Apple computers are almost studio ready right out of the box. There is very little required from the user in terms of optimization. Enable secondary click in Mouse Preferences Disable Natural scrolling direction in Mouse Preferences Set scrolling to without inertia in Universal Access> Mouse> Mouse Options Change show spotlight from CMD+Space to Option+Space in Keyboard> Keyboard Shortcuts
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