Switching From Windows to Mac OS // 10 Differences You Need to Know About!

Hey everyone, here are the 10 most prominent differences I've noticed while switching from a Windows Laptop to a MacBook Pro. If you're also thinking about switching between operating systems then this video will help you see what you might miss when switching over. I hope this helps! :)
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:12 - 1. Reliability
2:39 - 2. Secondary Click
4:25 - 3. Keyboard
5:03 - 4. Apple Ecosystem
6:49 - 5. Multitasking
7:49 - 6. Control Center
8:49 - 7. Spotlight Search
9:44 - 8. Applications
11:19 - 9. Closing Applications
12:32 - 10. Backspace/Delete Button
13:48 - Outro
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[@michelletaylor9256]

For the control centre issue on Windows, click on the wifi symbol at the bottom right of the screen, it has access to all of the often used settings, eg bluetooth and wifi connections, sound, brightness etc. Windows has more on it than you realise.

[@GrowingEggplantion]

yea lol i was just about to say that

[@rosslaw5733]

and you can customise it as well.... (but maybe you can with control centre as well idk)

[@sreeharsha75]

I had switched to Mac for 6 months. I agree with the first part regarding hardware/ecosystem etc. Great machines and huge respect. However, I found the usability is very challenging. Confusion with Command button and Option buttons, delete/backspace keys, basic Window management made me very tiresome. I could not wait to start using Windows again. Now, I am back on Windows, I appreciate these even more.

[@sebastiangrabski2251]

I survived in iOS approx. A month without multiple apps at the same time on the screen. For my work character, iOS was just slowing me down.

[@traveldiarieswithadi496]

I agree, some of the features of mac is so frustrating. Its not user friendly like windows at all

[@m4kaveli3]

@@sebastiangrabski2251i agreed, got an iMac for a week now and I’m returning it. I can’t deal with too much complicated things, back to windows it’s easier for me.

[@diegocerezo563]

Had the same experience going back to windows, bought a windows after having Mac for 2 years and getting used to control key was a nightmare

[@famousmwofficial8046]

​@@traveldiarieswithadi496mac os is super user friendly, you're just indoctrinated by windows. I was born into windows but had to relearn when I switched but when I compare the experience post knowing both systems in and out mac os is way way easier.

[@Trav0m0f0]

They talk about the ecosystem being bad for locking you into their products, but seem to not consider the fact that maybe people actually WANT to be in the ecosystem

[@taylornicty1170]

I feel like everyone wants an open ecosystem where everything works even if the devices are made by a different company. I feel like that's why so many people are giving the Carl Pei Nothing company concept so much respect. I think the problem is creating an open ecosystem is harder than people think. Things break sometimes when it's two different companies. I do think there is a solution out there we just got to find it

[@cmscss]

Agreed, Apple being a closed system is the whole point and has pros/cons like an open system. If you can’t live in Apple’s world, it’s not for you.

[@nightowl3582]

I've decided I have use for both. After using Windows for decades, I finally bought a Mac, and while I do like some things more, it doesn't do everything better. I never "Saw the light," and suddenly felt a need to completely ditch Windows. I am quite impressesed by the hardware though.

[@arineems6059]

Yeah, I don't think I could switch from Windows to MacOS too.

[@nowaboutthatpod]

For the multitasking on the Mac, I recently found out that if you hover over the green circle you get the option for split screen. It was the hardest thing for me to get used to when I got my Mac and still work with an HP for work. Once I figured this out, it has really improved my productivity with my Mac.

[@nickmitilineos7417]

Try the rectangle program for split screen plus plus

[@bradavon]

It's not the same. Infuriatingly it puts apps also in full screen. Windows 11 is just way more powerful at snapping windows in different sizes next to each other.

[@davidjewell]

Why constrict yourself to having half a screen per window. Simply use full screen and 4 finger swipe for one screen to the other. Or as previously mentioned tinned, use the green button to select two half screen windows.

[@markmoriarty7760]

Bit of a stretch to compare the hardware of a 5 year old Surface to a brand new Macbook. The keyboard on the new Surface Laptop 5 is equivalent or better than the Macbook and the Surface starts instantly from sleep as does the Macbook. OS comparisons are fair. I have both and there are things I like better on both.

[@lordtardar4639]

My point exactly. That's a hardware comparison, and a very bad one, which is irrelevant to the Mac vs. Windows debate.

[@dekockemil]

To totally quit an app on Mac, press command and Q. I'm also new to Mac and love it.

[@NathanLemoine]

Thank you for letting me know! And I'm glad you're enjoying Mac, I am as well :)

[@dannestrom]

On the Mac you can also backspace (or forward delete) a word at a time, by holding shift (and option) and backspace. Experiment a lot with the option key. It can be really useful sometimes, either in combination with keys like backspace, but also in combinations with keyboard shortcuts (command key).

