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Over the past few years, most of MacOS\u2019s updates have been aimed at bringing it firmly into alignment with iOS. Gradually, we\u2019ve seen an increasing number of iOS\u2019s features ported over to the desktop, up to and including the overall look and feel of the software that drives Apple\u2019s mobile device empire.<\/p>\n
Until this most recent iteration, however, there\u2019s been one thing that\u2019s been missing: Siri. That changed with MacOS, Sierra. Siri has been on the iPhone since 2011, and it has taken her five long years to make the journey to the desktop. Fans of Apple have been clamoring for it, and now the day has finally arrived.<\/p>\n
When Siri first burst onto the scene, she was more hype and promise than functionality, but she\u2019s gotten quite a bit better over the last five years. You\u2019ll find her a genuinely useful addition to the desktop, and you will be thrilled with the fact that she can handle even complex search requests with relative ease.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, there are a few limitations. Firstly, the basics still sometimes trip her up. So, for example, while you can get a listing of all the emails you\u2019ve gotten from a given person, she may stumble if you don\u2019t use the right word (\u201csent by\u201d doesn\u2019t seem to work as well as \u201creceived from,\u201d for instance). That, plus the fact that most of the third party apps don\u2019t work on the desktop, is a blemish on what is otherwise an excellent addition. Sorry, but for the time being, you can\u2019t summon an Uber from your desktop via Siri, but that\u2019s in the works!<\/p>\n
That, however, is just one of the additions that Sierra brings to the table.<\/p>\n
The single biggest and most interesting feature the new OS adds is tighter cloud integration. It\u2019s easier than ever to store your work files on your computer\u2019s hard drive and sync them to the cloud and your other devices. Hand-in-hand with this is Apple\u2019s new Optimized Storage feature, which will automatically remove files from your hard drive and store them on the cloud.<\/p>\n
That might seem like small potatoes at first glance, but once you try it for yourself, you\u2019ll be in love with the feature.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of other features that seek to tie all your devices together. For instance, universal clipboard allows you to copy something on one device and paste it on another. You can also use one of your other devices to unlock your PC, which is an interesting, and occasionally useful addition.<\/p>\n
All things considered, Sierra is a wonder. You\u2019ll be extremely pleased when you upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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