea of having my kids signed into my apple ID on their devices (which they have to have for school, by the way, before you start telling me that kids shouldn't own iPads etc) is a terrible one. A friend of mine managed to allow her kid to run up huge bills, precisely because she'd used her own apple ID on her kids ipad, and the kid bought $500 of in-game nonsense without her knowledge.

    3. Re: universal clipboard wtf by Dog-Cow · · Score: 3, Insightful

      A lot of things seem dumb until you actually learn about it and stop spouting from ignorance. Use the feature. Learn how it works, and then rant about it. I know it's not the slashdot way, but at least you'll seem less dumb.