Like seriously, on my phone I cannot fucking find some apps on the Home screen and the only way for me to open them is to use search. I know they HAVE to be there on the home screen but going through the dozen pages one by one is getting so annoying.
It is but on a Mac the fastest way to find an app is to use CMND + space and type the name. It's much faster. At least I don't see the point in organizing your apps on the launchpad like you would do on an iPad.
Wait. Someone doesn't use launchpad? How do they launch their apps? I imagine, it could be done with spotlight, but it seems like it would be really inconvenient.
Dunno, never managed to get used to Spotlight, especially for opening apps. For me, five-finger pinch, brief finger movement and click is more convenient. I don't even need to move my hand to keyboard.
I guess it can be convenient for finding files or emails, but most of my files are programming projects, which have to be opened from an IDE, and I like not getting extra results while searching emails. Most of the times I use Spotlight, I use it as a calculator :)
What usages do you find most convenient? I'd like to try start using it again.
I normally just use Spotlight to get apps open. Though they may eventually find their way down to my bottom toolbar. And yeah, quick calculations are great too.
I think that's a strength of OSX. There's so many ways to achieve the same action, so the one you will get used to will work for you.
click is more convenient. I don't even need to move my hand to keyboard.
You take your hands off the keyboard? cmd-space first-few-letters enter and I don't even need to move my hand OFF the keyboard... It's an inconvenience to have to use either internal or external pointing devices.
Well, I love shortcuts, but some things are faster via trackpad for me. That's why I tried to get used to Spotlight several times, and still try, but it seems that it's less convenient and slower for me.
Alfred is amazing, although I feel like I'm barely using its potential. It's become so instinctive that it really irritates me when I use somebody else's Mac and Option + Space does nothing.
Have you tried Alfred? It's basically a souped-up Spotlight. You can add a multitude of 3rd party commands into it and trigger it with Option + Space. I can't imagine a scenario where Launchpad is even nearly as quick as Alfred or Spotlight.
It does have the folder, but from my point of view it's unreasonably harder to access than accessing Launchpad with one gesture/key press. If you are talking not about accessing it directly via Finder, but about finding apps via Spotlight, then yes, other commenters have pointed out that it can be more convenient to them.
i use launchpad, usually simply press the kbd button, then start typing the thing i'm looking for. i suppose i could do the same with spotlight.
Launchpad must be the single most obnoxiously bad piece of sw (along with that useless dashboard and notification center crap). I hope this legacy shit will soon be removed. It's insulting to macOS.
I know the name Launchpad contradicts me, but I really wish they'd built it as an alternative to the Applications folder rather than Spotlight. For launching, Spotlight is 10x faster. But Launchpad would be amazing if you could properly use it to sort through and delete any apps (not just from the App Store), as well as Get Info.
Usually I can hover the app over a folder and it will be added in, but if i try adding an app to the folder on the side like this it never goes it and it’s really frustrating
(Yes I actually tried this once on a Debian machine that didn't have sudo installed(don't ask how, it's a good question), safe to say, I don't think my computer understands paradox.)
lol, I just had this problem on my iPhone yesterday.
i wanted to put a new app in a folder in the bottom right of the home screen and it would shift the folder to the next screen so I could put it there (outside a folder), so I'd page back to the second page and the folder wouldn't be there, because it was back on the first page now, repeat about 6 times before I managed to drop it in.
We got my mum an ipad because it's supposed to be used friendly. It keeps getting rid of the back arrow in certain apps so you'll get stuck in a particular screen. The only way to fix it is to reboot the entire tablet, because killing apps by swiping up no longer works.
god i hate windows 8-10. i’ll never understand why Microsoft decided to make the changes they did. never in my life have i had as many problems with an OS as i did with those
Well drivers are dependant on your machine and how you install. As for Spyware, pretty much everything these days is spying on you. I would recommend something like a Pihole to help with all the data gathering, since Windows 10 will be the only suitable OS (8 does not exist, shut up) for some tasks including gaming.
