Simple Tasks in Windows 11 vs macOS Sonoma

in this video we're going to take a look at how simple tasks differ between Windows 11 and Mac OS Sonoma now as you'll see in just a moment the core ux philosophy behind most of what we're going to discuss is actually very similar in spite of all their differences at the end of the day both of these are desktop operating systems in which you get things done either by clicking on UI buttons or by using keyboard shortcuts however from a practical standpoint the two user interfaces are quite different as is the case with their respective keyboard layouts so it's only natural that the steps you need to take in order to get things done are going to be a bit different themselves now while I personally may prefer One OS over the other when it comes to a couple of simple tasks I really feel like the question of which OS does it better for pretty much everything else really just boils down to familiarity and workflow preferences if you like these kinds of videos please take a moment to support the channel by subscribing and becoming a channel member with that let's see how things actually compare now regarding Windows we've already discussed these things in my previous comparison between Windows and Linux Mint however for the sake of this new comparison it's worth repeating to access a File Manager in Windows you can either click on the file Explorer icon or use the windows e shortcut alternatively you can bring it up by double clicking on this PC if you do not see this icon on your desktop here are the steps to add it first open up the settings app navigate to personalization themes and then click on desktop icons once the dialogue box pops up simply add a check mark next to computer and click okay but file explorer is to Windows what finder is to Mac OS to bring up the finder you can either click on the icon on the dock or hold down command n on the keyboard This shortcut however works only if you're on the desktop or if you're already working in a finder window if for example you're currently working in Safari hitting command n will actually bring up a new Safari window alternative ly you can also hold down option command spacebar to bring up a finder search window and then just navigate to the desired location from there in Windows it's contrl c contrl v to copy and paste and crl xrl V to cut and paste a file or folder alternatively you can also perform the commands via context menus in Mac OS the first step is always command C the Second Step determines whether a file will get copied or removed so command V will simply create a copy while option command V will move the file effectively cutting it from its previous [Music] location to delete a fer folder in Windows you select the icon and press delete to send it to the recycle bin or you press shift delete to skip the recycle bin and just delete it permanently in Mac OS you can press command delete to send a file or folder to the bin or hold down option command delete to delete it immediately navigating through open windows in Windows is commonly accomplished through one of two methods you can either directly select the desired window from the taskbar or use the alt tab key combination for a bit more of a power users's approach to achieve the same result similarly in Mac OS you can choose the desired window directly from the dock or you can tap the Tab Key while holding down [Music] command in Windows dragging a window to one of the screen corners or edges will snap it to the desired position and then you can occupy the vacant portions with whatever else you have running this can also be achieved by holding down the windows key and tapping the arrow keys alternatively you can also snap windows by utilizing the snap layouts feature which offers a variety of presets when you hover over the maximize button whichever method you use the great thing is that Windows store snap layouts on the taskbar meaning that when you minimize a particular layout you can always jump back to it later without having to organize everything from scratch in comparison native snapping options in Mac OS are far fewer in this operating system there's actually only one layout at your disposal and you can can utilize it by hovering over or pressing and holding the maximize button and then assigning one window to the left side and another to the right I'm not aware of any keyboard shortcuts to do this quicker but if by any chance I'm missing something please let me know in the comments the following instructions apply if the Snipping tool is on default settings and if they use the print screen key to open screen capture option is enabled in Windows you can save an image of the entire screen to the clipboard and document M ments by holding down Windows print screen then you can paste the image into a document or editing app using control+v you can also press Windows shift s to bring up the Snipping Tool and then select the full screen option from there that will save a copy of the image to the clipboard and documents while also bringing up a popup for quick markup to take a quick screenshot of the entire screen in Mac OS you hold down shift command 3 and then you can click on the thumbnail that pops up in the bottom right Corner if you wish to add annotations on the other hand if you do nothing the screenshot will simply be saved as a file on the desktop this method however does not save an image to the clipboard in order to do that you just have to add control to the previous shortcut and then you can use command V to paste the image into a document or editing app in Windows you hold down Windows shift s choose the rectangular select mode and then select the part of the screen you wish to capture that will save an image to the clipboard and documents but you can also click on the popup for quick annotating exporting and sharing options in Mac OS you can press shift command 4 and then select the part of the screen you wish to capture just like earlier that will save a file to the desktop and bring up a popup but if you wish to save the image to the clipboard just make sure to also use the control key both operating systems also have an active Windows select mode to utilize it in Windows you press alt print screen on the keyboard which automatic Ally adds an image to the clipboard in Mac OS you have to hold down shift command 4 space bar and then click on the active window it's also worth noting that Windows offers a free form select mode which as far as I can tell is not natively available in Mac OS to rename a single file or folder in Windows you can select the icon and and hit F2 on the keyboard or just right click and select rename in Mac OS you can select the icon and hit the return key or again just right click and select rename native batch renaming options in windows are quite limited you select the files or folders rightclick choose rename type in whatever you want and hit enter that renames the selected items to the name that you specified and adds numbers for differentiation in Mac OS you select the items you wish to modify rightclick select rename and that'll bring up a dialogue box for batch renaming with the format mode selected you can choose a name structure index position as well as a starting number enter a new name and simply click rename additionally Mac OS enables you to rename portions of existing names and insert additions which are tasks that cannot be performed natively in Windows in Windows you can copy a folder path by grabbing it from the file explorer address bar or by right clicking on the Target and selecting copy as path in Mac OS you can hold down the option key to bring up the finder path bar and copy what you need from there or while holding the option key just right click on the icon and select copy as path name in Windows you open up the file explorer paste the path name into the address bar and hit enter in Mac OS you can either hold down shift command G to bring up the goto box or press command spacebar to bring up Spotlight paste the Target location in one of those and then open it from there in Windows you can bring up the task manager by right clicking on the taskbar and selecting task manager or by pressing control shift escape on the keyboard on the processes tab you select the process that you wish to end and then click end task as of a recent update in Windows 11 you can also do this via context menus on the taskbar to enable this option you have to go into settings system for developers and activate the toggle switch for end task in Mac OS you can press option command Escape select an application click force quit and confirm the action but that'll do it for this video let me know which way of doing things you prefer in the comments thank you so much for watching and as always stay strong

Channel: CHM Tech

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Length: 9min 49sec (589 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 21 2023