Apple's OS X El Capitan & Safari 9 Update

Apple OS X El Capitan

 
ITS has completed testing on Apples new operating system OS X 10.11, also known as El Capitan.
 
IMPORTANT:  We recommend that Schrodinger suite users do not upgrade at this time.  The vendor is working on a new release that is expected on or about mid-November 2015.
 
Although we have verified that all ITS services are compatible with El Capitan, there still could be potential issues with non-WCM third-party software.
 
If you currently use non-WCM software on your work computer, please confirm with the software vendor that it is compatible with El Capitan. The website Roaring Apps is also a good source to determine whether software applications are compatible with various operating systems.
 
What to do before you upgrade to El Capitan
Please make sure you do the following prior to upgrading your device:
 

• Check your non-WCM third party software to ensure it will work with this new OS X
• Back up your computer. Apple’s website includes information on how to do this depending on which OS you’re currently running.
• Upgrade your computer. Instructions on how to properly upgrade your device are also available on Apple’s website here. Remember that El Capitan is supported on the following Mac computers:
• MacBook (Early 2015)
• MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
• Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
• Xserve (Early 2009)

Apple Safari 9

Apple introduced Safari 9 with the release of El Capitan but also made it available for Mavericks (OS X 10.9) & Yosemite (OS X 10.10).

IMPORTANT:  The initial release of Safari 9 had issues accessing myapps.weill.cornell.edu.  This has been addressed in the latest release (v9.0.1).  If you are using Safari 9 you can update to the latest version by using the Mac App Store.

Not sure which version you’re using?
Launch Safari, and under the Safari menu in the upper left corner select “About Safari.”