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Frankly, the tools themselves are quite similar for the web dev that I do, so I can have the same set of tools running on either OS but it's the little utilitie
by mekster 5y ago
Frankly, the tools themselves are quite similar for the web dev that I do, so I can have the same set of tools running on either OS but it's the little utilities that counts.
There may be alternatives in Windows with same quality but haven't looked at Windows other than gaming for a while.
- QR code generator on copy (No you don't paste nor hit the generate button but it produces the code on copy while the app is running)
- Clipboard manager that can search and preview images even. Who can live without a good clipboard manager these days? Losing password you just generated because you copied your user name should be a thing of the past. I heard Win11 finally getting one. Didn't find any good third party ones the last time I looked.
- Trackpad. This is such a good stuff, I just swipe down with my 3 fingers to close any tab/window with customizable gestures. No more hitting the tiny close button and plenty others tailored for each app as if my right hand is a magic wand.
- A good terminal with even better third party one. Windows finally getting Windows Terminal or WSL shell but was a decade late to the entry.
- iOS simulator. It's handy to check how a web site behaves in iOS within your OS.
- Develop for iOS/macOS. For those who do.
And generally the better look throughout than the convoluted structure of Windows app with 10 drop downs in the menu bar, 20 icons below that, with settings hidden under, settings -> advanced -> more.
And it's even worse when it comes to OS setting that is cross buried in the new settings and the control panel that still exists.
I don't get distracted by the OS except for the occasional OS update that would hold me up for 10 minutes.
And the hardware is good too and I guess no one complains Mac is expensive when an Air is like $1k.