ESSENTIAL apps and settings for your new MacBook Pro
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- My recommended macOS tweaks and applications for a new M1 MacBook Pro. Everything I change and install when upgrading to a new laptop.
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Reference Links
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MacBook Pro 14.1" M1 Pro
geni.us/wvCavG
Dropbox (Free up to 2GB)
dropbox.com
1Password (Paid)
1password.com/downloads/mac/
Caffeine (Free)
intelliscapesolutions.com/app...
CopyClip (Free)
apple.co/3v6BhQo
Rectangle (Free)
rectangleapp.com/
TopNotch (Free)
topnotch.app/
Skitch (Free)
apple.co/3KbQzrk
TextMate (Free)
macromates.com/
...more I didn't have time to mention:
VLC (Free)
If QuickTime can't play a video, this will
vlc.onl/
Handbrake (Free)
Great app for transcoding video
handbrake.fr/
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Chapters
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Migrating to a new MacBook
1:40 Pre-installed apps
2:32 Trackpad edits
3:19 Three finger drag
4:15 Desktop hot corner
4:50 True Tone
5:41 Night Shift
6:36 Display res
7:14 Universal control
8:41 Finder path bar
9:42 Dropbox
10:19 1Password
10:54 Caffeine
11:27 Top Notch
11:58 CopyClip
12:21 Rectangle
13:26 Skitch
14:27 TextMate
15:21 Other apps
16:05 Outro
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Finally somebody else mentions 3 finger drag! It's so much better than clicking and dragging. It should be on by default.
Hi Todd,
you can skip skitch as this is built into macOS long time ago:
SHIFT+CMD+3 = Screenshot
SHIFT+CMD+4 = Screenshot selected Area
SHIFT+CMD+5 = Screen Record
Three-finger dragging is an absolute life-changer! Great tip!!
There is no need to turn off True Tone and Night Shift. Instead, I would recommend to change display color preset. There is a number of specialized presets for video and photo work, and those presents automatically turn off True Tone and Night Shift for you. To make preset switching faster you can add display icon to the menu bar 🙂
where can i find these presets?
@@evelinszabo3599in display settings
Thanks Todd, there is some great information in this VLOG episode. I've just updated my iMac 27" 2020 to the latest OS (Monterey)....I'm always nervous about updating the OS, I've had lots of trouble in the past!! and I've made some of the display changes you recommended.
I always learn something new from your channel. Cheers
super helpful thanks a lot
Great video. For hot corners I recommend holding down a key like Cmd and then choosing one of the options. This way you avoid accidental invocation of a corner.
I’ve owned a MacBook for about a year now and this video has just changed so much for me. Great stuff, thank you!
Thanks Todd for these useful tips!
Thank you Todd. Very high quality and informational video. Subbed.
Great video! Mouse gesture settings are very helpful. Thank you sir!
Best new Mac setup/configuration video I could find.
Thanks a lot!
this was really informative
Thanks for sharing, great tips!
Great pointers, I'm new to the MBP, thanks.
Thank you. I’m setting up my MacBook today.
Great video Todd! 💯 you just went on my subscribed list, keep it going!
Just got my Macbook pro today. Your video was great and helped a lot. Many thanks :)
Hi Tod. I bought a MacBook recently and this video is a lifesaver for someone like me who is a first time user of Mac OS. Thank you so much for taking time on creating this kind of contents that are very helpful.
Brilliant. Thank you for posting these tips, Todd. Implemented majority of them. Will disable True Tone when editing video and photos, I prefer it to be on for everything else, kinder on my eyes. Brilliant and helpful. Liked. Subscribed. What more can I say?
Hi there. Perfect video and tipps. Thank you very much. Cheers
Just got a new MacBook Pro and this video was very helpful, especially as this is my first Mac. I subscribed and look forward to more content!
Thanks for these tips
great video. cheers
good tips.. my recommendation is Clean my Mac ..ive used it for years & works brilliant
Coming from Windows and never using keyboard shortcuts, CheatSheet has been helping me a ton.
Your tip about changing the default resolution on the MacBook was an excellent one, one that I'd never thought about. My M1 Macbook Air's display is now so much better than before, and things just seem to "fit" better on the screen. Everything just looks more crisp and sharper overall. Thank you!
The audio quality is so rich!
Hello, Todd. Great video! Had a quick question: When turning off true tone, there is also a drop down box for “Color Profile,” with Color LCD listed by default, but has many other options as well. Do you recommend or use any of the other color profile options in the list, or leave it on default “Color LCD”? Thanks again for all the info. Definitely a fan of your channel and content.
Very informative! Thx! Three finger drag - great!
Thanks mate, this has been so helpfull!!
Great video very useful.. subscribed!
