From Windows To Mac (3 Months In) - Was it worth it? 

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To address some of your issues - For the dock, the dots under each application are to indicate which apps are open/active. In some apps, hitting the red x to close it, is comparable to just swiping up to close an app on an iphone. Some apps will stay open and work in the background. I like to be in the habit of fully closing apps I'm not using, and so right click the app in the dock, and select "quit" (from any window). You can also cmd+Q to fully close the application you are currently on - doing either of these is the equivalent of 'swiping up' on an iphone to completely close an app. If you have multiple windows open of the same app, you can right click that app in the dock to see/click on the individual windows. Though I just 4 finger swipe up to see all my windows that are open and click on the one I want (alternatively you can press f3) My workflow for the dock is to keep only daily use apps down there as shortcuts, and enable the setting to automatically hide and show the dock so it's out of the way. Some magnification is nice too. All found in the dock settings. I usually use the extra 'desktops' exclusively to maximize applications, so except for my first one (which is used as a normal desktop), each virtual desktop is a single full screen application that I can easily swipe between. That way I only have one (my first) that I am truly using as a multi-window desktop, and only have the dock in that one. Not being able to see transfer speeds is something I'm used too as I've really only ever used mac, but is definitely a valid complaint. It seems like such an easy thing to include, yet they don't. I am currently exploring third party solutions as I just upgraded my macbook. I found it funny when you were talking about selecting files in the icon view in finder using shift, because it is just one of those nuances with mac. I mainly use list view in Finder, I always have. However, in your situation, on icon view, I just click and drag to select the biggest chunk of files that I can, then use shift or command to select the last few on top or bottom when needed. As you've seen there are definitely some nuances to mac that are less than ideal, but you will also come to learn all the little actions and nuances that make it a very enjoyable, clean, and productive os. Glad you chose to stick with it

I bought a used m1 Mac mini 3 weeks ago. My god it’s super powerful, small quiet for what it is. I was playing around with this software+applications I use on windows like (davinci resolve, Cubase) and man I ordered my Mac Studio, can’t wait (25 years windows user) cheers

I was on windows from 3.1 up to windows 10. Then I discovered on a friend’s MacBook Air the touch pad and wow it’s a game changer. I’m not able to use a windows laptop without a mouse. On my MacBook, no need of a mouse. Also the keyboard layout is perfect. You have the accent where they have to be. On windows, good luck to write in French on a QWERTY keyboard. I will not go back to windows until.

You need to watch more introduction video to Mac OS… don’t just struggle without knowing why this and that is like it is, get some searching done and you’ll find yourself with a lot more answers than questions.

4:26 you can right click or two-finger click( trackpad ) on the app icon, and it will show all windows in the form of a list. Or, if you use the trackpad, force touch ( press all the way down on the trackpad ), you can see all window previews of the app.

Some apps on Windows when you press the X they hide in the system tray. Dots here are the same as sys tray but without sys tray. It works the same way, just displaying things differently.

Thanks for the video! I'm a long time Windows users, recently converted to Mac, about 2 weeks in and find it exactly the same as you. It's a beautiful device to use and the integration with iPhone and iPad is amazing! However the features I took for granted in Windows - I do miss, especially the snapping Windows. I find my MX Master 3 mouse to feel "odd" on a Mac too, scrolling feels odd as well as the mouse movement, did you find this?

This video is so high quality! Keep it up! :)

have been using windows for all my life, amd with 29, I started the Apple transition with an iPad. Now I own the Pad, a Watch, an iPhone, a 15" MacBook Air and am planning to buy a new iMac as soon as they get on sale: and I am loving it!!

an important rule of thumb when it comes to using a Mac is that they are a different animal to windows, it takes time to get a rythem down for using the system and finding out the interesting little quirks but if you get confused the best thing you can do is go into the settings and have a little look around and don't be afraid to change things its hard to break a Mac by just using it. 1 your issue with the dock control click on an icon ( or go into settings and you can enable right click) doing this you can see each instance of an app or window you have 2 there is a way to make the programs you minimise drop to the right of the dock in their own slot similar Into windows I personally don't like this but its a preference thing. once you get your head around the system you will fall in love with it although from what you said in the video I think you are at that point now

The Airdrop picture! Jokes! Big up! Nice video. I'm hoping to get mine in a couple of weeks.

