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June 17, 2018 by Staff
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(ThyBlackMan.com) Switching from Windows 10 to macOS was an exciting journey. At least for me, it was exciting. Laptop plays a major role in my everyday life. Before I decided to buy a Mac laptop, I used to think a lot about what challenges I am going to face if I end up buying one.

It happens to everyone. You feel excited to try new things, especially when everyone around you has tried it. And when you see that they can’t stop praising it, you think about it more. When you work on Windows 10 again, you see how easy it is to get things done here and how much freedom you have.

Many smart people try things before they use it. Unfortunately, I wasn’t lucky enough to spend some time with Apple’s computer before buying it. I knew that there’s nothing much to lose as my Windows 10 PC was with me. I knew that if I become less productive at work on macOS, I can install Windows on it. But it wasn’t easy to accept the fact that you’ll use Windows 10 on an Apple machine. It’s not easy because you’re spending your hard-earned money on a new experience. There was no room for disappointment and adjustment. A MacBookcosts almost double the amount you spend on a mid-range, Intel-powered (i3, i5 or i7) Windows 10 laptop.

Finally, I built the courage and got a new computer. And when I started using it, I realized that Mac family is awesome and it is better than Windows in many aspects.

It was a love-hate relationship in the beginning

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I decided to use my new computer during the work hours. It was like forcing myself to do so because I wanted to get used to it and get the answers to my never-ending “whys”. When you move from Windows to Mac, the first thing you notice is how things have changed. You realize that those small features on Windows are so useful that you should have sent love letters to Microsoft for being so caring. Soon I learned how to quickly check the time on macOS. I spent time learning how to use shortcuts, assign controls and create shortcuts for my most used applications, folders, and files. It took time but it was full of surprises.

And why I started loving it

For someone who loves spending many hours a day on their laptop, getting the best is a must. Battery life, build quality, smooth OS performance, support for all the popular software, and security are the most important parameters. I didn’t find macOS lacking abilities in any of these areas. I run all the software on my new laptop I was using on Windows 10 and none of them feels any different to me. If you’re considering a switch from Windows 10 to macOS, remember that gaming sucks on Mac. So don’t think about it for gaming purpose, at least not when you are an “above average” gamer.

Windows supports custom hardware configuration. You can build a PC to achieve whatever goal you have in mind. For gaming, programming, office work and media consumption, you can configure Windows laptop in the way you want. Sometimes, it’s not easy to build a computer because there are plenty of choices you have to make when building a PC. Configuration on Apple computers is easy and straightforward. Apple doesn’t support much third-party hardware. You can’t add anything other than what Apple specifies.

When I was using Windows 10 as my work laptop, I had to hard reboot my laptop at least 4-5 times in a month. Not because my laptop had crappy hardware, the Windows 10 still has freezing issues. It stops responding randomly. The macOS productsnever disappointed me in this particular area.

I have updated my Apple laptop many times for hardware, software, and networking related needs, but it never went unresponsive. Needless to mention that I have tried my best to squeeze more power out of the machine. I use heavy graphics-rich applications and video editing software, but the performance is smooth.

My Mac doesn’t trouble me with bloatware like many Windows PCs do. On a Windows 10, you can see those unwanted games listed on the start menu grid tiles. Those recommendations are not even personalized. Thankfully, Apple gives me what I actually want.

When you need support from the service team, getting support from Apple is much easier. For Windows 10, many online resources are available on the Microsoft’s official community website. But sadly, they don’t always answer everything. You end up looking for answers on other forums and try new ways to fix problems. Contacting Microsoft for PC related issues and getting a solution is not easy.

Some more reasons why I feel Apple macOS is better than Windows 10.

The Apple Ecosystem

It’s not easy to beat the ecosystem Apple has built over the years. From iPhones to iPads, AirPods to Apple Watch and now HomePod, Apple offers carefully planned integration. It makes things easy. Microsoft is trying the same with Windows 10, but it needs time to reach that position.

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You can run Windows on a Mac

If you want to run Windows on a MacBook oriMac, you can install the operating system on your Apple computer. Some people do that to access certain features of Windows on their Apple computer. Installing macOS on a Windows computer is not possible unless you go Hackintosh way. Don’t try it because it’s pointless and it will be a painful journey.

OS Design

Apple macOS is the most polished and beautifully designed operating system. It looks better than Windows 10. In terms of design, Windows 10 is a lot better than the Windows 8 and Windows 7, but overall, I find myself more comfortable with the design of Apple’s OS.

Cloud features

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Neither Apple nor Microsoft are leading the cloud storage game. Even when we have iCloud and OneDrive, they are pretty much the same. Even when I was on Windows 10, I was using Google Drive and Dropbox, and now when I am on macOS, I still prefer those two cloud services.

Which one should you choose?

The Windows 10 vs macOS battle no longer makes sense. These two operating systems have reached a level where personal preference matters a lot. It is more important than hardware, compatibility, features, and specs. Switching from Windows 10 or macOS is the same for everyone.

