Switching to Mac. HELP!

ebendl said:
Remember to press space while on founder to use the Quick preview feature. And then, while it is open, remember you can use the arrow keys to cycle through docs / pics.

Super useful.

I did find Finder a bit weird when I started - kept pressing Enter top open files, only to start renaming them. Correct key is Cmd+O.
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CMD+down also works to open files
 
Willie Trombone said:
Any suggestions for a decent ssh client with GUI for managing multiple connections? Putty is pretty decent on Win but it's not great on Mac - I'm trying to avoid running multiple layers to get an app working.
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Termius - SSH platform for Mobile and Desktop

Termius helps to organize the work of multiple DevOps and engineering teams. It reduces the admin work for managing users. Enterprise compliance. SOC2 II report.
termius.com termius.com
 
Willie Trombone said:
LOL, now Sublime is no longer opening. I was working on the file in Sublime and got busy with other stuff... now if I try switch to sublime, I get the spinning disk. I tried force quit and restart sublime but it opens the most recent doc which is possibly what it's having trouble with. I find it really odd. It's a 3.2Mb text file... hardly a biggie. Going to try a restart. I did update to the latest OS this morning, not sure if that's related though.

*EDIT* a reboot sorted this issue out. I thought Macs didn't need rebooting :laugh:
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A misconception peddled by people who have never encountered the spinning beach ball or a kernel panic.
 
Willie Trombone said:
Very slick software, my only reservation is that I can't seem to store my private keys on a separate service. I'm not a fan of storing server addresses and credentials in the same place.
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Hmmm, not sure if Tabby supports that but maybe give it a go?

tabby.sh

Tabby - a terminal for a more modern age

Tabby is a free and open source SSH, local and Telnet terminal with everything you'll ever need.
tabby.sh tabby.sh
 
Willie Trombone said:
So it's been just short of 2 weeks and so far so good.
I'm still learning a few things and training the keyboard neurons - I find it so much easier to get stuff done with the KB.
The biggest changes are also the best things about Mac for me:
- Fantastic battery on this MBP.
- I love being able to leave my work open and just close the lid of the computer, confident that it's going to lock and sleep. With Windows there are too many iffy services vying for the CPU that wake it up while it's meant to be sleeping, causing the CPU to get hot and fan to start whirring - to the extent that I was unplugging it from power to ensure it slept, but even that wasn't guaranteed. I simply couldn't trust Windows to handle sleep properly.
- What alot of Windows peeps complain about is the tighter ecosystem - it takes a bit longer to find an app to do what you're trying to achieve, but overall it's a better experience because I'm finding myself being more productive and less inclined to be "in jail" when it comes to getting stuff done - I can literally put it down and resume 5 mins later and stuff will still be there.
- I really like the way Mac handles background tasks - I don't get constant annoying interruptions - and I can control those in one place.

So overall, yes, very much a more productive environment.
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Linus actually did a video where he had to replace all of his company’s Windows laptops with MacBooks because of how MS screwed up Sleep. Even unplugged they would basically become hot to the touch because of all the CPU intensive processes that kept running (as well as Windows updates, etc) when in Sleep.

Guys would unplug their laptops, fully charged, close the lid, pop it into a bag after work, and then take it out the next morning with it hot to the touch and almost or completely dead.
 
The Voice said:
Linus actually did a video where he had to replace all of his company’s Windows laptops with MacBooks because of how MS screwed up Sleep. Even unplugged they would basically become hot to the touch because of all the CPU intensive processes that kept running (as well as Windows updates, etc) when in Sleep.

Guys would unplug their laptops, fully charged, close the lid, pop it into a bag after work, and then take it out the next morning with it hot to the touch and almost or completely dead.
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Strange my new Dell Vostro W11 laptop doesn't do that.
 
Linus had a video about it - said that you should unplug the machine first and then put it to sleep. That way windows "knows" that you're running on battery and then sleeps.

Otherwise it thinks you're plugged in while sleeping and can thus run more things (because you're "plugged in").

Not sure how well it works. I haven't had too much bad luck with my current Dell XPS - but I do try and unplug it first before I sleep. But then again, I had a 2h meeting yesterday so I plugged in the machine. Didn't check the wall switch and thus the machine was running on battery, which I didn't notice.

3/4 into the meeting the machine just shuts down due to lower power. I didn't see a battery warning or anything :/

That was with 100% battery.
 
ebendl said:
Linus had a video about it - said that you should unplug the machine first and then put it to sleep. That way windows "knows" that you're running on battery and then sleeps.

Otherwise it thinks you're plugged in while sleeping and can thus run more things (because you're "plugged in").

Not sure how well it works. I haven't had too much bad luck with my current Dell XPS - but I do try and unplug it first before I sleep. But then again, I had a 2h meeting yesterday so I plugged in the machine. Didn't check the wall switch and thus the machine was running on battery, which I didn't notice.

3/4 into the meeting the machine just shuts down due to lower power. I didn't see a battery warning or anything :/

That was with 100% battery.
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Check these settings:

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Willie Trombone said:
I've just got my M3 Macbook Pro w 16 Gb / 1Tb.
I know there are different ways to get the same stuff done on Mac and I'm going to have to learn to get used to things. I've done this before but a decade or more ago and am a bit rusty. I'll ask questions in here if any of you good mac folk have time to answer.

This is not a pc vs mac bashing thread, please refrain from littering it with these posts. Feel free to hijack with your own questions.

My first question - is there a Teams app for Mac or is that something I run in the browser?
*EDIT* I see it - I couldn't find it in the app store so made a bad assumption. It's available for download as .dmg
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Congrats on your recent purchase of your Mac.
The premise is the same as any other modern device, apps can be installed manually or via the store the same as Windows/Linux depending on the app.

I would start with downloading apps in the app store and if you can't find it there then go look online.

Enjoy
 
Willie Trombone said:
So it's been just short of 2 weeks and so far so good.

- What alot of Windows peeps complain about is the tighter ecosystem - it takes a bit longer to find an app to do what you're trying to achieve, but overall it's a better experience because I'm finding myself being more productive and less inclined to be "in jail" when it comes to getting stuff done - I can literally put it down and resume 5 mins later and stuff will still be there.
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My take has been completely different. Being UNIX based I've found macOS to be more open than windows - you're able to run what ever you want on the platform. This, of course, is markedly different to iOS which is a closed platform in that it only let's you run what Apple wants you to run.
 
Willie Trombone said:
I think Windows is much the same in many regards, but in terms of popular software, there just aren't ports to the mac of some, and running certain SW in a VM is just not practical for day to day. That said, I made sure I knew what I was in for before I began.
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That's because you're still looking for Windows based apps. There are many, many apps available on, for example, GitHub, that do all manner of weird and wonderful things.
 
ebendl said:
Otherwise it thinks you're plugged in while sleeping and can thus run more things (because you're "plugged in").
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Surely all processes are suspended when the computer goes to sleep? Or am I misinterpreting the meaning of "sleep" mode?
 
@Willie Trombone have you given Amphetamine a go? Not the narcotic, but a handy app to keep your mac awake when you need it to be.

apps.apple.com

Amphetamine App - App Store

Download Amphetamine by William Gustafson on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Amphetamine.
apps.apple.com apps.apple.com
 
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