[@Tech-geeky]

Ideally there are way more shortcuts on Windows

[@dannestrom]

@@Tech-geeky You can add your own keyboard shortcuts for every meny item. It is done in the System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts

[@brandonw1604]

I like command and backspace to delete an entire row.

[@adanmirandaespindola521]

For the "Delete" Key you can use either fn + backspace or Ctrl + D, macOS relies heavily on keyboard modifications on order to map a lot of functions, tip: on any application with the mouse click on any menu (try with File and Edit) and while the options are visible press and hold Option, Shift or both and you'll get extra options that you can invoke from the menu or rely on keyboard shortcuts only

[@bradavon]

For such an intuitive operating system, relying on shortcut keys isn't intuitive.

[@YaroLord]

@@bradavon if you've ever done actual work in a computer, you should already know that keyboard shortcuts are widely used and necessary, and they maximize efficiency... only a clueless senior would do everything with the mouse

[@YaroLord]

both keyboard shortcuts you mention are useless and do nothing - if you want to delete a file, the correct shortcut is cmd+backspace

[@coltonrobinson5474]

For settings you use often, you know there is a "quick action" center on the lower right. You can even edit what you use most so it technically beats MacOS.

[@OldAussieAds]

As a long time user of macOS (and many years using Windows too), I can answer why macOS doesn't fully quit when you click the red button. The issue generally only occurs when the application in question is document focused and is related to macOS using a universal menu bar. So take Photoshop as a good example. This is a big application that can take up to 10 seconds to open - maybe longer on older Macs. You then touch up the first of many photos you want to fix. When you click the red button, how does macOS know you are done with Photoshop just because you're closing one document? If I'm a professional photographer, I might be working on hundreds of photos in a row - I don't want Photoshop to have to quit and then start up again with each document I close and open. So the red button closes the *document* and keeps the application Photoshop open until you tell it you're done (by going to the application menu and choosing Quit - or better yet, Command-Q). The Windows behavior is certainly more straight forward for novice users (I used to train people new to the Mac and I saw people trip up on this constantly), but it's frustrating for power users. My advice is to get in the habit of quitting applications properly when you're done. But honestly you probably don't have to stress. A modern computer has enough resources to have many applications open at once. Oh and I agree with you about the behavior of the green button. I'm not a fan of full screen mode on the Mac. I'm sure it makes sense for certain workflows but it's not for me. So I option click the green button - that gives you the behavior you want. I would love it if you could change this to be the default behavior.

[@TheAtticradio]

Good to hear ! about to get a Mac M2 … having a hot key to close apps is important

[@casvandijk03]

Since MacOS is so power efficient it's not necessary to complete shut down an app when you close it... It's actually more power efficient to close the window and keep the app running to later open it up again from RAM then it is to completely shut it down... On an Apple device you only ever need to shut down an app when it's bugging out, same as the device itself, MacOS (and iOS) is so power efficient that it's only needed to completely shut down the machine when there's a bug, sleep mode does a ton of 'maintenance' while preserving as much power as possible to ensure a fast experience when the device is in use, only shut down apps when they're acting weird and only power cycle your Apple device when you're experiencing bugs...

[@parkleereac]

thank you, your perspective is very helpful.

[@640A]

Command+Q to close the window & FN (function) + backspace to delete forward. Shift+Option+brightness up/down to make small adjustments you can also use it with the volume buttons.

[@timcarlos]

Regarding how the red button in a window macOS works, my guess is that you also feel that you must force close every Recent app from your iPhone & iPad, rather than let the OS manage them.

[@alexanderbuchler4048]

For Multitasking what I do is to 'Four-Finger-Swipe' Up and then create multiple desktops and arrange my applications on them. Afterwards I just switch with 'Three-Finger-Swipe' Left and Right.

[@ChristianrnstrupRasmussen]

Which is so different on Windows. On Mac I use the desktops all the time.

[@Whitebeard6262]

Thats not the same. Sometimes you need two windows next to each other on the same screen. Especially if you have a big external monitor.

[@seraph127]

Ctrl + → to move the app to to the right side of the screen, Ctrl+← to move the app to left side of screen.

[@thestranger7768]

Fire video. Hit all the right points. I came to this video searching for how to complete all equivalent shortcuts of Windows on a Mac. Ex: alt+tab vs cmd+tab to swap between recent windows and what the differences are. It’d be cool if you did a video like that. Anyway, liked your content.

[@adanmirandaespindola521]

If you have an application that is able to handle multiple windows (documents) then you can close all of them the main process will kept opened that is by OS design with this you have a single process to work with different documents. Some applications do not need this feature, so it's on the developer to inform the OS to close completely the process when you close the "main window", you shown on your video Spotify... (well they didn't care about this scenario). I think this feature have some inconsistencies but is better approach and more resources friendly than spawning a new process for a different document each time

[@williambergmann641]

To quit applications in one action: Command+Q The reason they don't close apps is because the system manages your resources, so it doesn't fully close an app you might be using again in a moment. Also, you might have multiple windows of an app open- if you 'X' a Safari window, it will close it, while if you Command+Q it, it will close all the windows.

