Impressions from a first-time Mac user
Rant<p>I switched to a Mac Mini M1 in December and it has been a complete pain in the ass. First of all, to even be able to use it I had to switch out my monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers because Apple didn&#x27;t like them. And then I had to buy an extra dock to get more ports. On top of that I&#x27;ve also had to install a bunch of third party software to get basic functionality like window snapping (Moom), and a functioning scroll wheel and the ability to turn off mouse acceleration (SteerMouse). 
And don&#x27;t get me started on the absolute bonkers ways you toggle between applications, or the fact that you need to click TWICE on a window when switching between windows, if you want to type something in it. My desk is absolutely cluttered with application windows, because minimizing them apparently makes Mac treat them as if you never want to see them again, which messes with my voice control software. Oh, and why is there no delete button? And why do I need to be so precise when clicking on desktop icons, instead of just having a bounding box around them? Who thought that was a good idea? And while we&#x27;re on desktop icons, why on earth aren&#x27;t they sorted and fixed to a grid by default? Does anyone like unorganized items in folders?? 
Another thing that annoys me is pop-up windows with no freaking option to close them other than clicking &quot;done&quot; or whatever. What if I don&#x27;t want to apply any of the changes I&#x27;ve made? Why can&#x27;t I just cancel?? I could go on and on about UI inconsistencies and various bugs I&#x27;ve encountered. Needless to say I&#x27;m switching back to Windows (which isn&#x27;t without its own problems) next time I&#x27;m buying a computer.<p>This mac has made my RSI go haywire. I&#x27;ve tried to do everything the &quot;Apple way&quot;, but it&#x27;s just always so clunky and slow compared to Windows.