20 Mac Annoyances And How To Fix Them

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https://macmost.com/e-3243 Here are some common things about macOS that some users find annoying, and how you can change them. FOLLOW MACMOST FOR NEW TUTORIALS ▶️ Subscribe — https://macmost.com/j-youtube (And hit the 🔔) 🦋 Follow on Bluesky, Mastodon and more: https://macmost.com/social FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER 📬 See what's new each week and more — https://macmost.com/newsletter 📆 Per-Video Email Notifications — https://macmost.com/ytn SUPPORT MACMOST AT PATREON ❤️ https://macmost.com/patreon 00:00 Intro 00:22 1. Clicking the Desktop Hides Windows 01:24 2. Double-Click The Title Doesn't Fill Screen 02:10 3. Window Tiling Leaves a Big Gap 02:55 4. Window Tile Dragging Gets In the Way 03:41 5. The Dock Uses Too Much Space 04:10 6. Dock Recents Section 04:32 7. Launching an App Brings Windows Back 05:38 8. Cursor and Highlight Colors 06:45 9. Disable Caps Lock 07:14 10. Turn Off Caps Lock Indicator 07:56 11. Too Many Notifications 09:12 12. Remove Dock Icon Badges 09:44 13. Trackpad Gesture Brings Up Notification Center 10:26 14. Safari Automatically Opens Downloads 10:41 15. Safari Jumps To New Tabs 11:05 16. Spotlight Results Are Too Long 11:51 17. Menu Bar Missing In Full Screen 12:32 18. Full Screen With Multiple Displays 14:16 19. Screenshots Saving To the Desktop 15:17 20. Finder Warning Messages #macmost #mactutorial

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