All the stuff I do on a fresh macOS Installation

Fresh macOS Setup.md

Initial System Configuration

• Enable FileVault
• Enable iCloud
• Enable Document & Data Sync

Apps to always install from macOS App Store:

• 1Password
• Slack
• Keynote/Pages/Numbers
• Xcode
• 1Blocker
• Fantastical
• Magnet
• Veertu
• Day One
• Deliveries
• PGPTools
• iThoughtsX
• Toad
• JSON Query
• Pathology
• Patterns
• RESTed
• PopClip
• Pushbullet
• Desk PM
• Next
• Transmit
• Airmail
• BetterSnapTool
• Twitterific
• Reeder
• Soulver
• Keka
• Microsoft Remote Desktop
• Apple Remote Desktop
• Oyster
• Skitch
• Evernote
• Kindle

Apps to install from macOS App Store as needed:

• Pixa
• Fluid Browser
• Mac Family Tree
• Do
• Paw
• Filebot
• Ember
• Pixelmator
• App Factory
• DropZone 3 (Run then delete to enable license for Direct Download version)
• WiFi Explorer
• Paprika
• Fake
• Gemini
• Audit Explorer
• Home Inventory
• AudioBook Builder

Apps installed directly from the internet:

• OmniFocus

• OmniPlan

• OmniOutliner

• OmniGraffle

• OmniSync

• CloudApp

• Rocket http://matthewpalmer.net/rocket

• Sketch https://www.sketchapp.com

• Sync https://sync.com

• zsh https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh (.zshenv and .zshrc are in 1Password)

• GitHub Mac Credential Helper https://help.github.com/articles/caching-your-github-password-in-git/

• Homebrew http://brew.sh

• brew install ruby-installer chruby

• gem install bundler rake

• TextExpander https://smilesoftware.com/textexpander/download_thanks.html?url=http://cdn.smilesoftware.com/TextExpander_4.3.7.zip

• Transmit https://panic.com/transmit/

• /etc/hosts file from http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

• MacDown http://macdown.uranusjr.com

• Follow instructions on gpg-agent https://blog.erincall.com/p/signing-your-git-commits-with-gpg

• Install GPG Suite https://gpgtools.org

• GitHub Clippers: https://github.com/orta/github-clippers

Other Customizations

• Custom Safari Stylesheet in Sync
• Turn on zoom in Accessibility settings
• git config --global push.default simple
• git config --global user.name "Ash Furrow"
• git config --global user.email ash@ashfurrow.com
• brew install trash + alias https://twitter.com/kattrali/status/662052949326098432
• defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool YES
• Always expand save file dialogue box defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -boolean true
• http://merowing.info/2015/12/little-things-that-can-make-your-life-easier-in-2016/
• Import GPG key from 1Password
• Untrust certificate: https://blog.filippo.io/untrusting-an-intermediate-ca-on-os-x/
• VSCode https://code.visualstudio.com (+add symlinks to config files in Sync folder)
• Dark mode on menu bar
• Dock on right, auto-hide on
• Hide Desktop icons: defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false