Please be advised that we strongly discourage clients to upgrade to the latest MacOS release ‘Sierra’ (10.12) as there are currently several known issues with this update.

There have been issues reported with the following applications:

• Microsoft Outlook
• Symantec Endpoint Protection
• Spotlight
• Endnote 7
• Finder
• Safari

 

There have also been reports with some OS functionality including:

• Intermittent dropouts with Wifi
• Wifi running unusually slow
• Issues with reboots, shutdowns and start-up
• iCloud authentication issues
• Macintosh hardware running unusually hot
• Video/Display issues

 

If you have already upgraded to Sierra and you are experiencing any issues, please contact the IT Service Desk on 9360 2000 or itservicedesk@murdoch.edu.au.