11 Things My Macbook Does Better Than My Windows Desktop 

The “it just works” thing is more true than not with some very annoying exceptions. But the fact that the UI and UX are more refined than windows and there is consistency and integration of hardware is something that is undervalued if you haven’t experienced it.

I switched to Mac for the first time too with the M1 MBP. There is a learning curve but now I love it! Glad you came around These tips made my transition easier: -Enable 3 finger drag - allows you to drag windows and mark text using 3 fingers instead of double tapping and dragging (System Preferences>Accessibility>Pointer Control>Trackpad Options…) -Hot Corners - I use bottom left for Launchpad, bottom right to show Desktop, top right for Quick Note (System Preferences>Mission Control>Hot Corners…) -Change mouse cursor to white - if you prefer it that way (System Preferences>Accessibility>Display>Pointer) Apps: -Rectangle (free) - allows you to snap windows to the sides, top and bottom to resize like in Windows, either by dragging or with keyboard shortcuts -Dropzone 4 (free with paid option) - helps with dragging and dropping files between windows. When you start dragging a file, a little window shows up where you can drop it in a grid until you want to use it -TopNotch (free) - changes the colour of the menu bar to black to completely hide the notch. You also have the option of making rounded corners which I think looks nicer. Since the menu bar is black (therefore pixels turned off on MiniLED) it should also save a tiny amount of battery life -TextSniper ($8) - capture non-selectable text from photos, videos etc and save it to clipboard. Also has a QR code scanner -DockMate ($15) - adds mouseover window previews to the Dock -Bartender 4 ($15 or free with an occasional pop up) - adds a “…” button to the menu bar where you can hide other menu bar icons *I am not advertising, just sharing the apps that have made my experience with MacOS even better!

You seem like a shortcut kinda guy, quick access to spotlight search “command + spacebar”. I’m a long time Mac user but your experience so far has been very enjoyable to watch. I agree with your gripes and your praises as well. Looking forward to your next video. Bless bro

I want to commend you for taking the time to actually learn these little details why most of us HATE using anything else. A lot of people try mac but then proceed using it like they were accustomed on windows. As you found that frustrates. But you dug deeper. You asked the question, what if I work the way the system wants me to work. Now some of these things are starting to happen between windows and android. But most of us had these features for over a decade. Quite honestly we forget we use them. I worked for Dell and lamented the day I had to use their gear…and windows. I left for a startup late last year. IT didn’t even finish the sentence when I gladly selected a Mac. It took me about 10 mins to have the system fully functional with everything like I had it before. That may even be the best part. Wait until you get your next mac. Count the hours and days saved.

Another feature you'll love is Universal Control: I use it to control my iMac and iPad Pro from my MacBook Air M1 using it's keyboard and an external Magic Trackpad. Having a dual Mac setup allows me to continue working while the other machine is rendering/exporting because I share all drives and files via fast Ethernet.

Btw, the keyboard shortcut for Spotlight search is command + space. And if you hold you get siri

Half these benefits only exist if you have an iPhone. I'm also surprised you changed your opinion! I'm in the same position you were in. Lifelong Windows users. I work in IT and have always used Windows. However in my new role they asked me to use a MacBook Pro. It's been two weeks and simple things are really frustrating but I think I'll get used to them over time. Funnily enough, as much as I dislike so many things about the macbook (which you highlighted in another video), I keep wanting to use the mac.. funny how things work.

You forgot about Universal Control where you can use your trackpad to control both your laptop and your iPad at the same time. You can even drag photos directly from you iPad to your MacBook Pro without using airdrop : )

Thanks for the thoughtful analysis, Lee. Here’s a few notes on the Spotlight search feature: 1. Spotlight is the fastest way to launch any app. Type Cmd-Spacebar, start typing the app name; when the autocomplete has displayed the correct app name, hit enter. Usually 3 seconds max. 2. Spotlight is also the fastest way to locate files by keyword. If you type Cmd-Spacebar, and enter cephalpod, you will see a list of files with that word in the file name, the file contents (it can work with pretty much any file format), or any other file metadata, including embedded EXIF data in photos. 3. When viewing a list of search results in Spotlight, if you want to see the file in its enclosing folder, Cmd-click on it. To preview the file system path, highlight the file in the search results list and press Cmd. The path is displayed below the preview on the right. 4. Spotlight also searches email and iMessage messages. If you want to limit the search to just files, type your search into the Finder window Search field at the top right instead. 5. An important limitation of Spotlight is that it only finds files that you own, or that are accessible to you (like applications). It will never return results that are stored in the Unix side of the world, either.