[@angada]

Thank you Nathan! Very very helpful!

[@davidstory3338]

Thx! This helps a ton!

[@NathanLemoine]

You're very welcome David! I'm glad it did :)

[@lizzypeer8709]

It's great to hear this from someone else that's a long time windows user. I'm still on Windows 10, but because updates for it are supposed to be stopped, I know I need to go to either 11 (which last time I saw last year there's still bugs with it) or mac OS. I'm choosing to keep my current computer and my sister is going to get me this mac mini. It'll give me the chance to try mac outside of my sister's big Imac. And as my sister has a photography business, it'll make things so much more easier to share things. My sister on mac has always had issues sharing things to me on windows. I'm watching as much as I can about mac and mac mini.

[@mydocsoft]

Great summary!

[@Ian-MT]

You can actually do split screen and quadrant screen in Mac without manually resizing windows even before MacOS Ventura. I used it all the time. The green dot button in the upper left corner goes to fullscreen mode. If you click hold it, it gives you options to tile the window to the right to the left etc… and then it will present you with tileable windows in the empty side of the screen to fill the 2nd tile. P.s. if you have an iPad (which I know you do) that same click and hold behavior also gives you the option to transfer the window to the iPad

[@KalpeshPatel78]

Lol.. Mac user since 2008 and I didn't even know this.

[@nerevarchthn6860]

@@TheEpicMineCrafter13 it definitely is you can do much more

[@omarzidan4055]

You got some good points, and I am not saying that Windows laptops are better, but you clearly didn't really know your Windows laptop. 1. You can double-click in Windows instead of right-click, and i use it all the time. 2. Windows has a control centre at the bottom right (Windows10) where u can manage everything. There is the win+k specially made to connect any Bluetooth device easily. 3. It's clear that you had a problem with your laptop, and you said it was from the second day, why didnt you fix it or replace it in warranty. Something like that could happen to any laptop and any brand, including apple. 4. The apples ecosystem is great, but only when u have other apple devices, so it forces you to buy one brand when u are thinking of other devices. Also, Windows has "phone link" which honestly, in my experience, has been awesome.

[@tishsb]

Your video was helpful ...THANKS! 🤗

[@SariParkinsonMetabolicHealth]

Useful video. Thanks so much. Great job.

[@NathanLemoine]

Thank you so much!!! 😇

[@airwave1and9]

Great review!

[@davidbailey9464]

It's the same thing for me man. I love iMovie, the built in desktop camera app forget the name, and time machine on Mac. On Windows there just never is anything as easy to use as iMovie is. Also backup never fully works on Windows 10 or 11. I like windows X close better as well. On Mac it's either the right click close or menu bar to close the app. So I'm going back and forth between my Mac Mini M1 and Alienware PC. Gaming on alienware, video making on Mac, surfing the internet on the alienware, it's like they both have something better about them but also something negative. So make an ultimate decision of which side to favor? I don't know anymore. It's really hard to decide.

[@CalvinLimuel]

5. For window management, I guess I'm already used to having the Magnet app for that for years, I didn't know Windows had that feature. 9. You don't need a whole extra step, just ⌘+Q. On Windows, the functionalities of an application are contained in windows (seems obvious, but hear me out), On Mac, they aren't, as you can see that for most applications, the menubar is right on top and the same position with whatever applications and windows you have open, so it makes sense that the functionality of quitting the app is also contained in that as well. The "traffic lights" buttons manage windows, the menu bar manages the applications. This is why some applications written for Macintosh some 20 years ago like Adobe Photoshop when they were ported to Windows, a lot of them have the smaller toolbox windows floating, including the documents themselves, because they emulate how it would look and be used on a Mac. And as you said, keyboard shortcuts and gestures are everything in macOS. I can't even remember the last time I use the traffic lights buttons. I use ⌘+W to close a window (or ⇧+⌘+W if it's a window with many tabs), ⌘+H to "hide" (instead of ⌘+M minimizing to dock), and double-click the top frame of the window to maximize (I rarely use full-screen mode). 10. I still do have the "proper" delete (or delete forward) button on my full-sized desktop keyboard. And since it's to the right of the main keyboard set, I know not to press it but instead do fn+delete to do the "Windows delete". But as you discover more of these keyboard shortcuts, it's still definitely not slow at all. Instead of the home or end keys, you can hit ⌘ and any arrow key to go to the beginning or end of the line, or the top or bottom of the body of text. And of course there are the similar keyboard shortcuts you already know like skip words (⌥+arrow left/right, Ctrl+arrow on Windows), skip paragraphs (⌥+up/down) delete words backwards (⌥+delete) and forward (fn+⌥+delete). On Mac, the home and end buttons can do different things, sometimes it moves the cursor, sometimes it just scrolls the page. Also, I can't remember if I had ever needed to delete a text forward. How exactly did you get there in the first place? Hope this helps! Congratulations on completing your Apple ecosystem. I'm still not into Apple Watch, I still stick with my analog wristwatches.

