OS x mavericks

Anyone upgraded to this yet and if so, what do you think of it? Is it worth doing????

[mitchja]

Yes, I've upgraded both my iMac and MacBook Air. No issues what so ever with it

Unfortunately I run Parallels and the version I have would not work with Mavericks. But I would be interested to hear what changes there are in Mavericks and whether it is worth the upgrade.

[Neil]

I run Mavericks on my MBA and MBP at home and my iMac at work without any issues.

Only issue I had was with Parallels compatibility, otherwise I like it.

First update in years that has actually improved things with my mac!

What is 'Parallels'?

It's software which allows you to run Windows on a Mac. I use it for Sage accounting software which isn't compatible with Mac OS.

Other's might use it for similar or gaming. There is a newer Parallels out which is compatible but I am too much of a skinflint to buy it.

Oh right, it doesn't seem to be something I would need to be thinking about. Thanks - I learn something new every day

[mitchja]

I gave up with Parallels ages ago. I find VMWare Fusion is much better now and offers better compatibility.

All Intel based Macs will run Windows using the built in BootCamp assistant (you choose to boot into OS X or Windows). Fusion & Parallels allow you to run Windows from within OS X at the same time. It also doesn't have to be Windows, you can instal virtually any OS using Parallels or Fusion if you need to.

How confusing….

[mitchja]

If you don't need to run Windows and everything works as it is now, I wouldn't worry about it.

One thing I forgot to mention is the only thing that has stopped working for me in Mavericks (and it seems many other people too) are the Safari website push notifications.

I use virtual box which is a free piece software downloadable from the Internet. Allows running of the second OS whilst OSX is still running.

[Pete]

My iMac hard drive seems to have died today, so new one on its way from Dabs and gives me an excuse to rebuild with a fresh install of Mavericks. Not sure I want to risk it on the MacBook Pro or Air yet - too many work-critical apps on them ;-) But I'll see how the iMac fares before totally ruling it out.

working very well-pleased with everything but the ongoing issues with bookmarks bar.