In the beginning, you will need to learn new things about both the systems and it all comes down to what you actually want. What matters the most is what you do on your computer. Instead of finding basic and advanced level differences between Windows 10 and macOS, focus on what you want to achieve from your move.

Staff Writer; Corey Shaw

Have any Tech Tips? News? Hit up our Tech Guru at; CoreyS@ThyBlackMan.com


3 Responses to “Goodbye, Windows 10: Why I’m Switching To macOS and You Should Too.”

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  1. I have used Mac’s and PC’s for decades and both have had their share of failures and successes. I liked OS X better than Mac OS which has tried to marry IOS and Mac OS together in some ways. Its become less stable over time as it has become bloated with features. Windows 10 is much like this, too much focus on WOW factor, not enough on stability. Somedays I can easily hate either one as a OS. My MacBook Air has a beautiful retina screen, but the keyboard is awful, the touchPad a dream and the rest of the hardware feels more like a nice Chromebook. There is enough negative to consider not buying another MacBook.

  2. I have used a Mac my entire computing life and always liked them. My MacBook Pro has been on a slow decline, and I sadly ended up with a Windows laptop. I simply can’t justify the price of any current MacBook, especially for a model with acceptable storage and memory. I’m not a big fan of the butterfly keyboard either, or having just one to two usb C ports and nothing else. I’m hoping Apple will eventually come around again; I’m not loving Windows so far. But Apple hasn’t given me any hints that they’ll change any of those things. I’m really very disappointed.

  3. Sadly I’m stuck with using Windows 10… Do wish “Windows 7” came with Pc’s/laptops but that’s not the case…

    As for MacOS, maybe one day I shall pick up a Macbook.

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This document shows how to create and download project files for use with the Mac tools from the command line.

Before following these instructions, you should have already downloaded and installed the CLion software (if you haven't, go back and do so).

Section 1) Testing the Mac and Clang

In this section you will create and run a trivial C++ project/program (including editing it, and seeing how syntax errors are reported).

First, we will perform a one-time only setup.

  1. Start a Terminal by clickich the (Mac Terminal icon) on the Dock.

    Perform the following actions in your come directory (mine is Richards-MacBook-Air: ~richardepattis).

    1. Use any editor (vi is automatically available on the Mac; other editors can be downloaded) to update your ~/.bash_profile file to contain the following line at the end (or put it after the other PATH settings in that file; e.g., copy/paste it):
    2. Terminate the Terminal and start a new Terminal (which executes the ~/.bash_project file automatically).
    3. Type echo $PATH and ensure the path you added appears.

    Now we will create directories for use in ICS-46, and create a trivialtest project to ensure the required operations work correctly.

    1. Make an empty directory for all ICS-46 Projects (ics46projects) using the mkdir command.
    2. Connect to the ics46projects directory using the cd command.
    3. Make an empty directory for the Trivial Test Project (trivialtest) using the mkdir command.
    4. Connect to the trivialtest project directory using the cd command.
    5. Use any editor to create a main.cpp file that contains the following code (e.g., copy/paste it):
    6. Create a CMakeLists.txt file that contains the following code (e.g., copy/paste it):
    7. List the contents of the ics46project/trivialtest directory storing these two files, by using the ls command.
    8. Create the make files needed for this project, by using the cmake . command (remember, you will do this just the first time you use a project).
    9. List the contents of the ics46project/trivialtest directory storing the new files it creates (and the new CMakeFiles directory), by using the ls command.
    10. Build the trivialtest file needed to execute this program, by using the make command (you will do this each time that you modify a .cpp file in a project).
    11. List the contents of the ics46project/trivialtest directory storing the new file it creates, by using the ls command.
    12. Run the trivialtest executable file, by using the ./trivialtest command.

    The following ~/ics46projects/trivialtest Terminal window shows all these actions (D through O).

  2. Use the finder to navigate to the Macintosh HD/users/yourname/ics46projects/trivialtest directory.

    The following Finder should appear on your screen.

    You can use any combination of Mac OS and Terminal command lines to manipulate the files in this directory: whichever is simplest.

    It would also be useful to make an alias to this ics46projects folder and place it conveniently on the desktop, so you can easliy reach the projects you are working on.

  3. Edit, rebuild, and rerun the main.cpp program,
    • Use an editor to change the cout to print 'Goodbye, World!'.
    • Show the main.cpp program file, by using the more command.
    • Rebuild the trivialtest file using the same make command. There is no reason to use the cmake command here: it must be used only if we change the CMakeLists.txt file.
    • Rerun the edited trivialtest file, by using the ./trivialtest command.

    The following ~/ics46projects/trivialtest Terminal window shows all these actions.

  4. Create a syntax error (remove the ; at the end of the cout line), and then follow the rebuilding/rerunning steps above The following ~/ics46projects/trivialtest Terminal window shows all these actions.

    The failed results of attempting to rebuild the program appear after the make command. In this case, the Clang compiler accurately indicates the source of the error. I have lengthened the window so as not cause lines to wrap.

We will now continue by learning how to download a project and run it. During the quarter, you will be asked to do this for all programming assignments and many quizzes.

