MacOS Mojave For Beginners

All over the world, the number of computer users is growing mainly because most services have gone digital and the public has no choice but to embrace all these advancements just to stay updated. More often than not, someone who owns smartphone or a tablet also owns a computer or a laptop. From students to high-ranking professionals both in public and private organizations need a good working laptop in doing their daily tasks. The elite are usually the first to follow technology and try new concepts, so it is no surprise that most of them are loyal Apple users.

Apple is a tech innovator that paved the way for smart technology and gifted us with staple gadgets like the iPhone and Mac computers that have been synonymous with quality and superior technology both for its hardware and software. Just last September, Apple released its new MacOS Mojave and a whole lot of other exciting features that will significantly enhance your computing experience on your Apple laptops and computers, some of which are the Dark Mode, Stacks, a new screenshot tool, as well as an Improved Finder among others.

Back up before updating

Before you perform a major operation like installing a new OS, you should always perform a system backup to protect your data. Should the installation go awry, you don't want to lose important documents along with your photo and music libraries. Thankfully, Macs include a tool that make backups easy: Time Machine. Learn how to back up your Mac.

Download and install

MacOS Mojave is available as a free update via the Mac App Store. To get it, open the Mac App Store and click the Updates tab. MacOS Mojave should be listed at the top after it's released. Click the Update button to download the update.

Alternatively, you can click the Apple icon in the top left of your display, click About This Mac, and then click the Software Update button, which will open the Mac App Store app and prompt it to check for the update. You can track the progress of your download on the Purchased tab of the Mac App Store.

(Via: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-macos-mojave/)

Don’t get too excited, though, because Apple has a disclaimer. Not all of their devices are compatible with the new operating system update, so better check out the first article to find out the corresponding devices who can make the great leap this year with the new MacOS Mojave.

Like with any other update, it will require ample storage so better clear up some space to make way for the new OS on your device. Making backup files is also a practical thing to do because you don’t want to lose any important file prior to making the update.

MacOS Mojave users will soon be able to join Group FaceTime chats, a feature that allows up to 32 people to simultaneously participate in a video call. Apple had tested Group FaceTime chats before through early MacOS developer betas, but it ultimately removed the feature prior to launching MacOS 10.14. Now, like with the developer and public betas for iOS 12.1, Apple is reintroducing the feature for testing in its fifth beta of MacOS Mojave 12.14.1, which was released to developers this week.

If the testing is successful, Group FaceTime will likely launch to consumers as part of Apple’s MacOS Mojave 10.14.1 release. This will allow families, businesses, and organizations that have standardized on an iOS and MacOS workflow to hold group video chats over FaceTime. Previously, FaceTime was limited to a one-to-one connection. Though multiple people can be huddled around a single iPhone or Mac to hold a video call, FaceTime does not allow multiple people in separate locations to join the same call. Group FaceTime changes that, and unlike platforms like Microsoft’s Skype or Google’s Hangouts, additional software isn’t required, as FaceTime is a preinstalled experience on Apple’s phones, tablets, and computers.

(Via: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-begins-testing-group-facetime-for-macos-mojave-10141-release/)

All changes have flaws especially that the brilliant minds from Apple are still making tweaks here and there in response to reactions from existing users when they made the switch. Some of the new upgrades include a group Facetime feature that some users are looking forward to especially the ones who often calls family and friends locally and abroad. Considering that up to 32 people can join Facetime calls as a group can really come in handy even for businesses where meetings are often conducted to update everyone of progress in certain projects and tasks. 70 new emojis will also be added to the Apple emoji line to help Apple computer users better express their feelings using these cute emoticons.

All changes are exciting because we never really know what is in store for us but there are some things that actually never change. Even if you are using a more expensive and fancier Macbook Pro, for instance, it does not mean that you are totally immune to hard drive failure and data loss. If that is the case, orient yourself to these common problems such as https://www.harddriverecovery.org/clean_room.html and https://www.harddriverecovery.org/blog/hard-drive-failure-recovery-three-major-user-mistakes/ because data recovery is a sensitive matter and require a special environment where it should be done and highly technical knowledge and expertise to actually get it done too.

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