![]() I was just happy being able to return this one, and ordered a different monitor, from Lenovo this time, as they had a special discount currently in place for a model that also has a built-in Thunderbolt dock – something that should be useful as the M1 Mac Mini has a rather small selection of ports. Also, there was a mechanical issue with the small plastic power switch in this display (it got repeatedly stuck, and had to be forcibly pried back in place). But as I made some tests with several other display cables and by comparing with another 4k monitor, I was able to isolate the issue as a fault with the Asus instead. As this “black screen after sleep” issue is something that has been reported with some M1 Mac Minis, I was sure that I had got a faulty computer. – There was one major hiccup in the process so far, but in the end it was nothing to blame Mac Mini for I got a colour-calibrated 27″ 4k Asus ProArt display to attach into the Mac, but there was immediately major issues with display being stuck to black when Mac woke from sleep. – I use 1Password app and service for managing and synchronising logins/passwords and other sensitive information across devices and that speeds up the login procedures a bit these days. – The browser plugin installations and login procedures for the browsers I use is a major undertaking, and still ongoing. – And then installing the standard software that I use daily (Adobe Creative Cloud/Lightroom/Photoshop MS Office 365 DxO Pure RAW Topaz DeNoise AI & Sharpen AI, most notably) – DockMate (for getting Win10-style app window previews into the Mac dock, without which I feel the standard dock is pretty useless) – set Sublime Text as the default text editor – installed BetterSnapTool (for adding snap to sides / corners functionality into the MacOS windows management) – Alfred (for extending the already excellent Spotlight search to third-party apps, direct access to various system commands and other advanced functionalities) – AltTab (makes alt-tab key-combo cycle through all open app windows, not only between applications, like cmd-tab) – and then, made certain add-ons/modifications to the MacOS: – for fast additional ssd storage, Samsung X5 External SSD 2TB (with nominal read/write speeds of 2,800/2,300 MB/s) – and as the mouse, Logitech G Pro X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse, White – set up as the keyboard Logitech MX Keys Mini for Mac ![]() This is in nutshell what extras and customisations I have done to it, so far: This was focused around a Mac Mini (M1/16GB/512GB model), which I set up as the new main “workstation” for my home office and photography editing work. select what happens when right-clicking any of the red/orange/green window buttons of any windowīetterSnapTool is very customizable and will change the way you work with your Mac!īetterSnapTool works with almost every application, only some apps with non-standard windows can't be supported.I got the first part of my ‘Transition to Mac’ project (almost) ready by the end of my summer vacation. ![]() select what happens when double-clicking a window's titlebar.move or resize the window below the cursor while holding customizable modifier keys.always accessible pop up menu showing all possible snap sizes / positions.customizable keyboard shortcuts to trigger any snap area.These can resize & move windows to any possible position. If you need even more than those standard snap areas, BetterSnapTool now allows you to create your own, custom snap areas anywhere on your display. This enables you to easily maximize your windows, position them side by side or even resize them to quarters of the screen. BetterSnapTool allows you to easily manage your window positions and sizes by either dragging them to one of the screen's corners or to the top, left or right side of the screen.
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