One thing you haven’t mentioned which is super small but make so much sense is when you lose your mouse on the screen, just shake your mouse side to side and it enlargers the mouse cursor. So cool. Keep up the good work mate. Love your videos.

As a long-time Windows user who “converted” way, way back in 2008, I still love seeing the enthusiasm of folks who decided to give the Mac a chance. It’s just a very polished ecosystem that gets better every year.

I’m surprised about the shift in your opinion that happened after 5 or 6 months since you first tried to use Apple's Macbook

Great content! Now, try this: Create a document, let's say a Word document, and while it's open, rename its icon and/or drag the icon to another folder. You can do it even when the document is open! Even more, close the document. Change its name on the icon, send it to another place on the computer, open the application again, look for it among the recent documents, its name is now the new one you gave it! and it will open it even if it is in a different place than it was when you closed the application. You can't do that on Windows.

Absolutely love using the spacebar to quickly preview images/files in the finder, absolute massive time save vs opening up files individually

I just picked up my first apple product, a Mac Mini M1. My kids needed a computer for homework so it seemed like a great way to go. After watching your videos, I'm thinking that Dad needs a new Laptop or Mac Studio. Thanks so much for the information. I also have been a power PC user my whole life, and your explanations are coming in crystal clear. I think you may need to go work for Apple in their marketing department, your that good!

I really am happy for you! You finally understood the Mac ecosystem and its benefits. I am also running MBP 16 M1 Max with 64GB & 8TB as my primary workstation + iPad Pro M1 as a secondary display on the road. It really is a killer setup.

I got this laptop recently and I totally agree with the fan noise thing, it makes such a huge difference! It's so weird having my hard drive being the loudest thing in the room now. I only heard the fan once so far and I actually got excited that I got the thing to switch on, and I'm a heavy Premiere Pro user too.

One recommendation: learn the keyboard shortcuts. For instance: spotlight = command + space. If you are enjoing the MacOS, shortcuts will bring you to another world !

I have 4 4k monitors attached to mine and the fans do not run. I get high workloads going and it is still barely audible. It's amazing. The did such a great job. Universal Control is amazing. I can use my 2 Macs and my iPad with one keyboard and it just works.

It’s funny seeing your reaction to these new features and can only imaging how cool it is discovering so much. You have got them all in one go but I remember these being released over the last decade one by one.

I loved your transition from Windows to Mac. I'm in the same situation now. In my current job as Microsoft .NET developer I use a Windows laptop and sometimes my PC. I've only been working at home, and I also like gaming so I have a powerful desktop setup with two monitors (34" and 27"). Now I'm about to start a new job that It is not necessary to have any specific OS, but I need something confortable for traveling and future proof enough to not think on upgrading for at least 5 years. After watching your videos I decided to go for a 14" pro M1 pro 10-cores that I think I'll be using not only for traveling but also as a desktop computer with just my 34" monitor. Thanks for your help, and you have a new subscriber here!

You can activate “hot corners” which are in the mission control settings. They allow you to add things like moving opened apps out of view if you’re trying to get to something from your desktop real quick (instead of minimizing everything) when you move your mouse to any corner (that you set it to) of the screen. Then you can move your mouse to the same corner to bring the apps back into views real quickly.

Way cool Lee! I’ve been a Mac user for nearly 20 years and have taken much of what you said for granted. I’ve also learned a couple of things, the text message forwarding is a big one and I turned it on immediately!

Thanks for this video. I learned things I never knew about the Mac ecosystem. I will save this video for use as I get more involved with my Mac.

I was in a similar situation as a life-long Windows user. After buying an M1 MacBook Pro, my desktop PC became a dust-collector and I couldn't even tell you the last time I turned it on. There is a certain elegance to the Mac hardware and software that Windows hasn't been able to replicate.

