What's On My MacBook (2024)

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Giving you a comprehensive look at what settings, tools, and applications I use on my MacBook to supercharge my productivity, do my software engineering work, create content and more.
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0:00 Intro
1:04 Settings
2:12 1. Productivity Apps
2:24 Scribe (Sponsored)
3:38 Raycast
4:32 Notion
4:58 Browsers
5:25 Copilot.money
6:02 2. Coding Apps
6:26 Warp Terminal
7:23 Visual Studio Code
8:00 Xcode
8:10 Postman
8:36 3. Communication Apps
8:50 Grammarly
9:04 Superhuman Mail
9:49 Teams / Zoom
10:12 4. Apple Essentials
10:21 Calendar
10:30 Reminders
10:42 Notes
10:50 5. Creative Tools
11:07 Final Cut Pro
11:58 DaVinci Resolve
12:27 Figma
13:22 Screen Studio

[@kotlashashank4767]

@BrianRuiz, I really appreciate for sharing your productivity tools. Looking forward for future videos.

[@Nate-wn1lk]

love the content! thanks for introducing WARP I LOVE IT!

[@atsarev]

Your content motivates. Keep up the good work, you are doing great!

[@krishnadass4365]

As usual, a very clean and neat video!

[@LukeMadeIt]

damn double uploading this week mans been working working 🤝 edit: for davinci if you're shooting 10bit video you'll need the studio version just learned this yesterday after getting my camera

[@brianruizy]

2024 let’s get it bro

[@brianruizy]

Oh didn’t know about that! And niceee, Which camera did you go for?

[@LukeMadeIt]

@@brianruizy got a sweet deal on the a7s iii so went with that, should do the job 🫡 now got to learn how to grade and shoot properly, no more iphone 🤣

[@akin918]

2 videos in one week 😮 my guy I appreciate you! You’re videos are always motivating and inspiring 👏🏽 keep doing you 💯

[@lilianasantos_]

Wow, awesome content, per usual! Thanks for sharing these with us!❤💻 lol @ Mr.Robot reference🤣

[@lightyagami_]

Great video!

[@derickmoncado]

We are the same looool. I have so many of these exact settings also. Wild 🤝

[@TONYYSSNOW]

i love this!!! wish more SWE did more what’s on my laptop vids

[@thrvswnt]

damn, great video! what wallpaper are you using bro, that looks absolutely dope!?

[@doseofdevy]

Warp is fire!! 🔥🔥

[@itsjoyofmylife]

Loved the content! Def going to look into Screen Studio!

[@brianruizy]

Thanks ! Yeah so worth for creators

[@usernom0]

Thanks for the video!

[@MatisseGoossens]

Amazing video and got some ideas for new apps. Thanks!

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! Yeah feel free to share 😁

[@versovick9207]

thanks for the wallpaper man you are the first youtuber giving free wallpapers rather than charging for them

[@GalvinPatrick]

Thank you for your content ❤ Hi from Malaysia

[@brianruizy]

Thanks 🙌 Not the first time I see Malaysia in the comments! Is tech big over there?

[@giovannisavio2957]

Warp is the best! Thanks man!

[@raheelsarvana]

Good video! I learned a few things and made the changes on my laptop, so much better now!

[@brianruizy]

Glad it helped! What did you end up changing?

[@raheelsarvana]

The main thing for me was the "Show Path Bar" and "Show Status Bar", which helps me out big time. I also lowered the Dock magnification so it much easier to go through now and I increased the mouse speed a bit. Small changes but makes my Mac experience so much better. Thanks again!@@brianruizy

[@VarunSrinivas8]

All the wallpapers are lit 🔥

[@brianruizy]

Thanks 😎

[@dillanvarela9492]

This is a banger and I know bangerss 😂😂😂

[@deepjyotibarman956]

Can you share that wallpaper? It looks amazing on the mbp.

[@omarabedelkader145]

Thanks man

[@ChristMatsanga]

Hello, I am a computer science student and I am entering my final 2 years of university, but I need to change my PC fairly quickly. However, I'm not sure which MacBook Air to choose between the M1, M2, or M3, and I'm undecided on whether to go for a base model or one with more RAM and storage for my development tools (Eclipse/IntelliJ, VSCode, Docker, Android Studio, etc.). Also, considering that I will keep it for at least 3 years.

[@BlueSky_fur]

I remember older videos when people in the comments always "copied" your EXACT setup in hopes of becoming as successful as you xD People need to learn that copying someone wont bring them any success in the long run, use the tooling you're comfortable with.

[@brianruizy]

100%!!!

[@cristiansanchez8070]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 dos videos en una semana 🎉

[@Xomder1]

Very nice sofa. What model is it?

