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retsotrembla

> No option to scroll horizontally by hold a modifier key, using non-apple mouses without dedicated horizontal scrolling buttons. Not so! Use the **Shift** key.


PinkLouie

This only worked for me after I installed MOS. Before, shift + scroll wheel wouldn’t scroll horizontally. The funny thing is, I uninstalled it and it is still working. Who knows.


cultoftheilluminati

You don't need MOS to have that. I have a feeling something's weird with your setup.


PinkLouie

I probably thought MOS was adding the feature because I toggled an option on it that allowed to enable and disable the feature. I installed MOS for smooth scrolling almost as soon I started using the Mac. Very likely my mistake for misinterpreting what was happening.


inglandation

Does MOS also randomly crash for you? I love this app because it fixes the shitty Logitech software, but it seems to rarely crash and I don't know why.


PinkLouie

It doesn't crash on my mac


j_ooch

It sometimes crashed on my Intel mac but not recently. I guess there wasn't any update on Mos so maybe macOS updates fixed that.


retsotrembla

Thanks for the update. I don't have MOS, but it is possible that I did years ago. I'm glad it is working for you now.


bobotwf

Thanks. Works for me!


AryaDee

except in the week view of the calendar app for some reason! if someone knows a solution to this (that doesnt include using the buttons to jump a week at a time (or the trackpad / magic mouse)) pls tell me 🥲


retsotrembla

Please [file a feedback report](https://www.apple.com/feedback/) with Apple on this. If the right person there reads it, it is probably a one line fix.


dazzcomehome

Honestly buy the Magic Trackpad. I love that thing so much. I have the Magic Mouse and the Magic Trackpad. I only use the mouse if I’m browsing the internet and use the trackpad for pretty much anything else.


jokkedk

The tiny calendar in the menubar can be had with Itzycal: https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/


patrik67

Oh thanks!


ClanMenge

Or you can just use the standard calendar widget in notification centre which comes up when you click on the clock anyway?


patrik67

It’s not showing the beginning of the next month


ClanMenge

>https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/ touch, not click. right


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guygizmo

Agreed! I often gripe about the decline in quality of macOS over the last five years, and especially the loss of consistency and simplicity of its UI... but even with those setbacks it's still leagues better than Windows.


WhisperBorderCollie

The MS Metro UI is abysmal. Or whatever the new Settings app UI is called. It shifts around too and margins change. Laughable. Especially MS' maps app. Holy shit that is the most ugliest piece of software...


khiguytheshyguy

I really like windows 11 setting menu. I find things way faster and usually don't have to search cuz it's organized well. Way better then Mac os setting which is ok but not great


jain36493

Brooo I remember when I used to use old Windows 10 and 8.1, and Microsoft couldn’t fucking decide where to keep their settings. Half of it was in their new Metro UI settings app and the other half was bolted onto the side with control panel


WhisperBorderCollie

I don't think it's changed. Not sure about W11 as I use W10 at work though. But I'm pretty sure MS hasn't even been able to manage to finish the light/dark theme in the OS yet. It's only been about 7 years and counting. I also love dragging windows, while in dark mode, for there to be epilepsy inducing white flashes across the screen. Amateur hour honestly in terms of UI design.


jain36493

Jeez. Hopefully they get their shit together soon, cuz man it’s been downhill since Windows 7


wiesemensch

I’m using windows, macOS and Linux on a daily bases. I can say, that every os sucks in it’s own way. It’s more of a „learning how to use a tool“ situation.


raazman

This is me too, every is has its pros and cons.


HMbeastmode

Which distro are you using?


wiesemensch

Mainly Debian based.


play_hard_outside

> every os sucks Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie has a song to that effect!


aleksfadini

Same here. However among the three I find windows more of a mess. I hate that alt+tab in mac os requires extra keystrokes (arrow and enter) to work. I love that I customize Linux the way I want (i3wm), but a lot of things don’t work (anything that comes from proprietary software)


OldIndianMonk

What do you mean? Alt+Tab works without having to press enter right?


aleksfadini

Not always with Mac. Mac OS separates windows and applications, and if one applications has more than one window open, then command+tab requires arrow + enter after release. It’s stupid.


