Why You Should NEVER Use These Apps On Your Mac... 

Is apple devices safer than others?

@@jamie3226 To be fair there is nothing safe online unless you keep it safe

Is there a browser built on Chromium that you could recommend I use over Brave?

I agree

Pleaseee

Plz

Yes

Please

@@dybefapi8694 is chromium based software also do this, like vivaldi? do they write in ssd also? or just chrome

@@gilanggilang9859 de-Googled Chromium browsers are always a pretty good option for more privacy. Vivaldi's good, but it's heavy, resource-wise. Consider trying Brave out! All of the crypto-crap can be turned off and they've fixed and apologized for their other minor transgressions. Their new search engine is fantastic, too.

@@SurfinTheKaliYugais brave or opera go good on Mac?

​@@4ytherium Opera is not a great browser at all and there's no good reasons to consider using it (it was great long time ago, but since then it was sold, developer teams have been completely switched and they are doing so many bad decisions, it's hard to consider Opera a normal browser anymore), but Brave is pretty good

I have been using opera for a week. I am not sure about background security but for usage it's good, no lags. ​@@4ytherium

what do you think about of CleanMyMac?

The chances that you work at apple support are verging on zero.

@@dudertino51😂😂😂

Malwarebytes, CleanMyMac & DaisyDisk are the three that we tend to recommend when it comes to issues with the Mac that the customer can use to diagnose the system on a consumer lever themselves.

Ok question, I'm using a 2012 MacBook pro with Catalina, when I try to go into safe mode and enter in, it doesn't accept the password. What can I do here and why do I need Internet for safe mode anyway?

Rob Braxman Tech’s channel speaks a lot about Apple privacy.

They are better in general, the trick is that they'll give away certain things if you sign off on it with icloud. Glad there's at least one that doesn't make a buck off of it!

yep asked a apple support team for help with slow computer I said maybe virus. They said something around mac has a built in one that protects against most but we also like malware bytes

Malwarebytes was also recommended to me by Apple tech support and I guess it does a solid job of protecting me, even on Windows, despite me going to dodgy sites

Can you link me this info?

@@ran160 I tried but the link vanished (likely set up by the author of this video to stop all the link spam bots infesting RU-vid of late). It is post #18,449 of "The new Mac mini is almost certainly coming" in the macrumors forums. The image in that post is a screen shot of a video documenting Chrome's writing to a Mac's SSD. Total system data written (with 10 tabs open) Chrome: 2.18 GB Safari: 0.57 GB Firefox w/ cache: 1.56 GB Firefox w/o cache: 0.56 GB Edge: 1.57 GB Brave: 1.4 GB

All modern Macs have SSDs. The drive is constantly having cache data written on it. While SSDs do indeed have finite live cycles, it is not anything the average user will need to worry about. It is more a case of a slightly more predictable lifespan vs the unpredictable lifespan of a HDD.

@@j800r_aswell True but Chrome caches data even when it doesn't need to ego using Chrome shortens SSD lifespan Mac or PC. Firefox with the cache turned off is on par with Safari (the lowest of the browsers tested)

Why tin foil hat? About Google, that’s facts lol

Works perfectly for Google ecosystem, and to basically assimilate someone into a Borg like hive… But for someone that relies on google for nothing, save only RU-vid, it is absolutely horrible, literally, the only glitches I have are with RU-vid… …

@@superzero4250 I understand you, the thing is that I’ve been using Chrome for years and years now, it’s difficult to find something that suits my needs as Chrome does 😹

@@JustFelipeBrito The American founding father Benjamin Franklin once wrote; Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserves neither liberty nor safety. So to paraphrase, “anyone willing to give up their privacy for perceived convenience, deserves neither privacy nor convenience.” I mean that to say, if you feel that corporate advertisement constantly inundates you with their wares while addressing you personally, or some anonymous entity has a complete dossier on you… Fret not, for you have made the bed that you now lay in… The human will is amazing, when it truly wants… …

@@superzero4250 you do realize that your ISP and DNS providers know your entire internet history/information. Keep thinking you're safe by a browser lol

@@superzero4250 my man, you think a browser would bring you privacy when you accept all the social media terms without even reading it hahahaaha You freely deliver your “privacy” everyday to RU-vid, instagram and whatever you use there, don’t be alienated 😹

More like three haha, just switched from Intel to M1 Ultra and it's been a pain to install everything again, especially if the plugin isn't compatable :(

Time Machine solves that problem.

