Three-finger drag wasn’t buried this deep years ago in older Mac OS versions. It used to be right there on the trackpad gesture option screen. I think that’s why many of us are so familiar with it.
Pro Tip - Don't fall into the SetApp subscription trap no matter how badly your favorite youtuber recommends it. Just buy the apps using credit and payback in your monthly installments if you can't afford one. In the long run you end up saving more money and also you get to OWN the app and not rent it. This 'renting' apps is plain stupid as most apps offer a unlimited 30-day or 7-day free trails for you to check out if you are really interested.
Free Mac Apps/Utilities - Vanilla: free version for Bartender - Rectangle: free window snapping - Displaperture: add rounded corners to your screen - Alfred: way better spotlight alternative - Amphetamine: use macbook while lid is closed - Maccy: macbook clipboard - Scroll Reverser: appropriate scrolling in trackpad and your external mouse - Loom: screen record but the camera is on - QuickNote: for... quick notes
I’ve been using three finger drag since I got my first Macbook Pro back in 2013 and it’s an absolute must to this day, really simple feature that, once you get used to it, really improves your workflow.
I just bought a an M1 MacBook Air today and your video was recommended for me. Perfect timing! Thank you for the recommendation. I love this thing. It's the first MacBook I have ever bought.
@@crimsonred7980 so macOS has this feature where you move your cursor to one of the four corners and four of them have four different functions (based on your settings). flip clock wallpaper is a screensaver of choice and after a fixed period of time, your mac goes to sleep mode and the screensaver shows up. you can set one hot corner to show up screensaver immediately.
Three finger drag is perfect. I believe it is that which allows you to slide four fingers up to get to app switcher. I could be wrong. Another thing is changing settings to allow command + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to switch between desktops. I have a couple different apps on each desktop, so I can either just swipe with four fingers left or right to switch desktops OR the Command + # method. So quick multitasking. Much wow.
I would love to see this kind of video for other things you use like Lightroom or capture one. Even something like "here are the settings I always change on my 5d IV or c200" would be awesome! Those tips and tricks from working pros are so valuable.
For time machine if you’re router has a USB port and you’re mainly at home, worth plugging your hard drive in there and your Mac will back up every hour over the local network, that way you don’t forget and don’t have to plug it into the Mac manually each time. All ASUS routers in the past 10 years have time machine built into them so the Mac treats it like the old school Apple time capsules
Can you also do a video on the Macbook Pro 14"? I just got it but I moved from a Windows 11 so I am very unfamiliar with the OS. I would really appreciate if you could create such video.
@@sameergill5117 "Decent" as if the M1 is just another CPU. There is always going to be something on the horizon. A lot of the world lives solely because of FOMO, and "but wait for the next release" is simply an illusion. Almost no choice we ever make is worth this much deliberation, and likewise, the majority of choices anyone makes are totally inconsequential to the end. If you fool yourself with illusions of looking to the horizon instead of looking at what the current situation is, you'll always be chasing a carrot. If it were a situation of upgrading from a 2018 macbook to a 2019, you'd have an argument, but going from no M1 to M1 is a completely different league.
If you want you can enable True Tone and make a shortcut (after macos Monterrey is released) so when you open your app for photos/Lightroom/Final Cut the True Tone is disabled automatically
Hot Corners!!! I can't live without it. My setup on each of my 3 Macs is Top Left Corner = Desktop Top Right Corner = Mission Control Bottom Left Corner = Lock Screen and Bottom Right Corner = Application Windows.
3 finger drag is one of the very first things I do for myself and my friends new Macs!! I CANNOT use a laptop without it and it's a nightmare to use a windows laptop once in a while ughhhh
I'm glad that I found here the three finger drag. I've been looking that in the trackpad settings but can't find it. I also disabled the true tone. Thanks for these suggestions.
OMG THANK U SM my trackpad on my macbook air hasn't been working for over a year so i have to use the tap to click function and therefore i can't click and drag something and always have to use an external mouse for that. i never knew about the "3 fingers to drag" option and i have even googled for that with no success.
Oh dude thank you for showing how to get three finger drag back. I used to looove that feature in Snow Leopard and I thought they just took out the feature. So excited to re-enable that now haha
I just realized this True Tone has been messing up my video editing since I have RGB LEDs in my room that change color and therefor my display was slightly constantly changing the White Balance.
I make the bottom left corner of the track pad my right click button. Since I’m typically using my right hand on the track pad, it just makes it easier to right click the bottom left corner with my thumb.
So if I sign up today at setapp I can download bartender and then end my subscription? And still have bartender up and running? Or do I need to use money for using bartender over time?
