{"id":1527,"date":"2020-11-16T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notes.technologists.com\/notes\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2021-08-26T13:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:46:19","slug":"flirted-with-big-sur-went-back-to-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notes.technologists.com\/notes\/2020\/11\/16\/flirted-with-big-sur-went-back-to-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"flirted with Big Sur, went back to Catalina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">&#8220;The only thing I knew how to do<br \/>\nWas to <strong>k<\/strong>eep <strong>o<\/strong>n <strong>k<\/strong>eepin&#8217; <strong>o<\/strong>n like a bird that flew&#8221;<br \/>\n(1975) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YwSZvHqf9qM?t=182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Tangled Up In Blue&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Bob Dylan<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>tl;dr Updated 2015 MacBook Pro to Big Sur, regretted, restored Catalina from Time Machine, will probably get M1 MacBook (Air or Pro?) soon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5AwdkGKmZ0I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5AwdkGKmZ0I\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Event \u2014 November 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s &#8220;One More Thing&#8221; seemed one of the most significant, post-Jobs, introducing the initial Apple M1 (ARM) processor Macs and illuminating <em>Big Sur<\/em>, the macOS version that integrates Mac and iOS apps, amongst other things.  <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/in9SX3enCHU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=in9SX3enCHU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History of &#8216;One More Thing&#8230;&#8217; [Compilation]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Big Sur had been announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/wwdc20\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WWDC 20<\/a>, it wasn&#8217;t until Tuesday that it was fully revealed and Thursday when it became available.<\/p>\n<p>I got a warning during the day Thursday from Steinberg, the source of the Cubase DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software I use when Audacity is insufficient, to beware of updating to Big Sur before potential problems were resolved.<\/p>\n<p>However, I was eager to see Big Sur in action. I discovered that the automatic update to Big Sur was failing on my 2015 MacBook Pro (MBP) because there wasn&#8217;t enough storage available. I have the 128G model. That had been enough storage for me for several years, but last year I had to abandon <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/xcode\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xcode<\/a> for lack of storage. <\/p>\n<p>I did a Time Machine backup, removed Cubase 10.5 and other stuff to get enough free space for Big Sur, and proceeded. In the middle of the night, I looked to check on status, but reboot was waiting for me to really exit XQuartz. <\/p>\n<p>By then I already had remorse about removing Cubase, remembering how hard it was to get it working with their license manager, and wondering if I really want Big Sur on this MBP. When I woke in the morning to find Big Sur waiting, I did some cursory exploration, puzzled at the abstract desktop image of the real Big Sur vs. the photos of Catalina Island, etc., and started to restore Catalina from Time Machine.<\/p>\n<p>My MBP has served me well over almost 5 years, and I&#8217;ve liked it better than I expected to after disastrous experience with the iBook I got in 2004, after I accidentally dropped it in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/airport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ABIA<\/a>. After that experience, I stuck to Mac desktops until the MBP. However, the MBP system board failed about 6 months out of warranty, and the MBP seems a bit mechanically creaky now. I&#8217;m assuming I&#8217;ll keep it for Cubase and other stuff, but get an M1 MacBook (Air or Pro?) with more storage. I&#8217;m thinking I will wait to see some reviews to see if the Pro is really worth $300 more to me than the Air.<\/p>\n<p>I had been thinking I might get a new Windows laptop, and explore Windows Subsystem for Linux more thoroughly, but that doesn&#8217;t really feel like fun and seems unnecessary when I spend so much time with Linux running natively. Getting engaged with Big Sur is more enticing.<\/p>\n<p>A few more citations:<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Paul suggests that Apple&#8217;s most recent security provisions are too onerous to accept: <a href=\"https:\/\/sneak.berlin\/20201112\/your-computer-isnt-yours\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Your Computer Isn&#8217;t Yours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Malcolm Owen disputes Jeffrey&#8217;s article: <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/11\/15\/big-sur-telling-apple-what-app-youve-opened-isnt-a-security-or-privacy-issue\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">macOS Big Sur telling Apple what app you&#8217;ve opened isn&#8217;t a security or privacy issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apparently Apple wishes to quell the controversy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iphoneincanada.ca\/mac\/apple-responds-to-macos-privacy-concerns-explains-why-apps-were-slow-to-launch\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns, Explains Why Apps Were Slow to Launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gadgets\/2020\/11\/macos-11-0-big-sur-the-ars-technica-review\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/news\/the-new-macbook-air-is-amazing-but-im-buying-the-macbook-pro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The new MacBook Air is amazing \u2014 but I&#8217;m buying the MacBook Pro<\/a><\/p>\n<span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" 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