Big Sur 11.1 now available for download

[chscag]

Sure looks like is IS an SSD drive. At least it looks like it to me.

Nope. Device Name: "ST1000DM003" is a Seagate spinner Hard Drive (1TB drive)

I suspect what you may have is a "Fusion" drive. A combination of a small SSD and large spinner drive.

So I *could* go to Catalina and/or beyond without issue--except for my Office 2008 and similar items being obsolete under Catalina? That would be my problem. Major problem for me.

Office 2008 will definitely not work beyond Mojave, nor will any other 32 bit apps. So consider that before you update.

 

[callmedory]

It’s why I don’t want to upgrade the OS.

I was also told that non-SSD drives don’t do well with Catalina?

 

[chscag]

I was also told that non-SSD drives don’t do well with Catalina?

In your situation, it doesn't matter because Mojave has already reformatted your drive(s) to APFS which does not work as well with spinner type drives. As I stated above, it appears you have a Fusion drive which is a combination of a small SSD and large spinner.

Apple designed its new format (APFS) so that it would enhance the performance of SSDs. It doesn't do as well with spinner drives and can actually slow them down somewhat.

Unless you're prepared to update Office and other apps that are 32 bit, it's best to stick with Mojave for the time being.

 

[RadDave]

Thanks, I followed instructions on finding the type drive:
View attachment 33063

Sure looks like is IS an SSD drive. At least it looks like it to me.

So I *could* go to Catalina and/or beyond without issue--except for my Office 2008 and similar items being obsolete under Catalina? That would be my problem. Major problem for me.

Well, looking at the specs (storage shown below) of the 2019 iMac HERE, the baseline storage was a 1TB or 2TB Fusion Drive (meaning that there is about a 128 GB SSD as part of the fusion setup) - now as indicated the HDD could be upgraded to a pure SSD all the way up to 2 TB, but that would be a major additional expense (that you can check on your invoice).

Just over a year ago, I bought a new 2019 iMac (smaller display) and the baseline storage was a fusion HDD - I upgraded to a 512 GB SSD, so unless you also upgraded to a 'pure' SSD drive, then you likely have a fusion HDD (which is the 'Device Name' ID number in your pic).

Hopefully others will come along and verify my comments (or not?) - Dave
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[callmedory]

You guys are, as usual, wonderful. I’ll tell my husband we’re leaving it as is for now.

Have a Merry Christmas, or hope you had a Happy Channukah, or Happy Kwanzaa, or Merry Yule, or Happy-End-This-****-Year!

 

[RadDave]

You guys are, as usual, wonderful. I’ll tell my husband we’re leaving it as is for now.

Have a Merry Christmas, or hope you had a Happy Channukah, or Happy Kwanzaa, or Merry Yule, or Happy-End-This-****-Year!

Wife is Jewish, so we've been lighting a menorah for decades - last evening was the eighth night - first pic below is our usual menorah, but she has collected five over the years, so we decided to use a different one - a metallurgic work of art w/ the 8 candles lit, plus the shamash, far right. Dave
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[chscag]

Very nice Dave.

But I wonder if folks know where "Channukah" (Feast of Lights) originated from? If not, a read through:

The Books of the Maccabees | Definition, Contents, & Facts

The Books of the Maccabees, four books, none of which is in the Hebrew Bible but all of which appear in some manuscripts of the Septuagint. The first two books only are part of canonical scripture in the Septuagint and the Vulgate and are included in the Protestant Apocrypha.

www.britannica.com

Best wishes to you and your wife.

 

[RadDave]

Very nice Dave.

But I wonder if folks know where "Channukah" (Feast of Lights) originated from? If not, a read through:

The Books of the Maccabees | Definition, Contents, & Facts

The Books of the Maccabees, four books, none of which is in the Hebrew Bible but all of which appear in some manuscripts of the Septuagint. The first two books only are part of canonical scripture in the Septuagint and the Vulgate and are included in the Protestant Apocrypha.

www.britannica.com

Best wishes to you and your wife.

Hi Charlie - well, my knowledge is limited (as is my wife's facts - she grew up in New Jersey in a very reformed Jewish family; her father, a cardiologist, loved to eat bacon!) - in summary: 1) Name of the 'festival' can be spelled many different ways (see below, edited from Wiki); 2) Starts before Christmas time; 3) Lasts for 8 nights; 4) Celebrates the Maccabean revolt against a remnant of Alexander the Great's empire (the Seleucids); and 5) Our son use to get a small toy or present on each night (he also got Christmas presents). Thanks for your comments and link - have a safe and happy holiday season. Dave

Hanukkah, a.k.a Chanukah, Ḥanukah, Chanuka, Hanuka) is a Jewish festival commemorating an early victory in the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire: the recapture of Jerusalem in the year 164 BCE, and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple. It is also known as the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, which may occur at any time from late November to late December. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a menorah. One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. This unique candle is called the shamash. Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shamash until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival. (edited; Source)

 

[MacInWin]

There are alternatives to Office 2008, some free, but what "other items" are you concerned with?

