The first beta of OS X El Capitan was released to developers shortly following the 2015 WWDC keynote on June 8, 2015. The first public beta was made available on July 9, 2015. There were multiple betas released after the keynote. OS X El Capitan was released to end users on September 30, 2015, as a free upgrade through the Mac App Store. After 7 years of Essentials for Mac, Intuit has finally released a major update for their Mac users – Welcome Quicken 2015 for Mac. But is this a welcomed upgrade or just too little, too late? Let’s take a look and see. New features in Quicken 2015 for Mac. Just in time for OS X Yosemite, Quicken 2015 for Mac is completed redesigned.
Following Wednesday's and the new Photos for OS X app, Apple has, as promised, removed Aperture and iPhoto from the Mac App Store. Apple warned that on the two photo editing apps in the middle of last year, and put a couple months ago to let users know the apps would be pulled from sale following the launch of Photos. The two apps remained available for download from the Mac App Store for approximately a day after Photos for OS X was released, but attempting to access them via search now gives no results and clicking through from gives an 'Item Not Available' message. Apple has ceased development on Aperture and iPhoto to concentrate its resources on Photos for OS X, its new photo editing software that integrates with the Photos for iOS app and iCloud Photo Library to let users access their complete set of photos on any device. Photos for OS X has been described by many as an excellent replacement for iPhoto, as it includes more advanced tools and it runs much faster.
Aperture users may find Photos for OS X lacking, however, as it does not have advanced tools like a loupe or brushable adjustments. It also does not support plugins. With only one major photo editing app to focus on, it's likely that Apple will make improvements to Photos for OS X that could bring its feature set more in line with Aperture in the future, making both casual users and professional photographers happy. Photos for OS X is available through the OS X 10.10.3 update, and when opened for the first time, it will prompt you to migrate your existing Aperture and iPhoto libraries. Though they won't receive updates beyond compatibility fixes, Aperture and iPhoto can continue to be used for editing purposes, both alone and in conjunction with the new Photos app. Has anyone confirmed that if you remove it or switch computers that you can still install from your 'previous purchases' Or is it gone as in - forever?
This I must know too. Hosestly I'm not all that impressed with Photos even as just an iPhoto replacement. It looks and feels more like an iPad app than an OS X app. UI is so minimal it's basically non-existent. Be warned also that once you upgrade your library to the new format it won't be available in Aperture! Just what is going on over at Apple?
- But doesn't have a download button hmmmm This is what I'm guessing - and unfortunate. This is shocking if true.
One can only hope that it can still run if migrated to a new system manually. I depend on my Aperture plugins I've spent a lot of money on. Really so stupid to get rid of a product without an equivalent replacement. It's like FCP X all over again but this time even worse. Seriously Apple WTF?
You are screwing over a huge user base. I moved to Adobe Lightroom too, and i absolutely hated the interface. It's built against all common sense and an ergonomic disaster. I 'm really going to miss Aperture. I tried using Lightroom several times over the past years and always eventually stopped using it several times. It just made me vomit:confused: I am not a pro in photography, so I actually don't need all the features from Lightroom.
But still something more powerful than iPhoto or Photos would be great. Maybe some indie developer could pick this up, maybe the guys making Pixelmator? There sure is an empty spot left now with Aperture being perfectly usable for now but eventually being a dead end:(. The fact that Apple does basically the same thing with Aperture what they did with FCP and X, canceling a product or even a whole product line (XSan, Shake etc.) really concerns me.
I don't use FCP X at all (Adobe/Avid) however I bought a nMP and while I am very pleased with the machine, I'm very concerned about the 'pro line' at Apple. They never made clear roadmaps and consumers bring in a heck more money than 'us pros' but at this point, they could basically kill everything 'pro' and just go with it. I really don't like this direction at all. I really like long OS cycles, but right now I hold on Mavericks and will probably never upgrade, looking at the Yosemite and beyond situation. When I compare Mav/Yose with Win7 and 8.1, they are by far more matured OSs.
. OS X El Capitan ( ) (version 10.11) is the twelfth of, 's desktop and operating system for computers. It is the successor to and focuses mainly on performance, stability and security. Following the landmark-based naming scheme introduced with, El Capitan was named after a in, signifying its goal to be a refined version of Yosemite. El Capitan is the final version to be released under the name OS X; its successor, Sierra, was announced as. El Capitan received far superior reviews when compared to Yosemite. The first beta of OS X El Capitan was released to developers shortly following the 2015 keynote on June 8, 2015.
The first public beta was made available on July 9, 2015. There were multiple betas released after the keynote. OS X El Capitan was released to end users on September 30, 2015, as a free upgrade through the. Contents. System requirements All Macintosh computers that can run, or can run El Capitan, although not all of its features will work on older computers.
For example, Apple notes that the newly available is available on 'all Macs since 2012'. These computers can run El Capitan, provided they have at least 2GB of RAM:.: Late 2008 or newer.: Late 2008 or newer.: Mid 2007 or newer.: Early 2009 or newer.: Mid 2007 or newer.: Early 2008 or newer.: Early 2009 Of these computers, the following models were equipped with 1GB RAM as the standard option on the base model when they were shipped originally.