Two small features that I love are: 1. text replacements. If you have a phrase that you type often, you can create a shortcut for it and it will for example replace “brb” with “be right back”. Works on both iPhone and Mac and synchronises across devices. 2. Quick look on Mac. If you have a file selected in Finder, press the spacebar. A small window will pop up to give you a glance. Video and audio will start playing. Pdf and images are displayed. Press the spacebar again and it will disappear. That saves you having to open up the application you usually need to view the file.

Nice rundown! Recently bought a Mac and slowly getting used to the differences to windows so this was useful.

I didn't know that copy and paste from from mac to iphone thing! That's awesome! Also the text messages from non-iphones on your mac! This video is so useful, thank you!

I suggest you to take a look to Time Machine too, it's not just a backup tool: it saved my day on a couple of occasions, letting me recovering the work on the state it was before I accidentally messed it up.

What’s interesting to me is a lot of the pros may not have been possible without the new Apple processors. Been using Macs since 2004 and I love my Macs, but the Intel Processors haven’t always been optimized very well with the Mac OS, especially in the last 5 years or so. Can’t wait to upgrade to a Mac with an Apple processor.

Love your honest work man. For an even speedier way to use Spotlight, just press command+space bar

Just went Mac from a Lenovo. I almost took it back, lol took me just over a week to feel comfortable with it and boy do I love it! Love the seamless connectivity with all the other Apple products to include Apple Buds Pro and of course my 13 Pro Max. Learned a lot from your video! keep up the great work!

Honestly it is very enjoyable to watch you getting so excited about all the little things that "just work"!! I've made the switch over to a Macbook many many years ago after being a windows user. First it was always exciting to fiddle with windows but it became more and more annoying. Finally I also moved over from Android to a iPhone 13 Pro and then things started changing the most for me. How the Macbook iPad and iPhone seamlessly work together is just incredible and very enjoyable.

I DID NOT KNOW about Universal Clipboard. That is amazing!!! 4:18 Thanks for sharing!

Glad to see you are back up and running Lee. Really love my Macbook pro. They are pretty powerful silent machines.

Have you tried Quick Look? By clicking on an icon and then pressing space bar you can have a file preview without having to open any software.

Now you can copy from your phone and paste on your computer (or viceversa) with Windows 11 and its integration with Android. It works flawlessy with my Dell XPS17 and my Samsung S21Ultra! But I see how the integration within Apple devices is just on another level!

I have been Mac user for over 20 years, but recently gave up my Galaxy Note for an iPhone. You just BLEW MY MIND with the copy and paste thing! I am looking forward to more discoveries. Thanks!

Always a great production........thanks.

Another Windows ex-pat here, from way back. A couple annoyances I don’t miss that I rarely see mentioned: constant patching, reboots and more patches. It seemed like everything on Windows was a rebootable offense. I got in the habit of bouncing my workstation on a daily basis to avoid it getting hosed in the middle of a critical task during the workday. To be fair, the last version I had to support and use was Win 7, so I don’t know if things any better now or not. Win 7 was better than the versions preceding it, so one can hope. Another headache: DLLs and the registry. Start with a clean OS install and it was fine, but the more you used it and the more you installed/uninstalled/changed/patched the system, the more mucked up the registry became and the slower and less stable the whole setup became until the only solution was a fresh install of the OS (followed by a couple hundred patches) and a reinstall of all the necessary software. I used to keep a clean ghost image on hand to avoid at least some of that pain. Not that Macs are perfect - they most definitely have their annoyances, but these days I have far fewer headaches.

Thanks for drumming up the excitement in me! About to make the leap. Lifelong Windows user… 😬

You explain things in simple language to understand to the point. Thank you..!

Thanks so much for keeping an open mind. Much respect! Your first 2 videos about your new M1 MacBook Pro were excruciatingly painful to watch because of your struggles with Mac OS. --So glad to see now that your MacBook Pro is increasing your productivity as the machine itself drops into the background, as it should. 😊

I have been following this series been watching it since day one and it's so nice seeing your eyes light up. Welcome to the other dark side.