I have a Dell XPS 9300 and a MacBook Air 2020. Build quality is just so exquisite on Mac

Cool video 🔥

Might have to get a mac,great video 👍

Right click finder and open the tab you’re looking for or the Copy progress if it’s opened

Such a underated youtuber.

Can't wait to get the money to upgrade. I'm looking to get the 15" Macbook Air. Editing/recording videos on my Thinkpad is a bit of a problem.

Thanks for this video! Quick question, does word and Microsoft teams work on the MacBook?

Thanks for the review. Great video. I am with same experience with macOS, being windows user since forever. Is the new ultra cpu from intel come close to battery life to macbook ?

So far still using Mac? would you suggest Windows or Mac for a Motion Designer?

What if you do not use a docking station and instead connect both external monitors with separate usb-c cables (using two usb-c ports)? Would that work? This is how my Dell laptop is connected right now and works perfectly.

The shift, the dot under the dock, Yesss! So annoying! I still can't get used to MacOS after almost two years.😵 The same problem of the dots under dock is here. When you press command+tab to switch between apps, those closed apps will still show up in the command+tab page! There's no page in that app already and why it still show up! I still don't get it why Apple won't just close the app when I press "X". It is so unnecessary.

Brilliant. Thanks

Wondering if there's a huge problem when I'm an Android user using Mac?

Very useful video 👍👌

6:45, just click ur mouse and drag and everything in the slightly grey box will be selected

I'm thinking to do the move , i have a older desktop (that i made my self and have been updating with new parts) and windows update / driver update are bugging everything out !

That was a great video.

8:08 Apple has for a while now refused to implement Multi-Stream Transport over Displayport, which is what most of the cheaper non-displaylink hubs use for connecting multiple monitors. If you were able to ask someone making that decision at Apple, my guess is they would tell you that MST divides up the bandwidth of the connection per connected monitor, which will affect the breadth of color that you can push through to your displays. Apple being Apple, they would rather force you to use a more expensive non-standard solution with no drawbacks than let you use a cheaper and more widely available standard that presents niche problems.

You can activate the hiding of the dock in literally 2 clicks. It will disappear and everytime you put your mouse down it will reappear.

You dont need a new docking station with displaylink to connect more than 1 monitor... thats only a must for non-14" macbooks BUT you can only connect 1 monitor via USB-C and 1 via HDMI... your dock is just usb-c so you would have to (sadly) connect the other monitor via HDMI...

6:59 and after that you need find where is copy paste its not mouse menu

Is it better to shutdown MacBook Pro 14 inch everyday or sleep it

There's larger apps on mac that bring up or use installsheid and other installer wizards instead of the drag and drop method.

same! im just use macbook 2 days ago. its great ! but take time to learn more shortcut.

Great video, definitely makes me not one to get one! 😂

I just switched from windows laptop to macbook pro a week ago. I sorted out connecting to two monitors without special dongles using usb-c for one monitor and hdmi for the other. What is driving me crazy is that in whatsapp I can't zoom in photos with the mouse progressively. If I double click it will zoom in the area where the cursor is, but if I use the trackpad with gestures I can zoom in the way I want 🤣🤣🤣 I'm enjoying learning, so at least is not frustrating, but funny

I’m a UX UI Designer and looking to upgrade my Alienware (sounds like an helicopter) and get a M2 Max (or M3 Max in Jan), but not sure if it’s worth, I’m going to update my setup as well as my desk is a mess of cables, cams, and speaker. Planning to get a max with Apple studio which has all in and make a clean desk. But I also slightly game on my laptop, specially strategic games, and worried I can’t do it anymore on Mac. Would you advice someone to switch? I mainly use my laptop on my desk as a desktop, but 3/4 times a year I go abroad for even a few months, so I need the portability

i nevre pay for software on windows because of torrents. can i avoid paying for mac software?