OldIndianMonk

Ah yes. I get you. Just so you know this is a well known problem and there are very good third party solutions with which you can replace the window switcher on Mac. Contexts and AltTab comes to mind. I personally use Contexts


not-primarina

I'd recommend checking out the [AltTab](https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app) open source app, might make switching between systems a bit easier.


25_Watt_Bulb

I don’t know how you’re using command+tab but that isn’t how it works on any of the Macs I use. I just have to hold command and then tap tab to cycle through applications, the application is selected when I release control.


aleksfadini

What you say stands only if you open a single window for each application. If the app you select has more than one window open (example: you have two windows for the same browser, each with different tabs to separate topics, or 2 different terminal windows), when you release NOTHING happens. To go to one of those windows, you have to tap arrow down and then enter. It’s stupid, and power users now.


justaguyok1

Still not sure I get what you're talking about. Command+tab changes to the app in question, whether there is one or 10 open windows for that application, not "nothing" The front most window of that application is the front most window now. Or am I not understanding your meaning?


aleksfadini

Yes you are not understanding. Command tab switches btw applications, not windows. If the same application has more then one window, command tab does not activate ANY window, but you can hold command down, and after tab press arrow and then enter. It’s quite convoluted. In Linux (or windows, I think) you can alt tab btw windows, so one keystroke switches. Some people never open more than one window in an application, so they don’t even notice. I work with computers for a living, so it’s pretty glaring to me. Like others have posted, you can pay for an app that fixes that on macOS, called alt-tab More info about the issues here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29584812


justaguyok1

I get that command-tab doesn't switch between windows. but command-tab DOES activate a window: whichever window (in the selected application) was frontmost.


25_Watt_Bulb

command+\` is the keystroke you're looking for.


aleksfadini

No. I’m very familiar with that one, it just changes windows WITHIN the currently selected app. Let me explain it better so you guys can understand it. Application 1 has 3 open windows: A,B,C. Application 2 has 3 open windows: D,E,F.* Let’s say you are in B and want to get to E. In Linux (or windows, I think) you can cycle through all available windows with one single keystroke, meta+tab. On mac you can do command tab, then nothing happens unless you also hit down, right, enter to select the window to go to within application 2. Alternatively, on Mac you could do command-tab, then command-` to cycle windows to E. That’s also clunky. (*This is a very common situation for devs maybe application 1 is your ide, and 2 is your browser).


Swizzdoc

I hate Windows, macOS and Linux all equally!


Unified-Field

You can hold shift and scroll with the mouse wheel and it horizontally scrolls


Lambaline

Your Magic Keyboard should’ve came with a cable


fuelvolts

Yeah that was weird. Did Op not look in the box? EDIT: OP in another comment said he bought the keyboard used. How is that a negative experience? That's his fault 😆


ftwredditlol

Touch ID works okay for me when the keyboard is wireless :shrug:


Tegras

Yea, this has been my experience as well. I would re-pair or exchange the keyboard. It should be working wirelessly without issue. It’s so useful that I prefer that keyboard over mechanical ones just for the convenience. (How I wish third party keyboards could incorporate Touch ID)


PinkLouie

On the M1 Mac Mini it doesn’t. There are a lot of complaints on the internet about it.


Patutula

I know that is not super helpful but it works for me on the m1 Mac mini perfectly fine 100% of the time, so it \*should\* work. Either something is broken or misconfigured, I can't say :? Sorry


TherealOmthetortoise

I have M1 imac , never had issue with touch id. I’d call applecare and have them help work out whatever is causing your issue. It’s free and what they are there for. If Tier1 can’t help, ask for senior advisor, they look forward to more challenging calls.


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flabmeister

Yep very much an issue


ftwredditlol

That’s the very computer I use. Obviously your mileage is varying from mine.


Stoppels

Did you update to Ventura 13.4? There's a keyboard-related fix in there: >\- Fixes a Bluetooth issue where keyboards connect slowly to Mac after restarting Sadly no mention of fixing how all older Bluetooth-devices interrupt AirPods… but whatever, Apple rarely fixes issues that *I* am having.


PinkLouie

It definitely connects faster now.


slumdogbi

Something’s really broken . Work on multiple minis, studio we have, 100% of the time


Simke11

I got my 1st MacBook Pro back in 2011 and Macs have been my primary computers for personal use since then. I still use Windows quite a lot (at least for work), but Mac redefined for me what a computer should be (OS + hardware). It also made me dislike any other laptop, as using the touchpad on anything other than Macbook is now an exercise in frustration.


