Not had a new computer for 8 years and so decided to take the plunge on a new Macbook.
So what software – mainstream and utilities should I be looking to install.
Use will be a typical mix of browsing, office docs, photo, bit of video editing.
What you got?

PS I’ve been an Apple fanboi for 30+ years, so I broadly know what I’m doing, but any tips and tricks still greatly received.

Have a look at Setapp.

It’s a subscription model, but if you’re going to be buying some of the main apps, it’s worth it.

Thanks Jim – looks interesting.

Office??

🤯

Malwarebytes..

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Necessary evil I think BB 🙁

My favourite Mac find: Dozer is simple, free and solves a problem. I love it.

It’s a bit of a Mac cliché, but Better Touch Tool is now indispensable for me. I’m sure it’s useful for the TouchBar, but I use it for remapping various keys and for window snapping (which should really be a part of stock Mac OS).

I’m also using Alfred but I’m a bit on the fence with this one, it doesn’t do a lot for me that Spotlight can’t do, but others swear by it.

Windows? (-:

I am surprised at Cougars recommendation, he is usually more on the money with IT stuff….

Just for the record, Windows 10 is what you need!

Counterstrike Source!

Windows? (-:

Obviously one of the big advantages of a mac- a genuine dual boot option, aside from the plethora of free and paid for virtualisation software.

I’ll again suggest Brave- been using it as my default browser for a couple of months, natively banishes ads while still displaying the STW classifieds, loads significantly faster than Chrome, doesn’t feed data to Google.