I'm a long time Windows, Linux, and macOS user (I use all 3). However, for productivity, I'm faster on Windows & Linux than I am on macOS for most tasks - the reason for this is that macOS first-and-foremost treats you like a user, whereas Windows/Linux treat you as a power user.
The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
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Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#202Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the apps don't close when you click the close button. I get that there used to be a reason for this, nowadays it's just bad design Are there any apps in particular for which you feel that this behavior is worse? It's supposed to be for document-centric applications or those that do something useful in the background (eg. iTunes). On Windows, the latter category tends to clutter up the system tray, while the former…
I hate any application in Windows that doesn't close when I hit the close button. If you want your application to minimize to the taskbar, have that happen when I hit the minimize button. The same goes for phones, too. The last time I used Discord on my phone I ended up restarting the whole phone because I couldn't figure out how to close it.
> I hate any application in Windows that doesn't close when I hit the close button. If you want your application to minimize to the taskbar, have that happen when I hit the minimize button.
That's reasonable, because on Windows there's no clear distinction between the process and the window. On MacOS, there's real functionality provided by the dock icon and menu even in the absence of any window.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#203>I keep touching other people's screens out of instinct. Please, don’t do this. I get palpitations simply when people start getting their fingers, or worse, a pen, too close to my screen. I warn them. I try to be cute: “there’s this thing called cursor, you know? You can use many devices to control it”. When they do, eventually and inevitably, accidentally touch it, I get visibly upset and make no effort to lighten t…
It's reasonable to expect any modern computer screen to support touch. By far the most annoying feature of my 4K desktop monitor is that it lacks touch. I will never buy another non-touch monitor. While you are clearly anchored to the quaint ways of the past, the rest of us have progressed two decades into the 21st century. Come join us in the modern world - and loosen up a bit on the OCD!
A touch screen is not inherently better.
A finger obstructs the view, is laughably imprecise and leaves oil and water behind, which blurs and distorts the image.
A finger is, however, the most natural interface and readily available.
Which is why it is amazing for the phone we carry with us and terrible for a 27” 5k display, viewed at almost arms length distance.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
Keep in mind you might be heavily biased because you're used to macOS. When I had to switch from Windows 10 to macOS last year for work, I was flabbergasted at how the general UX sucked compared to what I expected: - it's not possible to switch between multiple windows of the same application with Cmd+Tab - it's not possible to display two windows side by side without switching to fullscreen mode - it's hard to make…
If you save a wifi password, you can retrieve it in the Mac Keychain. If you've logged into the WiFi network on another iOS device, you can automatically share the password to your other devices. I'm sure you can retrieve the wifi password on Windows, but there's probably a learning curve for someone unfamiliar with the ecosystem.
> I'm sure you can retrieve the wifi password on Windows, but there's probably a learning curve for someone unfamiliar with the ecosystem.
They've made it far worse in Windows 10 to find your wifi password. You have to click through a bunch of Metro windows before stumbling into the right dialog, which is a Win32 application. In Windows 7, it took a total of 2 clicks to reach it. Now? I feel like I have to guess every time how to get to the right dialog because it seems to change with every update. It used to be much quicker to reach on Win10 even, but they removed all the quick paths to reach it.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#205I just switched from Mac to Windows and had to move back. I cannot believe how miserable the Windows experience is. I mistakenly thought that since so much is browser-based, it's not a big deal. But literally every single little thing is slightly-to-much worse on Windows. Even stupid things like changing scroll direction, saving the 5 second preference for notifications to disappear, finding a wifi password, arrangin…
Keep in mind you might be heavily biased because you're used to macOS. When I had to switch from Windows 10 to macOS last year for work, I was flabbergasted at how the general UX sucked compared to what I expected: - it's not possible to switch between multiple windows of the same application with Cmd+Tab - it's not possible to display two windows side by side without switching to fullscreen mode - it's hard to make…
>> arranging windows
>No. Just no.
The smartest thing that developers of window managers on Linux can do (as many have done) is straight-up copy Windows' winkey-arrow behaviour. It's one of those things that should be standard on every system with a keyboard and some sort of multiple-window multitasking. When I used OSX I really liked it for the under-the-hood stuff, but window management was a miserable experience.
Re: The state of switching to Windows from Mac in 2019
#206Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have screenshots that can demonstrate this? I'm surprised to hear it, I'm fairly picky about visual quality but I've never noticed an issue with PDFs on MacOS or iOS. Never used a low PPI screen with them though.
Some of the many reports: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/295427/what-causes... https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8531638 https://twitter.com/deivi_dragon/status/938663751158501376 https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/72lxjx/macos_high_si... It is less visible on a high PPI screen although still there and noticable if you know it exists. Unfortunately I know it exists, can see it and am bothered, so I…
Oh wow, that definitely looks terrible. I totally understand not liking MacOS due to that. Thankfully it's much less pronounced on high DPI screens? I've never owned a low DPI macbook so I've never really encountered it before.