Nothing to say, i just love it

  • overnightyeti@alien.topBEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I recommend not installing anything unless you need it, especially window management and customization tools. I like MacOS because it’s simple and clean. Use it for a few weeks, get the hang of it and only then, if you need it, install utilities.

    Plus how can we recommend anything if we don’t know what you need and what you like? What a weird request.

  • No-Comfortable-3204@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Dropover, Magnet, Arc Browser if you don’t like safari. Noir extension if you indeed like safari. Adguard for ad blocking globally. Best video player so far: IINA. Keka for rar files. Blueharvest if you use external drives and don’t wan’t macOS to fill them with .dstore crap. 🫡

  • Clear-Possible4911@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I’m looking for an app to easily edit videos. I used to use MPEG Streamclip, but it’s not working anymore. I use it to edit parts of a video out, or to change format, resolution, etc. Any recommendations?

  • fazi711@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Folx: download manager + torrent client
    Sniper text: for extracting text from images
    Boom: equalizer

    • GrumpyGlasses@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Do you still find Sniper Text useful? The latest versions of iOS and MacOS can extract text from images and rasterized PDFs. How much better is it compared to the default?

      • fazi711@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Oh, I wasn’t aware of that. As i have been using windows for past 3 years now. I can update you soon once my new mac gets delivered 😅.

    • GrumpyGlasses@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Do you still find Sniper Text useful? The latest versions of iOS and MacOS can extract text from images and rasterized PDFs. How much better is it compared to the default?

  • mausdesign@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    The FREE for personal use VMWare Fusion 13.5 Player will run Windows 11 ARM now with accelerated graphics and doesn’t limit you on cores and RAM like parallels.

  • clownyboots@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Daisy disk, parallels, fermatta, Alfred, istats, pixelmator pro (I like it better than photoshop)

    • be_matthew@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Raycast is better than Alfred, Affinity is better than Pixelmator. Both are better by a lot.

      Also, bartender is great and Xnip is amazing.

      • clownyboots@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I like Affinity, but on the go I like pixelmator because of how black and white it is, super simple - but yes, Affinity is great too - I haven’t used bartender in ages and I have heard of Xnip

      • clownyboots@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Micro analyzes your HDD and other drives connected and lets you dig in and clean up storage

      • clownyboots@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Alfred searches your files, iCloud, local HDD the web and everything else you can think of, spotlight is limited, and Alfred is customizable and faster

      • robot_bones@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Heard Raycast has some recently discovered security vulnerabilities. Evwrything does but theres articles on this one.

      • Smooth_Club_6592@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        In Alfred, I can search files so quickly by double tapping space bar and then use shift to quick look it. Is it possible to get the same reaction on Raycast?

        • Godeatdogs@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          In some way. I have option - f, or alias fs for file search. Then default action is to open, but you could CMD + Y to quick look.

        • birdvsworm@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          It worked fine on my M1 and it works fine on my M3, but the sensor reading functionality on the M3 is only picking up on the SSD temperature sensor, unlike the M1 which had CPU and a plethora of other sensor monitoring working.

    • FearlessFreak69@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I’ve been using “clean my Mac” for years now and daisydisk seems like a major improvement. I’ll definitely give it a shot.

    • Kwabo@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Can parallels use GPU cores yet? For me it’s pretty useless otherwise.

      • clownyboots@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I’m not sure, I know the Mx series ones are optimized to use the Apple silicon and they can handle some gaming but not sure how well it uses the GPU

      • The128thByte@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        It could since 2021 I thought. I used to play overwatch on a windows 10 virtual machine on my M1 Max

  • AlexFirth@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Pasta is a great clipboard manager.

    Caffeine is a great little tool that prevents your laptop from going to sleep when needed.

    Give this video a watch, I agree with many of the settings Quinn changes.

    Enjoy your new computer!

    • ExpertPlayer@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Another app like Pasta that I enjoy using - and can’t use my laptop without - is Dropover. Would definitely recommend that, especially as a budget sort of alternative to Pasta (when comparing how much the ‘premium’ tier costs for both apps)

    • celeronu@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Something like Caffeine is supported by mac os by default. Just type: “caffeinate -d” in the terminal

    • erics75218@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      You can run caffeine from a terminal without any apps. I’m new to Mac…but have to render, which for this application stops if screensaver.

      No need for an app to do it…if you want

    • Bavoon@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Ray cast is the leader here, and replaces half the functionalities of apps suggested elsewhere. It’s the best clipboard manager I’ve ever used.

  • moneymakerbs@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    iStat always. It lets you know when your machine’s acting up. Maybe Alfred. Otherwise since all I do is surf the web, email, and calendar I mostly use the stock Apple apps for compatibility.

    • WatchWorking8640@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Depends on the monitor resolution, scale and personal preference. For a wide/ultrawide/super-ultrawide monitor, makes sense to have the dock at the bottom.

      • Ada-Millionare@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I started on an ultra wide and never looked back… Even as a laptop the real estate you get is amazing… It takes just too much space and it decreases scrolling by a lot… Again I think people should give it a try especially if they are new to mac

    • Jam-3@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      That would totally screw me over with my browser having all the tabs on the left.