macOS Sonoma - 17 Settings You NEED to Change Immediately!

Brandon Butch β€’ October 1, 2023
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macOS Sonoma - 17 Settings You NEED to Change Immediately! | macOS 14 Sonoma Tips & Tricks Want to 5x your productivity with macOS Sonoma & beyond? Sign up for the upcoming course here: https://bit.ly/macOScourse Apple just recently released macOS 14 Sonoma and while it includes many new features, there are also a lot of new settings that have been added! So in this video, we're going to discuss 17 brand new settings included in macOS Sonoma that you should strongly consider changing, or just be aware that they exist. Enjoy! PDF guide: https://bit.ly/3rvL3wz Screensaver download path: /Library/Application Support/com.apple.idleassetsd/Customer 🍎 Become an *Ultra Member* to get PDF guides for videos, access to premium wallpapers + more: https://bit.ly/bb-member πŸ’¬ Join our *Discord* server to continue the conversation: https://discord.gg/appleden β˜•οΈ *Find value in my free content?* A coffee would be much appreciated: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brandonbutch πŸ“–πŸ“² Sign up for the *newsletter* to get unfiltered Apple news & insights: https://theappleden.com/subscribe (it's free) *Other videos you might like:* macOS Sonoma Released - What's New? (100+ New Features): https://youtu.be/WbAeTGTmRcA iOS 17 Released - What's New? (400+ New Features): https://youtu.be/zmgdiyLqfQM iPadOS 17 Released - What's New?: https://youtu.be/ZgwARHqBaRw watchOS 10 Released - What's New? https://youtu.be/g8clytpIKvE tvOS 17 - Biggest Apple TV Update in YEARS! (Everything New): https://youtu.be/9fZ9UmF7ya0 *Social Media:* Twitter: https://twitter.com/brandonbutch Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandonbutch Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@brandon.butch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandonbutchyt Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj *Chapters:* 0:00 macOS Sonoma has 17 brand new settings! 0:18 Wallpapers/Screensavers 0:53 Remove Downloaded Screensavers (save 10+ GB) 1:49 Clean up Desktop & Change Widgets Appearance 3:11 Click to View 3:43 Want the PDF? 4:01 Add THESE to save time 5:11 Disable this mode? 5:51 Apple FINALLY added this! (long overdue) 6:18 Automatically Switch 6:53 Fast typer? Maybe disable this 7:26 Profiles (& bonus Safari tips) 8:40 Change keyboard shortcuts 9:07 More Safari settings 10:06 Passwords 11:07 Adjust Dramatic Effects 12:54 Hey no more 13:20 This is way better now 13:53 Keyboard shortcut 14:11 That's all, folks *Gear used to make this video:* πŸ“· Camera: https://amzn.to/3Fn6f8R πŸ“· Lens: https://amzn.to/31VXuVC πŸŽ™οΈ Mic: https://amzn.to/2HLUVZp 🎀 Other Mic: https://amzn.to/2jP0HLl πŸŽ›οΈ Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/2kNwwnU πŸ“± Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!

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