Thank you for your informative video. I’m new to MacBook. I’ve three questions for you. I’m aWindows user. What’s the best way to learn my newMacBook Pro? Is it possible to encrypted or password the external backup drive? Is it possible to encrypted or password protected individual worksheet on Numbers? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Oh sure - three finger drag is the most important setting I always enable first.. Thanks for these interesting ideas - because it always helps to see other Mac users Workflows✌️
Bro thank you your video, but I didn't know how to get to the Finder Preferences?? Plus I have a question, I downloaded Slack and Google Chrome, but I keep seeing the setup icons of Slack and Google Chrome on my Desktop, I need to remove the icons and I didn't know how to, can you please help me in that?
switched to Mac a couple of years ago, after being a windows guy for 20 years.. I had no idea about adding more fingerprints! haha! thank you! 🙏🏽 three-finger drag is my favourite customization... So many awesome YT channels for the PC world..not many for Apple ecosystem..you & Quinn from Snazzy labs are my favourite!
@@saidatulliyanazamhuri3645 It's not like windows so..its an adjustment...if you use alot of windows programs you should just get a windows laptop imo. If you want to try something different go for it...
I have macbook air m1, i used your first video to setup, i was new to apple ecosystem and so far im loving it..my workflow has been easy.. although I've still not figured out call and iMessage on my macbook(i think you need an iphone in the first place) rest of it works fine and battery life is beast.
2:01 I tried this because it seemed like it could be useful, but now I feel like I used to swipe with three fingers to see all my desktops, but it's 4, is it just me or can you enable it to be with three fingers?
This prompted me to give my notifications a quick once-over. No more quad-weekly reminders that Creative Cloud has been updated! My main flow on a new install/Mac seems to be: Move dock to the left side (where it belongs), max out the trackpad speed, turn on Dark Mode, turn off True Tone (for the exact reasons stated) add all my accounts so they can be accessed in Mail/Calendars/etc., set Finder to always calculate file/folder sizes and show the status and path bars, and then listen to my fans/warm my hands while iCloud/Google Drive/Dropbox downloads a few hundred gigs of stuff.
Maybe I am doing something wrong. But I find when I am on dark mode, which I always am, that dynamic wallpaper never changes. It ceases to be dynamic. I want the wallpaper to be dynamic but I would like all my apps to be in dark mode.
Everything about this guy is just perfect. He’s smart, he speaks well, he’s beautiful, nice glasses, and he looks like he smells lovey (lol). Thanks for the video!!!!!
I have a MacBook Pro 16"" 2020, I find that I haven't used anywhere else but only at home at my desk only, so I never unplugged it, always connected to an external monitor? Is this bad for battery life? Should I unplug it and use it as a laptop until depleting the battery? Or is it safe and ok to permanently use it connected to power?
as for backing up stuff just never leave anything important on your main hard drive just attached to secondary drive keep all your important stuff on it that you can't afford to lose and. only leave stuff on the main drive that you have to have there but also keep only back ups of the stuff you can't afford to lose
There's more where that came from, also dropping tips on Twitter twitter.com/stalman
Three finger drag. Always.
four give better sensation
@@inconnuxtd Five, just to use more fingers.
@@teasay3135 six fingers gives you the real experience.
@@ciri151 nah I be using my toes and fingers, 20 is the way to go
I find face dragging gives a more full-on experience
Three-finger drag wasn’t buried this deep years ago in older Mac OS versions. It used to be right there on the trackpad gesture option screen.
I think that’s why many of us are so familiar with it.
I use it all the time and it's something I missed when It got buried I thought they got rid of the function.When I learned it was back I was so happy.
Pro Tip - Don't fall into the SetApp subscription trap no matter how badly your favorite youtuber recommends it. Just buy the apps using credit and payback in your monthly installments if you can't afford one. In the long run you end up saving more money and also you get to OWN the app and not rent it. This 'renting' apps is plain stupid as most apps offer a unlimited 30-day or 7-day free trails for you to check out if you are really interested.
also most the apps in setapp are garbage. very few apps i really would consider buying are even on the platform. its a pretty terrible service
Free Mac Apps/Utilities
- Vanilla: free version for Bartender
- Rectangle: free window snapping
- Displaperture: add rounded corners to your screen
- Alfred: way better spotlight alternative
- Amphetamine: use macbook while lid is closed
- Maccy: macbook clipboard
- Scroll Reverser: appropriate scrolling in trackpad and your external mouse
- Loom: screen record but the camera is on
- QuickNote: for... quick notes
U don't actually need the scroll reverser app since there's a setting in trackpad I think
@@pogandswagchamp69 yes but it would also change the scroll wheel on mouse, you cannot change them individually
@@WesleyDechavez that is true
thank you
thank u so much
I’ve been using three finger drag since I got my first Macbook Pro back in 2013 and it’s an absolute must to this day, really simple feature that, once you get used to it, really improves your workflow.
