flowolf / new-mac

List of the things to do on a new Mac

new-mac

The things I do when setting up a new Mac

Setup shell

• Install homebrew
• brew install git
• cd ~; mkdir git; cd git; git clone https://github.com/flowolf/new-mac; cd new-mac
• Install Brewfile brew bundle
• Setup dotfiles
• Copy some files
  • Applications/Scripts
  • Documents
  • ...

VS Code

• Login for settings sync

Finder

• Show Path Bar

Dock

• Auto-hide dock
  • defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0.3 && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.3 && killall Dock defaults (defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide && defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-delay && defaults delete com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier && killall Dock)
• Remove all the  things

Install and setup

• Login to Firefox
• Signal
  • start Signal, and link.
• Element
  • start and login.
• Slack
  • start and login.
• Login to OneDrive
  • link one directory in Documents
• Spotify
  • start and login.

dev tools setup

• install nvm
  • install nvm
• install cocoapods:
  • sudo gem install activesupport -v 6.1.7.6
  • sudo gem install cocoapods

Mac App Store

• XCode
  • download via AppStore
• Lightshot
  • install Lightshot

Other

• Make emojis faster using defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
• Enable taps for trackpad
• Increase trackpad speed
• Add email to lock message in Lock Screen settings: Show message when locked
• Enable zoom for control + scrolling (System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Zoom -> Use scroll gesture ...
• Keyboard Key Repeat to the fastest, Delay to the second shortest
• Disable all app dock bouncing defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool TRUE
• Disable Siri system wide, and remove Siri button from touch bar
• Setup /etc/hosts using someonewhocares.org/hosts ‼️
  • Don't use Little Snitch for this, as it will slow down their UI a lot, better use the hosts file
• Keyboard settings -> Shortcuts -> Input Sources -> Uncheck both input source switching options
• iTerm Tab Bar Location to bottom
• iTerm Profiles Terminal -> Scrollback lines -> Unlimited scrollback

maybe:

• Disable all kinds of animations
  • defaults write -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false (disable popover animations)
  • defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001