very true bro! i have the same problem... in summary I use a PC and prefer windows but the only reason why I use a MacBook is because 1) ecosystem (I also use iPhone and apple watch) 2) better laptop battery life 3) spotlight search is better than windows search

I’ve been a Mac user for more than two decades now since 2009. The last time I used Windows was in 2006 when I switched to Linux on my personal machine. Never had problems when it comes to usability. I missed some tiny features from Windows though but chose to stick with Linux until 2011 when I was able to afford my first MBP. I don’t see myself going back to Windows in the near future. Great video!

I bought a Mac for my parents about 10 years ago and it lasted a good 7-8 years before it slowed to a crawl. Whereas, almost all of my Windows machines lasted over 15 years.

Learning from the best 😅

the dock system is not "confusing" you just didn't put time into learning it by default apps can be open even with no windows, so that it can be quicker to open. for example it's faster to have mail app open even without any individual emails, so if you want to see it it's very quick. once you get used to it and adapt your workflow it becomes much smoother, even than windows

what is pho"O"

The mirrored video at 1:03 killed me 💀

Good video bro! I feel your pain with getting into the mac space. There will always be something that is enough of a difference to say out loud 'what the actual f***' but still worth keeping cause it smashes most windows laptops by far.

I use send anywhere to upload anything to the PC. It's free

Nice video by please move the shaky plant 😂

is elabeh short for elizabeth?

Everything is just weird in windows, I don’t get it.

Control A on the Mac

disagree many mac users do know how to use their mac. there are easy ways to do things and there is more user videos on mac than windows.

Woah! You have 666 subscribers. The number of the beast. Quick. Let me make it 667 before demons rise up and smite the feck out of us.

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5:32 well they dont. apple is happy cloud works and they have your files

really you are completely mac dependent with no frustrations on it?

my love is having 3-finger drag. tap to click and I never have to press down at all

Malone time Mac user, and sometimes watch these videos to see what issues people transitioning to macOS have. I enjoyed your video but, you gotta do something about that plant in the foreground. It was moving all through the video and was a little distracting

um, you barely learned anything about MacOS in 3 months... Like Finder right clicking the icon on the dock brings up the menu with all the open finder windows. The little dots under icons on the dock mean the program is still running, clicking the red circle only closes the current window. CMD+Q or right clicking the dock icon and selecting quit is how to closes programs on Mac... I knew all this 3 days after getting my macbook pro (the last 16" Intel base model), After using windows for soon long. I still don't know everything, but you should know way more then this, after 3 months.

If you don’t game on the windows the mac is just better

LOLOL The look on your face from the sound system. Yeah bro RIdiculous. Welcome home. I only use my windows machines for Linux. Cant stand Windows But Linux on my M! Max runs so amazing its insane

🙌 Promo>SM

9:22 and not even have apple mouse lol. yes it suck and cost too much

I bet your current Windows Laptop isn't $3000 either though.

Why are you asking randoms for information when apple has a support app dedicated to answering questions 😂

The hardware is great, but i really hate mac os. So, i’m out.

send me the windows laptop, lol i need one

copying a whole video is crazy work

it work for you. you are youtuber lol, but mac there is 0 app i need lol. thats funny. only good is can open kalinux and plug wireless dongle and you hacking lol lol. anyway works same on windows lol

a suggestion: please make some real educational videos instead of reviews

bro you look like chunkz

Welcome to my world! Mac is absolutely great. If you learn it, you will never come back to windows. 😀

At what cost? Be a sheep? 😢

Who else was trying to concentrate onto the things being discussed here but was carried away all the time by this shakey-a** plant on the left side. What kind of rubber table are you working on jeez

Windows users on Steam: 96.61% Linux users on Steam: 1.82% Mac users on Steam: 1.57% Have a nice day everyone! 👍👍