MSUM Faculty/Staff Apple computer update
Last October Apple released OS X 10.10 “Yosemite” via the Mac App Store. As previously communicated, the Information Technology department has been performing tests to confirm the supported services are working as designed. As has been reported by Apple, some devices have experienced issues with wireless connections and email issues. Apple has already released an update to remediate these issues without complete success. Using Apple’s history on updates, we are expecting a much larger update to come out sometime in January which we hope will resolve the issues completely. At this time we are recommending that the campus community hold off on this upgrade until updates have resolved all the known issues that could impact those services you use. Information Technology will continue to track Apple’s progress and communicate with the campus community by the end of January 2015 to keep you updated on that progress.
When will I be able to upgrade?
After the MSUM IT department has completed its testing and confirmed that those services and applications are working as designed, we will send a communication out informing of that.
What if I don’t know how to upgrade?
The communication informing of the completion of the testing will also include information on how you can contact the Helpdesk to start that process.
What changes are in the new operating system?
This link has the details to the changes within the operating system. http://www.apple.com/osx/
Do I have to upgrade?
No, the MSUM Mac laptops and desktops range in various operating systems mostly depending on software requirements to which operating system they need.
What if I have questions?
Please contact the MSUM IT Helpdesk by any of the following means.
Livingston Lord Library Room 114
218.477.2603
Support@mnstate.edu