Windows User Tries New M1 Max Macbook Pro: First 24 Hours 

Finally a youtuber actually doing a review and not a spec list read through well done

I am a software dev. I bought a mac yesterday. I've been using Windows my entire life. I faced almost everything that you mentioned in the video 😄

Finally, not everyone has had mac before so it's great seeing the potential problems we would have transitioning

The most difficult OS to learn is always the 2nd one.

i love how honest this video is and how you're not afraid of probably saying something wrong or dumb - you just say whatever you're experiencing. it's like asking a friend for an honest review and i found this really helpful! i haven't looked yet if there's a part two but i hope there is!

The clicking mechanism is just vibration, pretending to be a click. It’s amazing

command + ` to cycle between multiple windows of the same application. The other thing is to enable App Expose in System Settings -> Trackpad -> More Gestures. Then when you swipe down with three fingers, it'll show you all the windows of the application in focus at the time of doing the gesture. Hope this helps. Thanks for the honest review!

It's great to see someone providing a real, unfiltered account of their experience with a new product. Keep up the good work!

I know I'm a bit late, but I'm a long-time mac user, so I can speak on a few of these questions for anyone thinking of getting a Mac. 3:45 To delete text in front of the cursor hold the fn key (I am used to not having this button, so I don't use this often) 11:42 To be honest, I don't search the mac app store very often. Since you can never be sure which application are on there I usually just check the internet first. If it turns out it is in the app store after all, you will usually just get linked there as part of the download process. (Quick note, when you download certain unverified apps from the internet, the first time you open them you have to option-click on them and press open to verify them as "secure") 12:56 In order to maximize windows, hold down the option key and then click on the green button. While holding down the option key the two arrows will turn into a plus sign, and this will maximize the window without going into fullscreen. (There are a lot of hidden functions in mac that you can only use by option-clicking on stuff, I don't know why they don't make things more intuitive) 15:01 If you right-click/secondary-click on an application in the dock it will show a list of every open window (by default I think you can do a two-finger-click to do a secondary click, but in any case just hold control while clicking on the app icon). I usually just use the three finger swipe to switch windows, but if you want to use the bottom bar like in windows then this is it (Or, you can minimize windows you are not using, which will put them on the right side of the dock for later use). This doesn't work on a per-screen basis though, so again I prefer the three finger swipe for this. (You might want to try playing around with the Mission Control settings for multiple screens, and also the trackpad settings to get all the gesture controls just how you want them) 17:38 This is the "quick look" window, it pops up when you press space on a file in finder. It helps you preview certain kinds of files without opening any aplicaitons. I think you're seeing a glitch, it is supposed to say "finder" at the top while quick look is running (unless you found a way to quick look something directly from chrome, Idk on this one). But quick look is a very useful feature if you know about it. For example, you can highlight a word/pages document and press space to view it almost instantly, without actually taking the time to load word or pages. 18:46 This is one of the few features that I will admit is better on windows. Mostly Mac and windows differ in style only, but this is a functional thing that only exists on windows. If I want to see the transfer speed, I will open up Activity Monitor (similar to task manager) and go to the network tab. There I can see either the overall network speed, or I can find the task associated with the file transfer and check the speed directly. I haven't payed for applications to do this for me since I don't need to regularly check transfer speeds, but I can see why this would be annoying enough to justify the purchase if this is a regular part of your workflow. Also, taking some time to learn all of the shortcuts and hotkeys makes the experience much smoother. Every time I go to use a windows computer, I feel like I'm moving through molasses. But I'm sure windows has similar quick access features that just take time to learn. If you don't have the time or will to re-learn everything, then you probably shouldn't try to switch operating systems. I appreciate how open and fair this video was though. I wish you good luck with Mac!

You’ve verbalised EVERY issue I have ever had using a Mac after getting used to Windows! So many of the little differences are made more frustrating by the fact that other users don’t even agree that they could be improved haha

For the forward delete thing, you can hold Fn+Delete to do that, it also works on any pc that doesn't have a Backspace and Delete button.

