I started my new job today. Its all Mac based. I finished the project already.
No seriously, theyre not as bad as you think, but there are some f**king annoying things. Like you can only resize a window in the bottom right. Why?
Good question, something I havent thought about in a long time.
Maximise doesnt work properly. Why?
Why cant I double click the title bar to maximise?
Because Macs dont have a maximize button, they have a fit to content button. Frankly, that drove me bonkers when I first switch too, but if you google a little utility called "right zoom" it makes the button act more like the Windows version. If you want super control over window sizes then look for an awesome little tool called Divvy that lets you set regions of the screen and assign the shortcuts to make the window go to that size/position.
Why do commands use the stupid apple key. Whats the point in that? At least put it where the ctrl key is. The apple key is right under your hands and difficult to get to.
Its just different, its the way it has always been. Doesnt take long to learn the different motor reflexes to use it as naturally as you do the ctrl.
That said theres some nice little bits and bobs and it was fun learning one but anyone saying you can be more productive is on crack. You can be equally productive but theres no amazing features that let you magically do things many times faster.
The big one for me is spotlight, Windows search is a joke by comparison. I use it for launching everything (and quick calculations).
