What exciting new features does the latest release of the Mac’s operating system have in store for us? It’s time to take a look at macOS 14: Sonoma
ONCE AGAIN, A new version of the Mac’s operating system, macOS, arrived in the fall packed with useful new features and enhanced capabilities.
For the last decade, Apple has named each new version of macOS after a Californian landmark, and this year’s release — macOS 14 — is no exception. macOS Sonoma takes its name from a city in the North Bay region of San Francisco Bay. Wes Craven’s Scream was partly filmed there, but the new version of macOS is certainly no horror story.
Sonoma takes a fresh look at screen savers and adds widgets to the desktop. New video conferencing features let you place your own image on top of your presentation, and Game Mode enables your games to run better by giving priority to the CPU and GPU. In Safari, you can divide your browsing between Profiles, and save out web pages as Dock applications. In Reminders, your tasks can be displayed as a kanban board and you can share AirTags and accessories with up to five other people in Find My. It’s all in the amazing macOS Sonoma.
Desktop & screen savers
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THE WAY YOUR Mac uses widgets has had a very welcome overhaul. In previous versions of macOS, you had to open the Notification Center by clicking on the time and date in the menu bar. In macOS Sonoma, you can drag them out of the Notification Center and place them anywhere on the desktop. You can then review the information they offer at a glance.
So they don’t distract, when you open an app on your Mac, the widgets blend into the background, intelligently lifting color from the wallpaper behind them. It’s easy to get back to the widgets. All you have to do is click on the desktop, and application and F