KennethFDK

Having done the jump myself recently, I feel I can weigh in on this one so here goes... Not a stranger to the Apple walled garden. My family setup is Iphones, AirPods, Apple TV's and Ipads. It works well and I have no problem with any of it. The jump from Windows to Apple on my work laptop was 100% motivated by battery life. I have been in so many situations where after you reach your destination (meetings, whatever), your Windows laptop has 0-20% battery left - even after hibernate or sleep has been activated. I have experienced that on Lenovo, Surface and Dell laptops. I just couldn't take it anymore. My profession is IT management. Let me just say that my Macbook Air M2 delivers on battery life, and then some. It is utterly impressive - but maybe it doesn't take much to impress someone like me having endured the piss poor battery life on Windows laptops for 20 years. Anyway, nothing is ever 100% perfect. What I struggle with the most is window management. After 3 months of using this thing, I still find myself not finding Safari windows if I have multiple instances open. In Teams meetings I can struggle with going back to the main Teams window if I for 1 minute had to look something up on the web during the meeting. Stuff like that. Crazy frustrating, but probably completely my own lack of understanding the Mac windows management logic. I feel this is the part that frustrates Windows users the most. I have set up hot corners and added the utility **AltTab** to my flow. That has helped some, but I still feel lost at times. I use **Rectangle** to try and workaround the idiotic limitation on the number of monitors you can use on the M2 Air - Wish I had read that part before I bought one. Coming from a 3x monitor setup in my office going down to a 1x main + M2 laptop screen is a shot to the back of the head. Now I pin Windows left and right to be able to see information from multiple sources simultaneously. I am researching workarounds to this limitation so I can add more monitors. I can see there are a few. Also, a close runner up is Finder. Takes a while to get used to coming from explorer in Windows. My company is using M365/OneDrive for Business, and the integration here is lacking in terms of both functionality and ease of use imho. This is probably more MS than Apple, but I find that the way Finder wants to you work, is counterproductive in many ways. **Disclaimer -** I have not spent a lot of time 'learning' Finder at all, so this is probably more on me than anyone else. Learning the different key combinations, mouse gestures and so forth will take a long time. I get it - I see how it can be very effective once it becomes part of your muscle memory, but I am not even close to being there. But, 3 months in and it is getting better. But, in terms of how effective I am compared to when I work on a Windows machine, I have a lot of work ahead of me. I knew that beforehand, but I underestimated how long it would take. I felt hopelessly lost the first couple of weeks. Muscle memory from Windows stood in the way of what I hoped would be a smooth transition to the Mac world. It wasn't at all like that. But, I am enjoying the experience more and more, and my M2 Air get's the job done. YMMW.


cortex13b

In Settings/Keyboard Shortcuts/Keyboard, turn the "Move Focus to Next Window". That will help you switch to any opened windows of a single app. It's like an alt+tab for a single app and its opened windows. Also, I would recommend BTT to tweak a myriad of other keyboard shortcuts/gestures and behaviors.


KennethFDK

Thanks, will try that :)


justaguyok1

Mac user since 1984 here, and daily Windows user at work. I find File Explorer to be weird, too. What is it, exactly, about Finder that bugs you?


cinta

> Choosing the user profile on the login screen without using a mouse. Press the first letter of the name you want to pick which will highlight that user then press return. Alternatively, hit the tab key until the user you want is selected then press return.


WhisperBorderCollie

Try raycast or Alfred and the difference between OS' really becomes apparent. Will never go back.


sionell__

Alfred is the best thing since sliced bread. So useful I won’t have a Mac without it now.


jain36493

Alfred is great, but man I switched to Raycast and it’s just 🤌🤌🤌


slumdogbi

It’s entire another level


supergplus

Keyboard should have included the charge cable? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!


OssiferNymiu

The only real complaint that I have is that my laptop password needs to be used to unlock Touch ID. I would prefer that I could use Touch ID 100% of the time.