Nice tips! I've been using macs for 20 years now and really haven't used hot corners at all. I'm going to give them a try!
Great video, thanks, I am glad I found your channel:) I love this one: Mission control >> hot corners >> desktop (lower right corner)
Thank you!
Having bought a MacBook Pro a couple of weeks ago, coming from an air m1 , some of these were very helpful , I wish I had seen this when I bought my air and pro !
This man's voice is MADE for broadcasting.
Trackpad edits are a must!
The three finger drag is something I have been using for years. I cannot describe how horrible it feels to use a Mac without that accessibility feature enabled… It should be a default setting IMO. 🙌🏻
Damn . Gonna try that three finger drag. I use magic trackpad along with logic mx keys. I have set one of the function keys on MX as left click so that I don’t have to click, hold and drag using trackpad
Ive been using it for a long time, this sweet move which we cant find on windows...
Thanks //\\ just couldn't live without Alfred on my Macs...
Great stuff
Really helpful video!!!
This was a great video. I learned a lot.
Fantastic apps !!. Thanks
10/10! Perfect guide
Great tips!
Agree with starting fresh!!!
Moom is one app I probably can’t live without. Using an ultra. Moom helped “break” the monitor into two “separate” monitors.
Thank you! The last tip was a blessing from God🙌🏽🙌🏽
very helpfullvideo
thanks a lot.
I left youtube on auto play and your video came up. I think you can do this with your thumb, index and middle finder, but I've always use all 5 (yes technically 4 and a thumb) but if you put them in the center of the trackpad and spread them apart, it will show you the desktop.
I actually like seeing the top of the screen (when not using topnotch)- makes the screen feel larger and I enjoy seeing the colour slightly change throughout the day ^^
THIS IS SO GOOD!
great video buddy
Folder Peek also great app !
Danke!
Dropzone 4
You can drag files in this temporary storage, when copying/moving files from one place to another. Even in different desktops.
Excellent presentation! I will do most of what you suggest except strip out Apple apps...you never know when you need them. If memory is a concern get a larger SSD or external HD or external SSD.
Hi Todd I am first timer and also an old timer🤣 Useing macbook pro 12 and now I have MacBook Pro 16 M1 I am still learning just by watching pro... like you guys, Thank you😊🇨🇦
Hey Todd! Thanks for all the info this was super helpful. Been using my M1 MacBook Pro for a while now and picked up some new tricks!
Nice to see one of these videos that isn't a young adult being a little wacky, trying to get you to buy things through affiliate links. Some good tips in here, I've adopted some of them. Well done!
Todd! Good to see you - great channel! Fresh installs are definitely a good thing.. but I’ve used Migration assistant successfully nearly 100% over many years - including the migration from my MacPro to new MacStudio a few weeks ago. Everything came over perfectly, including all the Adobe CC suite apps. So, in many cases, it’s an excellent tool. Just my $.02.
Me too.
Me too. If you haven't tried it in years, the new version is a charm. If you are having trouble with Adobe apps you may have to de-register them on your old Mac prior to registering on your new computer.
You should try Raycast ( a spotlight replacement )
The video is impeccable. But that audio?!… I keep your videos playing when I’m programming. Great voice.
1. Hazeover is a small app that dims or blacks windows of other apps than the foreground app. Good for reducing visual clutter.
2. Bartender hides/manages menu bar icons until mouseover.
3. Keyboard Maestro does macros for macOS. Works nicely with Elgato Stream Deck.
Thanks for the recommendations, hazeover sounds useful and something I imagine Apple or MS adopting into their operating systems one day, sounds good for all people but especially for accessibility for people who may struggle to track everything on their screen
Bartender is a great app that lets you hide unnecessary menu bar icons. You can easily access them by pressing a button if necessary. This is great especially in the age of the notch.
I just purchased one yesterday. WOW..........By gosh its a high performing Macbook. I ended up going with the 1TB model in 16inch M1 Pro. Rendering in FCPX is insanely quick. Most impressed that it appears to just handle anything I throw at it. Thanks for the video, it helped in making my decision.
I’m also “late” to the M1 Pro range having purchased in late 2022 (had the air before as a general purpose laptop but found myself wanting to use it for work and wanting some more ports and stuff)
I was tempted by the 16” but mainly just move between office locations where I dock so the portability of the 14” won me over. The 16” feels like quite the experience and feels quite special when your sitting in front of it you feel like you’re controlling a beast of a machine, bit more impactful and exciting in some ways
Hello Todd, great video! Btw, you can paste text without formatting by CMD+Shift+V :)
game changer, thanks for sharing
Do you have a video on how you use dropbox with Adobe apps?
Nice video, thanks!, what program do you use to record your screen with the video camera as part of the recording in OSMac, Camtasia?
