No built-in color profile manager (this is important, without custom color profile, MacBook Air screen color look very off) Ubuntu Budgie: permalink. I learned about Ubuntu Budgie after I already chose my distro and DE. I did not tried it but viewed its screen cast walk-through. Dec 05, 2019 The guys at the shop told me that it was probably due to my MacBook Air's display not being calibrated, and that anything displayed on my screen will look better than in real life due to the color profile. Could any Mac users out there advise me on the best color profile or calibration method for calibrating my display to ensure the best color.
- Download Macbook Air Color Profile Settings
- Macbook Air Colors 2020
- Download Macbook Air Color Profile Chart
- Apple Macbook Air Colors
- Unique wallpapers and backgrounds for Apple Macbook Pro, Macbook Air and Latest Macbook. 4k retina wallpapers for desktop. Tumblr wallpaper for macbook 13 and macbook 15.
- To find and download the correct color profile for your display, use these general steps: Open the manufacturer's support website for your monitor. Here's a list with some of the popular monitor.
- The color profile on my MacBook is set to Color LCD by default. Does this provide the most accurate colors for processing photos? If not, which one do you recommend I use? Also, what factors should I consider when selecting a color profile? The real improvement is calibration and use that profile.
I have been using a MacBook Air for both personal use and work since 2012. Apple’s hardware back then was top notch and reliable. When I did a feature and price comparison between a MacBook Air and other ultrabook offers, MacBook Air can easily rise up to the number one choice for a laptop that is portable, well-built and powerful enough at a reasonable price.
Fast forward to 2018. Apple is not itself anymore, at least in the interest of MacBook. Bad reviews and incidents of the MacBook line just happened one after another. Here are just a few:
- Apple’s slow on updating its laptops hardware
- The shallow and dirt-prone butterfly keyboards on the new MacBook and MacBook Pro
- The unwanted touch bar
- The core i9 chip MacBook throttling
- And for MacBook Air, its chips are now outdated (as of 08/2018) and worse its peripheral design hasn’t change since… forever.
With all of that, I seriously consider moving away from Apple walled garden and embrace Linux where I can freely choose hardware from other vendors.
However, my aged MacBook Air is still working great. So my strategy for now is to dual boot a Linux distro along with macOS on this machine, first to get familiar with modern Linux desktop experience, and secondly, to explore the tools and software that can replace my current ones on macOS.
My chosen distro is Ubuntu, because I am very much used to it, and it’s stable, especially on exotic hardware like MacBook Air. Besides, being the most popular Linux distro, it will be easier for me to find answers to issues if I come across.
At first I installed the default Ubuntu 18.04 with GNOME Shell and felt really irritated. After that I tried 2 other desktop environments: Pantheon (of Elementary OS) over Ubuntu 18.04 and MATE (full install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04). I kept a note name “Linux Grudges” to list down what I personally dislike and like about each desktop environments (desktop UI experience only, other functionalities are almost the same), so here they are:
GNOME Desktop & GNOME Shell (Standard Ubuntu): permalink
I tried GNOME 3 desktop with GNOME shell for the first time after long time with the old Unity DE and macOS. I have a lot of irritation with it and God forbid, GNOME shell, on the contrary to its claim, often steps in my way to get things done!
Like:
- Activities overview and Show applications screen
- Type to search anything (similar to macOS Spotlight)
- Dash to dock by default (this make GNOME Shell on Ubuntu suck less)
- Support legacy application indicators by default (this is another Ubuntu fix for GNOME Shell)
- Most GNOME apps support pixel perfect scrolling with touch pad
Dislike:
- A huge waste of space on the top panel and hide everything in the system tray and app menu dropdowns
- If I want to do anything, other than with current windows, I have to visit that Activities overview, like: launch another app, search for files, search for apps, switch workspace… which became annoying and distracting to current task
- It’s 2018 and people are moving away from hamburger menus and dropdowns. But for GNOME Apps, they hide everything in that menu
- Some of my favorite apps like Firefox, Sublime Text are still using fake smooth scrolling. (Not GNOME per se, but it just add up some irritation.)
- Crashy and sometimes CPU-hog GNOME Shell. I have to run:
gnome-shell --replaceonce in a while.
If you’d like some more rants on the problematic GNOME 3, check out this post.
Pantheon Desktop on Ubuntu 18.04: permalink
I was curious about Elementary OS which has minimalist and similar UI to macOS, so I tried out its Pantheon DE on default Ubuntu 18.04.