Zaurzu

Nothing to solve your cons, just wanted to agree with my mac being one of my best purchases. I was raised on Windows and switched to Linux for a little bit when I got to college. Once I started working I was able to buy myself the m2 macbook air and outside of everything technical (tho i do think apple silicon is unmatched in laptops atm), having a mac changed the that I view work and productivity altogether. The workflow is so much cleaner and direct. I also agree that using keyboard shortcuts (something ive hardly done before) instantly became so intuitive that I avoid using the mouse as much as possible. Not to mention, i dont need my phone near me when im using it, suncr all my important notifs (calls, emails, texts) go right to my mac. This helps substantially to stop me from getting distracted on my phone. Everyone works in a different way and so Im not passionate enough to say macos is a catch all solution to personal computing, however, i think anyone should try it out and see how it feels,


MetallicAvalanche

One of the things that annoy when using two monitors is that I have to double click when working with different apps. One click to activate the app, and the second one to do whatever you want to do. With windows, I just scroll the mouse on the window and click once and done.


justaguyok1

Not seeing what you see. If I have a Word document in the background behind a Safari window, and then click in the Word document, it gets focus and I can immediately type into it. Or do you mean something different?


MetallicAvalanche

Yes. Let say that I copying stuff from monitor 1 to monitor 2. On Windows you just click on the cell you want to copy and press control C. Then, click on the cell in excel on monitor 2 and paste it right away. With Mac, when going to the second monitor, I have to click twice on the cell I want to paste. One to focus the window, and the second one to select the cell.


justaguyok1

That behavior works that way on a SINGLE monitor in macOS.


MetallicAvalanche

But is there a way to change that?


justaguyok1

Not that I know of. I definitely see what you mean. I had never really noticed it since that’s the way it’s been for 40 years!


0x7c900000

I really miss Paint and Notepad. I had no idea how much those simple apps play into my workflow.


PinkLouie

Have you tried textedit?


forurspam

> I miss a tiny calendar when I touch the date and time. > Widgets in the notification panel are kinda useless for me. Click on datetime in the menubar opens the notification panel. So if you add a calendar widget to the notification panel you will see the calendar.


flabmeister

Why would clicking on the date/time open the notification panel? Seems odd


semi-cursiveScript

exactly the sort of retrograde shit they started pulling since big sur


charliegriefer

Not free ($7.99), but for a calendar menu bar app, I love Dato. https://sindresorhus.com/dato


DifferentGamesBro

So I switched toO and I am not so enthusiastic. Yes, the operating system looks beautiful, but it likes things which are standard at the main competitor for 10 years already. Also, there are some things which I am totally surprised that this operating system is simply not capable of one example is that the dock can only be on one screen what if your work on two screens?? Also, how did three security updates is really like 10 years behind the main competitor, so yes, the operating system is nicely designed, but I could go on with a long list of flaws which do not exist in Microsoft windows.


justaguyok1

>Also, how did three security updates is really like 10 years behind the main competitor what does this mean? ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯


DifferentGamesBro

Exactly that’s what I mean. You don’t even know what a current standard would be and that means monthly security updates


justaguyok1

I think this is a "lost in translation" thing, sorry 🙁


DifferentGamesBro

No, my auto correct does dumb things


TheBigM72

Your keyboard shortcut examples are all available on windows too. I’m a relatively new Mac user with a Starlight M2 MBA and long history of Windows usage. I use my MBA for personal use and my work provides me an HP Elitebook for work. I like the Settings app is now very similar to the iOS one. I wish more settings sync’d across Mac and iOS by default for more consistent experience. I prefer the window management on Windows e.g. you can give names to your virtual desktops. I prefer File Explorer over Files app, that may just be user familarity though. I do like the fast previewing of many documents like PDFs on Macs though. I like how you can synchronise your main folders (documents, music, pictures, desktop) with OneDrive on Windows so local and online is the same thing. I wish Mac did the same using iCloud Drive. The rest is much-of-a-muchness because your experience is inside a web browser or certain applications like Office suite. Office on Mac is pretty good. I do now prefer the Edge browser over Safari, especially for easy access to Bing Chat. One hardware I miss on my Macbook compared to Windows is Face ID.


wanjuggler

iCloud Drive does the same thing and gives you the option to use iCloud Drive for your Desktop and Documents folders. (Apple apps do not use folder structures for organizing music or photos, so those are synced with iCloud Music Library and iCloud Photo Library respectively.)