For sharing pictures (particularly photos) between devices, integrating the Photos app into your workflow may make things even easier in certain cases. If you use iCloud Photos, the images will just be there when you need them later, regardless of what device you are on. Same thing with Notes, for that matter. iCloud makes everything so much more convenient. I've downloaded Mac apps on my phone, booted my Mac, and installed the apps from the shared iCloud Downloads folder. No Airdrop needed. It's just there.

Just watched your series about switching to MacOS. Thanks for your videos, finally a TRUE review, especially for the downsides not only the upsides. Personally I am on your side most of the time, was also struggling and still am getting used to this OS. For work I still prefer Windows, but for my private life I don't wanna go back anymore.

Thank you for this video - I just tried universal clipboard after watching this and it works! So brilliantly simple.

A lot of your points are related to your having an iPhone in addition to the macbook. I think that's the big thing. The ecosystem for iPhone and macOs interacting is seemless. But for someone like me who prefers android phone, I get better usage from Windows. I get a lot of the same features that you mentioned like universal clipboard, sharing, etc and I personally feel like I would be hindered with a macbook due to not using iPhone. With iPhone, using a mac is a no brainer. With android, it's not as simple.

The integration with apple phones is amazing and I can see why that alone would be a deal breaker when considering switching.

Very helpful video as I have been contemplating migrating to Apple for a while. Thank you very much for the information you kindly shared.

Just got an M1 Mac mini and this video popped up in my feed... Thanks man, now I'm gonna have to switch from Android to iPhone now after hearing you talk about the cool integrations, most people never mention it all

I know exactly how you feel man! Ive been windows all of my life as well, ive had experience with macOS in the past, but I recently bought a refurbished 2018 MacBook Pro and now it is honestly hard to go back to my desktop which im still paying or btw 😂 (my brother now uses it for gaming, fine by me..) because this thing is just so much faster and efficient, im honestly amazed by it. I really wanted an M1 Mac, but it wasn't in my budget at the moment, but this one works well for what I need and I couldn't ask for better right now, not to mention all of my Apple products seamlessly communicate with each other like MAGIC if someone calls or texts me I can easily pick up the conversation on my laptop and continue my work like MAGIC, I can unlock my laptop with Touch ID or my Apple Watch, which is amazing! I even had windows installed on it (not for long though lol, ended up needing that storage space back.) This seamless integration is the best part of it all, and if I ever have any questions or concerns, Apple is there to answer. Since switching, ive obviously had several things ive needed a little help with, Apple has not only be extremely patient with me, they have been professional and really helpful in anything ive needed, good luck getting that type of support from Microsoft... all you get is forums that may or may not help, and I you contact them you may or may not even hear back.. Apple answers almost instantly!

Your videos on this are helping me because I'm in the deliberation phase of what the next system will be. I'm glad you mentioned the fan thing because I've been on an MSI gaming laptop for almost 8 years now. It still works fine, honestly, but that damned fan. It's always running and was making a bunch of noise just playing this video. I've been a Windows user since I was exposed to 3.1. I hated Windows 95 because they added the registry and did away with the idea of a window manager on top of DOS. I liked being able to delete folders and applications with malice aforethought. Fast forward to now and I have to say the novelty of troubleshooting in a supposedly plug and play auto-updating environment has worn off. I just got a new monitor and now the integrated Intel graphics driver is choosing to be a bastard about the display port connection. It's obsolete, so I can implicitly go forth and fornicate amongst myself. I recently updated the driver for my track ball that was working since 2016 (mistake) and now that's all jacked up. It's tying the settings for the trackball to the regular mouse. Like, what the hell, man? I just turned 42 today and it occurs to me that I don't need this ****. I don't know MacOS at all, but the M1 systems look really appealing right now. If nothing else, I'm interested in something that will probably piss me off at first, but it will just work and do so quietly. I think I'm going to suck it up, drink the Kool-Aid, and give Apple their protection money. I revolted against them over iTunes and Quicktime in the mid 2000's and returned an iPhone 4s 3 days after I bought it, but I think it's time. If the things really "just work", then I can get on board with that.

finally got to your last video of the series. this was too funny and enjoyable to watch! you went from being frustrated about it to fully embracing it. i have a mac air from 2012 running on catalina (2 versions behind now) i have everything except sidecar. i just use my mac for everyday office tools and it works perfect. on top of that, i also have an ipad pro, iphone 12 pro max and an apple watch. a lot of the things you mentioned in this video such as syncing across devices, handoff, airdrop, etc. that i completely forget that it’s just not the norm for everyone being in the apple ecosystem can make you question your decisions, but like you said… it works. 🤨 and as far as i’m aware, once you’re in the apple ecosystem it’s hard to leave because you’re really getting the best experience.

