Recording summary · January 2024
Windows User Switches to MacOS
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Overview
Daniel evaluated his transition to macOS on a new MacBook Pro M3 after using Windows for most of his life.
Daniel found macOS sleep and resume features reliable compared to Windows, but criticized macOS window management, dock behavior, full-screen spaces, and split-screen snapping.
Daniel determined that macOS lacks major advantages over Windows and anticipated returning to Windows.
Themes
macOS sleep mode and instant resumption compared to Windows wake issues.
macOS Dock functionality differences, including window minimization restrictions and missing hover previews for multiple windows.
Full-screen mode, Spaces navigation, and restrictions on overlaying windows over full-screen applications.
Split-screen constraints, absent automatic window snapping, manual resizing requirements, and window control positioning.
Developments
Daniel used a new MacBook Pro M3 for about a week, undated.
Daniel demonstrated testing full-screen and split-screen behaviors using OBS, a video editor, and Safari, undated.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether a keyboard shortcut or specific command exists on macOS to minimize a window.
Why Daniel's video editing application did not support or trigger full-screen mode.
Whether apps or programs can be kept open on top of a full-screen application in macOS.