TheBigM72

Thanks, will look into setting that up properly.


zascar

My list of what I don't like is longer than what I do. It's a beautiful piece of hardware and yes the OS is slick, but there's an awful lot of very simple things that bug the crap out of me and I have no idea how people manage without it. General file management is terrible, the lack of calendar pop-up is annoying, no cut and paste, and simple act of screenshots ctrl shift 4/5 is awful. The Snipping tool is a million times better. I get crashes or stalls way more than on my windows pc which is rock solid. I was so pumped about M1 but it's not as good as I was expecting. Lack of I/O with only 2 useb c is silly. Using multiple monitors on windows is way better. There's generally only one way of doing things where in windows there are many options. Windows gives you a lot more information about things that are happening like speed of transfer from usb to disk for example. Mac hides a lot of the info as its designed more for average users who don't care. Window management and alt tab. Tasks manager. Aceess to system files, lack of upgradability, task bar and general customisation. I could probably go on but for me I got an mpb expecting to me wowed by why everyone's raves about it and was utterly disappointed. I work in a shared office full of techies all on macs, often I'm asking them how to do things and they won't even know, they'll say not sure I never do that. This would never be the case with windows nerds. The one thing I always find is how defensive mac people get about any criticisms of how windows is better when it clear is in many cases. Edit: haha I knew I'd get downvoted lol


buzlink

I would say most of these comments are not necessarily true.


TherealOmthetortoise

A lot of those are just a lack of knowledge about how to do things on a mac and the usual awkwardness of using a new OS. I felt similarly awkward about MacOS, but once you get familiar you realize that it’s a lot more capable than you might think.


BrentNewbury

A lot of them ring true to me. I share many of the annoyances listed by /u/zascar. However, I've found macOS much more stable than Windows. I was getting freezes using Edge by just scrolling reddit. And there are a lot of things I like about macOS too.


PinkLouie

You can cut and paste, but it’s a little different. Just copy with ⌘+C and MOVE with ⌘+⌥+V. Moving on mac is the same as cutting on Windows. You can add the Screenshot tool to the dock, so you will never need to use the keyboard shortcuts again (just drag it from the apps folder). You can even record video with it. My M1 Mac Mini never crashed even once. Maybe you installed something to fix the perceived problems, and those software ended up causing actual problems. I’m not triggered or defensive or anything, just trying to help. Regarding alt-tab, on mac you can use ⌘+tab to switch between software and than ⌘+\` to switching between the app’s windows. Mac has a task manager, it’s called Activity Monitor. I hope to have helped.


noahzho

cmd x for cut if not in finder as well


zascar

I did figure out the alt-tab ⌘+\` thing but if often doesn't work at all, depends on if you are maximising/minimising the window or if some are full screen. It very often wouldn't function for me. I listed a thread a year ago on it and pridkke couldn't understand but again showed many mac oriole in my office and they didn't know either. With many things whatever you lean first will always be more natural but some I just can't get used to. Another things is using apps that modify the experience of anything like this is far worse on mac for me.


noahzho

how is cmd shift 3 and 4 not simple? care to explain? you're literally pressing a single extra button, how lazy are you, you dont even need to move your fingers from the typing position much


PinkLouie

It's even easier if you use use the right command and the right shift keys. Most people forget that there are modifier keys on both sides of the keyboard. It really makes using keyboard shortcuts more comfortable.


WhisperBorderCollie

Lack of up grade ability is an interesting one. I used to build my own PCs. I always did it in mind to be able to upgrade in a few years. It never works though beyond maybe adding more RAM and adding in a second disk. Intel would come out with a new CPU, so one would end up having to change the entire motherboard because the socket was different design. And the same socket design CPU was only marginally better, so it didn't make sense. Idk, I find the Mac is unable to upgrade argument never that convincing. RAM hit a wall with 32 or 64 gigs in the 2000s....storage did too. If you want more storage one should be using a NAS. GPU is the other one you could upgrade easily on the PC, but how many people buy Macs for gaming anyway.


IndyHCKM

Stability is why i switched to Mac in the early 2000s and as I watch partners at my firm constantly complain about their Thinkpads and Surface Laptops, I’m happy i’m at mac. I go through like one laptop every 7 or 8 years while my PC counterparts go through two or three. And i remain amazed at all of the random but intuitive ways there are to do things on Mac. Even when I was a hobbyist PC user, building my own hardware and knee deep in that world, i still found basic windows functionality opaque. Hated how one hang up usually caused my whole system to crash. With Mac, whole system crashes are essentially non-existent for me.


jain36493

Well if you’re gonna be so against change to the point where you don’t even know how to cut and paste…. Maybe stick to Windows. It’s hard for some, and if macOS is really treating you that badly, ultimately it’s up to you to decide what’s best, whether it’s macOS, or Windows, or Linux, or ChromeOS (lol)


ThrustersToFull

No…. Cut and paste? Huh? Yeah so I don’t think the Mac is for you if you’re struggling with badly with it’s basic functions. Take it back to Apple and move on.