I just made the switch a few weeks ago to Mac. Thank you for the helpful videos.

You don't have to click the magnifying glass for spot light. Just hit cmd+spacebar.

The real power of Mac/Apple ecosystem is automation. Shortcuts, Hazel, Keyboard Maestro, etc. A combination of 1, 2 or all of these will help with automating 99% of your common application and file management tasks. The only real Windows alternative is Powershell and this would be a daunting task duplicating the ease of use of a Mac automation application.

The keys one to nine on my macbook air from 2014 only work sporadically after 8 years. I've been really hesitant getting a new laptop - especially an expensive mac 'just because of nine keys'. I've compared several laptops and have been especially interested in lenovo two-in-ones because I want to draw too, but in the end decided to order another macbook air. I don't do big video or photo editing so a cheaper laptop would be fine for the things I need it for. I went to the store, gave other laptops a chance, but it usually was obvious at first touch where they saved money. The mousepads were clicky- and felt cheap, so did the keyboards. The keyboard layout would have been an adjustment too. Personally I like the doc system very much. In the end, the mac just feels nice and I'm spoiled by that alone. After spending weeks watching reviews, reading comments ect. I found that the mac actually is really amazing for what you pay. I always assumed macs where overpriced and you pay for the brand, but I don't think that's too true anymore. They are not perfect- there always are things some other device might do better or perhaps you prefer one design over the other ect. but I'm fairly confident that I'll be happy with my choice, even if a new series is supposed to come out this year. the 2020 model is so much better hard ware whise compared to the 2014 one, I don't even know how to put the hardware to use properly xD

Super cool to see how you have stuck with it, and how you are enjoying things. I went threw this in 2007 and with each OS update things have gotten better, even when it’s a minor feature. I now find using window frustrating, though I do agree macOS is not perfect, the pros definitely out weigh the cons.

Lee, to get to spotlight quickly press the command+spacebar keys at the same time instead of moving your hands off the keyboard to run the mouse up to the magnifying glass icon.

When using airdrop if you don't go into options and turn on "All Photos Data" then your files are compressed. But toggling this on will send them in their original quality and include all the meta data. :)

i have learned so much in just two of your videos. I am a long time Windows user (started with 3.0 in the late 1980s), Not a power user as my job really didn't permit that use of my time. More of a management higher end user. What is that? Anyway, now retired and consulting, etc. Decided to make the jump to Mac from my higher end HP when it started overheating and going blank. Hardware on my MacBook Air M2 is elegant (as on all of my Apple products) and with your help OS is showing its stuff big time. Thanks! More to see...

One more thing: the way the trackpad lets me flick through huge code files is absolutely legendary. I was wondering why there were no dedicated Page Up/Down keys until I realised the trackpad is a giant Page Up/Page Up key, but a thousand times quicker and more accurate too. It's absolute fire when you get used to it. But you have to leave your 'dows preconceptions at the door to reach this higher level of enlightenment.

When you mentioned Sidecar you may not have realized one of its most useful features. When using Photoshop you can drag a window from the Mac to the iPad and then use your Apple pencil with the document. This also works with other Mac software that works with tablets and pens.

I switched to MBP about a month ago. I'm still not convinced. It appears that the majority of the advantages stem from integration which is great if you're entirely on the Apple ecosystem. File management, Finder, dock, and window management are absolutely horrible on the Mac. Having already buying third party apps just to get basic functionality is maddening.Apple rely heavily on shortcuts instead of context menus to provide functionality drives you mad, having to remember numerous shortcuts where you have to search the internet for, whereas in windows, it's often a right click for a context menu. The multiple display setup is so much easier to use in windows and so much more intuitive. At any given time I will have 5 to 6 apps open with multiple instances of each app and multiple explorer windows. They constantly get switched and dragged through all my monitors. It's so much easier on a windows machine and while MacOS seems unintuitive with multiple monitors. There are numerous pros and cons. As for just picking up the laptop, watching videos and surfing the internet and listening to music.. the MBP is king. Both computers are on all day and reside on my desk, but as for getting work done, it's windows. As for play, it's the MBP.

