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steps to set up a new computer

I recently got a new computer. These are my notes on what I had to do to get it up and running.

get my passwords available

  • download chrome (set as default browser)
  • reset dropbox password into my email
  • download and install dropbox
  • pause dropbox syncing (to allow faster downloads of other stuff)
  • download 1password app
  • download 1password agilekeychain and replace the un-synced one in my dropbox with it
  • start 1password and choose the correct keychain

ok, now I can log into websites!

settings and app setup

  • install kissphrase
  • remap caps lock to control in system settings
  • install divvy and set up global hotkey (cmd-shift-d) and shortcuts (F fullscreen, L left, R right, C center)
  • download iterm2
  • install cloudapp
  • disable the "are you sure you want to open this application" warning (see this os x cheat sheet): defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false doesn't seem to work
  • install the solarized color scheme
  • fast key repeat rate, short delay (in system preferences)
  • enable drag lock
  • allow applications downloaded from anywhere (in system settings security -- otherwise rescuetime won't start on login)

misc

  • install firefox
  • install alfred.app -- remove spotlight hotkeys so I can use cmd-space for alfred
  • install rescuetime
  • install vitamin-r (pomodoro timer)
  • install growl
  • install growlnotify
  • install mplayerx
  • install caffeine
  • Looking at the 'purchased' tab of the app store app makes this a pretty easy process for most of these
  • install taskpaper
  • omnifocus
  • skype
  • spotify
  • transmit
  • adium
  • transmission
  • istat menus
  • prey
  • timedoctor

set up development environment

general

  • I used some of this mountain lion cheatsheet
  • install xcode developer tools from apple's developer site (I used 4.5-DP4)
  • install xcode command line tools from Xcode -> preferences
  • run apple software update (I did not realize this is handled through the app store now)
  • install homebrew
  • brew doctor -- I had /usr/bin before /usr/local/bin in my path so I added this line to .bash_profile: PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
  • brew install autoconf automake (as an aside it makes me sad that Mountain Lion ships w/ ruby 1.8.7)
  • brew tap homebrew/dupes
  • brew install apple-gcc42
  • brew install ack
  • brew install wget
  • install heroku toolbelt

ruby/rails

  • install rvm: curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

  • rvm get head

  • brew install openssl -- this is to prevent OpenSSL Errors and Rails

  • install ruby 1.9.3:

     rvm install 1.9.3 --with-openssl-dir=`brew --prefix openssl`
    
  • rvm --default use 1.9.3

  • install ruby 1.8.7 (again, following along at Daniel Fischer's blog post)

    • have to install X11
    • export CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/X11/include
    • CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc-4.2 rvm reinstall 1.8.7
  • install pow: curl get.pow.cx | sh

heroku

  • install the heroku gem: gem install heroku
  • log in to heroku: heroku login
  • generate an ssh key: ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "myemail"
  • add key to heroku: heroku keys:add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

libs and miscellany

  • brew install imagemagick
  • brew install postgresql -- and follow the additional commands that brew gives to add it to launchctl etc
    • createdb <myusername>
    • install pgadmin
  • brew install mongo
  • brew install redis
  • install inconsolata

git

  • brew install git

  • github signin ability

  • set up git username and email:

    • git config --global user.name myname
    • git config --global user.email myemail
  • install git extras: brew install git-extras

  • after installing git extras: add git-completion and git-aware prompt. Add the following to my .bash_profile

     source /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash
     source /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git-prompt.sh
     export PS1='[\u@\h \W$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '
    
  • btw I learned something about the differences between .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_login etc here and here

node

  • brew install node
  • install npm curl https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
  • update NODE_PATH in my .bash_profile: export NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH

vim

  • brew install macvim
  • ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-64/MacVim.app /Applications
  • for aesthetics, update the macvim icon using one of the ones here
  • install janus: curl -Lo- https://bit.ly/janus-bootstrap | bash
  • link .vimrc.after and .vimrc.before:
    • cd ~; ln -s /Users/coryforsyth/Dropbox/dotfiles/vim/.vimrc.after
    • cd ~; ln -s /Users/coryforsyth/Dropbox/dotfiles/vim/.vimrc.before
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Does the new MBP scale?

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bantic commented Sep 20, 2012

@itsmeduncan hell yes

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lauren commented Sep 25, 2012

Someone is really addicted to productivity apps.

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