@@b00gzzz yeah I've got an M1 Macbook Pro but the main downside is that its so much easier to pirate softwares on Intel macs bc they've been around longer and even easier on a Windows PC since more people have them and make files for that, so I'll probably just build a windows pc and also a linux laptop as well to suit my different needs.

@@b00gzzz .. I had no problem with my plug-ins... just migrated my old mac to the new one (intel to M2). Everything works fine except a minute few which I never used anyway.

@@b00gzzz Albeit a few passes through the plug-in manager was required... only about 30 minutes tho.

Yeah I feel that edge browser is pretty underrated. I prefer their UI and isn’t as bloated imo.

@@s.s.supershield273 it's based on chromium, and have you ever tried to install another browser on edge? it's a little bloated

Firefox also has sleeping tabs!

Ideology wise I like Firefox but it does not work for all the websites I use for work so I end up using Edge or Chrome (both of which I hate for different reasons but I might hate Edge slightly less). And Safari just straight up doesn’t work for the main website I use for my job so that’s not even an option.

@@TheRythimMan websites shouldn't break with ff, any in particular I could help with?

a lighter program is "app cleaner" from freemacsoft. Using it for 7+ years.

@@redds7 I was concerned as to whether it was still actively maintained. It looks like it may be so I might look into using it again.

Something called onyx is also really good.

what kind of mac u uses .. i have 2014 released laptop and i do web dev with 10+ tabs every time never slowed anything ...its faster as always no issue of system slow down

safari suck

@@herlenicecold Still better than Chrome

@@bibasik7 😂literally the same📉i got my first virus using safari🥲🥲

@@bibasik7 chrome better

i suggest duck duck go for privacy

I like Edge, and used it for about 6 months last year. It's quite stable and performance/compatibility is very similar to Chrome (possibly even better). However, the big question is - how much more trustworthy is Microsoft than Google when it comes to your privacy/personal data? It's debatable, but I'd give the "edge" to Edge ;) Firefox is the gold standard however, open source, no telemetry etc. It's about as good as you can get without going full Linux + Tor browser.

@@CreatedTech what about brave browser? It's built on chrome framework, how would this possibly work? Is it the same thing, or different?

@@guacfiend Brave isn't a privacy browser as well

​@@ninopiamonte2 It is, but they kinda breached their trustworthiness :(

I'm having second thoughts on Edge now as well. The problem is I have my entire database of bookmarks in Chrome. It's not as easy as just importing into a new browser as most don't carry the passwords with them making it hard to abandon entirely.

even if you have a google account or other google products such as google maps or google search can still track you, even your ISP can track you, so you are never safe.

@@prasunkumar1434 if you use a VPN your ISP can’t track you…but your VPN can so, I guess choose your poison…

@@prasunkumar1434 any website you visit tracks you

Same here.

Same. DuckDuckGo is a gem!

I also only use Safari, Firefox and DDGo. Safari for general browsing and Firefox for web development.

I only use safari.. chrome sucks all your actions to give you more ads😊

Safari and Firefox work well for me I also use duckduckgo

You'll be pleased to hear 91% of people have actually "liked" the video! Hopefully they have learned a bit about online privacy. The dislike plugin seems to be acting up on this video currently, it should update soon.

​@@CreatedTech Wow, thank you for the insight! Good to know that the plugin isn't super accurate :)

Same bro

and you think Apple does not use your Data? and you are on youtube made by google... hmm you just want to believe what you want to believe, just because some one else is good in packaging their thoughts better and selling it to you in video form...wake up! they all are using our data, some just do it secretly better than others.

It is the same as all the others "cleaning" apps, and the fact that it's also paid is terrible. Plus, all the excessive advertising that they do is extremely fishy. Just don't use any cleaner apps, macOS already does everything it needs to run smoothly.

Clean My Mac sponsors many youtubers, that’s why you rarely find bad reviews about it. But in my personal experience it has done everything on my Mac except help or make it better.

don't use it. Actually, that app doesn't really do anything extraordinary. You can do the same thing with the "Manage storage" option.

