mac setup

mac.md

New MacBook setup

Must have apps

• brew https://brew.sh/

• itsycal https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/

• menubar manager brew install --cask hiddenbar

• rancher desktop https://rancherdesktop.io/

• iterm2 https://iterm2.com/

• brew install --cask grandperspective

• brew install tmux

• Speedcrunch https://github.com/gagarcr/speedcrunch-nightlies/releases/tag/20191205

• joplin (turn on spell check)

• rectangle

• https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ - Must have

• https://github.com/exelban/stats

• brew install btop - cooler than htop

• https://www.royalapps.com/ts/mac/download

• for making gifs https://sindresorhus.com/gifski

• brew install --cask handbrake

• brew install --cask licecap

• update rsync brew install rsync

• TablePlus

• Cyberduck

• https://github.com/Clipy/Clipy

  • (better than * brew install --cask maccy clipboard manager https://maccy.app/)

• Disable bluetooth when lid closed https://github.com/odlp/bluesnooze

Shell

Handy tools

• https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
• brew install lsd

.zshrc

export CLICOLOR=1
alias ls='lsd'
alias l='ls -l'
alias la='ls -a'
alias lla='ls -la'
alias lt='ls --tree'

Faster keys

Find the best key speed https://github.com/ZaymonFC/mac-os-key-repeat

defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 10
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 15

other settings

defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
# increase the Dock show/hide speed
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.5

echo "Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock"
defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false



echo "Disable opening and closing window animations"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
killall Dock

# not sure if this works
sudo defaults write bluetoothaudiod "Enable AAC codec" -bool true

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/

# i like scroll bars
defaults write -g AppleShowScrollBars -string Always

.vimrc

Simple vim rc with the very basics

" Enable file type detection, load the plugins for specific file types, and
" load the indent files for specific file types.
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on

" Configure sane tab behavior...
set expandtab

set shiftwidth=4
set softtabstop=4
set tabstop=4

set smarttab
set autoindent

syntax on
set ttyfast

p10k

Antigen Add antigen bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting as the last bundle in your .zshrc.

Conda tab completion

• https://stackoverflow.com/a/61758556/56069

Font setup in VS Code

• romkatv/powerlevel10k#671 (comment)