Like:
- Simple but clean and aesthetic UI, resemble macOS
- It’s default Terminal app can use Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V for copy & paste
- Files explorer with column view similar to macOS Finder
- Nice and clean app store
Dislike:
- Terminal lack of customization (other shortcuts, color theme…)
- No global menu, so most of the top panel space is also wasted
- Old system tray icons won’t show at top bar (iBus, Fcitx, Electron apps…). This is show-stopper for me.
- Log out crash the session (may be due to Pantheon desktop on top Ubuntu, not real Elementary OS)
- Currently, its configuration ability is limited.
Ubuntu MATE: permalink
I tried Ubuntu MATE (with Unity-like layout) solely because I wanted the global menu which, for me, is the best solution of app menu. (Easier to target since it’s sticked to top edge; space of top panel is well used; and leave more working area for app window…). I did enjoy Ubuntu MATE and invested some tweaking with it. But after a while, I felt that the MATE experience is not very polished and feel dated.
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Like:
- Low resource footprint
- Global menu
- HUD (menu items search like macOS)
- App Launcher (like macOS)
- Dock (again, like macOS)
Dislike:
- App switcher popup is too small and not having a thumbnail preview
- MATE doesn’t have something similar to Activities overview
- Panel icons occasionally hang, and have to restart with:
mate-panel --replace & - Lack of theme dedicated for MATE desktop, and the default MATE themes, IMO, lack some taste
- Lack of animation (this should be fine if I’m on very old hardware)
- No built-in color profile manager (this is important, without custom color profile, MacBook Air screen color look very off)
Ubuntu Budgie: permalink
I learned about Ubuntu Budgie after I already chose my distro and DE. I did not tried it but viewed its screen cast walk-through. My immediate impression is that it’s just like another Elementary OS and still waste the top panel.
Settle on GNOME Desktop and GNOME Shell permalink
After actually trying the three different desktops, I decided, though, to settle on GNOME with these reasons:
- GNOME desktop has the most popular community and is actively developed.
- Crashy and resource-hog problems of GNOME Shell often come from lousy extensions. With some experiment and trials, I have spotted the problematic ones and removed them.
- Although it has many UX problems (that even Linus bashed it), it is still very configurable and extensible.
- After finding out Switcher, and Unite GNOME Shell extensions, GNOME desktop experience is now bearable for me.
- With the main Ubuntu distro chose GNOME as default desktop, I’m in hope that better GNOME enhancements will land from Ubuntu developers as they did for Unity.
- GNOME Shell has JavaScript API and its extensions are written with JavaScript; which really excites a JS guy like me that I’ll be able to jump into “hacking” my desktop real soon. I’m going through tutorials during spare time right now.
The journey has just begun permalink
Download Macbook Air Color Profile Settings
That said, I have been using Ubuntu on this MacBook Air for two months non-stop and have got used to it to the level of efficiency that I had with macOS.
I did a lot of tweaks and configurations wherever I found it make sense and made the transition from macOS to Linux as quick as possible. For alternative software, I have also found most of the needed applications to avoid switching back to macOS.
If you are interested in installing Ubuntu on a MacBook, stay tuned. In the coming blog posts, I’ll share my experience and things I did to configure my current Ubuntu desktop, including: fixing GNOME shell with some extensions, making good use of the multi-touch touch pad, keyboard shortcuts and key swaps for Mac keyboard, fixing the screen color profile, mounting the APFS Macintosh drive, finding the software alternatives, and a lot more…
7.2.4 2020-11-29
- Added support for new ARM processors. Entering Hyperspace.
7.2.3 2020-11-18
- Fixed a wisdom tooth.
- Say 'bug fixes' again. Say 'bug fixes' again, I dare you. I DOUBLE DARE YOU!
- The sun is shining, the icon is sweet.
7.2.1 2020-11-09
- PINNED MESSAGES 2.0, PLAYLISTS AND MORE
- Multiple Pinned Messages
- Pin several messages in any chat, including one-on-one chats.
- Jump between pinned messages or open them all on a separate page via the top bar.
- Playlists and More
- Send several music tracks as a playlist.
- View detailed statistics about the performance of individual posts in your channels.
- Send a :slot_machine: emoji to any chat to try your luck.
7.1 2020-10-02
- ANONYMOUS GROUP ADMINS, CHANNEL COMMENTS AND MORE
- Anonymous Group Admins
- Turn on 'Remain Anonymous' in an admin's Permissions to let them post on behalf of the group and become invisible in the list of members.
- Channel Comments
- Comment on posts in channels that have a discussion group.
- Get notified about replies to your comments via the new Replies chat (if you are not a member in the discussion group).
