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macOS 10.14 Mojave

An overview of the new goodness

Mojave Fun(?) Facts

• Announced at WWDC 2018 on Monday, June 4
• Released to the public (GA) on Monday, September 24
• You need free space on your boot drive to install it
• 12.5 GB to 18.5 GB depending upon your current OS
• Some things to consider before upgrading…

Compatible Hardware

Summary: 2012 or newer + some older Mac Pros

• MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
• Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid 2010 and mid 2012 models with

Metal-capable GPUs)

Compatible Software

• Mojave is the last version of macOS to support 32-bit apps
• 32-bit apps will run slower on Mojave / may have other issues
• Make sure your apps are up to date
• Some older apps will not run or may crash at any time
• Several older apps have reported graphics/UI display issues
• Do you have known incompatible (major) software?
• MS Office 2011 (these are 32-bit apps)
• Adobe CS5 (several of the apps have issues)

Mojave Features …

Dark Mode - The Tent Pole

• Dark themed apps are very popular with “creatives”
• They prefer content not be swamped by a bright UI
• Many (pro) apps had a dark theme before Mojave
• Lightroom, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Logic, Luminar
• All of Mojave’s bundled apps support Dark Mode
• Configure: System Preferences → General

Dark Mode (Cont’d)

• Apps without Dark Mode support can be visually jarring
• 3rd party apps must be updated to support Dark Mode
• MANY apps have received the necessary updates
• But it will take time for all 3rd party apps to catch up
• Many (abandoned/obsolete) apps will never be updated
• Also, no current technical solution for web content

Accents & Highlights

• 8 accent colours (was just 2)
• 8 preselected highlight colours
• or customize using a colour picker
• Configure: System Preferences → General

Dynamic Desktop

• Desktop image varies according to the time-of-day
• Slowly transitions from one image to the other
• Two image sets to choose from today
• Two variations of each image (Day / Night)
• Configure: System Preferences → Desktop & Screen

Saver → Desktop → Apple → Dynamic Desktop

Desktop Stacks

• Automatic desktop organization; can organize files by

• Does not create actual folders → “virtual” smart folders
• Does not stack folders → they remain on the desktop
• Configure: Right click (on desktop) → 


Show View Options → Stack By

• Kind
• Date Modified
• Date Last Opened
• Date Created
• Date Added
• Tags

Gallery View

• Replaces Coverflow as a Finder view
• Large(r) image at the “top” of the pane
• Scrolling fixed-sized thumbnails along the bottom
• Extensive information can be shown in Preview pane…

Preview Pane

• Preview Pane contents user configurable
• Available meta data depends upon the file type
• New Quick Actions available in the Finder Preview pane
• Stay in the Finder to do simple modifications (i.e., Rotate, 


Markup, Trim)

• Functionality available by file type
• Including user-defined Automation actions
• 3rd party developers can add tools for their custom file types
• Also available in the Touch Bar for so-equipped MacBook Pros
• Configure: [Menubar] View → Show Preview Options

The Dock

• Now shows the three most recently run applications
• For those not permanently assigned to the Dock
• Configure [enable/disable]: System Preferences → Dock

Continuity Camera

• Take a photo and automatically embed it in a document
• Today: supported by built-in Apple apps
• Notes, Mail, Messages, Preview, Pages, Keynote, and TextEdit
• Future: 3rd party apps can choose to add this feature
• Requires iOS 12 on your iPhone or iPad
• To activate in a supported app select the“right click” 


(or CTRL-click) menu

• Take Photo
• Scan Documents

Screenshots

• (Existing) Shift-Command-3 → grab the whole screen
• (Existing) Shift-Command-4 → grab a portion of the screen
• (NEW!) Shift-Command-5 → open the screen-capture HUD panel
• Entire Screen (same as Shift-Command-3)
• Selected Window (same as Shift-Command-4)
• Selected Portion of screen
• Record screen video (full screen or a selection / no audio)
• Time delay capture (to setup screen/window)
• User controllable save location
• Open in Preview to markup image

Safari 12

• Display a site’s favicon in browser tabs
• (Optional) Auto-generate strong passwords for web logins
• Does not replace a password manager like 1Password
• Syncs across all your systems using iCloud Keychain
• Auto-fill multi-factor authentication codes from text msgs
• Extensions/plugins must now be distributed in App Store
• Upgrading will permanently disable “non-official” extensions
• Also available for Sierra and High Sierra

Mac App Store

• Totally redesigned in Mojave - mirrors iOS 11(+) App Store
• Bolder (better?) UI/graphics
• Rich editorial content
• Policy changes designed to entice back developers
• To date the Mac App Store has not been a success
• Changes linked to security enhancements (later slide)

“Marzipan”

• Support for running applications that started life as iOS-only apps
• Four iOS apps available in Mojave

• A “sneak peak” at the future - today there is very limited functionality
• Lots of “warts” in these first attempts
• Next MacOS release will support 3rd party iOS apps running on MacOS
• Will require developer to change apps to run on both iOS and MacOS
• Home
• Stocks
• News
• Voice Memo

Security

• New controls governing access to additional system features
• Camera
• Microphone
• Full Disk Access (can be fiddly to configure)
• Users must (one time) approve apps requiring such access
• Configure: System Preferences → 


Security & Privacy → Privacy

Misc Changes

• iBooks has been renamed Books (matching iOS 12)
• Mail
• Will now suggest folders to file messages into
• Dedicated button to access all the Emojis
• Photos - apple no longer sells printed Photo Books
• Will need to go to a 3rd party printer

More Misc Changes

• APFS on all Mac drives (not just SSD drives)
• Fusion drives and “traditional” HDDs
• Internal and external drives
• Software Update now a part of System Preferences
• Group FaceTime is coming sometime this fall
• Up to 32 participants in a call

Thank you!