[@idkzsh]

cmd+q baby

[@aleks_stanislaw4270]

The thing with those app not closing completely is that it's just better for your battery life and overall performance. If you close an app and then you try to open it again, your system has to open it from scratch. On the other hand if the app will not be closed completely, your system stores it's data in RAM which lets it open it faster and with less CPU load - which affects the battery life itself. The same thing is happening on an iPhone. You're probably not supposed to close all apps. It saves you some battery life.

[@cherylelinsmith743]

I just got the 13.6 inch M2 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram memory, and 512 SSD storage. This is my first laptop, and I love it. You're right, having the iPhone 13 Pro sink with the laptop is amazing. I take a photo with phone, and it shows up on laptop photos. I've been a Windows desktop user since 1999 with Windows 98. I used to have a website, building my own webpages on a Dell desktop with Windows 7 pro with 2T hard drive. I thought about getting a Windows laptop, but, didn't want to deal with learning curve for Windows 11. Since I don't have the website anymore, didn't think I needed the M2 14 inch pro. The last Windows Dell desktop, Windows screen kept on going out on me

[@DonnieLedesma]

Reliability, I agree. Over time we started replacing all our Windows machines and Android devices to macOS/iOS pero because of reliability issues which got so totally tiresome during the lockdowns.

[@bradavon]

And yet Windows and Android have 90% market share in their respective markets globally. Simply not accurate to make the statement either are unreliable. I expect you're also not comparing like with like. Usually people don't spend anywhere near a grand on Windows laptops but they expect them to be as well built as a MacBook.

[@meredithsdg]

As for your frustration at the way Mac apps quit, your problems are solved by using Cmd-Q when closing your document or window. That will close quit the app as well. If you only want to close the window and not quit the app, hit Cmd-W. Both short cuts are superior to clicking the little colored bubbles in the upper left and corner…

[@MrAljosav]

Being a Mac User since I was a kid (never been a windows user other than in School), I actually prefer the bottom right corner right click over the two finger right click.

[@marc0128]

What AirPods Case do you have? Great and usefull Video btw ;)

[@lordtardar4639]

I'm a little confused here. What's the focus of this video exactly? MacOS vs. Windows? MacBook Pro vs. Surface Book 2? A little bit of everything? I mean it's a useful video but the "feel" of the MacBook keys has something to do with MacOS and Windows? That'd be for another video where you'd compare the MacBook keyboard with Lenovo, Asus, Dell, Surface machines etc. Another note on reliability. It's the solid hardware AND software that have made Macs stand out, but comparing a FIVE-YEAR-OLD machine with a brand new Mac as your point of reference for reliability? I hope you get my point. I'm not being purposely critical. It's just that your 10 items are a bit arbitrary -- some hardware related, some software, an old machine vs. new, you know.

[@jacobortega3424]

He was all over the place

[@Teluric2]

Because he needs to get money making people think macs are better. Infomercial

[@MobileDecay]

Some apps on Windows actually minimize to the tray and you have to do more to even know it's still running and then right-click and exit the app or even sometimes kill the app in Task Manager.

[@coolguy22460]

For multitasking, there are multiple apps that allows you to snap windows in certain areas like Windows

[@ajamerlan]

Thing is, you don't need to have an app for that.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

Also, Instead of spotlight search, you can ask Siri if you want to look something up. Just set it up with your voice. too bad, if your phone and iPad is nearby they will get activated too with voice.

[@orangeflow]

Magnet or better snap tool will let you snap windows like Microsoft windows. Also there is an app that’s free called alt tab that brings window switching which I couldn’t live without when I switched. Even let’s you overwrite the command tab function so the buttons are in the same spot as windows.

[@swayn3361]

Both great apps.

[@Mohtellawi]

for reliability, my laptop is 10 years old, never had real problems, and one good thing I could upgrade it with more ram and SSD which gave it +3 years of life.

[@elviswsjr]

Regarding the closing of applications, Windows does the same thing as Mac OS with some applications. It's dependent on how the application is developed, so it's inconsistent. For example, when you close Microsoft Teams by clicking the X button, it remains open in the system tray. you have to right click the icon and close it from there. Maybe this is worse with Mac, but it happens on both.

[@AirTMZ]

It's always a setting you can change

[@MasterAlfred3000]

When closing applications just do command q, and it will be fully closed

[@cmscss]

The window red button is only for closing windows, it’s actually feature so you can close windows without closing an app (I use it all day every day). To close apps in one step, don’t use your mouse, hit CMD + Q instead.