As a longtime Windows user (well, 8 years, which is a long time given my age) leaning toward buying a MacBook Air when the M3 models come out, I found this video really helpful and look forward to watching the rest in the series. Thanks!

I was an avid windows user for almost 16 years and then decided to switch to mac/iphone/ipad to try something new. The first couple of weeks were frustrating until I realized that I tried to use the Mac as a windows pc. Decided to unlearn windows and be openminded towards Mac. It turned out to be a wise approach and I have’nt looked back since.

14:51 you can use cmd+~ (under esc) to cycle between windows. There is so many shortcuts you can learn, but yes take your time cuz its not easy switching from this OS.

I think that using the 3 finger swipe up/sideways, and using more fullscreen apps helps a lot with the organization issues you were facing. Once i started organizing my windows that way, I have rarely used the smaller windows like you would on a Windows device.

You can use the Mission Control button to see all the windows you have open and go from one to the other. it's actually much better. The disappearing dock is very much less on the way for me since the screen on a MacBook can feel a little too crowded. On iMac I don't have a problem with the dock being always there

One hint. Just automatically hide the dock and use mission control to see open apps. There is also another variant of it to only show the windows of the focused app. The dock is for launching apps not really forseeing what is running. And after I started using the cmd-space search to launch apps I have not seen the dock in years. Also consider using multiple desktops to create focus areas. Switching between desktops and full screen apps is a three finger side swipe gesture. I have a general desktop, programming desktop, productivity desktop(email,tasks,calendar) and then about 3-5 apps running in full screen or split screen.

Ok, hopefully I can give some help as a longterm mac boy. Three fingers up like you have found shows you all the windows you have open, three fingers down will show you all the windows you have open of a specific program, so for example all the open windows you have in chrome! I would also recommend you right click on that icon where your download was on the dock and click display as folder, that way it will show as a folder with the downloads symbol on it, instead of a icon of the last thing you downloaded, makes life easier for continuity. Now for dock management Think of the dock as your pinned applications on windows, everything you use regularly you should put into the dock, things you don't you drag out hover and the word remove will come up let go and its removed from the dock! that will help thin it down a little, this next part is personal preference, but I personally go to finder, and drag applications, and documents next to the download folder into my dock because I often want to access things in them quickly, again right clicking and clicking display as folder, then you always have access to an application you need but don't use regularly, think of that as using the dock like a start bar. You can also try right clicking on the divider between the bin/folders and the applications on the dock and choose "turn hiding on" this will get rid of the dock unless your going down to use it then it returns, just something that I find a lot of windows users prefer when I help them change over. Also from what I can tell when you were playing that video but seeng chrome looks like you pressed "space" on the keyboard when looking at some media, this opens the media in a preview, but without moving from the finder program, if you double click an image it would open in "preview" or a video it would usually open in "QuickTime" but you can press space in finder to view the content without having to open something else up (this is the biggest thing I miss when I move over to windows to do something!) I hope this helps, feel free to ask any questions! more than happy to help been using Macs for like 14 years now..... wow that's weird

Interested to watch this video! As a Windows User that had my ups and downs with my view of Apple, I was really impressed by the M1 Macbook air and mac mini. I love Windows Hello facial recognition, just as quick as fingerprint readers and my laptop wakes up very fast. There are amazing keyboards on Windows laptops, they've caught up in build quality and touchpads now as well. For the longest time Apple had the defective butterfly keyboard and boy did they suck. Pissed me off that they go all USB-C so early but then kept lightning on their iPads for a long time and still today on their iPhones... Do you know how long it takes to transfer 200GB of data through USB 2.0?! Like 4 hours each way, so 8 hours to transfer to another phone. At least give me 5gbps with usb 3.0, which came out in 2008, it's only over 10x faster. With Android you can just connect two phones together and it'll take 20 minutes

I bought a MacBook Pro a month or so ago after being a Windows user from launch. I went through the same experiences as yourself with the MacBook and feel I still have a lot to learn. I really like how my Apple Watch unlocks the MacBook when I open the laptop up.

