macOS Ventura

Anyone had issues with battery life on Intel since Ventura? I've got a 16" i9, and playing YouTube videos is using 30w. Never used to be this high, maybe 15w before.

Also been having issues losing battery while in sleep which I never used to have.
 
prod said:
"VERY bad", what's so bad about it?
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I'd say very different, but also pretty bad.
prod said:
How much time do these people spend in system preferences that it irks them this much? :unsure:
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The problem is trying to find something now takes longer because it's so different.
 
Everyone complaining about the new "Settings" - is it just because it is so different than System Preferences and takes longer to find stuff as bwana says above, or is it also visually unappealing and/or not so user friendly?

I would have thought making it more like iOS would appeal to users in the ecosystem...as a relatively new MacOS user (just over a year now), I still sometimes struggle to find something in System Preferences, so I'm using the search function a lot. So I'm very curious to see if the new Settings would be more likeable...planning to update within the next week or two when Ventura 13.1 comes out.
 
bluepoole said:
Everyone complaining about the new "Settings" - is it just because it is so different than System Preferences and takes longer to find stuff as bwana says above, or is it also visually unappealing and/or not so user friendly?

I would have thought making it more like iOS would appeal to users in the ecosystem...as a relatively new MacOS user (just over a year now), I still sometimes struggle to find something in System Preferences, so I'm using the search function a lot. So I'm very curious to see if the new Settings would be more likeable...planning to update within the next week or two when Ventura 13.1 comes out.
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Good point about iOS. And spending far more time on my iPhone than on my MacBook Air, probably why I like the look of the new style and prefer it over how it was.
 
bluepoole said:
Everyone complaining about the new "Settings" - is it just because it is so different than System Preferences and takes longer to find stuff as bwana says above, or is it also visually unappealing and/or not so user friendly?

I would have thought making it more like iOS would appeal to users in the ecosystem...as a relatively new MacOS user (just over a year now), I still sometimes struggle to find something in System Preferences, so I'm using the search function a lot. So I'm very curious to see if the new Settings would be more likeable...planning to update within the next week or two when Ventura 13.1 comes out.
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My annoyance is that lots of stuff is hidden behind secondary windows that was previously just right there but also that it just doesn’t seem to have any obvious logical flow to it making it very hard to find stuff.

For instance I still have no idea how to get to the Software Update screen manually, I always end up having to search for it because there’s just no obvious path to it.

I have no issues when things are newer and better for it even if it takes some transition time to get there, but I’ve now used this for months and it’s still garbage and makes no sense.

Also with a 1000+ MacBooks out in the field it’s equally a nightmare to guide users through it.
 
SauRoNZA said:
For instance I still have no idea how to get to the Software Update screen manually, I always end up having to search for it because there’s just no obvious path to it.
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But it's now exactly the same place as it is on iOS and iPadOS? Guess because I always tend to search I'm less annoyed by it :)
 
bluepoole said:
Everyone complaining about the new "Settings" - is it just because it is so different than System Preferences and takes longer to find stuff as bwana says above, or is it also visually unappealing and/or not so user friendly?

I would have thought making it more like iOS would appeal to users in the ecosystem...as a relatively new MacOS user (just over a year now), I still sometimes struggle to find something in System Preferences, so I'm using the search function a lot. So I'm very curious to see if the new Settings would be more likeable...planning to update within the next week or two when Ventura 13.1 comes out.
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It’s been the same for at least the last 15 years, so most of us will be on autopilot. So have to retrain now.
 
prod said:
But it's now exactly the same place as it is on iOS and iPadOS? Guess because I always tend to search I'm less annoyed by it :)
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Difference it on iOS it’s highlighted by a badge icon to say there is something there and that leads you along.

None of that is present with Ventura.
 
Updated my work machine to 13.1 today, let's see if I regret it :P
 
I seem to have a weird issue where I can't seem to pin my Desktop* to the Finder favourites.

It sticks around for a bit, but disappears shortly afterwards. If I restart the Finder process, it remains, so it seems like a random event that is taking it away.

*My Desktop is nested within my OneDrive folder, FYI. But so are my Documents, Downloads, Picture folders too, so I don't know why Finder is holding a grudge against my Desktop folder specifically.

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Oops, neglected to add I am running Ventura 13.1. I didn't see a long-running thread for Ventura so I just gooied it here
 
PhireSide said:
I seem to have a weird issue where I can't seem to pin my Desktop* to the Finder favourites.

It sticks around for a bit, but disappears shortly afterwards. If I restart the Finder process, it remains, so it seems like a random event that is taking it away.

*My Desktop is nested within my OneDrive folder, FYI. But so are my Documents, Downloads, Picture folders too, so I don't know why Finder is holding a grudge against my Desktop folder specifically.

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I would imagine it’s something to do with the symbolic link setup to the OneDrive folder and the fact it needs to actively display the Desktop contents on the Desktop which is why it doesn’t affect the others.

Short answer I guess is don’t use OneDrive and see if it stops?
 
Lord Flacko said:
Why would you want to run Windows on a Mac ? Might as well get an Asus ROG Zephyrus. Then again I'd rather use remote development or spin up a VM on either AWS or Azure than to run Windows on Mac.
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Some professional applications are Windows only, this way you can have your cake & eat it.
 
FiestaST said:
Some professional applications are Windows only, this way you can have your cake & eat it.
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It's like mixing sheet and ice cream. You don't improve the taste of the sheet, but you sure fark up the ice cream...
 
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