
If an incoming message is silenced, the third party will be notified (and reassured that you still love them). You can customise your focus 'modes' - for example minimising or silencing notifications from selected apps, and your preferences will be synced and mirrored to all your devices. I'm liking the new Focus features very much - it's a kind of upgraded Do Not Disturb mode, allowing you to allow or block depending on what you're working on. This feature also works with the new Live Text - OCR and translate in one! Several languages are currently supported, but this list will no doubt quickly grow. Safari's translate feature has now been made system-wide, so you can simply right-click just about anywhere to bring up l'option de traduction (the translate option). I'm sure that I'm not the only one who's been waiting for this. All detection is on-device, so no cloud security issues. Live Text supports URLs, addresses, phone numbers and much more. Live Text can recognise both printed and handwritten characters, ready to paste into your app of choice (although I bet it won't 'get' my appalling handwriting).
#Monterey quick notes pro#

Machine lifespans appear to be shrinking, in main due to Apple's introduction of the new M1 chip. My trusty (and highly capable) Mid 2014 MacBook Pro is now stuck forever at Big Sur, so I'm thinking that I've got another year or so before getting some ££ for the old dear before upgrading. You'll be able to run MacOS Monterey on the following machines. A once cherished friend becomes a doorstop. ten years seems to be the 'useful' lifespan of a Mac to me, before it can no longer cope with the last couple of operating systems, at which point third party developers also leave the poor old relic behind. For the past few years, I've operated a 'ten year rule':- i.e.

I go the refurbished route, as it's way more cost effective for me, as well as being kinder to a troubled planet. I love my Macs, but haven't bought a new one for over a decade.

I'm going to start this quick rundown of the new OS where other reviews end. So what will this new MacOS mean for your Apple computer? Age is relative It seems like I'm just about getting used to Big Sur. As it is, we can all follow Apple's geographical wanderings through the vastness of the USA - welcome to Monterey, Jack! Right about now, we'd all be considering upgrading to MacOS Bedford (from MacOS Norwich).

Imagine that history were different, and Apple was based not in Cupertino but Basingstoke.