“Thicker than the previous model” - that’s actually a good thing, Macs under Johnny Ive were getting too thin and sacrificing larger batteries for unnecessary thinness. Post-Ive, Apple has returned to a better balance of design purity and practicality.

Tip from a windows-to-mac convert: you can swap the ctrl and cmd keys in settings. I've been running that way for years. So much more ergonomic.

This is so hilarious and very relatable as I was a windows user, then switched permanently to Mac, same laptop, the device really impressed me, especially the battery and performance but I had a really bad time adjusting to it as I unfortunately bought it right before my Uni exams and me being a coder, that was one of my biggest mistakes but honestly within a week I was able to adopt, still to this day I learn about new features and get super mad.😆😅

I’ve used Windows all my life (cause it’s all there was) I finally got a MacBook Air M1 and it’s an amazing machine for it’s price. I charge it every 3 days with normal use, and about 1 week for minimal use. It was hard at first to get used to the software, but once you get used to it, it’s hard to come back to windows, and Airdrop between my apple devices is Amazing. The screen and speakers are amazing too

I really like the hardware and the design of the MacBook, but when it comes to the software, I agree with you. In the end it's a matter of habit and it doesn't matter if you switch from MacOs to Windows or the other way around, you will always miss something.

He makes some really great points about windowing and the Dock. I definitely think these are settings/features Apple could implement without altering their philosophy or direction. It's also clear that as the video progresses, he is coming to the realization that macOS is just philosophically different from Windows.

Here some thoughts from me as a Mac user since many, many years (since 2008 I think…) It is kind of nice to see you trying Mac. Apple had for some time the slogan „It just works“ and that’s what you had: you login with iCloud and boom, it just works: your data, photos, iMessages, everything is synced and working as expected to. Also, Apple takes care of the user experience: you open the box and you see a welcome screen (but on my first Mac is was much nicer. I had a video playing, saying welcome in several languages. It was kind of nice. They removed this). Also the keyboard and trackpad are really thought trough. But many things are just learning and then they are like normal for you. Like the dock, for me it is normal to right-click on a program to see other windows. Apple is taking a different way here: the dock shows you all important programs for easy access, while hiding some open programs, that are not in dock all the time. Regarding full screen: I don’t like that as well. I have Magnet installed as well and I can work with it. I also often full screen a window, but I would also like to full-screen like on Windows. But some things I just adapted. For example numbers: I had no numberpad, so I started to use the numbers on top and still use those on Windows. But then again I love the CAPS lock on Mac. In Windows. CAPS lock changes all keys. On Mac however, CAPS lock means only capital letters, the rest stays same. So I love to see how the next days will be. If you have questions, feel free to ask ;-) But AppleCare is not as good as it was years ago…

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga. I've used Macs professionally (at work) for many years. I deeply appreciate some things about them.... but I still own a Thinkpad at home and always will.

“Why would you need to do that” is always the explanation I get for how to do the most simplest of things on macs

I recommend not to try to recreate Windows behaviors with third party software, but instead, try to learn how macOS is intended to work. When I made the switch to macOS ten years ago, I decided to go ALL IN, and really try to understand it; after a couple of weeks I got used to it, and now i love it.

You really spoke for me Same thoughts as I had while switching from Windows to mac, Switching to a Mac for its hardware perks like battery life, display, and sound quality can be enticing. However, the Mac software user experience may not satisfy those who thrive on seamless app integration and extensive customization options. Windows often offers more flexibility for users who frequently work across applications and enjoy tailoring their environment to specific needs.

macs dtrongest point i would say is for students like me. Being able to take photos and transfer documents semalessly between devices is a time saver and lifesaver, especially for my anatomy classes or labs/dissections. Being able to annotate on the spot and have the picture easily transferrable is just so nice. Or when a lecturer uploads a document last minute in the lecture theatre, its really nice being anle to quickly download the document and transfer to my ipad if i need to annotate, or to take pics of a missing slide up on the board and quickly have it on my notes on my laptop is great.

As a developer (across many platforms and decades), I find the Mac's use of command as "control key for the UI" to be extremely useful. It means that, unlike on Linux and Windows, control key combos on my terminal windows won't be confused with UI control keys combos.