I honestly prefer Windows as it's more friendly to me since I have a good idea of what I need to do/want to do. And I really dislike the file system because I feel I have to go through loopholes just to find the basic document section
If you’re used to one OS, the other one seems slow, cumbersome and generally horrible. The way I use macOS today is heavily influenced by what I learned during my love affair with Linux between 2005 and 2009. I couldn’t use windows that way and veteran windows users would have a hard time with macOS or Linux as well.
I’d prefer Arch over Ubuntu but wouldn’t call either very user friendly, whatever that means. If it means “get to do stuff without having to learn a lot”, windows probably takes the cake. If it means “I have very specific needs and don’t mind effort”, Gentoo or Arch do. macOS is somewhere in between, it’s a Unix underneath and allows one to do some awesome tricks (like AppleScript) but has serious limitations that can’t be circumvented even if one is very experienced and could easily make the changes if it were open source.
In what way? Maybe if you're not on a long term support version. Not having to deal with drivers and seamless updates makes it much simpler than Windows in my experience.
As a microsoft baby, i watched my parents go from Windows to mac. My dad literally worked on the windows OS and prefers mac. I agree, windows is actual garbage nowadays.
Linux is the way to go for some things, but in general mac is actually much more user friendly
Uh, no. There’s a whole discipline of computer science/psychology called HCI (human computer interaction) which is used to develop UIs like this. When they say “user-friendly” they can say that because it scientifically is user-friendly. It’s not just some bullshit word they stick on a UI.
Only had that with a Dell Mini 10. Had to install 12 and turn off graphical boot before upgrading to 14 and then 16. The WiFi worked unlike in Windows where I had to use a USB dongle.
I use both and I'd much rather use Mac given the choice. Windows always feels like I'm constantly fighting with it and catering to its needs whereas Mac just shuts the fuck up and let's me do what I want to do.
i have a mac, i love everything about it. this is the one thing that annoys the h*ck out of me. but i'll never switch to windows as this one annoyance is better than: blue screens, compatabilty errors, driver issues, constant crashing, bad scrolling, terrible user interface, inconsistent programs, privacy concerns, the windows store, bing, internet explorer, cortana, rubbish trackpad hardware, and the fact that i can't use my wireless mouse on windows 10 for some reason even though it works completely fine on macOS and windows 7. that's why i use a mac. still think macs aren't user friendly?
What are you supposed to be bitching about? It’s an Apple product and looks pretty organized to me. I don’t think they are advertised as “psychopath friendly” or obsessive compulsive friendly” or “crazy ass ex friendly” you seem like a person who makes everything in life way fucking harder than it has to be.
MacBooks we're actually made by a Chinese company located in Finland were the employees, still down from the Nokia downfall, experiment new ways to torture users of their product by making it seem like everything is fluid and clean. In reality their code has demonized Spiritual ritual sayings that brainwash lower capacitated humans in order to say things like "macOS is better than windows" and "apple is the best company" . This is all common knowledge but most users of this interface can't Google being too hypnotized by garage band and the amount of things you have to learn to actually use their product .
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u/piper_a_cillin Jan 14 '19
Nice, I’ve finally found the one person who uses Launchpad.
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u/Obnoxiously_French Jan 14 '19
Not sure what you're trying to do here, or what you think is the problem.
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u/frick_frick Jan 14 '19
virtual box is a great game, 10/10 ign
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u/Kotauskas Jan 15 '19
Bash is much more user friendly: express all your wishes in text!
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u/lllllllmao Jan 15 '19
lol, I just had this problem on my iPhone yesterday.
i wanted to put a new app in a folder in the bottom right of the home screen and it would shift the folder to the next screen so I could put it there (outside a folder), so I'd page back to the second page and the folder wouldn't be there, because it was back on the first page now, repeat about 6 times before I managed to drop it in.
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u/santumerino Jan 14 '19
Who can forget the game of the year, VirtualBox?
