[Macpartners] Warning - Don't Update iWork!

[John-Elmer Canfield]

Until now, I’ve loved using Pages as an alternative to Word. Unfortunately, the new update released this week removes many essential features. Opening a standard MIT form (e.g. the COUHES CRQ.doc) strips out all objects from the form table, making it unusable. It also does this if you open an old Pages document!

Unless Apple quickly releases an update to restore the many features other people have also noticed are missing, you probably don’t want to update your iWork suite for OS X.

(Mavericks is great though!) 

Thanks,

John-Elmer



On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Jason Dorfman <jdorfman at csail.mit.edu> wrote:

> Good to know, Ron.  Thanks for the feedback.  However, due to the fact TIG and IS&T has not fully tested 10.9, we still strongly suggest users hold off.
> 
> Jason Dorfman
> TIG
> 
> On 10/23/13 11:55 AM, Ronald L. Rivest wrote:
>> I went ahead last night and upgraded to 10.9
>> (not having seen your cautionary message).
>> 
>> I don't see any problems.  Including AFS (no AFS problems).
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ron Rivest
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 11:40 AM, Jason Dorfman <jdorfman at csail.mit.edu
>> <mailto:jdorfman at csail.mit.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>>   TIG extends this statement to the CSAIL community.  Additionally, if
>>   you are an AFS user, there is yet no 10.9 AFS client package
>>   released. Upgrading to 10.9 risks breaking your AFS access.
>> 
>>   Jason Dorfman
>>   TIG
>> 
>>   On 10/22/13 4:32 PM, Isaac Diaz wrote:
>> 
>>       Good afternoon,
>>       Today Apple released its newest operating system for the Mac, OS X
>>       Mavericks (10.9).
>>       Based on preliminary testing of prerelease versions of the OS,
>>       Information Services and Technology (IS&T) recommends that Mac users
>>       *WAIT* to upgrade and continue to use Mac OS X 10.7 or 10.8
>>       while IS&T
>>       completes its review and testing of OS X Mavericks.
>>       *Why wait?*
>>       The recommendation to wait is based on two key concerns:
>> 
>>       • Crucial and high-use applications need to be tested in the MIT
>>       environment.
>> 
>>       • Vendor certification of applications under OS X Mavericks is also
>>       important.
>>       Testing thus far has not shown any major problems with current
>>       versions
>>       of software, but until we are able to confirm these results on
>>       the final
>>       release and with our vendors, the MIT community should
>>       wait. Departmental users should also check with their local IT
>>       support
>>       about rollout plans.
>> 
>>       For more information or questions about the release process,
>>       contact the
>>       Software Release Team at swrt at mit.edu <mailto:swrt at mit.edu>
>>       <mailto:swrt at mit.edu <mailto:swrt at mit.edu>>.
>>       *Limited support*
>>       *
>>       *
>>       The IS&T Computing Help Desk is offering limited support for early
>>       adopters of OS X Mavericks and for those with new machines that
>>       have OS
>>       X Mavericks preinstalled. Limited support at this time includes:
>> 
>>       – Getting connected to the MIT network
>>       – Setting up Mail, Calendars and Contacts with MIT's Exchange
>>       environment.
>> 
>>       As critical application testing is completed and vendor
>>       certification is
>>       announced, IS&T will provide more in-depth support.
>>       Help documentation for OS X Mavericks (10.9)
>>       <http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/__x/ox4YCQ
>>       <http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/ox4YCQ>> can be found in the
>>       Knowledge
>>       Base. This page will be updated frequently.
>>       For questions or assistance with OS X Mavericks, please contact
>>       the Help
>>       Desk at 617.253.1101 <tel:617.253.1101> or helpdesk at mit.edu
>>       <mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu> <mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu
>>       <mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>>. You
>>       can also submit a request online <http://ist.mit.edu/help>.
>>       Thank you on behalf of the OS X Mavericks Release Team.
>> 
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