macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 Now Available

Apple recently released the latest versions of their major operating systems—macOS Ventura for the Mac and iPadOS 16 for the iPad. We originally delayed users from installing those updates until we were sure Apple had exterminated the known bugs that might affect us here in Barrington 220. Over the last couple of months Apple has release some minor updates to both systems, and the Technology Department has released macOS Ventura 13.1 for MacBook Air laptops and iPadOS 16.2 for iPads.

An important prerequisite to upgrading the OS on you device is making sure you have enough hard drive space to allow the software to download successfully.

• On the MacBook Air, if you click once on the Macintosh HD (hard drive) icon on your desktop to highlight it, then go to the File menu and select Get Info (or use the keyboard shortcut Command+I) you will get a window that will show you how much available space you have. We recommend at least 40GB of free space. 
• On an iPad we recommend you have at least 5GB of free space available. You can check how much free space you have on your iPad by going to Settings > General > About where you'll find Available which shows you your available space.

We ask that you keep your devices updated with the latest versions of operating systems and software, and we recommend that you update your devices as soon as possible. If you need help freeing up space on your computer or iPad, please reach out to your building LTA or call x.1500 from a district phone, and we'll be happy to get you started.