20 years of Windows and I just learned that 'delete' erases in front of the cursor 😳 I'll show myself out PS, switching to Mac next week, video was great insight

Having got a Mac for my wife (always being a Windows user) I can definitely relate. Especially when you are juggling multiple applications and multiple monitors. The first time I installed an application using a DMG file, it also drove me completely crazy!

To access multiple windows: either right click or control+click the icon and it will provide a drop-down list of the windows. I agree with you on the multiple monitor problem. But I think the layout is better with the dock on either right or left side.

Some tips: I was like that at first, but when you get used to it, it's amazing. Probably won't see it, but here is a multitasking tips. 1. Go to system preferences -> mission control -> Tick group windows by application, now when you 3 finger swipe up every app will be grouped. 2. When you are using an app like chrome and you have multiple windows 3 finger swipe down to show you all instances of that app (on the bottom you will also see all minimized instances) 3. When you use full screen mode you can make your menu bar (top menu) to stay around the notch all the time System preferences -> Dock and Menu bar -> Untick automatically show and hide menu bar in full screen mode. 4. When you have multiple windows in full screen mode you can 3 finger swipe left or right to cycle them or go to the desktop. 5. You can use trackpad gesture to see your desktop go to System preferences -> Trackpad and see all the gestures. Hope you see it and hope it helps.

I switched to the Mac over 20 years ago, and man! This is basically how I felt for the first few months too. It's personal choice, but I can say that if you like the user experience, you do get used to the differences otherwise and adapt over time.

as a mac and windows user I use a virtual machine for Windows on my macbook and its great, if u need it i recomend it 100%

Really good video, thank you. Nice to hear a good review, well explained and true ;)

6:28 the trackpad doesn't actually move. It has force sensors under it and then it has a haptic feedback module similar to what is on the iphone. It basically vibrates the glass to simulate the feeling of a click instead of having anything actually move. Works perfectly every time regardless of where you touch and there is no moving parts.

15:10 Many options here: #1 Use Mission Control to show all apps in a window - can be accessed with a simple 3 or 4 finger swipe up gesture on the trackpad, or however its set it up. #2 Command-Tab to switch between applications. #3 If apps are in the full screen desktop mode, then a simple 2 finger swipe left or right (or however you've set it up) will scroll between all desktops. Mission Control will also show all the fullscreen apps and desktops at the top of the screen, with a "+" option to create a new desktop

Great honest video. I recently got a new Mac Mini M2 Pro on a whim....was initially having buyers remorse but after slugging it out..am very much used to it now. Gotten used to the idiosyncrasies of the Mac. Good points is that things just work, not experienced a major crash, very very quick, wake up times are amazing and so is the productivity use for Final Cut Pro, Motion, Logic Pro etc. Major annoyances is that when expanding windows they expand to full screen rather than up to the menu bar like Windows does, the delete key DOES work if you use a non Mac keyboard like the Logitech MX Keys which has been amazing. It is not as good as a Mac Keyboard but is very close and also has backlit keys, Bluetooth and wired functionality. The fact that some things do not have drivers available, I'm looking at YOU Logitech - where is the StreamCam software that works on a Mac with a Mx processor??? On the whole I am getting used to using a Mac and am learning keyboard shortcuts as they make life easier especially from Windows to Mac use. If you are a gamer then Windows will definitely be the better system given the sheer number of games that works with Windows.

There is always a way to get the mac to do what you want .. If you have many "finder" windows open you can easily find the one you want by right clicking the finder icon on the dock. It will show list all the finder windows you have open. I routinely have 20 + windows open and my workflow is smooth with this tip..