@Fstoppers another thing you may really like with macOS if you’ve been using mission control a lot for window navigating - set up “hot corners” and set one of your hot corners to mission control. All you have to do is move your mouse cursor to the screen corner and it will trigger mission control. It pairs really well if you’re using a mouse and not just a trackpad, especially if you’re a person that uses a higher mouse sensitivity. Hot corners in general is also just good for the other functions you can add. (You can add required key combinations along with moving the mouse to the hot corner to trigger the functions if you prefer it).

As a former Windows Devotee myself and former Apple-hater (it all started with an iPad for me) these videos are really cracking me up, especially after your first “Trying out a Mac” videos saw the appearance of the word ‘infuriating’ multiple times 😆. Enjoy the experience. I haven’t looked back and now even dread thinking about switching back to Windows … even with the recent 14” Dell that looks very appealing.

A couple of things to note. Universal clipboard does exist on Android and Windows; you just need SwiftKey and a Microsoft account. Android also has a similar feature to AirDrop called Nearby Share. I'm not sure how well integrated it is with Windows yet, though. I think it's something Google and Microsoft are still collaborating on.

Friendly advice: 1. Use the keyboard shortcut CMD+Space to lunch spotlight search 2. Switch to Safari instead of Chrome for better and faster experience 🙂

For sure set to get one of these for mobile computing - but as an android user, a good number of those features are also available using windows (and probably mac too) via your google account. The copy from one device and paste to another was very satisfying for sure.

I’m sure you’ve gotten plenty of responses for Universal Control which is a broader extension of Universal Clipboard. I have an iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and iPad mini and I’m able to drag files across from my mini through my MacBook Pro onto my iPad Pro without using Sidecar which I found extremely convenient without having to use a “second” or “third” monitor while using Sidecar. It’s still in Beta, but has been crazy useful and not as buggy as I was expecting it to be.

Throughout the whole video I was thinking "yes, you can do it on Windows also", and "nope, that also works on Windows, how did you not know it". But then I put more thought into it and here is the thing: I've been a Windows user since I was 5-6 years old and I'm also an Android developer on Windows, so I was forced to figure out lots of these features probably. So as I see it, on Mac it's just way more straightforward for casual users.

One thing to note, is that a lot of these points are only valid if you're already in the rest of the ecosystem. For a user like me with NO apple devices, a lot of these things would not prove useful. Great video anyways!

Stellar video! Thanks man. 💜

You clarified some features I have been (foolishly) missing out on all these years. Thanks a bunch.

You should also check out all the cool Mac apps they have available, like Alfred, magnet and bartender to name some of them, makes using the Mac even more intuitive

Air drop alternative = SnapDrop (works with iPhone, Android, Pc and Mac) Universal clipboard = Your Phone on Windows (Connect with phone, you can copy, call, sand messeges like iMassage) HandOff = Just sign in with same accound and you have it

Been using Windows since 3.1 and when I switched to Mac in 2007 it took me a long time to get out of the Windows mindset on how to use a computer and I have to remind myself to " think differently" to get things done on the Mac and I haven't looked back since. So interesting to see how you are discovering the Macworld, which is similar to my journey. Enjoy

And I’ve just bench watched your Mac experience videos, I had somewhat the same experience when I bought my first iMac in 2007, but after about a year I was hooked and swore that I’d never go back. Just this week I’ve installed windows in boot camp because I need it for my study, now the learning curve starts for me all over again 🤯😖

Lee, this is awesome. Thanks! Like you, I've been a Windows user my whole life. I'm all in on the replacement desktop set up and have an Alienware A51m for that. Been thinking of getting the x17r2s. Your series on this MacBook Pro 16 totally shifted my preference! Can't wait for your next video before deciding! Btw, if you need help boosting your site's organic traffic & growth, hit me up. I'll be happy to help out for free.

