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Mac users got a major update recently, macOS Ventura, named after the place in California,

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not the pro wrestler who dabbled in politics. Since this is a full blown new version of macOS,

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instead of an update to an existing one, there are a lot of changes, many of which

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are pretty cool and one that's already proven to be very divisive.

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But before we get into all the changes, it helps to know if you can even run it.

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Most MacBooks and iMacs from 2017 and onward are compatible, though if you have a MacBook Air,

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you'll need something from at least 2018. Mac Minis from 2018 will also work,

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as well as the new Mac Studio, naturally. Let's start out by talking about a hardware

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improvement that Ventura offers. It's a feature called Continuity Camera. If you're unhappy with

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the quality of your webcam built into the Mac, Continuity Camera connects to your iPhone and

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lets you use its far better camera instead. It also enables a cool feature called Desk View,

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which uses the iPhone's telephoto camera to create a top-down view of your desk if you have

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something to share during a video call. But surprise, these will only work if you have an

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iPhone XR or newer. Speaking of video calls, another feature called FaceTime Handoff can

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seamlessly switch a FaceTime call from your iPhone to your Mac without having to hang up.

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Useful if you like to sit down at your computer for longer calls.

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Well, let's switch gears now and talk about some features that might remind you a bit of

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other certain platforms that Apple competes with. There's a change coming to iCloud called

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the Shared Photo Library, which allows you to share photos and videos with up to five other people

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who can also contribute to the shared library. Kind of like the Shared Folders feature in Google

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Photos. Still, it's a great feature. Next, there's a UI enhancement called Stage Manager,

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which was previously an iPad-only feature. Instead of having to dig through the dock at

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the bottom of the screen when switching programs or Windows, Stage Manager keeps small previews of

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everything you have open on the left side of your screen. Although this is kind of like the Alt

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Tab Live previews who get in Windows 11, Stage Manager features smaller previews that just

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persistently stay in a column on the left side of your screen. So you don't have to switch out of

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whatever it is you're doing in order to see what's open at a glance. Apple has also improved the

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Spotlight feature, which is their combined system and web search feature. The format has been tweaked

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to give more information for a given search, but perhaps more notably, you can now use Quick

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Look in Spotlight, allowing you to do a quick peek of a search result like a YouTube video or a file

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on your local drive just by hitting spacebar. Cool stuff, but there's another major change that,

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while meant to be more useful, is already ruffling feathers. The System Preferences app

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has been reinvented as System Settings, which looks a lot more like the Settings app in Windows

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in that you have a big list of categories on left side and actual settings to toggle on the right.

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Previously, System Preferences was more like the Windows Control Panel, so the change does make

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tweaking your computer feel more like a modern experience, if you will. However, one big gripe

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users have is that it seems to be based off the iOS Settings app, which doesn't translate perfectly

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to a desktop environment. Users are frustrated with the massive amount of empty space, as well as the

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fact that many common settings have been moved around, making them tough to find for long-time Mac

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users. It's like someone just comes to your house and rearranges their furniture for no reason.

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But there are a slew of other changes that are less controversial, yet still worth mentioning.

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If you've bought further into the Apple ecosystem with AirPods, you'll now have full control over

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them in Ventura, whereas previously, settings like Double Tap and Noise Control were unavailable on

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desktop. The Mail app is also getting a Gmail-like Cancel Send feature, so that's a godsend.

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There's finally a full-blown Weather app, and you even get Lockdown mode, which restricts programs

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and connected devices if you think you're at risk of being attacked. And for gamers,

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Apple's new Metal 3 API is supposed to more effectively use the GPU on Apple Silicon Ships,

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which will hopefully entice more developers to release games for Mac. Resident Evil Village has

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already gotten a Mac release, partly as a result, and No Man's Sky should be coming soon.

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And while these games aren't super bleeding edge, it's exciting news for folks who have been waiting

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to play AAA titles on Apple hardware. But it might take a while for Macs to shoot up the Steam

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hardware charts. Oh wait. So thanks for watching guys. If you liked this video, hit like, hit

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