- The file you were trying to figure out how to close at 17:40 is in a mode called "Quick Look". It's a quick preview of the contents of a file. You probably didn't realize you were invoking Quick Look but it is one of the most handy features of macOS for quickly finding out what kind of content is in a file instead of opening. Select a file icon and hit the spacebar. Hit spacebar again to put it away. You can invoke it just about anywhere you can select an icon. Maybe scratch "just about." If Windows has ANYTHING like that, let me know. - The lack of ability for Mac to write to NTFS file systems without Paragon Software is not any failing of Apple. Microsoft refused to license it to Apple many years ago. Some sort of Gates spite thing then. He wouldn't enable Windows to access Mac file systems, either. - Hitting Command -TAB brings up quick access of all open apps in the middle of the screen. While holding Command, tap TAB to cycle through from left to right, let go to bring that app to the front. Hold Shift-Command and tap TAB to move the selection from right to left. I've used that every day since I found it in OS X Puma or something (circa 2002). I think Windows copied it much later, maybe by W8 or W10, not sure. I don't recall seeing it in XP or W7 (I avoided Vista and W8). - Want to quickly add emoji and other such silliness into text and even RU-vid comments? 😎 Character Viewer pops up when you hit Control-Command-Spacebar. - If you like to geek around with some hidden features of macOS, ONYX app is a great tool 👍🏻 and still 🆓 after all these years. Lots of hidden options can be turned on or off, and stuff like invoking networking apps for administrators and some options to make it easy to do some cleaning and rebuilding chores. To get lots of Mac tips, subscribe to Macworld.com or just visit their website. Or search the web for "macOS tips" and "OS X tips" for some of the features that have been around awhile.

I say this as someone who uses both MAC and PC, but i think there is a pretty fundamental difference in the attitudes of the two user bases towards using their machines. Think of it like cooking. I think a PC user is like a really good home cook- they're sourcing all their ingredients, balancing them correctly, preparing them well, making sure they control all the elements of the process to produce a brilliant dish at the end. a MAC user on the other hand is a restaurant eater. They still want the experience of good food, and they can afford to pay for it, but they don't want to go through all the extra effort of cooking and cleaning. They just want to turn up at the restaurant, have a delicious and beautiful looking meal served to them, and don't particularly want to know how exactly it got made. In the long run the restaurant eater is probably going to spend a lot more money, and often be overcharged for things that really are not worth it, but they are paying for the convenience. so when you have a MAC user saying things like 'why would i want to know my transfer speed', you have to hear it as someone on in a restaurant going 'why would I want to go into the kitchen? they're professionals in there, they know what they're doing', meanwhile you're sat there knowing it could be absolute unsanitary chaos back there.

One thing I noticed about the keys when I switched to Mac a few days ago is that they’re definitely higher quality. First of all, the Mac I got was refurbished and had some kind of super glue type stuff on one of the keys. I got ballsy and used acetone on it and it didn’t damage the key at all. Every other laptop I’ve had, it’ll take the clear coat off or take the painted letters off or even straight up try to melt the keys if they’re cheaply made plastic material. I was absolutely shocked that this whole damn laptop can withstand straight acetone being rubbed on it repeatedly

Use multiple desktops to open different windows and spread stuff out so that it’s easier to access. Do the 3 finger swipe to show all windows open on your screen and look at the top of the screen. You can drag open windows into the top of the screen, effectively placing them on new desktops, opening things up and making space. You can then swipe left and right between desktops. You don’t have to have all windows on a single screen or plug in a second display to create that space.

Omg this has been exactly my experience 😂 I’m so glad he posted his raw reactions. I can’t wait til he tries to “quickly” change thumbnail size of a folder of photos in Finder.

I have been a Mac user since 2005 out of total frustration with the windows user experience. But absolutely everything you highlighted is true about some of the most awful UX flaws of the Macs. I love that kind of raw and honest review so bad that I will definitely follow you for the next ones!

What I find interesting is the distinction between programs and windows on mac. Explains a lot of things, for example the dock is for switching between and launching programs, not individual windows. Command tab also works that way.

I bought my first Mac (MacBook Air) a year ago……I mostly use it for Logic Audio…..it’s truly the best device I’ve ever used!

Lots of issues are solvable... Switch application windows: Command ~ Hot Corners for showing desktop, showing all windows, showing application windows Activity Monitor shows disk activity (read/write speeds) Etc. Anyway, to each their own. Am sure if someone switches from Mac to Windows, they will also bitch and complain about "why doesn't it work they way I do it on Mac". Ultimately, choice is good. I switched to Mac years ago, had some issues, but there's no perfect system. I can DEFINITELY tell you have Macs in our school/production environment means our gear acts reliably/consistently across devices. When someone brings in their PC, I never know if the gear will act as expected/intended.

