New Machine Setup

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New Machine

What I do after I do a fresh install. Things are sorta grouped by type.

First Things First

1. Turn on TRIM if machine has a non-Apple SSD

General Config

1. Start downloading Xcode

• Disable auto-bright and turn brightness all the way up
• Turn up trackpad tracking
• Control-F7 to enable better tabbing
• Remove sync from menubar
• Disable energy saver dimming and up sleep times
• Clean up dock
• Remove sound from menubar
• Turn on auto-hiding dock and magnification
• Snap desktop items to grid
• Turn off Front Row keyboard shortcut (System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Front Row -> Hide and show Front Row)

Install Apps

1. Install Dropbox

• Change Dropbox menubar color
• Install Rogie HUD Growl Theme
• Install Chrome
• Turn on Chrome syncing
• Setup Chrome sync
• [Install InstaPaper extension] (https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/fldildgghjoohccppflaohodcnmlacpb)
• Install Delicious extension
• Install Awesome Screenshot
• Install Fluid
• Install FireFox
• Install FireBug
• Install Awesome Screenshot for Firefox
• Install Alfred and change shortcut to Command-Space
• Install Wallet
• Setup Wallet syncing
• Install Cyberduck
• Setup iChat
• Install AppZapper
• Install Colloquy
• [Install Skype](http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/get-skype/on-your- computer/macosx/)
• Install iWork
• Install Quickbooks
• Import company file into Quickbooks
• Bring over Quickbooks backup
• Install apps from the App Store
• iStat Pro
• Flux
• Droplr (should be in App Store now)
• Pandora/Rdio
• Install home printer
• Install home scanner
• Run Software Update

Install Unix Stuff

1. Create and own /usr/local

    $ sudo mkdir /usr/local
    $ sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
    $ sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local 
   

2. Create /usr/local/bin

    $ mkdir /usr/local/bin
   

3. Install Xcode (hopefully it's done downloading by now)

4. Change Terminal font to Andale Mono 11pt anti-aliased

5. Install Homebrew

    $ curl -LsSf http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | sudo tar xvz -C/usr/local --strip 1
    $ sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
    $ sudo chmod -R 775 /usr/local
   

6. Install Git

    $ brew install git
   

7. Update ZShell

    $ brew install zsh
   

8. Setup PHP

9. Install MySQL

10. Correct MySQL socket in PHP.ini

11. Setup MySQL aliases

    $ alias mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
    $ alias mysqladmin=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
    

12. Setup GitHub SSH key

13. Install my dotfiles and use zsh

    $ chsh -s /bin/zsh
    $ cd ~
    $ git clone http://github.com/samsoffes/dotfiles.git .dotfiles
    

14. Setup links to dotfiles

    $ ln -s .dotfiles/.vshrc .zshrc
    $ ln -s .dotfiles/.vimrc .vimrc
    

15. Install MacVim

16. Setup mvim script to load MacVim from command line

    $ cp ~/Downloads/MacVim-snapshot-64/mvim /usr/local/bin/
    

17. Set Vim color scheme to Molokai

18. Install Command-T

19. Install JSHint

20. Setup MacVim to be used from command line

    $ ln -s /usr/local/bin/mvim /usr/local/bin/vim
    

Done.