[@FETTIStacks]

Loving the content, You've been aspiring me to become a software developer.

[@user-hw4mc7wh6q]

hey why you don't use chrome as default browser because it is recommended for most of the web developers and can I use Android studio emulator instead of Xcode Simulator??? coz it take lot of space?

[@luxlucetq]

Your Color quality has been really nice from the jump, the audio though does need a bit of work. For example the transitions between several screen recordings and you speaking in frame is very noticeable. Noticed it distinctly first in the previous video. You’re doing great though!

[@brianruizy]

I appreciate the feedback!! ❤️ I think I went with a wrong mic for voiceovers

[@duyduongang5498]

After 9-10 hours at the office. How do I keep the motivation at home?

[@milosjevic]

Hello, a very helpful video. Can you tell me how you made the video effect starting from the third-minute sequence when you’re showing the screen? I really like that mouse movement and screen zoom in and zoom out effect. I use Adobe Premiere Pro, can I create it there? Tnx a lot!

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! That's done with Screen Studio 13:25 which I mentioned at the very end :)

[@hassanmadar]

Wow bro❤

[@ThePhiliposophy]

You'll end up on Linux, using markdown + Obsidian instead of Notion, rofi instead of raycast, Firefox instead of Safari, Chrome and Arc, Neovim instead of VSCode. Bold prediction? Quite! Might not happen soon, but I have seen this with so many developers who are tweaking their productivity stack to the max.

[@brianruizy]

Solid prediction except I did it the other way around. A while ago I was using Linux / Firefox / Atom, but sometimes I found myself spending too much time trying to configure things. But still big fan of plain markdown, made my website to use mdx for posts

[@ThePhiliposophy]

@@brianruizy You raise a very valid point. Back in my Mac days everything came essentially pre-configured. Now I have to do everything from scratch. Upside: it's exactly how I want it. Downside: tweaking is a major productivity hog and it can take years to recoup the time investment. In my book it boils down to this: workflow > tools

[@Matt-Gibson]

@@brianruizywhat did you use on your website for MDX?

[@ajaykataria6473]

Gr8 work 😌

[@brianruizy]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@theparents23]

Excellent video friend, thanks for sharing it with us. I see you use logitech MX Master, I bought it a few months ago but I can't make it work smoothly. When I connect it via bluetooth, it is choppy, it can be used normal but for precision situations it is quite annoying. Do you also have this problem? Do you connect it via Bluetooth or with the USB C connector?

[@mickylogic]

The usb 2.4ghz dongle is a much more consistent connection. I noticed issues using the mouse with bluetooth as any other bluetooth devices will cause interference.

[@theparents23]

@@mickylogic thanks bro

[@AriTayy]

Great video as always! Where do you get your fcp plugins? Which ones are your favorite?

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! I don’t have any plugins just frame.io. Which effect are you looking for?

[@AriTayy]

@@brianruizy Oh okay. Just the general ways you display your titles & the transitions in your videos. I thought they were some sort of plugins.

[@brianruizy]

@@AriTayy nope. It’s all custom title fields using SF Pro font. For transitions I prefer the simple ones like “wipe”

[@Abdullah-zl9ub]

These videos are good! I’m trying to chose a macbook for swiftU development, any recommendations? is the M1 Pro 16 your using good one? I feel it's huge. Good to see you didn’t upgrade. Would MacBook Air m1 be good option for Xcode as well? Currently have the 2015 pro version and I can’t justify the upgrade but it's getting slow and no support.

[@brianruizy]

If I could pick again I would go with the 14 in Pro, because of how huge it is lol. Yeah I didn't feel like I needed to upgrade M1 is perfect still. For Xcode/ swift generally you should be fine with the Air

[@Abdullah-zl9ub]

Yea same here looking at smaller laptops! But the price is what’s controlling my decision, 16inch m1 is cheaper than m2 14 inch somehow. Thanks for confirming that Air should work with swift, I’m horrified that m1 8ram won’t and Fanless won’t take The load.

[@3elawi]

Tame Impala, carti, travis. You have taste!

[@minhtranquang9598]

What chip is your macbook using and how much RAM is it? Thank you.

[@brianruizy]

M1 Pro, didn't upgrade RAM it's 16GB

[@dailydoseofzens]

Hey brian. What theme do you use in VScode? Nice video

[@brianruizy]

Thanks! I go with Atom One Dark theme

[@choqao]

Hey Brian!

[@shortyyys]

As Someone new getting into programming and data analytics would you suggest a 15'' inch air or a 14'' inch pro (m3 non pro) ?

