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    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 the git credential-osxkeychain: git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain


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