Use Firefox or edge, they have af blockers too, even safari has af blockers

I use adblock and it blocks ads both on my ipad and my mac

hardened firefox is really good to use while being pretty safe, with searx its perfect for me

Morning! Just wanted to fly by and wish you a good day :)

@@toetie2019 thanks toetie. Same to you:)

Duck duck go

any updates? I am also debating between chrome and edge

@@vgfun6781 bro it don’t matter

@@TinyBearTim its bruh not bro for the way you used it. Bruh is when your kind of mad but not angry at someone but your upset. Bro is used in sentences like "Hey bro! how are you doing."

@@maddox5081 it’s what everyone I want it to be

Yes. Dont put yourself in a position where you need to try it in the first place.

You should listen to joe Rogans podcast with Epstein (I forgot his first name). He’s the one who made brave browser and the story is scary. I urge you…totally worth a listen all the way through.

@@dccsnare Will definitely look into it. Thanks for the heads-up!

​@@dccsnare I just watched it, it's great and it only reinforced even more my conviction in Brave. That's why I cannot possibly understand why the author of this channel is telling people to stay away from it. Really. I want substantial data that supports his claim because i think he is doing a great disservice. That being said, what Epstein says is nothing new at all. I highly, i highly recommend you, even urge you to read Shoshana Zuboff's seminal work: "The age of surveillance capitalism". It's long but extremely thorough explaining in detail what Big Tech, especially Google does.

@@80lives I actually read your comment wrong. I was tired when I was reading but I thought you were saying the opposite. My bad. I’ll check that out thanks for sharing. I also don’t know why he would say that unless there’s some kind of sponsorship with his preferred browser. I don’t care are this point. Brave is awesome and I feel more protected with it.

I don't know a lot about computers, but as a lifelong user (now on a Mac) I notice that Google stuff doesn't play as friendly on a Mac like it does on PC. MS stuff doesn't have all the features like they do on the PC version. It's like the companies take their little digs against each other in weird ways. I just know if I use Chrome, it slows down to nothing and eventually crashes if I have a lot of tabs open (past experience). I had been using Firefox until they started the 'signin' process, but things got kind of odd there. Ended up on Brave (which I was told was ChromeLite) and have been there ever since. Only lately have they started updating every other day, and having crash issues. I do know that some apps work better on Chrome than they do on Brave (nich apps), which I thought was really weird. I have Brave squelched down, no wallet or crypto stuff, etc. And I have no ads on YT, which is tremendous. Dislike ads. But there are some on FB. Other than that, smooth sailing. I like to use Safari for private mode. Now that I hear Safari is unstable for businesses, I'll try that in Brave. IMHO all the companies gather data and make money off anything until it squeaks. The only thing that bothers me is that - will they be using this in the future like China has been doing against their own people for political/control reasons?

Thanks for the £5 tip! Much appreciated, and glad you enjoyed the video.

Yeah definitely agree. Every single reviewer says that safari is faster but after personally using both chrome and safari myself. Definitely chrome is more responsive (or faster). I don’t mind the increase battery drain for a smoother experience if i’m going to dock my mac anyways.

yep cleanmymac is one of its kind!

It's authentic but you don't need it, and I have heard MANY stories of it slowing down performance by constantly running in the background. If you like it, keep using it, but it's just not necessary.

@@CreatedTech but you can configure it not to run in the background

@@CreatedTech okey, point taken!

@@lamprosphotes8863 I thought so too.

Absolutely. Why bother with another browser? Why do people use chrome? What is the advantage?

safaris has terrible TABS! and hard to move the window around as there is no top title bar! its horrible, too much flat design.

@@davem3325 you just described google chrome lol.

@@davem3325 Exactly.

Safari doesn't look good maybe

Just curios, but when you say "Works" what exactly do you mean? I use FireFox and Safari, but never had an issue with any of the two. I guess I'm just wondering what am I missing here.

​@@giomardeleon There are some websites that don't work that well or at without you using Google Chrome

Firefox is not a workaround lol, it performs almost exactly the same as Chrome. Edge also works perfectly and is one of the fastest and most stable browsers currently. Not really sure where you're getting these opinions from. If I ever come across a website on Firefox that doesn't work well, I simply open up Chrome for 1-2 minutes. But I haven't had to do that for MONTHS, even for website development work.

I have both Chrome and Safari installed. Safari 99% of the time and chrome for those annoying websites that only work there.

@@footballtalk4857 Gotcha, thanks! I was wondering what the fuzz was about, I guess I have never ran into such issue.