{"id":963,"date":"2015-10-29T13:50:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T17:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=963"},"modified":"2023-12-15T00:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T05:30:09","slug":"operating-system-updates-for-windows-and-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=963","title":{"rendered":"Operating System Updates for Windows and Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-953\" src=\"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-news-150x150.png\" alt=\"windows-10-news\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-news-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/windows-10-news.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Recently, both Microsoft and Apple released significant updates to their desktop operating systems:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/features\">Windows 10<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/osx\/\">Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Both updates focus on improved multitasking, integration and functionality across devices, and improvements to standard-issue software. The Windows 10 update also brings back the traditional Start menu, which had been missing from Windows 8.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"color: #333333;\" src=\"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/el-capitan-news.jpg\" alt=\"Mac OS X El Capitan logo\" width=\"165\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"15\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">If you have a Simmons-owned computer, please do not update your operating system just yet. Simmons Technology is testing both Windows 10 and El Capitan to ensure that they work well with our services and applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">If you\u2019re thinking about updating your own computer, there are plenty of reviews and guides online to help you decide:<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Windows 10<\/b><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2950916\/windows\/windows-10-review-its-familiar-its-powerful-but-the-edge-browser-falls-short.html\">PC World<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/7\/28\/9045331\/microsoft-windows-10-review\">The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Mac OS X El Capitan<\/b><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/2987277\/operating-systems\/os-x-el-capitan-review-mac-upgrade-thats-as-solid-as-a-rock.html\">Macworld<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/products\/mac-os-x-10-11-el-capitan\/\">CNET<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/29\/9411441\/apple-mac-os-x-el-capitan-review\">The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, both Microsoft and Apple released significant updates to their desktop operating systems:\u00a0Windows 10\u00a0and\u00a0Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11). Both updates focus on improved multitasking, integration and functionality across devices, and improvements to standard-issue software. The Windows 10 update also brings back the traditional Start menu, which had been missing from Windows 8. 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