As I'm posting a lot of #macOS stuff right now, let's just put an open question out here.
Any apps/tweaks you'd recommend to a new macOS user? Especially stuff that makes the UI less clunky, saves me time, or just in general makes me want to curse the ghost of Jobs less?
Boosts OK, as the more suggestions I get, the less likely it will be that I need to hire an exorcist so I can take my revenge on the aforementioned ghost of Jobs.
- Turn of showing files on the Desktop
- Use ⌘3 column view in Finder. It supports type-ahead and ◀ ▶ drilling into directories. It's super fast.
- Use a launcher. Start with Spotlight. Use ⌘+Return to reveal a file if you want to "go to where X is". Consider others later.
- On huge screens, consider Moom as a window manager to quickly put windows into corners for 1/3 vs 2/3 splits etc
- If you use the Terminal, get iTerm
- consider to reduce transparency in system settings
@ctietze @ainmosni I was going to recommend [Moom](https://manytricks.com/moom/), so instead I'll second Christian's recommendation. actually, I can second all of those save iTerm, and that's only because I so rarely use the terminal that I can't make a recommendation here.
(Well, actually, if you're ever in a mood for amusement and nostalgia for your terminal work, I can recommend [cool retro term](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term); that's often my go-to terminal app when I need to poke at a command line.)
Daniël Franke 🏳️🌈
Christian Tietze
Michael Hanscom