Mac OS X Setup

mac-osx-setup.md

See also: https://gist.github.com/coolaj86/c1593217bd58fc07404f

osx apple

• Chrome

  • app-specific pass

• iTerm 2

• Xcode commandline tools developer.apple.com/downloads

• System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys... -> Caps Lock Key -> No Action

• PCKeyboardHack

  • sudo /Library/org.pqrs/PCKeyboardHack/scripts/kext.sh
  • Cmd R -> 36 (return)
  • Opt R -> 53 (esc)
  • Caps Lock -> 51 (delete)

• System Preferences -> Sharing -> ssh

• Oh my zsh

• Install homebrew brew

  ruby <(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)
  brew install htop netcat gnu-sed macvim irssi wget redis autoconf automake watch
  brew linkapps
  

• System Preferences -> Sharing

  • Remote Login (ssh)
  • name

• Firefox

  • VideoDownloadHelper

• locate sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

• AirDrop over Ethernet defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1

• Faster Key Repeat defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

  • keyboard -> keyboard -> fast repeat, short delay

• keyboard -> shortcuts -> spotlight

• language & text -> input sources -> Dvorak

• VLC

• MakeMKV / daspi

• Handbrake

• Transmission

• Disk Inventory X

• VirtualBox + Addons

• Pool

• Skype

• ScreenFlow

• I Love Stars

• Spotify

• screen saver random order every 30 min

• DisplayLink usb hdmi driver http://www.displaylink.com/support/mac_downloads.php

  • sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/DisplayLinkDriver.kext

• four-finger swipe

• defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE

• killall Finder

Vim

mkdir -p ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/bundle; \
curl -so ~/.vim/autoload/pathogen.vim \
  https://raw.github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/master/autoload/pathogen.vim
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic.git
git clone git://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized.git
git clone https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree.git

• Restore .ssh, .gitconfig, .vimrc, Code, etc
• brew install ssh-copy-id

Permanently Disable Paging (swap, swapfile) and safe sleep (hibernate)

# because I have 16gb RAM... I don't need swap, duh!
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist
sudo rm /private/var/vm/swapfile*
# and because hibernate takes TOO LONG to resume with 16gb on rotational media
sudo pmset hibernatemode 0
sudo rm -rf /var/vm/sleepimage

Note: The default hibernate mode requires system swap. To leave hibernate on for emergecy power off, use sudo pmset hibernatemode 1