I use a PC in the office and iPad and iPhone for my mobile devices. My MacBook Pro has sat in the box for 8 months because I was intimidated with the setting it up (definitely different than the iPad I was used to). Now, I’m going to unbox it and dive in alongside watching these videos to take away my anxiety. Thanks 🙏🏾

To maximize any window and solve your mac issue at timestamp 13:50 do the following Move your cursor to any one of the 4 corners of a window. it should turn into a double headed arrow cursor. hold option (aka alt) key. then. double click. that will maximize your window. Problem #2, find the screen that is behind others. You can probably use the shortcut control uparrow. if this doesn't work look into Mission Control shortcuts

This is fascinating. I'm both an ex-Apple employee and a passionate Windows + Apple ecosystem user. I love both and yes, some things on macOS are just plain infuriating. The same can be said if you flip the coin, though. Cool video :)

Dude, I've been a Windows user since 95 and as part of my development I had to start using a Mac. They gave me a MacBook Air 2021 model and the thing is fenomenal. Like you said, best laptop I've ever had. However, just like you point out, there are certain little things that are frustrating. And also, being an IT tech/sysadmin/everything else, yes transfer speed is important. So, bottom line, yes Macs are impressive, but if we could get the same performance from a Surface, then the story would be different.

one thing I will point out, in case its not mentioned, Macs don't have multiple instances of an app unless its actually a different file, each app just has multiple widows of it. if you ever get stuck there is a help system you access as well as a online forum

I plan on buying the 15” M2 Air but being a Windows user all my life, I am having second thoughts after this video. It icks me just the very simple things are difficult to do

It's really nice to see some honest feedback from a PC user trying to switch to a MacOS environment. Don't worry about the Mac fitting into your PC process and focus on learning how the Mac accomplishes the process in its own way. It's going to suck, and you'll want to pull your hair out... well... beard out, but it's all for the good entertainment value of the community. HaHa. Thanks for doing this, looking forward to it.

Moving to a Mac had to be one of the most frustrating thing I have ever done. The first two weeks was really just difficult with the learning curve, but once you know what is going on most things are insanely easy. I have come to love MacOS, for most things it is absolutely amazing. Here are a few tips: -Really use multiple desktops and three find swipe between them, this is a life changer -If you push and hold the icon on the doc it will show all the windows you have open (specifically good for chrome or safari) -I get what you are saying about transfer speed, but I think this has become more important with windows because windows is notoriously bad about calculating time remaining (maybe it is better now I don’t know because using windows now makes me a right b!tch) I am subscribing, I know I laughed through this video because I brought back so many memories. But at the end of the day I hope you enjoy the journey and when done use what you like. It is just nice you are willing to go outside your comfort zone to try.

I can totally relate to you. Growing up with Windows all my life, I had to work on Mac at work...and never liked it. I absolutely love the hardware of Macbooks. But the OS UI drives me crazy.

I used a windows laptop and plugged a printer into it being a Mac user stuff just works I couldn’t believe how complicated it was on windows downloading drivers all sorts. We should be all thankful we have a choice between both machines

Used Macs in the 80s and early 90s, now thinking about moving back because of the M1. It's a big change and a lot of money so I've subscribed to watch this series and see how you get on.

As a Mac user since 1990 I found this video most amusing. Stick with it. The learning curve would be the same with any operating system.

you are not alone dude, I also experienced the same issues when I first gave Mac a try

I have been using windows my whole life and I'm now planning to switch to MAC. Just watched this video and already anticipating my frustrations just like yours. Going to watch your other videos how you get on with Mac,

As long-time Mac user I found your first 24 hour experience very entertaining and it brought me back to some of the same confusions I had using the OS when I switched a long time ago. Bravo 👏🏻

