new-mac

The things I do when setting up a new Mac

Setup shell

• [ ] Install homebrew
• [ ] Install Caskfile and Brewfile
• [ ] Install iTerm 3
• [ ] Login locally on GitHub
• [ ] Setup dotfiles
• [ ] Follow what-terminal-is-felix-using
• [ ] Login to heroku
• [ ] Transfer

  ~/Developer

  folder using Airdrop to also transfer hidden

  .keys

  files and such
• [ ] Disable Ruby documentation parsing
• [ ] Install zeit now

  npm install -g now

Alfred

• [ ] Download and enable it for CMD + space
• [ ] Enable sync via Google Drive

BetterTouchTool

• [ ] Download, install and enable BTT
• [ ] Transfer settings from other Mac

Tweetbot

• [ ] Login to all accounts

VS Code

• [ ] Login for settings sync
• [ ] CMD + Shift + P =>

  install code command

Finder

• [ ] Show Path Bar
• [ ] Remove labels and clean up Sidebar

Dock

• [ ] Auto-hide dock
• [ ] Remove all the  things

Install and setup

• [ ] Telegram
• [ ] Aware
• [ ] Bartender
• [ ] DejaLu
• [ ] Little Snitch
• [ ] Micro Snitch
• [ ] Apple watch screensaver
• [ ] Overkill - kill iTunes
• [ ] NSLogger

Mac App Store

• [ ] Trello
• [ ] Tweetbot
• [ ] Bear Notes
• [ ] Pixelmator
• [ ] Timing

Other

• [ ] Enable iMessages Cloud sync
• [ ] Make emojis faster using

  defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

• [ ] Enable taps for trackpad
• [ ] Increase trackpad speed
• [ ] Add email to lock message in

  Security & Privacy

  settings
• [ ] Enable zoom for

  control

  + scrolling (System Preferences -> Accessibility -> Zoom ->

  Use scroll gesture ...

• [ ] Custom keyboard shortcut for all apps:

  control

  + tab =>

  Select Next Tab

  and

  Next Tab

  , same for previous (used in applications like Tweetbot)
• [ ] Keyboard

  Key Repeat

  to the fastest,

  Delay

  to the second shortest
• [ ] Enable US keyboard with German Umlaut mapping: https://hci.rwth-aachen.de/usgermankeyboard
• [ ] Install Bitbar and point to Google Drive Bitbar folder
• [ ] 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
• [ ]

  defaults write com.flexibits.fantastical2.mac HideLocationSuggestions -bool YES

• [ ]

  defaults write com.flexibits.fantastical2.mac AlwaysIgnoreLocation -bool YES

• [ ] Fantastical Advanced setting

  Go to today after adding items

  (who even comes up with that default)
• [ ] Disable all kinds of animations
  • [ ]

    defaults write -g NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

    (disable popover animations)
  • [ ]

    defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001

• [ ] System preferences -> Notifications ->

  Tower

  -> None, as Tower shows pretty useless notifications all the time, same for Sonos
• [ ] 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
• [ ] Block port 80 using Little Snitch
• [ ] Change the screenshot location from BTT
• [ ] Transfer keybase.io account
• [ ] Keyboard settings -> Shortcuts -> Input Sources -> Uncheck both input source switching options
• [ ] iTerm Tab Bar Location to bottom
• [ ] iTerm Profiles Advanced -> Select Editor VS Code
• [ ] iTerm Profiles Terminal -> Scrollback lines ->

  Unlimited scrollback