[@OldAussieAds]

Exactly right. The Windows behavior of assuming you're closing a document so "lets close the whole application too" is very frustrating for a Mac user. I think some Windows applications have two red close boxes - one for the whole application and one for the document (and I think this changes depending on whether the application is full screen or not). But I think this depends on how each application does things.

[@sibertater]

I came here to say this. 😊

[@KharyTomlinson]

The thing to learn is that Windows and Mac handle memory way differently you can close the window and have several apps still there in the background and continue working just fine on mac not so much with Windows I have literally gone months without closing apps and they are just there for when I'm ready to use them

[@rcarey3965]

Nathan - I am switching from a Windows computer to a Mac. I have most of my files on an external hard drive. I’d like to continue to use a large external hard drive moving forward. Is there an easy way to reconfigure the hard drive with the files staying on it to be readable/savable on my Mac? Or do I have find a way to do this in multiple steps?

[@juchebo100]

I have had my Hp computer for the past 10 years and it’s super slow. It shuts down unexpectedly too. It still uses Windows 7 so a lot of the newer apps would not work. I’m already in the Apple Ecosystem(IPhone, AirPods Pro, IPad Pro and Apple Watch) so I felt it was time to finally get a Mac. I bought my new Mac yesterday. Thanks for the video. You are so right! My Apple ecosystem wasn’t complete lol. The Mac was the only thing I didn’t have but now my Apple ecosystem is complete 😀

[@dannestrom]

You can do a forward delete by pressing option and backspace.

[@cic-400]

The way you describe the differences between windows and mac makes it seem like you've never used windows before. All of the things you say were better on mac, such as searching for things with the push of two buttons (instead of using a single button on windows), wifi control, etc are all easier to get to in windows, or at worst the same level of effort as mac. Also, two finger tap on the Surface Book 2 has been fully supported since before it was released. It is a low quality machine though. I have one too and I had to return the first one because of various issues like you had. The replacement has been rock solid.

[@aadixum]

The way he described connecting a bluetooth device on windows was wrong. On the taskbar right side, there is a control panel. Also, a feature similar to spotlight search exists on Windows.

[@mtbdog666]

Couldn't agree more. He talks about transferring pictures from his phone by email, of all things! The photos app in Windows always pops up when I connect my iPhone. All I have to do is click the files I want to transfer to my PC, set the destination (which doesn't change, the way I have things set up), that's it. Also, I wish he would compare to my 5 year old Dell, which hasn't skipped a beat since I've owned it, instead of that machine that is oddly rebooting constantly. Who knows what he did to screw it up. I just bought a Mac Mini and am learning how to use it. It's OK, will be fun learning something new. But initial impression is that I could well have lived without it.

[@GarrusVakarian88]

@@mtbdog666I’ve been running windows machines for a long time. The rebooting thing hasn’t been an issue for ages. Idk why people keep bringing that up

[@luiggimondoli]

Right on!

[@angelachelo7889]

Terrific job! You always amaze me with your knowledge & research! Your reviews are always honest & fair! Great editing! 🙌

[@NathanLemoine]

Thank you! Try my best :)

[@MyurrDurr]

I use two finger tap for right click on any OS I use cause I just think its faster than physically clicking a specific area of the touchpad

[@S3XYEV]

Airdrop is awesome! I also still remember the first time I left my iPhone inside, and was out on the patio, and received a phone call and texts, from my phone, ON my MacBook 💻! Stunner😮! Stage Manager is awesome, and saves a lot of what your issues were… but honestly, I was on Win/PC for 30 years and never used the snap-to 😅 LOL …But the really amazing thing is the incredible battery-life 🔋 …plus full performance, unplugged, and no heat or fan noise! I didn’t like the X not quitting apps too, but I setup a robot to close all apps. But only do that at the end of the day. Honestly, Mac OS is so optimized, you can leave those apps in the dock active. Unlike Windows, they don’t use resources, and it makes re-opening apps instant; that’s why it does that…. I had forgot about lower-right right-click on Win/PCs! I am so used to Mac OS now, after 10 months since switching 👍 M1 MBP really is best in class! Best screen, keyboard, speakers, trackpad, optimization, performance, build-quality, thermals, no heat, no fan noise, all unplugged, with all-day battery-life and then some 😅

[@wjckc79]

"Airdrop is awesome!" Couldn't agree more. I use it dozens of times a day at work. Not a big Mac fan but features like this are so useful.

[@hazmanmajri]

Both system were great. Depends on your work & need.

[@joost1453]

In Windows you cat put bluetooth in the taskbar (same for almost everything in the control center)

[@technicallyme]

I use hot corners with mission control on the top right to show all running programs and move programs to the desktop I want. You can switch desktops by holding down control and using the arrows or swiping left or right with 3 fingers

[@NathanLemoine]

Thank you for letting me know all of this Frank! Whenever I try out a Windows Laptop again this will come in handy! :)

[@technicallyme]

@@NathanLemoine these are tips on Mac os for multitasking

[@sebastiangrabski2251]

Works on windows 10 and 11 also, 3 finger side swipe to change desktops, 4 fingers up to create a new one, 3 fingers up to show all windows on the current desktop etc.