Tihis pretty sums up my experience from changing to mac from windows. The first week was all dedicated to a completely new learning curve and troubleshooting all the things that should be there from the get go. I have been using windows for 23 years and after getting used to the mac environment i can now safely say there is nothing like it. I cant go back to windows now after having used the air for almost a year. Everything just works for me now. 16 max fully speced is on the way. Hope your transition goes smoothly. Enjoy

This is a great video and just what i needed to see before I made the same mistake again. Literally brought back painful memories of the last time i bought a Macbook Air and used macOS for 3 years. Great build quality laptops but horrible OS they add so many "innovative" new things but completely forget basic UI improvements that were made to windows before 8.1

Lee I really Love All your Whining about Whatever all the Things!! Really Entertaining. Thanks man!

One of the most under-appreciated things about Apple that you don't realize until you start using multiple Apple products is the ease of interoperability within the Apple eco-system. The way everything syncs up so seamlessly, Airdrop, icloud, sharing wifi passwords etc etc etc

Great and honest video by the way. I wanted to add some help to a few of the issues you had in this video. To expand the window the way you were trying to do, it's called Zoom. You do that by holding down the Option key while clicking that Green button. Without the Option key, it will go to Full Screen mode. I wish it was the other way around with Zoom as the default :). Another thing you were getting tripped up on is the fact that Windows OS treats each window as another application launch. While Mac OS treats each window as just another document/window that the same application is using. So you do not launch the app multiple times, you just create a new document, or in your case, a new browser tab or window. You do that quickly by typing Command N, for new window or doc, or Command T for new tab if in a browser. The Menus also show the keys to use, in this case they are under the File menu. Another thing you were stuck on is the transfer speeds of your connections, yes by default it does not show this, I actually don't care to see this in the individual progress bars. But you found iStat which is what I use also. But Mac OS also has a utility that shows this as a system stat, the app is called Activity Monitor and can be found in the Utility folder of your applications folder. You can also quickly launch it using typing Command Space, then typing the first few letters and pressing Return. With Activity Monitor you can monitor many things like CPU, Memory, and Network usage, including Disk usage when clicking the Disk button. I hope this helps. Looking forward to watching your other videos. Cheers :)

The first thing I did was move my dock to the RIGHT SIDE. So much better for me! I came over to "the dark side" of macbook air in 2017. I'm hooked. SO much more user-friendly than windows. And you can google any question you have about how the dang thing is supposed to work. LOVE IT. Now own an iMac and an iPad mini. Next will get a Mac mini M1. seriously.

Thank you for an honest review. Love the transparency.

also, with the hot corners feature, you can make each corner have a certain function. For example, when my cursor goes to the bottom left corner of the display it opens the Launchpad. When I navigate to the bottom right, it shows my desktop. Helps alot!

The best way to navigate through open windows is using multiple desktops. And then, in order to move through multiple desktops the best way is the 3 fingers swipe left/right.

15:34 If you right click(Ctrl+click) on the application that you want to open, you can see all the instances you have open, and select the one you want to open. It's not the best method, but it is there.

20:28 I’ve been a Mac user for my whole professional career, and I absolutely agree with you. I wish we had transfer speeds natively. Thanks for the shout on the software fix, I will be purchasing as well

Probably someone has already said this: go to the keyboard and trackpad preference panes. There are loads of tips in there for navigation. IStat has been on my Mac since forever. It is invaluable for so many things - especially for sensors and hard drives.

The transfer speed issue was a big hurdle for me as well. It’s amazing how the vast majority of Mac users don’t care how fast it’s transferring so long as “its working“. Just because it’s working, doesn’t mean it’s working correctly and it always infuriated me to not have a transfer speed on a Mac. It’s nice to know that there is a solution but it’s too bad we have to pay for it.

As a software dev who previously hated Apple with a passion and now has Apple everything, I ran into many of the same issues that you were having. I think there is a steep learning curve when you're used to doing things a certain way. The potential is there for MacOS, and it certainly would be a lot better if they added work-arounds for many of the things that exist on Windows. I like the idea of pressing and holding the option key (as they do for some other things) to see extra options / extra information. There are a few annoyances that i've faced that i've just had to deal with, but overall I find that my experience with Mac is filled with less frustration. Things tend to just work.