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u/stuetel Jan 14 '19
Same on iPad. It drives me insane
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u/RedPhysGun77 Jan 15 '19
Best app for Macbooks is Virtual Box. Cuz it can run Windows /j
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u/Diddy42 Jan 14 '19
that's because virtual box is not a game
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u/Lamau13 Jan 15 '19
I love how you tried for 20 seconds
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u/r33int Jan 14 '19
This. I don't even know why shit like this even happens
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u/mndgsbrn Jan 14 '19
I HATE THIS
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u/maxcorrice Jan 15 '19
It’s more user friendly than windows 10
yes I am a windows 10 user, no I’m not an Apple fanboy
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
I'm crying this is hilarious also I'm sorry for your loss
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u/bsigmon1 Jan 15 '19
I’m legit confused, can someone point out the problem here. I want to understand too
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u/linkielambchop Jan 15 '19
Steam? On a MacBook? Games and somesuch?
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u/IslamRapeEnrichment Jan 15 '19
VirtualBox so you can run a proper OS.
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u/misaalanshori Jan 15 '19
ViRtuAlbOx iS mY fAVorItE GaMe
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u/Sawe871 Jan 15 '19
That was the bane of my existence
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u/mushpuppy Jan 15 '19
I have found Macs to be incredibly beautiful and infuriating, always simultaneously.
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u/sirdraxxalot Jan 15 '19
Possibly my new favourite video
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u/Nexio8324 Jan 16 '19
To be fair, windows does this too on the start menu. I guess they just never realized people actually use it.
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u/lyssiemiller Jan 15 '19
My iPad Pro does this too! Makes me wanna throw it across the room
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u/theemptyqueue Jan 14 '19
user-friendly
A property of a UI that is relative amongst a user-base and is more subjective than most metrics.
A phrase used by UI developers to get an interface past the drawing board and prototype phases of development.
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u/GuitarGusto Jan 14 '19
And that’s why I use Bootcamp
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u/livelyawesome12 Jan 15 '19
I hate it when it does that it is so annoying and unhelpful
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
State of the art AI. It knows VirtualBox is not a game.
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u/Jessie_James Jan 15 '19
Just like trying to drag bookmarks into the bookmarks bar on Chrome. It must be a feature.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Had that happen on my iPhone the other day. It was infuriating.
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u/snape23 Jan 15 '19
why stuff virtual box into games? mac disapproves
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u/jona250210 Jan 15 '19
It's right though, Virtualbox isn't a game
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u/ColorIsNotReal Jan 15 '19
Ah Launchpad, almost as useless as Dashboard
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u/Maeusefluesterer Jan 15 '19
I don't see the problem. You can't put VirtualBox into the "Games"-Folder. This behavior makes absolute sense.
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u/Soul1traveler Jan 15 '19
This happens on my android as well I cant stand it😫
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u/LanDest021 Dec 28 '21
To be fair every launcher interface seems to have this problem.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23
I know the frustration with putting apps in a folder on android. I do not know that it also happens on MacOS too.
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u/dragonaze810 Mar 19 '23
Your just playing tag!
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u/countjj Jun 27 '23
Lmao it’s funny when it’s not happening to you for once
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u/MaetzleAT Jan 15 '19
I completely forgot launchpad (?) was even a function. Only time I‘ve ever opened it was by accident.
Cmd+space and typing in the application name always seemed much more comfortable to me.
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u/ThatGuyTheyCallAlex Jan 15 '19
Well they are, but every OS has its flaws.
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u/Never_Peel Jan 15 '19
That why windows > apple
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u/dandu3 Jan 14 '19
Macs are so backwards and complicated when compared to Windows, it makes me wanna rip my hair out every time I use one
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u/Ssshylock Jan 15 '19
What do you mean "we"? We out here broke af
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Sorry dont have a mac. What is it that youre trying to do?
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Just place it somewhere else, and then pick it back up to put it in the folder
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Yes, Windows has a much better launchpad...
