Tag Archives: operating systems

Important Info about Apple’s Latest OS Offerings

Apple recently released a new iOS version for use on iPads and iPhones, iOS 11. You may experience difficulty connecting to Middlebury College email hosted by Microsoft when using the native iOS Mail and Calendar Apps. ITS recommends you use Outlook for iOS available free in the App Store. Apple and Microsoft are working on a solution.  UPDATE: this issue was resolved with iOS 11.0.1.

Apple also announced the next version of macOS, High Sierra, available 9/25/17. ITS has instituted a block on the installation of this OS on college managed computers until it can be tested with college systems and software. Our High Sierra webpage (http://go.middlebury.edu/highsierra) will provide updates as they become available, including notes about any known issues and resolutions.

Lion and Middlebury

Apple Inc. released their latest version of Mac OS X last week, version 10.7, otherwise known as Lion.  There are lots of new features in Lion and a clear influence from Apple’s iOS.

Middlebury will not be moving immediately to Lion, rather we will be staying at version 10.6 for the 2011-2012 school year.  Compatibility issues of older machines and applications is the main reason for not jumping immediately to the new OS.  LIS will be conducting system testing over the course of the academic year and deployment is planned for the Summer of 2012.  Not rushing into deploying the new OS will give Lion time to mature as an operating system, working out any bugs or “features” that may effect Middlebury.

Check Go/Lion for the latest news about Lion and Middlebury.