60 Mac / macOS Getting Started Tips! (2024 edition) Do you know them all?

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In this video I walkthrough everything I do when setting up a new Mac in 2024. In this macOS getting started guide, I show you some basic, intermediate, and advanced Mac tips and tricks for macOS Sequoia, and all Apple Mac hardware like MacBook, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Studio, etc.

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killall SystemUIServer

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:27 Increase mouse speed
02:07 Enable right click
02:26 Enable swipe between pages
03:28 Increase trackpad speed
03:55 Enable tap to click
04:32 Enable three-finger drag
05:20 Enable tabbing between fields
06:07 Set an export shortcut for Preview
07:47 Configure additional keyboard shortcuts
08:45 Set up text replacements
09:44 Enable Touch ID
10:51 Enable unlock with Apple Watch
11:18 Disable recent apps in Dock
11:50 Customize Dock apps
13:05 Minimize windows into application icon
14:32 Resize the Dock
15:00 Move the Dock position
15:44 Automatically hide and show the Dock
16:09 Add web apps to the Dock
16:45 Use DockMate to preview minimized windows
17:21 Use double-click to fill windows
18:49 Stop showing desktop when clicking wallpaper
19:25 Set up Hot Corners
20:44 Use window tiling and remove margins
21:58 Enable Stacks on Desktop
22:33 Make new Finder windows show Desktop
23:06 Configure Finder sidebar
23:53 Add hard disks to the Desktop
24:03 Keep folders on top when sorting by name
24:27 Make searches use the current folder
25:06 Add User Library to sidebar
26:07 Enable Finder status bar
27:13 Use Yoink to move files efficiently
28:21 Auto-hide the menu bar
28:49 Add volume controls to the menu bar
29:15 Enable battery percentage on MacBooks
29:40 Remove Spotlight from menu bar
30:17 Use Alfred to improve productivity
32:48 Configure App Store to install large apps to external disk
34:36 Customize computer name
35:09 Disable screenshot floating thumbnail
36:10 Disable screenshot shadow and save files as JPG
38:55 Disable saving Desktop and Documents to iCloud
41:25 Set up iPhone mirroring
43:44 Set up iPhone notifications
44:35 Set up iPhone widgets
45:28 Enable Apple Intelligence
46:14 Enable Siri
47:16 Configure Type to Siri shortcut
47:45 Enable Dictation
48:32 Customize Safari start page
49:29 Switch to Safari compact view
50:29 Enable Safari status bar
50:53 Enable inspector and source-viewer in Safari
51:33 Enable File Vault encryption
52:13 Configure Time Machine backups
53:55 Use AirBuddy for a better AirPods experience

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