Shortcuts that changed my life on Mac are CMD + > to cycle through windows of the same application and CMD + option + space to open the finder in search mode.

As a windows and Mac user, I generally don’t care to see the transfer speed either, however I can def see the use in it and why it makes no sense that it isn’t even an option on Mac OS

Regarding the dock and app instances. There are settings in system preferences that you can change to have the dock disappear and reappear with mouse closeness. You can also change the position of the dock on the screen. Now if you right click on the app, it will pull up all of the instances as well as give you the options for a new window/tab etc.

I totally understand your frustration. As a long time Mac user, I kinda find it funny the things that frustrate you because there are some really easy setup adjustments for all of them. Super curious to see how the rest of the series goes.

lmao dude omg im cracking up right now, when you downloaded something and opened it and you were like "what does this even mean" I did that exact thing LOL!!!! omg thats so funny 😂

To delete a lot of photos at once on your iPhone, press “select” and drag your finger across all the images you want deleted (or share). Once you’ve made your selection, hit the trash can icon. I understand your frustration with Mac. I’ve only been using Mac since the summer. There is indeed a learning curve and appreciating the quirks of a different OS. I’ve pretty much stopped using my windows system now, because even though I get frustrated sometimes, the convenience of the apple ecosystem and the weird way Mac allows me to focus on work just makes it worth it for me.

I use both, I appreciate how objective his feedback is. The point is that a mac person using windows would expect and consider intuitive the inverse, usability can be subjective depending on the expertise. Both are great.

I don’t like the dock at the bottom of the screen either but you can go in settings and hide it so you can maximize your windows all the way to the bottom of the screen and you can still bring up the dock when you want just by moving your mouse to where the doc would be

For photo selection, you can also tap/click and drag to select multiple photos consecutively on any Apple device.

Lee your feedback is very refreshing and honest, I love it. Honestly I can’t relate since I am in the ecosystem. 😁

This is great! Finally, a PC user that gives their full experience on moving on to a Mac. Especially an M1 MAX as I've been interested in purchasing one. I've been using a PC for years, oddly enough I used a Mac strictly back in college. It wasn’t till I moved into the corporate world where I then experienced using only a PC. Love the tips on using certain apps to mimic some of the PC functionality too. I would image It makes switching over so much smoother. Looking forward in seeing your next vids on this topic!

I love my MacBook M1 Max. The last 3 versions of windows would crackle sound in my speakers when I run tasks or browsed the web. It was not my computer because it happened on 3 different computers and 3 different versions of windows. .

The Dock is convenient but has limitations. It can become very busy. For years I have used Dragthing, which is a Dock on stereoïdes but it’s no longer working with M1 chips and recent OS so, I replaced it with iCollections. Not as easy to setup as Dragthing but once setup, it’s doing the job. So I place the Dock on the left and iCollection on the botton. The nice thing is that it handles multiple tabs. Tabs can contains, files, apps, folders, links, etc. I have a tab for regular apps, one for web apps, one for graphic jobs, one tab for my main types of documents folders and so on. At the end, I can store hundreds of elements (which are shortcuts) without having anything cluttered. Something the Dock can’t offer. Both Dock and iCollection are spring loaded so they show only when mouse is near.

Re continuity: it’s awesome. You can copy text on your phone or Mac and paste on the other. Focus modes work across both. All my files are on this iPad I’m on thanks to iCloud Drive. The ecosystem is wild and so helpful.

Never agreed with every single word of a RU-vid review until now. Especially the build quality, the speakes and the clueless "it just works for me" mentality of the mac community. Absolutely nailed it, sir.

I actively use a desktop windows pc and a macbook and I’ve personally gotten very used to the difference with the keyboard layout, propably because I use the MacBook as a laptop only and not with peripherals etc.

The switching between windows/applications was one of the biggest issues/learning curves I faced this week when I returned to Mac. Windows just seems to do multi-window/application interactions better.

The built-in solution for displaying transfer speed is Activity Monitor. It's like the Windows task manager, intended for debugging purposes like sketchy cables.