By the mercy of Apple.That’s why I use the cloud. All my files available anywhere and on any device. No drivers required
There is a keyboard shortcut for that present in syspref, but you need to enable (and remember) it.I thought of another one. This one is huge. Let me command-tab between windows of the same app. If I have four Chrome windows open, or two Word windows, put them in the command-tab row. I know you can switch to command-~ for same-app windows, but that's an extra cognitive hop. This is something Windows has had over macOS since the dawn of time.
May as well make it optional for people who like the current arrangement.
The 'cloud' does not necessarily mean iCloud only or specifically.But the Mercy of Apple.
If had so many problems with iCloud and still do, I often question why I’m still a paying costumer. Oh yeah, because they don’t allow anyone else to offer first party integration like that.
When I click Maximize in Windows, the window fills the monitor and I can only see that app and it covers everything else. I wish "Zoom" was better implemented in Applications to resize the window to just fit the contents to the smallest size at the point where scroll bars do not appear.I wish that when you maximized a window to take up the left (or right) side of your monitor, that you could leave the other side free. It works like that in Windows. On Mac, you have to select an app to take up the other side of the monitor, or else the app you selected will go full screen. There are plenty of times that I want one app to take up the whole left side, but like to be able to click between apps on the right side. Not the end of the world, but definitely a nice-to-have.
When I click Maximize in Windows, the window fills the monitor and I can only see that app and it covers everything else. I wish "Zoom" was better implemented in Applications to resize the window to just fit the contents to the smallest size at the point where scroll bars do not appear.
Macs used to be funI agree. It was even more prevalent in macOS during the classic era with the system sounds for example. Everything had a fun sound (unless you turned it off, of course ), even dragging windows around had a whirring sound.
Like that (Mojave)?I've never used anything past Snow Leopard, but for it and prior I really wish hiding your dock let you use every pixel of screen space. It doesn't, and that's annoying (picture done in Tiger).
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Appreciate that heads up, but I was just talking about my experiences with a cloud service.The 'cloud' does not necessarily mean iCloud only or specifically.
Dropbox integrates directly into the Finder. With Camera Uploads on and an iOS device you get your pictures directly into Dropbox (Camera Uploads folder). Google Photos does the same, as well as Box and One Drive. All of those services can be accessed with a web browser from a device that does not have them installed. These are just a few of the bigger 'cloud' services out there.
Everyone talks about Apple putting iCloud Drive on the Mac, but the other services were there before Apple. Particularly Dropbox which has been around since 2008.
Like this?Scheduling of emails.
Well…Appreciate that heads up, but I was just talking about my experiences with a cloud service.
Also, for Calendar, Note, Keychain, Backups, Tab and Search History, Health(!) and other stuff iCloud is (unfortunately) the only service to sync the data of the first party apps. If it would only be about Files and Photos I wouldn’t care much, but it’s the entire package that eventually made and still does make me opt for iCloud. Sure I could switch to third parties for basically in some form all of that, but how much would I pay then and how much confidence could I have in my service provider(s) to handle my data with care?
This may sound naive but I trust Apple with my data. They know that people do (the Executives and devs probably all use iCloud for their stuff, too) and I believe they are aware that Apple is simply not in a position to be caught slipping (much (again)). That can’t be said for smaller corporations.
Yes, I guess--but without using three apps and 16 steps!Like this?
How to Schedule Sending Emails on Mac with Automator
Do you want to schedule emails to send at a later date from your Mac? This could come in handy if you often use reminders to send emails on time, whether it’s a birthday wish, a holiday greet…osxdaily.com
Blu-ray? That is still a thing.
I grabbed an app years ago to use Blu-ray, but that is way retro now.
Game controllers- but everyone says you can’t game on a Mac. Must be a typo. And lordyB have to check if something works when compatibility is listed right on the box, scandalous
Android and a Mac, now there is a minority.
Have you tried those android virtualizations that let you run android software?
Personally, the reason to go apple is the integration so why?
QT works for me - don’t have legacy stuff hanging around. It’s pretty easy to transcode and using handbrake with video toolbox. Really quick. I will admit that I would like to see enhancements like iMovie added to QT. THATS WHY I ALSO HAVE INFUSE, admittedly I don’t use it much, but it is great even intelligently upscales
Have you tried? My Saitek X52 Pro is better supported under macOS in X-Plane, War Thunder, and Elite Dangerous (while the Mac version still existed) than under Windows: while there without specific drivers only the most basic functions and a few buttons work, every single control element works under macOS without any additional software. The only thing not properly supported under macOS is the LC display.
…and one which hasn't been produced or sold for half a decade.
Pretty much every Xbox controller released after that, save for the first version of the Xbox One controller with its weird propietary wireless protocol, work without any additional driver under macOS.
And even while it still was relevant, was the Xbox 360 controller pretty much the only controller requiring specific drivers. The vast majority of other gamepads from other manufacturers did not.
You can still use it in every game using macOS's built-in controller support. Under Windows, there is only an extremely small number of games which specifically have been written to support the DualSense 5.
That's something you have to discuss with Logitech. Their "not supported on Macs" is probably based on their (or Thrustmaster's) laziness to provide extra software for the stick, which is pretty much unnecessary under macOS.The X52 Pro is listed on Logitech's website as Windows compatible only - and this has been reiterated by Logitech when Mac owners have contacted them. One potential purchaser was informed by Apple staff that they shouldn't purchase the X52 pro because it's not supported, which underscores the problem. If the LCD isn't working out of the box then it's not fully supported by the OS.
You can take any Playstation controller, connect it via Bluetooth or USB with a Mac and can use it in any game using the operating system's controller APIs. That's a fact. You can't do that under Windows. Which is also a fact.You claimed that the controllers of the big three console manufacturers are fully supported. If functionality is lacking for the feature of a product within an operating system then that's an inaccurate statement. I understand the need that many people feel to "win" during online exchanges but doing so at the cost of being selectively truthful is not helpful.
Same old same old…So something I do quiet often is create or expand zip files. I hate the fact that MacOS opens a new window when you do either of these actions.
I would like an option to turn off that new window.
There was a fix for this a few versions ago, but it hasn't worked since. I'm on Mojave, not sure if the behaviour is different in newer versions.
Better yet, the trash can is gone and instead syncs to iCloud and slowly fills up your storage until you have to pay for more storage. Trash as a subscription service.the trash can has been removed entirely
Better yet, the trash can is gone and instead syncs to iCloud and slowly fills up your storage until you have to pay for more storage. Trash as a subscription service.
Good. People need to learn to think twice before deleting stuff (which as we know doesn’t actually get deleted).[…] the trash can has been removed entirely.
I didn't get the beach reference until I read that article. That is disgusting and sad.For the real Imperial Beach experience, if someone's storage is too full and they don't pay for more, you might just end up with 20GB of their deleted files.