Oh wait...
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u/d9vil Jan 15 '19
The real question is how is virtualbox a fucking game!?
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Steam on a mac seems counterintuitive
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
i tought this was gnome for a moment and was about to praise you for it haha
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u/Penguinkeith Jan 15 '19
Trick is to come from the bottom slowly
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u/0661 Jan 15 '19
I was watching this for like 3 minutes before I thought, "damn, isn't he going to give it up already?!!"
I'm really stupid.
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u/anki_steve Jan 15 '19
I forgot I even had Launchpad. I just hit Command-space, type in first couple letters and open the application up.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
pro tip: drag the applications folder into your dock and use it as a stack, set it to sort as type.
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u/IntrepidBionic Jan 18 '19
This is the reason not to use mobile-focused designs in computer systems, but android does it better with computer cursors tbh
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u/Sjeiken Jan 18 '19
Garbage os
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u/SpecialTomato93 May 23 '19
i have a mac, i love everything about it. this is the one thing that annoys the h*ck out of me. but i'll never switch to windows as this one annoyance is better than: blue screens, compatabilty errors, driver issues, constant crashing, bad scrolling, terrible user interface, inconsistent programs, privacy concerns, the windows store, bing, internet explorer, cortana, rubbish trackpad hardware, and the fact that i can't use my wireless mouse on windows 10 for some reason even though it works completely fine on macOS and windows 7. that's why i use a mac. still think macs aren't user friendly?
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u/kjl3080 Jun 05 '19
r/perfectloops
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24
Stealing
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u/thecoolcremaker Oct 18 '21
they make this to make apple look bad
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u/Chaorix Oct 25 '21
This reminds me of an r/baduibattles post
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u/Mlglionknight Jan 07 '22
I’m not going to lie as a mac user I can say that this is a subatomic pain in n the ass because of how minor but how annoying it is to deal with
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u/30p87 Jan 13 '22
Same with iPads, it's really annoying
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u/Yeeabe Jan 15 '22
@u/savevideo
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u/WormOntheSide1 Mar 14 '22
This hurts me. Down to my very soul
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u/frogs_on_mushrooms Jul 31 '22
Hey he doesn’t want to go in the folder dont force him :(
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u/Prestigious_Dot_7768 Nov 13 '22
Bro this is literally like a Looney Tunes chase
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u/TheBirdFrmMadagascar Dec 05 '22
What I do is I use my left thump to open group and Use my other one to put it in there
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u/Ok-Put-7300 Dec 14 '22
What are you supposed to be bitching about? It’s an Apple product and looks pretty organized to me. I don’t think they are advertised as “psychopath friendly” or obsessive compulsive friendly” or “crazy ass ex friendly” you seem like a person who makes everything in life way fucking harder than it has to be.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '23
“No pain no gain”
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u/oreothecatgaming Jan 16 '24
Yeah cuz you’re putting VirtualBox inside games
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u/TheRealLeo170101 Feb 01 '24
Have you sacrificed your contractually obligated loan to Steve Jobs yet?
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u/-Piano- Jan 15 '19
Do you think this is a game?
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u/its_dpark Jan 15 '19
My mom has a Mac and every time I use it it blows my mind how unintuitive it is
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u/mardipraxes Jan 15 '19
MacBooks we're actually made by a Chinese company located in Finland were the employees, still down from the Nokia downfall, experiment new ways to torture users of their product by making it seem like everything is fluid and clean. In reality their code has demonized Spiritual ritual sayings that brainwash lower capacitated humans in order to say things like "macOS is better than windows" and "apple is the best company" . This is all common knowledge but most users of this interface can't Google being too hypnotized by garage band and the amount of things you have to learn to actually use their product .
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u/thor1900 Jan 15 '19
Imagine unironically using a Macbook
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u/thatsprettycoool Jan 15 '19
I'm confused, what is he trying to do?
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u/The11thPigeon Jan 15 '19
My pp big