Tech
Another round of dev betas for Apple’s OS 27. I’ve done this Mac Mini, Done my iPhone 15 PM, the Apple TV 4Ks, and now I’m doing anApple Watch Ultra 3.
Grrr. My Hive Thermostat decided it didn’t want to talk to the system all of a sudden. Not that we need the heating on, of course, but these things need to be working correctly. 45 minutes of farting about with multiple reboots and pairing attempts with receiver, hub, and thermostat finally worked!
macOS 27 Beta 2 downloaded and installed on this M3 MacBook Air, and we’re up and running OK. Let’s see what bugs I can find and report as we go through the day. Mind you, I’ll probably switch to my Mac Mini later on. I don’t expect to sit outside all day.
Downloading macOS 27 Beta 2 for this MacBook. It’s not my main machine, so I can live with any issues that arise.
Perhaps I am becoming a minority. I much prefer to write, blog, and use social media on my MacBook or Mac Mini than I do on my iPhone. I usually only do quick stuff on the phone, though I did buy a folding keyboard so I can use it more easily when out and about. I’m almost always more interested in MacOS software than iOS.
I just did a deep-level virus scan of my M4 Pro Mac Mini. Took a little while, but there were 1.3m files in total.
No sooner do I post about an impending delivery than they arrive. So I’ll be busy setting up this new Apple Watch for the next few minutes. I think I’ll have to call EE to get the data plan transferred from my old Series 7 to this one.
So iOS 27 is here. First impressions from this first beta? So far, it seems stable. There’s an enhanced Siri, on certain devices, but there’s a waitlist to join. Transparency in Liquid Glass is easily changed with a slider.