Thanks for sharing this great tips. But how can I download and install third-party apps like Adobe premiere pro 2022 for free
You don't raise the resolution but scale the desktop. There is an optimal scale for the screen ratio you use, also for second screens. I also change the scaling rightaway because I want maximal screen estate.
Thank you. This is the comment I was looking for. For a second I almost thought apple was setting their screens to a lower res by default, and you could manually increase it like some android phones do.
All meat, no fluff, recommendations for both setting changes and app DLs, fast talker. This video is just what I was looking for. Have a rare Noah Cohen like, my good sir.
Thank you for this. Very informative. Btw what wallpaper is that? Its beautiful
It’s downloadable on the new macs
My #1 tool ever is Keyboard Maestro which is for automating anything. Sadly snazzy CZcamsrs like you never give the program any love.
Kind of curious if Todd also stores photos in dropbox as well.
RECTANGLE is a lifesaver (even though i believe it should be a standard OS feature)
Spectacle is better and also free
“RECTANGLE” is not available in the App Store.
Ur Voice So Nice bro 👍
Can you tell me what are the pixels in the highest resolution display? I'm going to buy a MacBook and I want to choose if I buy the air or the pro
Always good to pare things down! Where did you get that cool desktop image?
It comes with the macbook as one of the default background images to choose from.
Hi Todd, Thanks for this. I have a weird question but thought of asking you here. I got the conversion luts from your store but I believe i'm doing something wrong when I expose my footage. I had my Zebras set to 55% IRE and exposed for a skintone (one stop above) and when i converted the footage a lot of noise appeared in the shadow areas. What do you think I could do to reduce the noise?
Todd, do you install all your apps on external drives, or do you install them to the MacBook’s resident SSD?
Hi. This video was quite helpful. I'm a photographer and I just purchased a macbook Pro m1, 13" which is like a switch from Windows OS, but I currently have issues with using my editing softwares.
Every time I import a raw image into my photoshop or capture one pro, it does not display as raw image, it displays as jpg, and the name changed into something unrecognisable.
Please what do I do? This is already discouraging me.
Thanks.
Thank you so much, Todd! I did just about every step that you did in this video and it is making my mac experience a whole lot better!
I am wondering if you could let me know how your caffeine icon is white? I downloaded the app from your link and it seems to be black so when I use the topnotch app it's invisible. Thanks for all your help!
Hey, did you manage to find a solution to this issue? Thanks
Lightshot is good app for screenshot
Good video, I am about ready to get a new MacBook Pro and want to keep all my old junk off it.
Which M1 version did u go for ?
Congratulations! I have been using one for 2 weeks now that replaces a Windows 10 laptop. Now I can't wait until I can replace my Desktop with a Mac mini or a Studio. The app/program I would like to hear your thoughts on is Affinity Photo. Keep up the great videos!
+1 for Affinity Photo
14:58 great content but the copy without format can be done with Command + Shift + V or Command + Shift + T
Same on windows but its Control not Command
Hi there. I have an issue with my macbook now. I use a USB c dongle (with a few USB a ports and a hdmi port) connected to my monitor but whenever I switched off the power adapter to my MacBook, it just got disconnected to my monitor. Any way to enable the USB c ports when on battery?
Where did you get your shirt from?
Hi there, I recently bought a 14" M1 Pro Macbook pro with Mac OS Ventura pre installed along with 4tb internal ssd. I like it so far, but here are some of the things I have noticed and do not like it about it. First, the battery drains quick. and the second issue I have is whenever I want to to use an external hard drive and formatted in exfat or in ms-dos(fat) the macbook wants to run slow. and it's not with one particular external hard drive, it's with any other external hard drive formatted in exfat or ms-dos (fat). But if the external hard drive was formatted in APFS format then ist runs smoothly and quick. why is that? why in exfat or in ms-dos(fat) it runs slow?
fab , we need a video tutorial about how make money as a photographer or filmmaker if possible ?
how to get the apps in the topcorner menubar I don't get it there
Im the same way. Even with a new iPhone - Just prefer a clean slate. I don't need to migrate old energies into the new.
I love Dropbox because it actually copies the resource fork of files, which is important in a lot of situations (custom icons or Finder comments). I actually prefer Resilio Sync because it’s peer to peer, and buy-once. I don’t want my files living on Google or Dropbox or Apple’s servers, being checked by their algorithms. Resilio Sync is way better for that.
Good video. Trying to adapt to macOS after using Windows my entire life.
great voice
how much does adjusting your resolution from default to what you are using affect your battery life?
When the screen is static then zero difference. In case of dynamics (gaming; video playback) somewhat higher.
AlDente app! An excellent small app to improve your battery health. It keeps charging at the % you want.