Last tested using Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Copy Dropbox folder from previous drive to user folder
Install Dropbox
Remove unused items from Dock
Add Applications folder to dock and set it to display as "Grid"
Manually add in-progress project folders to Finder sidebar
Desktop & Screen Saver > Screensaver > Hot Corners: Bottom left starts screensaver.
Spotlight: Disable Spotlight keyboard shortcuts
Dock: Automatically hide and show the dock
Security & Privacy > General: Require password 1 minute after sleep or screensaver begins.
Security & Privacy > General: Allow applications downloaded from: Anywhere
Trackpad: Turn off "Scroll direction: natural"
iCloud: Turn on "Back to My Mac"
Bluetooth: Turn off "Show Bluetooth in Menu Bar"
Date & Time: Clock > "View as Analog"
Users & Groups: Set account photo to be avatar
General: Show "Hard disks" and "Connected servers" on the Desktop
General: "New Finder windows show:" Dropbox folder
General: "Spring-loaded folders and windows" delay to "Short"
Sidebar: Disable the following
- All My Files
- AirDrop
- Documents
- Movies
- Music
- Pictures
Sidebar: Enable User Folder
Advanced: "When performing a search: Search the Current Folder"
- Cloud
- Fantastical
- xScope
- Evernote
- Slicy
- Xcode
- Harvest
- LiveReload
- Flint
- Reeder
- BetterSnapTool
Install 1Password
Tell it to use the existing file in your Dropbox
Install Browser Extensions
Preferences > Security: Lock after 480 minutes of computer inactivity
Preferences > Security > Lock when sleeping: Off
Preferences > Security > Lock when screen saver is active: Off
Preferences > Security > Disable automatic unlock for 1Password: Off
Preferences > Logins: Submit Automatically after filling a login: On
Install Alfred
Activate Powerpack
Enable 1Password Bookmarks and "Show in default results without keyword"
Set "Alfred hotkey" to Cmd-Space
Features > Clipboard: Remove the default keyboard shortcut for Viewer Hotkey
Appearance: Hide menu bar icon
Advanced: Set "Settings Folder" to use Dropbox/Config/Alfred
Install SublimeText
Install Sublime Package Control
Install Soda Theme via Package Control
Install Emmet via Package Control
Install CoffeeScript via Package Control
Install Gist via Package Control
Create symlinks for preferences:
ln -s -f /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/sublime-text/Preferences.sublime-settings /Users/cmalven/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/User
Create symlinks for key-bindings:
ln -s -f /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/sublime-text/Default\ \(OSX\).sublime-keymap /Users/cmalven/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/User
Create symlinks for color scheme:
ln -s -f /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/sublime-text/Solarized\ \(dark\).tmTheme /Users/cmalven/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/User
Create symlinks for snippets:
ln -s -f /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/sublime-text/cmal-snippets.sublime-snippet /Users/cmalven/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/User
Add terminal shortcut:
ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text\ 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin/subl
Install TotalFinder
Turn on Visor
Set Visor activation keyboard shortcut to option-tab
Turn off animations for Visor
Tweaks: Show System Files
Tweaks: Folders on Top
Tweaks: Hide icon in Menu Bar
Safari > Preferences > Advanced: Show Develop menu in menu bar
Install Xcode via the Mac App Store
In Xcode > Preferences > Downloads install Command Line Tools
In Xcode > Preferences > Downloads install iOS Simulator
Install Homebrew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
Install Git brew install git
Install node.js
Install Meteor
Open LiveReload and install Safari and Chrome Browser Extensions
cd ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "cmalven@chrismalven.com"
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Sign in to GitHub, goto Account Settings and replace your old ssh key with the new one copied to your clipboard by the above command.
You'll also need to add this key to other services, such as Heroku.
Install RVM & Rails \curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --rails
Set default RVM Ruby and Gemset rvm use 1.9.3@global --default
gem install sass
gem install compass
Install zsh: curl -L https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/raw/master/tools/install.sh | sh
Download Solarized and open /solarized/osx-terminal.app-colors-solarized/osx-terminal.app-colors-solarized
Create a symlink for your zsh theme: ln -s /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/zsh/cmal.zsh-theme /Users/cmalven/.oh-my-zsh/themes
Create a symlink for your .zshrc file: ln -s -f /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/zsh/.zshrc /Users/cmalven
Create a symlink for your zsh customization: rm -r /Users/cmalven/.oh-my-zsh/custom && ln -s /Users/cmalven/Dropbox/Config/zsh/custom /Users/cmalven/.oh-my-zsh
Open Terminal preferences and select Solarized Dark as color scheme.
Position and resize the open Terminal window to set the default.
Shell > Use Settings as Default
Download and install Bjango Actions
From Layers palette, open Panel Options and disable Expand new Effects and Add "copy" to Copied Layers and Groups
Edit > Color Settings: Under Working Spaces set RGB to Monitor RGB - Display. Under Color Management Policies set RGB to Off. For Profile Mismatches choose Ask When Opening.
Photoshop > Preferences > Units & Rulers: Set Units to Pixels
Download FontExplorerX
Check "Organize Font Files" and set location to /Dropbox/Config/FontExplorer X/Font Library
Preferences > General: Open FontExplorer X Pro automatically at login
Drag /Dropbox/Config/FontExplorer X/Font Library/ into FontExplorerX to add font collection.