M4 MacBook Air (2025) - First 24 Things To Do! (Tips & Tricks)

2025 MacBook Air M4 - First 24 Things To Do! | M4 MacBook Air Tips & Tricks Keep your Mac tidy with CleanMyMac. Try 7 days free and use my code BRANDON20 for 20% off: https://clnmy.com/brandonbutch The M4 MacBook Air is here and if you just picked one up, this video will be invaluable for you! This video will cover more than 24 things you need to do after unboxing and setting up your M4 MacBook Air. This includes settings to change, features to know about, and more. Enjoy! Alfred: https://www.alfredapp.com RayCast: https://www.raycast.com Other apps mentioned:    • 13 Mac Apps I CAN’T Go a Day Without!   🍎 Become an Ultra Member to get PDF guides for videos, access to premium wallpapers + more: https://bit.ly/bb-member 💬 Join our Discord server to continue the conversation:   / discord   📖📲 Sign up for the newsletter to get unfiltered Apple news & insights: https://theappleden.com/subscribe (it's free) Social Media: Twitter:   / brandonbutch   Instagram:   / brandonbutch   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@brandonbutch TikTok:   / brandon.butch   Facebook:   / brandonbutchyt   Apple Music: https://apple.co/2VF3KZj Chapters: 0:00 Congrats on your M4 MacBook Air! 0:17 Get on this asap 0:30 Trackpad settings are terrible by default 1:49 Enable this hidden gesture 2:58 Tweak the Display 3:59 This will annoy you if you don’t change it 4:42 Hot Corners with a twist 6:08 Mirror your iPhone to do this 8:04 Phone notifications..change some 8:54 The new Camera is much better! 10:25 External Displays - this is a first! 10:53 Battery 11:43 Clean up Menu Bar while you’re at it 12:19 Install must-have apps 13:38 Some other favs 14:14 Safari videos 15:13 Do the same for articles 15:30 Enable and explore Apple Intelligence/ChatGPT 17:37 Clean that messy Dock 18:51 Widgets are underrated 19:28 Tile without margin 20:55 Custom keyboard shortcut 21:26 Touch ID and Apple Watch 21:59 Set up web apps 22:59 Spotlight 24:35 Keyboard shortcuts you didn’t know 26:43 Make Finder better 31:03 Disable Messages/FaceTime 31:31 Get this instead of upgrading storage 32:07 Those are the first things I do! Gear used to make this video: 📷 Camera: https://amzn.to/3Fn6f8R 📷 Lens: https://amzn.to/31VXuVC 🎙️ Mic: https://amzn.to/2HLUVZp 🎤 Other Mic: https://amzn.to/2jP0HLl 🎛️ Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/2kNwwnU 📱 Best tech deals (updated daily): http://amzn.to/2qcK0QT Disclosure: This video might contain affiliate links, which help fund the channel if you make a purchase. Have a fantastic day & I'll see you soon!