[@duncanwallace7760]

I've also had the Surface Book 2 for around 5 years (with no reliability issues), but thought I'd give apple a try, so I've ordered a Mac. Thanks for the comparisons.

[@fairygurl5448]

The ecosystem is great! I can’t wait to get my MacBook Air!

[@NathanLemoine]

It's so great, I love my MacBook and I'm sure you will too :)

[@DenCato]

I use Windows at home and Mac at work. I don't have any Windows reliability issue and have desktop and laptops all over 3 years old and never had an issue (and as it is used for coding and games it gets to handle lots of changes). My Macbook Pro 2019 is nice, love the screen, but switching between different instances of a program was very hard (found AltTab to solve that) and I hate the keyboard layout. If I was forced to pick, I would still use Windows!

[@besttoptrend4496]

despite al da video your videos so much usful - informative - collective - very good ! keep up the good work💪🤝👍 I Subscribed📺

[@NathanLemoine]

Thank you so much! Welcome to the fam 🙏🏻🔥😊

[@user-yc1rs4nf7b]

I’m not sure if it does anymore since I only used old macs but if you pressed command q I think you can quit the apps that way to if that helps. I’m not sure if they got rid of that feature but if it still is a thing I hope that helps. Got myself liked and subscribed. Thanks for the Great Content.

[@seilakhun4572]

5:04 Wow, the same reason. I switched from Surface Book 2 to MacBook Air M2 is because Apple Ecosystem. And MacBook was the last device in the line while I already had iPhone, iPad, Airpods, Apple watch and Apple TV.

[@CodexBS]

I would highly suggest you reconsider Davinci as a viable editor, it’s just as powerful as FC and PR but has some of its own strengths

[@CodexBS]

The creator package is a super good deal though, I will say

[@NathanLemoine]

What are its strengths over the other two? I have heard exporting projects with FCP on Apple devices is exponentially faster since they integrate so well with each other. Also, the benefits would have to be substantial for me to purchase a new editing software and to invest the time into learning it since I just now feel like I have a good understanding of FCP. The benefits of DR would have to be really good for me to make that jump!

[@MixiMera]

Or consider ScreenFlow. I got both Final Cut Pro and ScreenFlow. For simple tasks SC is sooo much faster and smoother, but for advanced solutions FC is hard to beat especially as none of them have a monthly fee.

[@smryt9728]

@@NathanLemoine Davinci Resolve is a much more robust editing software than FCPX. It has the entire post-production workflow in one (video editing, color grading, special effects, audio editing). Each one of these in Davinci is essentially its own software. Also, Davinci has been optimized for using with apples m1 and and m2 chips. In my experience its even faster than FCPX. However I would say if you are comfortable with FCPX , sticking with it is probably a good idea. Its easy to use and does all the basic things you need.

[@technicallyme]

I switched to mac in 2012 because windows 8 and later on windows 10 were not my favorites and I can't think of any issues I've had minus the first few weeks of a new version of mac os (Ventura wasn't a great start as a resent example) but I still use a 2016 macbook 12 inch as my pseudo chromebook (I have a macbook pro for work but as a browser with messenger it's great) and it still is great for what I use it for 7 years later I will disagree with windows not being reliable. I have a network of 1200 users and for the most part windows has gotten pretty bullet proof. If you hard boot a Linux machine, windows machine and mac 20 times in a row I'd bet the windows machine would be the only one to be still booting by the end

[@emilyw.1186]

The whole emailing from the phone/iPad to your Windows laptop hit hard. It was so frustrating to do that with my HP Envy and email back and forth from my person and school email to get files sent to different devices. Haven't had a chance to use the airdrop for files yet since school hasn't started but I am really excited to have that ease and save some time. When you have ten files you need to transport, you'd be surprised to know how long it takes a technologically impaired person to do that. The only gripe I have about my new macbook (two weeks into switching from Windows) is the lack of apps. I can't download Disney+, netflix, amazon, etc. I never cared on my Windows because the quality was shit in comparison to my iPad pro, but I WANT to watch stuff on the fantastic screen the new macbook pro has so it's annoying i have to use a third party to access these sites, but since I can still access them it's not the end of the world. I can confidently say that after using Windows for 16 years I am so far very happy and excited to have switched to MacOS

[@apferrando]

I know I'm a year late here... but hold down the Green light in the upper left of a window and you can tile left/right for at least the half screen snap equivalent. Otherwise you'd need apps to get all 4 corners. That, and Cmd+Q to close apps.

[@georgeirvingnormaniii3291]

dude very helpful

[@NathanLemoine]

Glad to have helped! :)

[@idkzsh]

one thing i love is if you cmd+c anything on macbook, you can paste it on your iPhone. and vice versa.

[@NathanLemoine]

I agree, such an underrated feature!