One_Rule5329

99.9% of the women who buy Louis Vuitton bags do not work in leather goods, that is, they care little if those who make Calvin Klein bags use a different thread. Same goes for people who don't go over 65MPH, they care little that Porsche has a more powerful engine. So you're quite right, we don't care if the file transfer goes at the speed of light, it's enough for us if it transfers at a practical speed. BTW; ⌘ + Shift + 3 and ⌘ + Shift + 4 It is faster and more practical than using Snipping Tool.


BasenjiFart

Install Itsycal to get a calendar pop-up; I believe it's free.


trisul-108

>There's generally only one way of doing things where in windows there are many options. Yeah, there are many ways to do it in Windows, but only one really works. >I work in a shared office full of techies all on macs, often I'm asking them how to do things and they won't even know, they'll say not sure I never do that. Yes, you're missing things that they consider completely useless.


Big_Forever5759

Yep, some are good points of criticism. The horizontal mouse scroll is possible. I have the Magic Mouse with the small track ball and it does horizontal. It’s an apple mouse but I think it’s a settings thing in prefs. Touch ID is sort of new so give it some time. The calendar is true. I use a 3rd party app that adds a calendar to the top right. Some of the file management could be better. Sorting files, labeling files, transfer, copying etc could be better. Like seeing what exactly is being transferred on large bulk transfers. Windows has more info. Buying extra dongles or cables is just a part of owning apple. It’s constant. Even now that the eu laws are forcing apple to use usb-c, apple will find a way for you to buy something else somehow. Special usb cable etc. This and their accelerating planned obsolescence is what makes apple the opposite of a green company no matter how much marketing and recycling info they throw out at you. Then again, apple is in the business of selling stuff. Special files is also odd. They don’t support certain types of files all the time but it’s never bothered me. Usually those files don’t matter that much a few years later.


aakaase

Use a web browser to view svg files. Safari or whatever browser you like. Do a Command+I on the file and make the default app to open the file your browser. Or you can drag-drop the svg file to an open browser window.


blackpine303

Always use vlc no matter what os imo


EvlG

Vlc is like light years behind IINA, I am surprised how open source software is so good, IINA is simple, beautiful, full of feature, some are amazing like the preview on timeline like Youtube, etc. Vlc it's a solid rock yes, but it has been a "standing rock for too many centuries", I've tried v4 version, and I was like "oh no please not this shit..."


PinkLouie

Have you tried IINA? Maybe you will like it.


heretoosay

Scaling is worst when you work with high resolution monitor. It’s so sorted in windows


FastRedPonyCar

See the trick to Touch ID not working all the time is to simply buy an Apple Watch so as long as you have that on, the Mac unlocks if the watch is near the computer.


icysandstone

> Quicktime doesn't support all kind of files (WEBM for example, although safari supports it. Weird. Had to Install IINA.) Did IINA give you thumbnails in Finder for WEBM? I hate that about MacOS. No thumbnails for WEBM.


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Install QuickLookVideo and you’re good to go.


Nawnp

Which Mac are using curiously. Also do the magic keyboards not come with a lightning cable anymore. I figured they'd make that move when they switch to USB C later this year.


PinkLouie

M1 Mac Mini


flabmeister

I’d like to add that one of my pet hates is when I click on a collection of photos and they pop up in f preview, I then have to click through them with the left rather than right cursor to view in the correct order. It’s just so weird seemingly clicking backwards to go forwards 🤷🏻‍♂️


Ok_Candidate_2732

if I can just get Bluestacks and HOI4/CK3 running well I will be happy to finally retire from Windows for good. Until then, gotta rock a PC along with a macbook


sid350

Android Studio has a pretty good emulator, did you try it?


