What I want is more iPhone intergradtion with OS X and the new Finngerprint sensor in OS X's Safari to use when buying stuff online. To me that would be cool.
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Features Mac OS X should have
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I know that, but it's way better when the feature is native. On my setup, for example, uBar only works if you put the dock at the right or left side, not at the bottom. And the dock does not go way, it's still there only hidden.
Since the dock is still there, Sizeup does not fill the screen entirely because it mantains a small margin from where the dock is.
I would love if OSX/Mac Hardware built in the following support:
Software:
Hardware:
Software:
- Siri
- iLife and iTunes redesign. Break up apps into "Books," "Movies," "Music" etc. (At least for Macs. Leave iTunes the same for windows compatibility, or better yet, move it into iCloud and have access to apps on the server.)
- Apple Pay
- Updated Time Machine with more granular options for backup. Or iCloud Backup
- Updated Dashboard / Remove Dashboard
- Extensions - For Mac App Store Apps to remove burdensome sandboxing restrictions
- Updated Utility apps.
- Squash connectivity bugs
- iOS parity on things like health/home/passbook/newstand etc.
Hardware:
- Touch ID
- Retina Display's Across all Devices
- Better Gaming Hardware (yeah right
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Many thanks! That may well be the problem and, best of all, it would have nothing to do with the OS, which is basically beautiful.
I have been a Mac user for 14 years and a PC user since 1987 (I still use PCs both at home and at work, although my main home machine is my rMBP).
Taskbar? nope. What for? The Windows 7 taskbar was pretty much a rip off of the Dock anyway. If you want a start menu, then drag your applications folder to the Dock. TBH I like using spotlight to open my apps.
Maximise... Nah. not bothered.
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Expose in Leopard was better!
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Features Mac OS X should have
Most web pages are titled. Safari should have a title bar.
Support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) should include shared accounts, for which passwords are not given to end users.
I use BetterSnapTool, but I more often use – and prefer – SizeWell.
Most web pages are titled. Safari should have a title bar.
Support for Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS) should include shared accounts, for which passwords are not given to end users.
I use BetterSnapTool, but I more often use – and prefer – SizeWell.
Anybody have a "dream implementation" of a Finder replacement they would like to see? I'd like to get some community input before I tackle such a project.
Taskbar? Hell no. The Dock is OS X.
As for the maximise button being changed in Yosemite, I'm not happy. I like the old 'zoom to fit contents' function (I know it's still there via alt clicking or double clicking the titlebar, but it should be the other way around, does any even use full screen?), it makes sense. I've never been a fan of full-screen applications in OS X, it reminds me too much of the days of computers that weren't capable of multitasking, I don't want to go back to that time. It also reminds me of phones or tablets which just make me feel claustrophobic. I wish instead of becoming more like iOS, that OS X would start distancing itself from the horribly confined and limited experience of mobile computing and fully embrace the powerful hardware at its disposal (fat chance, right?).
Also, Notification Center and Launchpad are completely useless. I never use either of them apart from to tidy them up now and again. Notification Center, in theory, isn't a bad idea but hasn't yet been implemented cleanly. But Launchpad is just redundant, the Dock is the primary application launcher and after that its Spotlight, there's no need for a third.
The Finder... I've always had a love-hate relationship with our lights-on-but-nobody's-home smiling friend. While most of the major problems that the Finder had in early OS X releases have been fixed, the main feature that was never fixed/reimplemented is the spatial Finder (older Mac users will know what I mean). This together with windows not remembering their size and position. This annoys me to no end.
As for the maximise button being changed in Yosemite, I'm not happy. I like the old 'zoom to fit contents' function (I know it's still there via alt clicking or double clicking the titlebar, but it should be the other way around, does any even use full screen?), it makes sense. I've never been a fan of full-screen applications in OS X, it reminds me too much of the days of computers that weren't capable of multitasking, I don't want to go back to that time. It also reminds me of phones or tablets which just make me feel claustrophobic. I wish instead of becoming more like iOS, that OS X would start distancing itself from the horribly confined and limited experience of mobile computing and fully embrace the powerful hardware at its disposal (fat chance, right?).
Also, Notification Center and Launchpad are completely useless. I never use either of them apart from to tidy them up now and again. Notification Center, in theory, isn't a bad idea but hasn't yet been implemented cleanly. But Launchpad is just redundant, the Dock is the primary application launcher and after that its Spotlight, there's no need for a third.
The Finder... I've always had a love-hate relationship with our lights-on-but-nobody's-home smiling friend. While most of the major problems that the Finder had in early OS X releases have been fixed, the main feature that was never fixed/reimplemented is the spatial Finder (older Mac users will know what I mean). This together with windows not remembering their size and position. This annoys me to no end.
You can, with iCloud. Though that syncs your tabs I believe (might be a way to turn this off though?)
To each their own.
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Pretty quiet today.
Very minimalist Dock: Finder, Downloads and Trash Can. Launch apps using LaunchPad or Spotlight.
I never use Maximize but frequently use Full Screen. Alt-tab between apps. 3 finger swipe between full screen windows.
If a desktop gets too busy, I create another one. Also true for Safari. When researching something with a lot of google hits, I create another full screen Safari window.
DS
Pretty quiet today.
Very minimalist Dock: Finder, Downloads and Trash Can. Launch apps using LaunchPad or Spotlight.
I never use Maximize but frequently use Full Screen. Alt-tab between apps. 3 finger swipe between full screen windows.
If a desktop gets too busy, I create another one. Also true for Safari. When researching something with a lot of google hits, I create another full screen Safari window.
DS
It is a little hard to run Parallels, Java based applications and UNIX commands on an iPad.
DS
OH.GAWD.NO. that is one of my windows annoyances, move a window and the fugger snaps fullsize
The only feature from Windows I want is with the folders always on top in Finder. I use Xtra Finder but it doesn't really work well when choosing files as attachments or import into Pages and a few other situations.
Other than that leave OS X as is.
Other than that leave OS X as is.
Third party products for window management
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/58774/8546 I use SizeWell with EasySIMBL.
http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/37892/8546 to a lesser degree, I also use BetterSnapTool.
What Window Management Options exist for OS X?
http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/58774/8546 I use SizeWell with EasySIMBL.
http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/37892/8546 to a lesser degree, I also use BetterSnapTool.
The ability in Windows to hover over apps in task bar and have full size windows pop up helping you find what you need quickly. Finding windows in OSX is clumsy in comparison.