Me, who don’t have and never use a MacBook once in my life: okay noted :)
same here
Same here 🥲
Do why did you watch? 🤷🏼♂️😂
@@BSHokke for the future
@@zangyboo5844 Love that outlook😁
I just bought a an M1 MacBook Air today and your video was recommended for me. Perfect timing! Thank you for the recommendation. I love this thing. It's the first MacBook I have ever bought.
Thanks for this. Just bought my first ever MacBook 2 days ago and being a Windows user my whole life, I was lost!
First thing i did was enable 3 finger drag, change default browser and added hot corners on flip clock wallpaper
3 finger drag is so underrated 👌🏻
Omg. the flip clock yes ! Same mate
@@crimsonred7980 so macOS has this feature where you move your cursor to one of the four corners and four of them have four different functions (based on your settings). flip clock wallpaper is a screensaver of choice and after a fixed period of time, your mac goes to sleep mode and the screensaver shows up. you can set one hot corner to show up screensaver immediately.
Where can I get the flip clock?
“You just got a brand new Mac”
Me who literally just got mine today: 👁👄👁
Well Congratulations
My M1 pro comes in 2 days. I’m so excited for it
@@isaiahmartinez5620 legit same, 1 day to go!!!!
Mine came in today and I’m soooo confused lmao
@@jewel9458 hold up, are you the same guy?????
Three finger drag is perfect. I believe it is that which allows you to slide four fingers up to get to app switcher. I could be wrong. Another thing is changing settings to allow command + 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to switch between desktops. I have a couple different apps on each desktop, so I can either just swipe with four fingers left or right to switch desktops OR the Command + # method. So quick multitasking. Much wow.
I would love to see this kind of video for other things you use like Lightroom or capture one. Even something like "here are the settings I always change on my 5d IV or c200" would be awesome! Those tips and tricks from working pros are so valuable.
That's a great idea, I could talk about creative apps for hours
Yes! Please talk more in depth about Capture One. I would like to switch to this program and I’d love a video on it from you!
For time machine if you’re router has a USB port and you’re mainly at home, worth plugging your hard drive in there and your Mac will back up every hour over the local network, that way you don’t forget and don’t have to plug it into the Mac manually each time. All ASUS routers in the past 10 years have time machine built into them so the Mac treats it like the old school Apple time capsules
Thank you for this! I just changed over from Netgear Orbi to ASUS XT8 routers. I’ll get this set up!
I use different fingers for different profiles. allows you to switch profiles just by using a different finger.
Can you also do a video on the Macbook Pro 14"? I just got it but I moved from a Windows 11 so I am very unfamiliar with the OS. I would really appreciate if you could create such video.
I’ll be getting my M1 next week, so yay! Thanks for this vid
theres a new macbook pro literally coming out next next week, dont get an M1 lmao
@@sameergill5117 I don't live in a country with Apple Stores, it was now or never.
@@AthinaLohmann well idc about what you do but pls just wait for the new one. The M1 is decent but not close to the new ones
@@sameergill5117 already bought it. Better than nothing
@@sameergill5117 "Decent" as if the M1 is just another CPU. There is always going to be something on the horizon. A lot of the world lives solely because of FOMO, and "but wait for the next release" is simply an illusion. Almost no choice we ever make is worth this much deliberation, and likewise, the majority of choices anyone makes are totally inconsequential to the end. If you fool yourself with illusions of looking to the horizon instead of looking at what the current situation is, you'll always be chasing a carrot.
If it were a situation of upgrading from a 2018 macbook to a 2019, you'd have an argument, but going from no M1 to M1 is a completely different league.
0:37 you can only add 3 fingers on mac. the option with 5 fingers is on IOS with Touch ID
If you want you can enable True Tone and make a shortcut (after macos Monterrey is released) so when you open your app for photos/Lightroom/Final Cut the True Tone is disabled automatically
Quick question, you said that chrome chews battery life. Isn't the M1 version of chrome out? Will that chew battery as well?
Hot Corners!!! I can't live without it. My setup on each of my 3 Macs is Top Left Corner = Desktop Top Right Corner = Mission Control Bottom Left Corner = Lock Screen and Bottom Right Corner = Application Windows.
I can't understand how people can live without the three-finger drag 🙌🏻 great video!