As someone who recently switched from Windows to Mac and is an Android user, seeing these integration features makes me want to switch to an iPhone. I don't because the iPhone is a completely closed platform, while you can still install whatever you want on the Mac. The Mac is the sweet spot between control and openness, but the iPhone goes too far.

welcome to the mac family sir! :) love your video!

Didn't know that about text message forwarding. Just enabled it! Thank you!

Funny thing is you say this till you use an M1 iPad and realize "Why do I need a Mac when I can take my iPad, edit on site and be done by the time I get to the hotel room". Future of Photography is the iPad not Mac. With an iPad you can go to the desert with a battery bank and finish editing by the time you get back to your flight.

my biggest beef with Mac is the decision to not just use a standard keyboard - the minor differences are frustrating when trying to use windows and Macs interchangeable.

@fstoppers a couple features I’d like to recommend: 1. For spotlight, going all the way up to clic on the magnifying glass icon is tedious, try the shortcut: command + space bar. You can use it with both hands (as there is a command to either side of the space bar) and with only one hand, soon you’ll find out you don’t even bother opening finder windows, you just hit command + space and type whatever, and it shows up. Likewise, if you look for a file name with SL and when you find it you do “mayus + enter” it takes you to the directory where the file you selected is. So you can prompt spotlight, find a file or a folder and then either open it (enter) or open the directory that thing is in (mayus + enter) and trust me, it’s incredibly agile, because you don’t need to go documents - work - RU-vid videos - editing... You simple hit command + space, type “editing” and hit enter... and it does the job in half the time. 2. Preview. By far one of the features I like the most about my mac and that I miss the most when I’m operating windows. In finder, when you select (not open) anything from a photo to a document to a video, and maybe you are surfing through a hundred different files and you are trying to find one in particular we are accustomed to opening it. If you select a file and hit the space bar it will open a floating window with a preview of the content, and with that open, you can navigate through the different files with the arrows of the keyboard and the preview will display whatever you have selected, it’s a fantastic way to search through files quickly. Also, If it’s a photo you can zoom in and out in the very own preview, with a video you can go forward and backwards and if it is a pdf or a word document you can select pages or scroll up and down as well as zoom in and out. So preview let’s you either navigate through files quickly to find one you want or, if it’s a document, I usually use it when I want to find some quick data and I don’t want to bother with opening the entire file and everything, it’s much faster than launching any program. Try it, you’ll love it.

Now you're getting it! Love airdrop but rarely for photos as they sync with the Mac photos app (keen to hear your thoughts on that, reasonable adjustments these days). Rather than taking photos & airdropping, have you tried continuity camera/scanner with your iPhone? Have you got a pencil for that iPad Pro? If so, check out painting in adjustments with Lr for iPad (it's grown up a lot). I you want to get to apps quickly try a 4-finger pinch / 4-finger swipe for launchpad (4-finger pinch out to dismiss). In fact, 4-finger swipe across apps & everywhere.

"Your Phone" on Windows with an Android phone is pretty sweet.

I am a long Windows user and literally everything you mentioned you can do on Windows and as it pertains to battery life -- that is vendor specific. I can easily get 10 hours on a Microsoft Surface.

To access spotlight you can press the CMD + Spacebar as well. But it takes some time to learn all the different shortcuts. Keep up the good work my guy!