Section 2) Testing Downloadable Projects with the Course Libraries

In this section you will download the course libraries and then download/build/run a project that contains various programs that use these libraries.

  1. If you have not already done so, make an alias to the folder Macintosh HD/users/yourname/ics46projects named named ics46projects and place it on your desktop.
  2. Download and unzip the file template; Copy its three directories (courselib, googletestlib, and test_all_data_types) into the directory that ics46projects aliases; it should already contain the trivialtest directory, created by the operations above.

    Generally, whenever you download projects, you will unzip them and then copy their directories into the directory that ics46projects shortcuts.

    The following ~/ics46projects Terminal window lists these four directories.

  3. Connect to the test_all_data_types directory, by using the cd command. Hint: type only cd te and then press the tab key and Terminal should complete the name of this directory; generally using tab for directory/file name completion can drastically reduce your typing in Terminal.

    List the contents of the ics46project/test_all_data_types directory, by using the ls command. Notice that this project folder contiains various .cpp files and a CMakeLists.txt file

    The following ~/ics46projects/test_all_data_types Terminal window shows all these actions.

  4. Edit the driver.cpp file by uncommenting lines 30-35, so they appear as follows
  5. Build and run the main.cpp program,
    • Create the make files needed for this project, by using the cmake . command (recall you will do this just the first time you use a project).
    • Build the test_all_data_types file needed to execute this program, by using the make command (you will do this each time that you modify a .cpp file in a project).
    • Run the test_all_data_types executable file, by using the ./test_all_data_types command (remember to use command-completion to reduce your typing: but since many file names start with test_ you will have to type test_d (a unique prefix for the exe file) before pressing tab.

    The following ~/ics46projects/test_all_data_types Terminal window shows all these actions.

    Experiment with this driver by entering commands (and their arguments, when prompted) to better understand the set data type. You can enter the q command to terminate the driver, or you can type command-c to terminate the driver.

    I suggest that you try terminating the driver with a q command; then, rerun the program and terminate it with command-c.

  6. Using the ics46projects alias (you created in step 1), naviagate to the test_all_data_types project folder.

    The following window should appear on your screen.

  7. Double-click the test_all_data_types file to run this program in a Terminal window. The following Terminal window should appear on your screen.

    You can use all commands except the lf command, which is explained below. Then terminate the Terminal window.

  8. Find the input files directory in the test_all_data_types folder and copy all of its .txt data files up one level in the directory (the one that contains the test_all_data_types file).

    Then, run the program from a Terminal window (connnected to the test_all_data_types directory) issue the lf command (load from file); when prompted for the file name, just press the enter key to choose the default (loadset.txt).

    The following ~/ics46projects/test_all_data_types Terminal window shows all these actions.

    Note that because the directory name input files contains a space, it appears in double quotes ('input files') in this and most Terminal commands.

    IMPORTANT: If a program reads data files, the root directory for the specifying the files is the directory in which the executable file appears. It is simplest to copy all the data files into this directory. An alternative would be to leave the files in the input files directory, and enter their names like input files/loadset.txt (note no quotes are needed here: this is not a Terminal command).

    When you double-click an executable file to run it (as you did in Step 7) it does not run the program in the expected directory; so a program run this way cannot correctly read files in that directory!

  9. A typical project folder may have more than one .cpp file with a main function (as test_all_data_types has). Only one of these .cpp files can have its main function uncommented, otherwise the build will fail. When working on project, it is typical to
    1. Comment-out code in one .cpp file.
    2. Uncomment code in another .cpp file.
    3. Rebuild/Rerun the newly uncommented .cpp file.

    In the test_all_data_types project folder, the driver.cpp file has many main functions: we uncommented one (in step 4) to allow us to run the Set driver. If more than one main function is uncommented, attempting to build the code will result in the compiler specifying a redefinition of 'main' error.

    The test_all_data_types project folder also contains many .cpp files (their names all start with test) that each contain one main function (each is a Googletest for one data type). If more than one file contains a main function, attempting to build the code will result in the linker specifying a multiple definition of 'main' error.

    To switch this project from running the Set driver to the Set Googletest

    1. Edit the driver.cpp file and comment-out lines 30-35.
    2. Edit the test_set.cpp file and uncomment all its lines.
      Most program editors have a special command that allows commenting on selected lines to be toggeled.

    Rebuild/Rerun the newly uncommented .cpp file.

    The following ~/ics46projects/test_all_data_types Terminal window shows all these actions.

  10. IMPORTANT:When downloading all other project folders, Mac users must remove the following two lines from their CMakeLists.txt files.

    These two lines are necessary on PCs to find the Clang C and C++ compilers, but they are not necessary on Macs. I want to supply just one download, and it is easier for Mac users to remove these two lines than for PC users to add them.

    For this document, I provided a link to Mac-compatible CMakeLists.txt files, so this operation was unneeded.

We are now at the end of this handout. You will not need to repeat the first two sections during the course, but you will frequently download project folders and use them as demonstrated in section 2.