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- Re-size displays
- Name computer and drive if not already done
- Set Network connection settings (default host 222 for primary system)
- Turn on all appropriate Sharing settings
- Start processes that will take a while:
- Start downloading latest Xcode package
- Start Software Update
- Start Time Machine's first backup to Time Capsule
- Start downloading latest EVE Online client
- Create /usr/local/src
- Start curl-ing latest Ruby
- Start curl-ing latest RubyGems
- Scan System Preferences, set things up a bit less horribly
- Open Terminal, re-configure:
- Delete all pre-sets except 'Pro'
- Set the window to close if the shell exits cleanly
- Remove all titlebar info except 'Active process name'
- Set cursor to blinking vertical bar
- Edit Keyboard settings:
- control-cursor-left: \033b (esc + b)
- control-cursor-right: \033f (esc + f)
- end: \005 (ctrl + e)
- home: \001 (ctrl + a)
- page down: \026 (ctrl + v)
- page up: \033v (esc + v)
- Remove useless default bookmarks in Safari
- Set homepage in Safari
- Ensure full tab-key operation in System Preferences
- Install SIMBL
- Install TerminalColors: http://ciaranwal.sh/2007/11/01/customising-colours-in-leopard-terminal
- Install InfiniteRed's black Terminal theme: http://blog.infinitered.com/entries/show/6
- Install TextMate
- Install iStat Menus
- Install Adium
- Install Growl
- Install Little Snitch
- Install Grabup
- Install EVE Online client
- Install Xcode (and thus, GCC!)
- Install custom ruby
- `sudo ./configure --enable-shared --enable-install-doc --with-default-kcode=utf8 --enable-pthread`
- Set `TM_RUBY` variable in TextMate to /usr/local/bin/ruby
- Install RubyGems on custom ruby
- `sudo setup.rb`
- Install MacPorts
- Install wget. git, and irssi:
- `sudo port install wget hellanzb git-core +doc +gitweb +svn +bash_completion irssi +perl less bash lighttpd +ssl +davprops`
- Clone dotfiles repository to ~/.files
- Run `sudo rake setup`
- Install gems necessary to make IRB work
- `sudo gem install wirble color etc extensions hpricot what_methods map_by_method`
- Setup MobileMe / dotMac account
- Sync *only* relevant data - not volatile/corrupt stuff like keychains!
- Install AppZapper
- Install CoverSutra
- Install Twitterrific
- Install MoodBlast
- Acquire and install must-have typefaces
- Inconsolata
- DejaVu Sans Mono
- Adobe Garamond Pro
- Adobe Caslon Pro
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