- Silent Messages, now in Secret Chats
- Send messages silently in Secret Chats by holding the Send button.
7.0.1 2020-09-07
- Yes, Video Calls (alpha version)
- Telegram turns 7 years old!
- Thank you for your support over all these years. Because of you, this year Telegram reached 400 million active users and is now one of the top 10 most downloaded apps in the world.
- To celebrate our 7th anniversary together, we are launching the first version of the feature you’ve been asking for – ultra secure and fast Video Calls.
6.3.1 2020-07-31
- PROFILE VIDEOS, 2 GB FILE SHARING, AND MORE
- Telegram is now among the top 10 most downloaded and most used apps in the world.
- Increased limits for sending files
- Share and store unlimited files of any type, now up to 2 GB each.
- Profile Videos
- Set a Profile Video instead of a static picture.
- Quickly change back to a previous profile photo or video by tapping ‘Set as Main’.
- Mini-thumbnails, Group Stats and More
- See what media is in a message thanks to new mini-thumbnails in the chat list, message search and notifications.
- View detailed statistics for the large groups you own.
- If you're getting too much attention, flip a switch in Privacy and Security settings to automatically archive and mute all new chats from non-contacts.
- Send a single football emoji to see if you score a goal.
6.2.5 2020-07-22
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.
6.2.3 2020-06-18
- Better GIFs
- Enjoy greatly enhanced loading times for GIFs.
- Quickly find GIFs in emoji-based sections covering the most popular emotions.
- Check the Trending Tab for the top reactions of the day.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
6.1.4 2020-05-07
- Bug fixes and other improvements.
6.1.2 2020-04-30
- 400 MILLION USERS, QUIZZES 2.0 AND €400K FOR QUIZ CREATORS.
- Access Shared Media faster from fully redesigned profile pages.
- Use the new brush tools in the photo editor to draw on photos when sending or editing.
- If you have too many folders, try the alternative mode with folder tabs on the left.
- Send a single dart emoji to see if you hit the bullseye.
- Add explanations that appear after users respond to a quiz question.
- See how much time you have left to answer a question from @QuizBot with the new countdown animation.
- Quiz Creator Contest
- Participate in Telegram's €400,000 contest by using @QuizBot to create and publish an educational test on any subject.
6.0 2020-03-30
- Chat Folders and More
- Organize chats into Chat Folders if you have too many chats.
- Create custom folders with flexible settings, or use default recommendations.
- Pin an unlimited number of chats in each folder.
- Archive chats to hide them from 'All chats'. Muted chats will always stay in the Archive.
- View detailed statistics about the growth of your large channels and the performance of their posts.
- Send to any chat to try your luck and get a random number from the animated dice.
- Send , , , , , , , , , or to try out the new animated emoji.
5.9.3 2020-02-23
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.
5.9.2 2020-02-20
Macbook Air Colors 2020
- Increased stability, optimized memory usage.
- Bug fixes and minor improvements.
- The oracle would like to know what you think of the color blue.
5.9.1 2020-01-23
- Polls 2.0: Open Polls, Multiple Answers, and Quiz Mode
- Create three new kinds of polls.
- See who voted in Open Polls with non-anonymous results.
- Vote for several options in polls that allow Multiple Answers.
- Try to guess the correct answer in Quiz-style polls.
- Explore various ways of combining the different poll options.
- Just like before, you can add polls from the attachment menu in any group or channel.
5.8.1 2019-10-30
- Mute chats for a specific time.
- Switch between accounts from the improved status bar menu.
- Enjoy improved design and animations (e.g. try clicking and holding on a sticker to preview).
- Look for new bugs that were introduced while we were fixing the old ones.
5.8 2019-10-22
Download Macbook Air Color Profile Chart
- Enhanced design and other improvements.
- Bug fixes.
5.8 2019-10-21
- Enhanced design and other improvements.
5.7 2019-09-09
Apple Macbook Air Colors
- SCHEDULED MESSAGES
- Hold the 'Send' button and select 'Schedule Message' to automatically send something at a specified time.
- Schedule reminders for yourself in the 'Saved Messages' chat.
- Get a notification when any of your scheduled messages are sent.
- CUSTOM CLOUD THEMES
- Choose a custom accent color and quickly create a new theme in Settings > Appearance.
- Share your themes with other users on Telegram across platforms.
- Update your theme for all its users when you change something.
- NEW PRIVACY SETTINGS AND MORE
- Choose who can find you on Telegram when they add your number to their phone contacts.
- Share documents to Telegram from your favorite apps using the Share Extension.
- Send a single , , , , or to check out what's new in the animated emoji department.