Safari still doesn’t have dark mode.. but I’ve heard Noir is a good extension for OLED dark mode
I haven't seen anyone recommend rectangle! It's the best free option for window snapping.
3 finger drag is one of the very first things I do for myself and my friends new Macs!! I CANNOT use a laptop without it and it's a nightmare to use a windows laptop once in a while ughhhh
I'm glad that I found here the three finger drag. I've been looking that in the trackpad settings but can't find it. I also disabled the true tone. Thanks for these suggestions.
holy cow give the guy who suggested the 3 finger drag a nobel prize
OMG THANK U SM
my trackpad on my macbook air hasn't been working for over a year so i have to use the tap to click function and therefore i can't click and drag something and always have to use an external mouse for that. i never knew about the "3 fingers to drag" option and i have even googled for that with no success.
Amazing video, Tyler! Thanks for sharing!
Oh man I LOVE the three-finger drag. Thanks so much for this video!
I only can add 3 finger prints on my MBP 14
Oh dude thank you for showing how to get three finger drag back. I used to looove that feature in Snow Leopard and I thought they just took out the feature. So excited to re-enable that now haha
I just realized this True Tone has been messing up my video editing since I have RGB LEDs in my room that change color and therefor my display was slightly constantly changing the White Balance.
The people who suggested three-finger drag are the real MVPs!
I make the bottom left corner of the track pad my right click button. Since I’m typically using my right hand on the track pad, it just makes it easier to right click the bottom left corner with my thumb.
3 finger drag is always the first thing that I enable. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Three finger drag is ELITE. do it every time
What glasses are you wearing here. I find it hard finding larger frames
Thank you for telling us about Bartender! My menu bar is way less cluttered!
So if I sign up today at setapp I can download bartender and then end my subscription? And still have bartender up and running? Or do I need to use money for using bartender over time?
@@maya195 try Vanilla for free.
I don't ever intend on using mac os but UA-cam algo got me hooked
Do all the apps from "setapp" install their own (annoying) notifications when you install them?
one alternative to Bartender its "dozer"
I prefer using trackpad over a mouse and "Three Finger Drag" is a must. I miss it every time I use other laptops.
That lens without a rear cap in spit range is giving me anxiety 😂 😭
It deserves a huge sticky drop.
Thank you for your informative video. I’m new to MacBook. I’ve three questions for you. I’m aWindows user. What’s the best way to learn my newMacBook Pro? Is it possible to encrypted or password the external backup drive? Is it possible to encrypted or password protected individual worksheet on Numbers? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Three finger drag is kinda cool. I almost freaked out because I didn't know what happened to mission control but I got it now.
Thanks!
Oh sure - three finger drag is the most important setting I always enable first..
Thanks for these interesting ideas - because it always helps to see other Mac users Workflows✌️
Chrome has actually published an ARM64 version for the M1 and you can run galore of tabs with no issues even with 8Gb ram.
It still drains significantly more battery than safari
Why is the pointer animation so cool. Want that too
About to buy one thx for the tips 👍
super random but how do you make the beveled edge of your picture in picture shot? been trying to do that in premiere but i'm so lost
Just using a simple shape mask in FCP. Nothing fancy
The 3 finger drag was really useful, as well as the tip to turn off notifications. Thanks!
Bro thank you your video, but I didn't know how to get to the Finder Preferences?? Plus I have a question, I downloaded Slack and Google Chrome, but I keep seeing the setup icons of Slack and Google Chrome on my Desktop, I need to remove the icons and I didn't know how to, can you please help me in that?
Just got my MBA, by the way, my first Macbook ever! Thank you for the tips
What happened to the thing with Tomas Grove Carter? I checked at the scheduled time and then it was pushed back but I can’t find it.
Three finger drag is life changing!
This is helpful. I’m getting my first ever MacBook Pro today and I need to set things up and be stressed free.
Anyone know how he gets the mouse click effect at 0:10?? Great vid
BRB: enabling three finger drag. How have I made it this far without that?
switched to Mac a couple of years ago, after being a windows guy for 20 years.. I had no idea about adding more fingerprints! haha! thank you! 🙏🏽
three-finger drag is my favourite customization...
So many awesome YT channels for the PC world..not many for Apple ecosystem..you & Quinn from Snazzy labs are my favourite!
How was that? Me myself thinking to buy MacBook for work. Just worried if i feel uncomfortable because stuck with windows about 10years. Ehehe
@@saidatulliyanazamhuri3645 It's not like windows so..its an adjustment...if you use alot of windows programs you should just get a windows laptop imo. If you want to try something different go for it...