 

[callmedory]

There are alternatives to Office 2008, some free, but what "other items" are you concerned with?

My logitech remote. Husband has a sidekick(?). Sideclick(?). Whatever. The Sony remote broke after the credit card's extension of the warranty expired. I don't think we'll buy a Sony tv again.

 

[callmedory]

Hi Charlie - well, my knowledge is limited (as is my wife's facts - she grew up in New Jersey in a very reformed Jewish family; her father, a cardiologist, loved to eat bacon!) - in summary: 1) Name of the 'festival' can be spelled many different ways (see below, edited from Wiki); 2) Starts before Christmas time; 3) Lasts for 8 nights; 4) Celebrates the Maccabean revolt against a remnant of Alexander the Great's empire (the Seleucids); and 5) Our son use to get a small toy or present on each night (he also got Christmas presents). Thanks for your comments and link - have a safe and happy holiday season. Dave

Chag sameach! My husband (raised Catholic) likes fire, so this is the only holiday we celebrate--no parents to have seders anymore. Growing up, we never got 8 gifts; my parents didn't have a lot of money.

 

[MacInWin]

How is the Logitech remote related to your Mac? And can you get the details on your husband's whatever device? It's hard to give advice without some specifics on what the real issue might be.

 

[RadDave]

Chag sameach! My husband (raised Catholic) likes fire, so this is the only holiday we celebrate--no parents to have seders anymore. Growing up, we never got 8 gifts; my parents didn't have a lot of money.

Happy Holidays to you & husband! I was raised Catholic also - wife's parents use to visit us during the time for seders and her father would lead the event - son's presents were quite small and inexpensive, such as a dreidel each time for one - he 'cleaned up' more at Christmas. Dave

 

[callmedory]

How is the Logitech remote related to your Mac? And can you get the details on your husband's whatever device? It's hard to give advice without some specifics on what the real issue might be.

I'm not too worried about this right now, since I don't have to upgrade yet. I figure that, when I get the Office worked out, they'll have updated the app for the remote. Husband's remote is just to help him hold it, cause the Appletv remote is so dang slippery.

 

[Slydude]

If your Logitech remote uses their software to set up the remote and teach it what gear you have, check their website. There is a new piece of software that is not 32-bit and therefore and seems to work with the newer macOS versions. The software isn't perfect, but it seems to be no worse than their previous software.

If you need help finding the software and f9guring things out start a new thread and I'll try my best to help.

 

[chitown_1]

I installed 11.1 over 11.0.1 and it seems to have even more snappy performance. Could be just me, but I'm liking Big Sur a lot.

i'm runnig iMac Retina 4k 21.5 i5 (desktop) smoking with Ver. 11.1 ... retired my Macbook Air (laptop) ... keeping it for any and all emergencies

 

[Lifeisabeach]

If your Logitech remote uses their software to set up the remote and teach it what gear you have, check their website. There is a new piece of software that is not 32-bit and therefore and seems to work with the newer macOS versions. The software isn't perfect, but it seems to be no worse than their previous software.

Mmmmm... actually it is worse. There's no way in the 64-bit Harmony Desktop app to customize the LCD menu options on the top of the Harmony remotes like the 665 model and similar ones. It's a stunningly huge omission and I'm just flabbergasted over how they have failed to address this by now.

They have another piece of software (Logitech Harmony Remote Software version 7.x) for older remotes than what I use that may not be missing this feature, but that software is also not yet compatible with Big Sur in particular.

 

[Slydude]

I find some things lacking in the new software as well. I have only played with it a little, so I didn't notice the lack of customizations.. I still have the old software on my MB Pro and will likely continue using that.

If I could find better remote alternatives at anything near a reasonable price, I'd try it.

 

[Lifeisabeach]

I find some things lacking in the new software as well. I have only played with it a little, so I didn't notice the lack of customizations.. I still have the old software on my MB Pro and will likely continue using that.

If I could find better remote alternatives at anything near a reasonable price, I'd try it.

Yeah, Logitech obviously just has no incentive to step it up here. What I've had to do to get around this is use the Windows version of their software via VMware Fusion just for those top LCD menus. Works great that way for now, but not an option on the M1 Macs at this time.

 

[Slydude]

I might look into that as an option. It hadn't occurred to me to do that. I have a Windows box I could use or do as you suggested and run a virtual machine.

I hate having to do either of these options just because these guys can't, or won't, write decent Mac software.