[@JazJonFL]

Did you reverse the Mac OS mouse scroll wheel behavior to act more like windows? Or did you force yourself to learn to scroll the default apple way?

[@seraph127]

When I switched, I went with macOS’s “natural” scrolling. I like it fine.

[@YeahTheMitchs]

Heading into the apple ecosystem is like a one-way trip to heaven Edit: Com’n guys, we don’t need to argue. It’s not completely true and opinion based. But what is true is that you’re gonna get a better experience heading into any tech ecosystem. Not just Apple’s.

[@NathanLemoine]

1000% agree since my jump over

[@AsaadKhan]

Lol. That was a good one. I agree 💯

[@eroneko]

nah, i used both ecosystem windows and mac to get the best of both world

[@ABDTalk1]

Thats the lies applers keep telling themselves to justify the apple tax

[@tekcnik600]

so you’re dying?

[@emilyw.1186]

I will say, I've had a HP Envy for three years... until it died a month ago, at not even three years old actually. I was so pissed that I bought a macbook pro M2 2023. I was AMAZED by the new device. The screen is top tier and takes my breath away for some videos. Speakers are top tier, loud, and don't sound techy like my old one did. Much more natural sounding. Overall I love the laptop and would recommend it to anyone. The keyboard is amazing with or without a cover also, which was important to me as a hobby writer and college student. If anything, I type faster on this than my old one. Touch ID is very reliable (didn't work from day one on my HP). The only issue I've been having, which isn't Apple's fault, is the transition from Windows to MacOS. I'm still getting used to it and in my opinion, MacOS is more sophisticated and has a lot more options for personalization and it's thrown me for a loop. Not an apple problem but a technologically impaired person's problem. Overall, I'd say make the switch because Windows is NOT reliable, based on my experience as well as a company who had to replace all their tech with apple and a computer repair shop who said the same. They tend to die quickly in comparison to macbooks. In general I think Apple has great products. I have an iPhone, series 8 apple watch, 2021 iPad pro, and the new macbook and I've been happy with all of them. Had some problems with the iPad that were resolved with relative ease and I'd say it's made school 1000x easier. I will also say that while I chose to buy the latest and top of the line models for macbooks, the air is amazing too. I have a ton of friends who love theirs and haven't had any issues. I don't make/edit videos or do heavy work on it and bought the pro purely because of the power it has and the increased battery life, screen size, and longevity.

[@funmilayoobasa8958]

I had a HP envy for 7 months and the hinge broke :(. Now I'm considering switching to a mac because of the build quality. It's hard to find windows computers with superior build quality. This never used to be an issue some years back. :(

[@jdl900]

I used to be a Windows user and was also did tech support and admin. Switched to my Air and won't go back to Windows again. My Air battery last hours. Boots fast and never have any issues.

[@NavidAmingheidari]

About closing apps. Windows also minimizes some apps when you close them.

[@MriA653]

Windows user here, bit of a confusion, isn't the spotlight search the same as windows search in the start menu?? whats the difference?

[@codymr1974]

07:20 Agreed Windows generally does window management better than MacOS. However, you can click and hold the green button in the upper left of any window (by the red and orange buttons) to get some window snap features. Also the Rectangle app for MacOS gives you Windows-like window size/snap functionality. 13:40 Pressing the Delete key backspace deletes text. Pressing FN+Delete keys forward deletes text.

[@MindfulMine]

For the snap, but where does the screen go? I'm trying to do it, "snap to left", then I put my other doc to right. Then when I close one, one flies away. Where's it going? I'm used to Microsoft and use multiple windows at a time for school.

[@hannah1732]

I bought a surface pro 8 as an Electrical Engineering student and now I'm regretting not going with the MacBook air/iPad combo.

[@NathanLemoine]

I did for the longest time as well. I'm glad I finally committed on the switch!

[@326sandeep]

What issue are you facing on your surface pro?

[@Teluric2]

Almost all engineering software is developed for windows but if you need to be trendy and something to look expensive ditch your career

[@STXVEARMY]

First of all, some of what You're saying is true, but I can't fully agree with you. Because Windows laptops have so much options, the budget ones, business ones, gaming ones and more. But Apple does not make that much options, Windows even have enterprise version for business purposes. Apple keeps their products simple for their customers. For example gamers are mostly using Windows but people who needs to multi-task with their devices uses Mac OS. Casual laptop users mostly using Windows because now Windows became more easy to use for casual users, for example; Windows have corner snapping, Mac Os Does not, Windows have multiple volume sliders, Mac Os Does not, Windows wireless mouses can be used while charging, Magic mouse can not. So that is why I came back to Windows after using Mac OS for 2 years.

[@Obl1queproductions]

I just use Google drive or OneNote to seamlessly share things between my devices and computer on Microsoft operating system.

[@RajaRamGurungRaza]

Both Microsoft and Apple learn from each other for the betterment.

