Similarly, when I asked Siri to “raise the volume on my computer,” it did so. Unfortunately, there were also disconnects: When I asked Siri to “ launch System Preferences” it did just that but when I asked instead to “ open System Preferences” it was baffled. And Siri can help you adjust Mac system settings, like turning Do Not Disturb on or off. Siri ties in nicely with search, such as when I asked it to find the documents I’ve written on Apple in the last two weeks. And you can pin results from your Siri query to the Notification Center on your Mac, another plus.Īs with Siri on iOS X, you can use use the assistant to surface photos, such as all the pics you’ve taken with dogs in them. You can ask Siri to send texts, read your email, tell you weather or deliver a stock quote, all fine and dandy. I'm less pleased that Siri’s presence on the Mac, is, for now, a mixed bag. I’m very pleased Siri has finally made it onto the Mac. Not everything went smoothly in my tests, starting with Siri, whose move to the Mac underscores a strategic thrust for Apple, as rival digital assistants from Google, Microsoft (Cortana), and Amazon (Alexa) expand their reach and voice. A bigger deal comes with Apple’s reliance on iCloud Drive, the company's answer to Dropbox and Google Drive. The new operating system brings in several relatively modest features, everything from desktop tabs and Apple Pay on the Web to refreshed designs for iTunes and Apple Music. Mac aficionados should by all means go fetch Sierra, a free download in the Mac App Store and the first version of the Mac operating system in years to eschew the OS X moniker. Microsoft with Windows 10 has for the most part designed a single operating system that is meant to work across PCs, phones, tablets, even Xboxes.Īpple’s strategy has been to keep macOS and iOS X distinct and separate, though more and more we’re seeing overlapping features that reach up into the cloud. Indeed, with Sierra comes further evidence that we’re fully entrenched in a post-PC world, where the computers in our pockets have trumped those on our desks. The marquee feature is Siri’s debut on the Mac, and while this is mainly a welcome development, the fact is we all got to know Apple’s loquacious personal assistant on the phone first. Tuesday’s arrival of macOS Sierra seems like an after-thought by comparison, coming with nowhere near the media attention that’s paid to an iPhone or even iOS release. NEW YORK-Only a few years ago, the launch of a new computer operating system set off impassioned clashes between devotees of the Mac and supporters of Windows.
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