I have macbook air m1, i used your first video to setup, i was new to apple ecosystem and so far im loving it..my workflow has been easy.. although I've still not figured out call and iMessage on my macbook(i think you need an iphone in the first place) rest of it works fine and battery life is beast.
Congrats on your new Mac! By the way, you dont need an iphone for using facetime or iMessage.
@@yadukrishnan8235 my icloud is logged in only, I can't figure it out
@@soorajsaikumar What does it say when you try to open FaceTime/iMessage? Does it give any notifications/warnings?
@@yadukrishnan8235 it say it can't sent of not able to sent msg
What mail app do you use? what do you think of superhuman?
Any suggestions or tip for a guy who wants to do photography.. beginner level..what camera to use? Lessons etc?? 😅
How to clean up the menu bar? Cuz I couldn't find the 3 dot button in Settings
the most important for me , is to disable the auto execution of useless services at startup , so i can save battery life. Any tips?
2:01 I tried this because it seemed like it could be useful, but now I feel like I used to swipe with three fingers to see all my desktops, but it's 4, is it just me or can you enable it to be with three fingers?
I thought cleanmymac is the one that slowed everything down and installed weird startup apps that jack info from you
How to get that cursor animation, like when he moving it around it has that smooth animation ?
What was the squigly icon in your menu bar?
Hey man where did you get your laptop blacked out from ?
I noticed that You are using Clean My Mac. Is this app a "must have" on a Macbook?
This prompted me to give my notifications a quick once-over. No more quad-weekly reminders that Creative Cloud has been updated!
My main flow on a new install/Mac seems to be: Move dock to the left side (where it belongs), max out the trackpad speed, turn on Dark Mode, turn off True Tone (for the exact reasons stated) add all my accounts so they can be accessed in Mail/Calendars/etc., set Finder to always calculate file/folder sizes and show the status and path bars, and then listen to my fans/warm my hands while iCloud/Google Drive/Dropbox downloads a few hundred gigs of stuff.
I definitely like the 3 finger drag!
Yay!!! I finally found Gordon Freeman's not mute twin!!!
YESSSS on the updating your cables it's GAME CHANGER!
It’s so basic, I’m surprised how many people miss it
I just got mine , my I can't sign in my app store 😒 what should I do?
You love that gold (yellow) iMac!
I think you can only add 3 finger prints on Macs, right? iOS has support for 5
The Three-Finger drag IS useful.
How can I set that tap effect? Like in your mac…
Maybe I am doing something wrong. But I find when I am on dark mode, which I always am, that dynamic wallpaper never changes. It ceases to be dynamic. I want the wallpaper to be dynamic but I would like all my apps to be in dark mode.
holy shit the colors on this video are crazy, do you have a color grading guide or lut that gives similar results??
Waiting for WWDC to pull a trigger on a first Mac ever!
That's a good call, I'm waiting to upgrade my primary editing machine too
@@stalman Same. Thanks for this video, Tyler.
Three finger drag is legit.
Getting me excited for the possible WWDC macs this year
BettrTouchTool App - to customize the Trackpad with a previously backed up settings file from my last Mac. -- Cant live without it!
How to hide the folders or ss on homescreen? Pls share
i watch all the video even i'm not a mac user but the quality is wo🔥🔥
Everything about this guy is just perfect. He’s smart, he speaks well, he’s beautiful, nice glasses, and he looks like he smells lovey (lol). Thanks for the video!!!!!
I bet that by the time I get my Macbook later this year, I'll forget all these :D So you just got yourself a returning viewer :)
How can you screen record in a smaller size?
I have a MacBook Pro 16"" 2020, I find that I haven't used anywhere else but only at home at my desk only, so I never unplugged it, always connected to an external monitor? Is this bad for battery life? Should I unplug it and use it as a laptop until depleting the battery? Or is it safe and ok to permanently use it connected to power?
use passcode to enable your Touch ID? I am unable to start my Mac with my Touch ID?
as for backing up stuff just never leave anything important on your main hard drive just attached to secondary drive keep all your important stuff on it that you can't afford to lose and. only leave stuff on the main drive that you have to have there but also keep only back ups of the stuff you can't afford to lose
Just knew that Chrome drain the battery! Thanks man!
hello! I use Brave as a browser (and I just got a macbook)
do you recomand keeping safari or Brave is a nice browser if I want to change it with it?
Very nicely made video with the colors, edits and information!
Thank you so much for this! The new company I'm working for sent me a Macbook Pro, it's my first time to use one. This video is of great help!
How do you get motion blur on the mouse in your screen recordings?
Do you have filevault turned on?
Nope, I don’t use firevault