![]() ![]() ![]() But as I made some tests with several other display cables and by comparing with another 4k monitor, I was able to isolate the issue as a fault with the Asus instead. As this “black screen after sleep” issue is something that has been reported with some M1 Mac Minis, I was sure that I had got a faulty computer. – There was one major hiccup in the process so far, but in the end it was nothing to blame Mac Mini for I got a colour-calibrated 27″ 4k Asus ProArt display to attach into the Mac, but there was immediately major issues with display being stuck to black when Mac woke from sleep. – I use 1Password app and service for managing and synchronising logins/passwords and other sensitive information across devices and that speeds up the login procedures a bit these days. – The browser plugin installations and login procedures for the browsers I use is a major undertaking, and still ongoing. – And then installing the standard software that I use daily (Adobe Creative Cloud/Lightroom/Photoshop MS Office 365 DxO Pure RAW Topaz DeNoise AI & Sharpen AI, most notably) – DockMate (for getting Win10-style app window previews into the Mac dock, without which I feel the standard dock is pretty useless) – set Sublime Text as the default text editor – installed BetterSnapTool (for adding snap to sides / corners functionality into the MacOS windows management) – Alfred (for extending the already excellent Spotlight search to third-party apps, direct access to various system commands and other advanced functionalities) – AltTab (makes alt-tab key-combo cycle through all open app windows, not only between applications, like cmd-tab) – and then, made certain add-ons/modifications to the MacOS: – for fast additional ssd storage, Samsung X5 External SSD 2TB (with nominal read/write speeds of 2,800/2,300 MB/s) – and as the mouse, Logitech G Pro X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse, White – set up as the keyboard Logitech MX Keys Mini for Mac This is in nutshell what extras and customisations I have done to it, so far: ![]() This was focused around a Mac Mini (M1/16GB/512GB model), which I set up as the new main “workstation” for my home office and photography editing work. I got the first part of my ‘Transition to Mac’ project (almost) ready by the end of my summer vacation. ![]()
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