iPad IOS Great, Catalina Bad!

--

And so it has happened:

I beta test for Apple, and I have seen all the updates for both iPad IOS and MacOS 10.15, and it has been a bumpy ride. With iPad IOS it has been a dream, and there’s very little that has gone wrong. The new features are great, especially now that I can run with a mouse.

For the SideCar feature — using your iPad as an additional screen — I used it a few times, but gave up, as I don’t see any use. For me, I want to draw on Keynote from my iPad, and for this to appear in my presentation from my Mac. But, iPad IOS looks great and has great functionality. It is the best, by far, in the industry, and I wouldn’t use anything else for working with the Pencil and in general daily things.

But for Catalina, it has been a difficult time over the Summer, and really me and it has not got on well. Apart from the continual (almost daily updates) for beta fixes, I have found it a challenge, and I think I will leave the beta programme soon, as it has cost me so much time. For a beta, really many of the releases were more of a pre-alpha, and were it was obviously not fully…

--

--

Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.