They can only run OS X El Capitan if they have at least 2GB of RAM.: Mid 2007.: Early 2008.: Early 2009 The following computers support features such as, between Mac computers and iOS devices, as well as the new:. iMac: Late 2012 or newer. MacBook: Early 2015 or newer. MacBook Air: Mid 2012 or newer. MacBook Pro: Mid 2012 or newer. Mac Mini: Late 2012 or newer.
Mac Pro: Late 2013 The upgrade varies in size depending upon which Apple Mac computer it is being installed on, in most scenarios it will require about 6 GB of disk space. Features OS X El Capitan includes features to improve the security, performance, design and usability of OS X. Compared to OS X Yosemite, Apple says that opening is four times faster, app switching and viewing messages in is twice as fast and launching apps is 40% faster. The maximum amount of memory that could be allocated to the graphics processor has been increased from 1024 MB to 1536 MB on Macs with an. OS X El Capitan supports, Apple's graphics API introduced in to speed up performance in games and professional applications. Apple's typeface replaces as the system. OS X El Capitan also adopts in replacement of used in previous versions.
Window management. An example of the view in OS X El Capitan OS X El Capitan introduces new features such as creating a full-screen split view by pressing the green button on left upper corner of the window or Control+Cmd+F keyboard shortcut, then snapping any supported other window to that full screen application. This feature is slightly similar to, although less extensive than, the snap-assist feature in (and later) and several, such as. OS X El Capitan improves to incorporate this feature across multiple spaces. It also enables users to spot the pointer more easily by enlarging it by shaking the mouse or swiping a finger back and forth on the.
Applications Messages and Mail OS X El Capitan adds gestures to applications like Mail and that allow a user to delete or mark emails or conversations by swiping a finger on a multi-touch device, such as a trackpad. OS X also analyzes the contents of individual emails in Mail and uses the gathered information in other applications, such as. For example, an invitation in Mail can automatically be added as a Calendar event. Maps in El Capitan shows public transit information similar to Maps in. This feature was limited to a handful of cities upon launch:, and Notes The application receives an overhaul, similar to Notes in iOS 9.
Both applications have more powerful capabilities, such as (like in the application), inline webpage previews, photos and videos, digital sketches, map locations and other documents and media types. Notes replaces traditional -based with, which offers better and faster syncing. Safari in El Capitan lets users pin tabs for frequently accessed websites to the tab bar, similar to. Users are able to quickly identify and mute tabs that play audio without having to search for individual tabs.
Safari supports video streaming to an without the need to broadcast the entire webpage. Are now hosted and signed by Apple as part of the updated Apple Developer program and they received native support for, allowing developers to block website components (such as advertisements) without injection. The app also allows the user to customize the font and background of the Reader mode. Spotlight is improved with more contextual information such as the weather, stocks, news and sports scores. It is also able to process queries in natural language. For example, users can type 'Show me pictures that I took in Yosemite National Park in July 2014' and Spotlight will use that request to bring up the corresponding info. The app can now be resized and moved across the screen.
Photos introduced editing extensions which allows Photos to use editing tools from other apps. System Integrity Protection. Main article: OS X El Capitan has a new security feature called (SIP, sometimes referred to as 'rootless' ) that protects certain system, and from being modified or tampered with by other processes even when executed by the or by a user with root privileges. Apple says that the root user can be a significant to the system's security, especially on systems with a single user account on which that user is also the administrator. System Integrity Protection is enabled by default, but can be disabled.
Release history Previous release Current release Beta Version Build Date Notes Standalone download 10.11 15A284 September 30, 2015 15.0.0 Original Mac App Store release N/A 10.11.1 15B42 October 21, 2015 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.1 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 Update 10.11.2 15C50 December 8, 2015 15.2.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.2 Update. OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Update. OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Combo Update 15G1004 September 1, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan 15G10 October 24, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan 15G1212 December 13, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan 15G1217 January 17, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan.
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( October 2015) Upon release, OS X El Capitan was met with positive reception from both users and critics, with praise mostly going towards the overall functionality of the new features and improved stability. Dieter Bohn of awarded the operating system a score of 8.5 out of 10; while of was also positive, rating it 4.5 out of 5. Issues After the 10.11.4 update, many users started reporting that their MacBooks were freezing, requiring a. This issue mostly affects Early 2015 computers, although many others have reported freezes in other models. Several users created videos in which showed the freezes. Soon after this, Apple released the 10.11.5 update, which contained stability improvements.
Apple later acknowledged these problems, recommending their users to update to the last point release. After the December 13, 2016 release of Security Update 2016-003, users reported problems with the WindowServer process becoming unresponsive, causing the GUI to freeze and sometimes necessitating a hard reboot to fix. In response, on January 17, 2017, Apple released to fix 'a kernel issue that may cause your Mac to occasionally become unresponsive' and at the same time released an updated version of Security Update 2016-003 which includes the fix released in the supplemental. Users who have not previously installed Security Update 2016-003 are advised to install the updated version to reach build 15G1217, while users who have already installed the December 13, 2016 Security Update 2016-003 only need to install the supplemental update. References.
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