Hey apple enthusiasts! im a windows/android user so dont be too mean to me, but i got a macbook pro recently because my laptop kicked the bucket and im a graphic designer looking for a reliable and relatively powerful machine.

ive been reading about macbook stuff and trying to figure out the macOS.

Are there any things you would have hoped you’d known before getting into the macbook game? Or just any apps/ things these computers can do that are unique and cool? basically tips for an apple newb

thanks!

(unrelated but how are more people not mad about 60hz screens for 1700 bucks lol)

  • cosmic_slate@dmv.social
    21·
    1 year ago

    These are paid apps, but I’ve personally enjoyed them, and they have trials:

    • Divvy - excellent tool to resize windows to fit various grid shapes. You’re given a 6x6 (or custom size) grid you can tile windows around in. This has been wonderful for widescreen use.
    • Little Snitch - Firewall tool. It is an absolute pain to initially get your rules all set up and configured, but helps block outgoing connections to sites/servers you don’t know.
    • SoundSource - easy per-application volume control and routing to different sound devices.

    For free stuff:

    • UTM - If you use a M1 mac, this is nice to virtualize x86 OSes. IMO it has some rough edges and doesn’t feel as complete as other virtualization software, but hey, it’s free and open source.
    • MonitorControl - adjust your external display brightness and sync monitor brightness w/ other monitors https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
    • bigredgiraffe@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      If you like divvy then you should check out Lasso. I was a die hard divvy user but slowly it has started to act funny on newer versions of macOS and Lasso is a spiritual successor as far as I am concerned.