Great video! Welcome to the Dark Side! 😀 There's so much to cover and while your list was far from exhaustive it was solid. It's also fun to watch someone's eyes light up when they find a great macOS feature. Here's a couple other things I really enjoy: QUICK LOOK In Finder click on a file then press the space bar and it will essentially "open" the file without opening an application. This is great for images but even better for audio and video files that immediately begin playing without having to open QuickTime, iTunes or any other media application. And Quick Look works almost everywhere. Ever need to check the contents of a document while you're attaching it to an email? After selecting the file in the attachment window press the space bar and it will expand the file to see it in its entirety. This saves time from opening the file first, making sure it's the right one, closing the application and then attaching it to your message. LOOK UP/DICTIONARY During those times when I'm reading something and realize I'm not smart enough to decipher the words I use the built-in Dictionary to quickly look up the word. Right-click on a word then choose "Look Up" and you'll be presented not only with a definition and thesaurus but depending on the content you'll also get a Wiki page, a website and possibly a suggested app from the Mac App Store. It's another powerful search feature similar to Spotlight, which by the way can also be triggered with a keyboard shortcut of CMD+Space Bar. Did you know you can also move the Spotlight window? Not sure if you've tried but you can. SCREENSHOT I'm all about keyboard shortcuts so here's another. Click and hold CMD+SHIFT+4 and your cursor will change into a target where you can then click and drag to make a selection. After releasing the mouse it'll take a screenshot, which will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen. If you do nothing after a few seconds the screenshot will place itself on your desktop but if you click on the screenshot it'll bring up a window with editing tools along the top where you can mark-up the screenshot with shapes, text, lines, etc. If you click and hold CMD+SHFIT+5 you'll be given additional options like recording your screen or capture an entire window. What I love about capturing the window is that it doesn't get any of the background but rather a clean image with a drop-shadow of just the window you selected. Again, extremely powerful tools that are easily accessible without opening any applications. PREFERENCES This is a small one but I love that every application has the same shortcut for its settings and/or preferences. A simple keyboard shortcut of CMD+comma will bring up the Settings/Preferences window for that application. Some apps like the Edge browser or Chrome will open a new tab with their respective settings while others will bring up a small window where you'll find that application's settings. It's really handy when compared to Windows where each application can choose where those settings can be found. Again, great video and I actually look forward to the "10 things you hate about macOS" as I can't help but feel that some of what you hate will probably be answered in the comments. Cheers! 👍🏽

Another nice video that cost me 4k for macbook i just ordered. Id like to just let you know, that i personally really dont like the side view you are using while are you talking. Many thanks for great content

What is great about your "journey" on the *evil* side of the Mac is that you didn't stop where most "haters" do when something is not EXACTLY what they are used to. It happens on both sides. Of course I am pleased by this *surprisingly* good feedback you give about the Mac. I was once a DOS boy then went through all the iterations of Windows before trying Linux and other Unices but then I came across MacOS X in early 2000 which was a real change at the time, it was unlike any MacOS I had experience with (7, 8 9...) and what kept me from going back to some other Oses (although I tried BeOS at some point) was really how "easy" (or logical) I found MacOS to be compared to all the others Windows/Linux included (I am a senior C/C++/... developper by the way) and the ease is mostly the philosophy very user experience oriented, and of course the integration hardware/software. Although there are numerous areas of improvement, as you said the pros overcome the cons. But to be fair its not all green especially on iOS I find. macOS is more mature and offers alternatives to make it fit your needs, whereas on iOS your pretty much stuck with everything ... but the integration of handoff, keychain, and other multi platform APIs are I suppose better than with android if you use a Mac. Keep up the good work ! Cheers from France.

I feel like many of those phone-computer things can be done with Windows using the Phone Link app with Android phones. Tabs are coming to Windows Explorer. Maybe one day Windows and macOS will just copy the best parts from each other...

THe accessibility "Shake mouse to locate" to off FIXED MY PROBLEM!!! THANK YOU! It was driving me bananas.

as a developer and I have the same experience and I also have watched all of your video about macbook pro. thnx for your honesty .

Hmmm i don't know why i feel like the whole purpose of this series is mac marketing

I’m an iMac user but have an Android phone. I also use Windows occasionally. Ive found the Android is best at going between the two ecosystems (no faffing around when you plug them in or use Chrome plugins). I simultaneously love and hate iPhone. Windows profiles and account handling is awful! It’s almost like its own virus.

Spotlight is one of my favorite parts of MacOS. You can open it with Command + Spacebar, and opening apps that way is so much faster for me than trying to find them in the application launcher. You can even do stuff like (at least in the beta, I'm not sure if this has been released for everyone yet) search for text that's inside of images. Like, I have a note with a picture of transit times, and I can search for words relating to the text in that image, and the note will appear in spotlight.

I was a Windows Supporter and tech for years and when i switched to mac in 2012 it was amazing how my productivity started to increase. the most anoying and time consuming thing in old days where those windows updates or migrations. As you said, i love the flawless integration of all apple devices.