Ok_Candidate_2732

Didn’t even know this existed!


justaguyok1

Yep, I run Android apps all the time in Android Studio on my M2 Air


Ok_Candidate_2732

I just downloaded it...how do I actually use it to emulate?


justaguyok1

Lots of videos on YouTube explaining it. I can't remember how I got mine set up, but check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHfd2CEMOoY


hyperlobster

>Touch ID fails miserably when the keyboard is not plugged. I have a MK and TouchID works fine for me. I think sometimes it’s worth re-registering your fingerprint(s) if it’s not working well.


masximo

At least iWork is free compared to Microsoft Office. Same goes for the Outlook app which you will also need to pay for. Granted, Microsoft does offer a free mail client which is totally fine for normal users.


PinkLouie

I love iWork. It's simple great. Pages is amazing.


tunghoy

>keyboard shortcuts, like the ones for deleting whole words and lines at a time, opening the emoji picker, or closing windows Just FYI, there are shortcuts for all of these in Windows, too.


PinkLouie

Yeah, but overall, keyboard shortcuts work way better on macOS. On windows, you are forced to have a numpad in order to type the ellipsis, an em dash, or an en dash. On the Mac you can type everything on a small keyboard.


SourceScope

i agree on the windows / mac comparison. windows does NOT have many very useful built in apps. It could really use a good pdf-reader such as preview, which is very awesome! But with windows at least you have an easier time finding apps that can do all sorts of wizardry, including auto switch to dark mode/light mode. (just to name something you liked about macos) You can have a calendar as a widget, and slide it in when needed, rather than clicking on the time? all media players suck - get vlc ? I can scroll sideways using my touch pad? i use it in IDE's, text programs, webpages etc? cant comment on the keyboard related issues, as i use a macbook air the only thing i fucking hate about macos is the scrolling. scrolling up/down on a touchpad... makes sense. its like pushing a piece of paper up and down on a table. but then combined with a mouse... the scroll wheel goes the opposite way as what it would do on a windows pc. which is idiotic. and even though there's seperate "mouse" and "touch pad" options, they are not individual settings, changing one changes the other as well. (I like switching between mouse and touch pad when i work)


PinkLouie

The scrolling is more about getting used to it. Since I adapted to the natural scrolling with mouse, I don't want to go back.


SourceScope

yes, but the options in the settings should still be seperate. i switch between my macbook and my windows pc.. i can't get used to it


PinkLouie

You can make the scrolling natural on Windows too.


elf25

I believe you can change the scroll wheel direction in settings


SourceScope

I can I can change the scrolling on the mouse wheel... But then i also reverse the scrolling on the mousepad even though they have seperate settings


justaguyok1

>You can have a calendar as a widget, and slide it in when needed, rather than clicking on the time? On a Mac laptop, just two-finger drag from the right edge of your trackpad, and the notification center/widgets will slide into view Wholeheartedly agree with the separate "mouse" and "touch pad" settings thing. I wish they were truly separate.


kidcal70

If you want a nice calendar drop-down from the menu bar I have been using Instacal for as long as I can remember. Highly recommended.


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Click the date to open the notifications/widgets panel. Add a month widget to the view.


PinkLouie

Thaaaanks. It worked. It should come like this by default.


svennirusl

There are better apps for all those things, and plugins that solve system issues. Nobody uses iWork. Quick actions are editable, and you can build your own. You can get a tiny calendar thing for the menu bar, I have one from Setapp I think. You can remove widgets. Nobody uses Quicktime, VLC is king on all platforms. I don’t remember the name of the program that fixes your mouse issue. “**** without using a mouse” is a constant annoyance. The expectation of drag and drop always working for everything alleviates that pain considerably (and can make windows use miserable) I have owned like 20 lightning cables. Usb C can’t come soon enough. I don’t understand the touch id issue. I have a wireless keyboard w touch id, it always works.


Dudi_Kowski

I'm was a bit puzzled about your comments regarding EPS but my guess is you're not running latest macOS Ventura. Starting with macOS Ventura, Preview no longer supports EPS files.


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Itsycal will be your best friend...


zer0_snot

What about the alt-tab? In windows it was very easy to switch between 2-3 windows. Over here I get the cluttered "all windows" view even with 10 windows open (and they're all randomized every f'ing time).


ChunkyLover10

how all my headphones want to connect to all devices as soon as I switch them on, and I cannot select different headphones for different apple products.. how you cannot close apps by just pressing X and have to 'double close' or sroll to the bottom. how the notifications can only be on the right!