[@NathanLemoine]

Competition does result in the better of all products for the consumer :)

[@Kharzod]

When you open the same app 5 times, it's so hard to switch between them on mac. There is no preview in the taskbar or in the app switcher like in Windows.

[@borililicsernatony8659]

You can quit apps and close them entirely by pressing command + Q. This way you don't have to manually right-click and press quit, it does the same 🙂

[@akin242002]

Funny because the Surface Pro 4 was very reliable for me. I gave it to my daughter once I needed new RAM and the latest CPU.

[@garryhall9660]

to close all apps on Mac set a command with automator. then you will have one click to close the lot.

[@ForeignRapper]

cmd q to quit. rectangle for snapping windows. function backspace to delete

[@Rudyrudes]

‘Rectangle’?

[@max-pedrero]

For No.9 - use Cmd+Q to close apps, once you get used to it, it will feel much superior than going to that red button

[@Adrian-cg7jc]

But what is the point of even having the exit button, if it does the same job as the minimise button?

[@andyhuang3039]

@@Adrian-cg7jc It doesn't, the exit button close the window and the minimize button just put the window on the dock

[@JacobsCapital]

@@andyhuang3039 no, what is the point, when after closing it goes to the dock as well...

[@davidgcornett]

Your comments about the ecosystem are making me consider from Windows to Mac LESS. I have a Pixel phone (Google) and use a lot of Google services/apps. It seems like this all-in-one integration is the key selling point, which I wouldn't really benefit from. Then again, the M2 chips are fantastic and the MBP is a beautiful device.

[@NathanLemoine]

If you have non-Apple products then the "ecosystem" does drastically decline. For years I had all Apple products with my Surface Book 2 and I was able to get by. But you can always download all of the Google Workspace applications onto your MBP. With how versatile and powerful this device is, you can't really go wrong with it!

[@cooksey99]

I have a Pixel 7 Pro and use an M1 MacBook Pro. I just replaced the apple apps with the Google ones. This includes Messages, so I can text from my laptop as well. Google photos, Gmail, Google Chat/Meet, etc. I'm not an Apple user (aside from the MacBook), so I don't know much "better" the ecosystem is, but I've not had any issues with my system. I find the experiences significantly better than doing so on Windows.

[@michelletaylor9256]

Link to Windows works really well to be able to make/receive calls, messages/transferring files on a windows machine with android phone.

[@ozmaile7938]

Command Q (Quites Program) one easy step.... Clicking on the x in the upper left of a window closes the window not the program

[@sibertater]

My biggest thing when I switched was floating windows. I hated that. I want my window to take up my whole screen and just do it naturally. Now I’m a convert and I don’t even notice. 😀

[@technicaldifficulties123]

happened to me i just full screen everything

[@DarinLoertscher]

@@technicaldifficulties123 Yeah if you can full screen then you can also use spaces, which is like having multiple monitors in one, can be a great way to go

[@technicaldifficulties123]

@@DarinLoertscher but it seems weird to maximize all windows without full screening it

[@lockhart1895]

about to return my MacBook Pro m2 pro for the legion slim 7i I love the machine but its for casual laptop user I can't deal with macOs anymore

[@sp3edstr]

After getting used to the two finger secondary click with Apple I now do it innately even on Windows laptops 😂

[@andresayala1744]

Use command+q to quit applications. In the dock settings remove recently used apps. That way the recently used doesn’t take up space. Once you quit the applications they will leave the dock.

[@zoltan526]

The so-called "Apple ecosystem" also exists between Windows and Samsung devices. Air drop, universal clip board, sidecar, message, os navigation these functions are available if you pair the Windows system with a Samsung device (for example asus vivobook 14 - Samsung Tab S8+ - Samsung s23).

[@BCSpecht89]

I often think about getting a Mac, but I wonder about file compatibility. I've been a Windows user for so many years and have so much time invested in the files I've created with Microsoft Office, how would I get them converted onto the Mac?

[@sweateenjazzwebb6459]

I’m so late but it’s so easy just get chrome on the Mack and make sure your girls are backed up

[@ocaseofw]

I just wish there's a standard keyboard layout

[@user-pb1ng9wz1l]

7:00 Use Rectangle app to do this.

[@andreaseriksson8121]

Mac OS X has a different memory allocation so terminating them is not really needed.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

Isn't there a way you can use an Android device like a pen drive on a windows machine using the charging cable?

[@sebastiangrabski2251]

It is, I am using it. Not always have to, having a Huawei mate book and mate 40 Pro phone, as I have access to phone's memory and everything over WiFi if connected to the same network, but it works over cable with all android phones.

[@froschfreak1699]

I work on a Macbook pro and a Lenovo Legion Laptop because I developed in Unreal Engine for Mac OS and Windows. UE is much better adapted to Windows but whenever possible I use the Mac. The whole workflow is so much better and more satisfying in the Apple ecosystem. 🤷🏼‍♂️