[@brianruizy]

For intro programming Air is fine. But to future proof yourself for data analytics / data science then maybe it’s best to go with the Pro

[@lokeshkhabiya66]

great video! Can you share wallpaper link btw ? :)

[@brianruizy]

www.raycast.com/wallpapers

[@SFasakapa]

sheeshh literally just commented this last day hehe thanks !!!!

[@amg63ru]

Love from Russia! Best content ❤

[@rahkkuwn]

Hey, Brian. What's the wallapaper called in your pc?

[@brianruizy]

you can find it here www.raycast.com/wallpapers

[@jozefbatko8936]

Since you're a web dev I'm surprised to see that your code editor of choice is VSC over WebStorm

[@brianruizy]

Isn’t webstorm paid? I started with VS Code for extensions and because it’s free haha

[@JacobSucksAtCode]

Let's gooo

[@oJoaquimJunior]

What camera and lens are you using?

[@brianruizy]

Fx3/a7c and using a versatile 24-70mm zoom lens

[@user-cx7kg5du3p]

I love your wallpaper, can you please share 🙏

[@brianruizy]

in description 👍

[@DEG22]

Quick question, are you using some super silky switches or are those keyboard sounds purely effects? :D

[@brianruizy]

It’s my own keyboard haha, you’re not the first to mention it! Alexotos Linear switches by Mode design

[@DEG22]

@@brianruizyawesome, thanks for the reply! Loved the video, keep it up!

[@parhamnajm5121]

Ever since i updated to sonoma , the charging battry is delay stays on the power adapter for a few second like 30 second , then it switches to battry charging , but this was not the case in the previous update (ventura) is this normal?

[@brianruizy]

Not sure about that specific issue, but since I upgrade I started noticing my battery draining faster. What year model do you have?

[@parhamnajm5121]

@@brianruizy 2023 air 15inc

[@parhamnajm5121]

@@brianruizy me2 my battry draining fast but i put in the charg 20 or 30 second stays on power adapter and dont charging battry after 20second switches to battry charging 🫠 is normal?

[@ramongerix]

why you dont have Promotion in display settings?

[@brianruizy]

ahhh, probably because I was screen recording from my other monitor

[@terror403]

stupid question is a macbook pro 16 inch necessary to develop software ?

[@brianruizy]

Not really, for web development at least you don’t need a super powerful computer.

[@RobLTaylor]

Your Cisco vpn for your company or personal use?

[@brianruizy]

yeah for company usage

[@urdarkside1]

how many GB ram & SSD Storage is in your MacBook?

[@brianruizy]

I got the base M1 Pro, no upgrades, 16 GB RAM 500GB SSD

[@urdarkside1]

That's amazing, I really underestimated how powerful the M1 Pro was/Is.@@brianruizy

[@Ferperez55]

Where you get that hoodie though😅

[@brianruizy]

Uniqlo U 😉

[@heismyke]

🙏

[@lesh.12]

share the wallpaper linkk

[@brianruizy]

Here www.raycast.com/wallpapers also added it to the description 👍

[@AlejandroGonzalez-bc5xw]

What’s your working playlist?

[@niumandzi2929]

Can somebody share that white mousepad?

[@brianruizy]

It’s by OrbitKey

[@niumandzi2929]

​@@brianruizy thanks

[@Aviv798]

Did you move to a new place?

[@brianruizy]

Same place haha, Just trying different angles, maybe that's why it looks different

[@SouvikHighlights]

Hi

[@Sanismom]

Hey

[@YN-Google-News]

hi

[@FZREDITOR]

Hi @brianruizy I know your probably not going to read this but if you do I just want to say that I love your vids they are so well constructed and are very informative. On that note I would like to ask if you could please make a video on ur VS Code setup as I use windows and would like to see what your settings are like as I am currently in College in the UK studying CS and as a project am making a website but have no clue about the needed extentions and other helpful settings in VS Code. On a final note I would like to add for your subtitles you can copy the settings in Final cut and then create a preset in Davinci then you can use the auto captions feature to make the captions less of a hastle. Thanks, Keep up the good work. Fazer

[@brianruizy]

Thanks for the davinci suggestion! Yeah I think I could go deeper on how I setup my IDE :)

[@FZREDITOR]

@@brianruizy thank you so much

[@Abdullah-zl9ub]

I feel alfred is simpler and easier to use

[@brianruizy]

I know some people that use both lol. But yeah that's fine whatever you prefer 👌

[@Abdullah-zl9ub]

Haha that’s new to me! Complicated! (I would’ve Liked to know why you chose it over)

[@prasannanaik1023]

I'm leaving this video in between since it's too hard to see what's you're doing it on your big ass monitor.

[@brianruizy]

Oh with the screen recording? Yeah I thought about that too. Going to scale it up next time