System setup stuff for a new OLD mac (a/o 2020)

a-new-mac-setup.md

New computer setup

a/o 2020-05-29

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Format the drive

1. Restart with Cmd-R or Cmd-D
2. Erase drive / 3x if second-hand
3. Reinstall MacOS

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First boot

1. Change system password.
2. Edit System Prefs

  Security & Privacy
      disable Location services
      allow apps
      enable Filevault (or later, after 1Password) // Or not, if a hybrid drive!
  Desktop
      disable screen saver
      background: 17% grey
  Spotlight
      turn off command keys
      disable almost everything
  Network
      set DNS to [OpenDNS](http://www.opendns.com/opendns-ip-addresses/)
      	208.67.222.222
      	208.67.220.220
      or [Cloudflare](http://1.1.1.1/)
        1.1.1.1
        1.0.0.1

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Get online

• Safari: download Dropbox
• Dropbox: selective sync: just /Writing + /1Password (using iCloud for 1P and Resilio Sync for /writing)
• Safari: download 1Password
• Safari: download Quicksilver
• Quicksilver: download Quicksilver plugins, especially Extra Scripts
• Safari: download Chrome
• Download iTerm 2

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Install OS X CLI Tools

and/or install Xcode if you want, from the App Store

xcode-select --install Or download from Apple dev center

ZSH

cf. Gist

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install Homebrew

brew doctor && brew update && brew install ssh-copy-id wget legit node z coreutils cask php && touch /usr/local/etc/my.cnf.d/.gitkeep && brew prune

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Run system stuff in gist below: brew-setup.md

Setup writer folder and nvAlt

• Dropbox selective sync: Resilio sync: Writer folder (That's where I keep my Notes)
• Download nvAlt
• set nvAlt to use Writer folder

Download apps from App Store

Download apps from the Web (or brew cask install)

• AppZapper - brew cask install appzapper
• Arq - brew cask install arq
• Bartender - brew cask install bartender
• Caffeine - brew cask install caffeine
• Fluid - brew cask install fluid
• Flux - brew cask install flux
• LiceCAP - brew cask install licecap
• ImageOptim - brew cask install imageoptim
• Macs Fan Control - brew cask install macs-fan-control
• Pacifist - brew cask install pacifist
• Prey - brew cask install prey
• Quicktime 7
• Querious
• ShrinkIT - brew cask install shrinkit
• Sublime Text - brew cask install sublime-text
• SublimeText Package Control
• [Superduper](//www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper SuperDuperDescription.html) - brew cask install superduper
• Synergy
• TextExpander
• Transmission
• Transmit
• Vagrant
• VirtualBox
• VLC -- brew cask install vlc
• Web Sharing Pref
• xScope
• KSDiff
• Tower
• Zoom

Firefox, Safari, Chrome

• Firefox: setup Sync (or don’t)
• Chrome: setup Sync (or don’t)
• uBlock Origin + settings - https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/
• stylebot + settings - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylebot/oiaejidbmkiecgbjeifoejpgmdaleoha

Calendars

setup Google and Fastmail accounts in BusyCal

Email

setup Fastmail account in Mail (or don't)

Powerline

https://powerline.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation/osx.html

brew cask install python3 &&
brew cask install quicksilver &&
pip install powerline-status

• https://github.com/powerline/powerline
• https://github.com/powerline/fonts // Powerline fonts
• https://github.com/nathco/Office-Code-Pro // Office Code Pro font

Configure .ssh

Local Server Options

• Install [Composer] (https://getcomposer.org/)
• Install [Docker] (https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/)
• Install [Valet] (https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/valet#installation)

Node

• Install [nvm] (https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)

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• Codekit - brew cask install codekit
• CSS Comb
• Disk Inventory X - brew cask install disk-inventory-x
• Divvy - brew cask install divvy
• GitHub - brew cask install github
• GPGtools - brew cask install gpgtools
• MAMP Pro
• OmniFocus
• Postbox
• Sequel Pro - brew cask install sequel-pro
• SourceTree
• TextMate

On vintage machines, download specific legacy software from Dropbox

• Automator Dispense - Install%20Automator%20Action.pkg
• BBEdit - BBEdit_10.1.2.dmg
• CSS Edit - CSSEdit2.6.1.dmg
• iTunes 11.4

Download ievms 2019-03-18

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xdissent/ievms/master/ievms.sh | bash

Downgrade iTunes 2019-03-18

Downgrade to lowest iTunes that works (11.4) using Pacifist to install.

AppZap built in apps (if you can)

Chess, GarageBand, Maps, iBooks, Game Center, iTunes

npm-setup-2015.md

Install NPM

npm install -g npm@latest &&
npm install -g gulp &&
npm install -g csscomb &&
npm install -g a11y &&

osx-defaults-setup-2015.md

chflags nohidden ~/Library && 
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 && 
defaults write -g NSScrollViewRubberbanding -int 0 && 
defaults write com.apple.addressbook ABShowDebugMenu -bool YES && 
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true && 
defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled 1 && 
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -int 0 && 
defaults write com.apple.dock hide-mirror -bool true && 
defaults write com.apple.dock pinning -string start && 
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool YES && 
defaults write com.apple.helpviewer DevMode -bool true && 
defaults write com.apple.iPhoto EmailApp Postbox && 
defaults write com.apple.iTunes disable-elastic-scroll -bool YES && 
defaults write com.apple.loginwindow PowerButtonSleepsSystem -bool no && 
defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false && 
defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGCinematicWindowDebugForceNoRoundedCorners 1 && 
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField -bool true && 
defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -boolean true && 
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit ShowRuler 0 && 
defaults write com.google.Chrome.plist AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE && 
defaults write com.sublimetext ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false &&
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 && 
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnExtensionChangeWarning -bool false &&
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO &&
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime .1 &&
defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO &&
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false &&
killall Dock;
killall SystemUIServer;

vagrant-plugins-2015.md

vagrant plugin install vagrant-bindfs &&
vagrant plugin install vagrant-hostmanager &&
vagrant plugin install vagrant-hos &&tsupdater
vagrant plugin install vagrant-scp &&
vagrant plugin install vagrant-share &&
vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest &&
vagrant plugin install vagrant-remove-old-box-versions &&
vagrant plugin update

Getting a new laptop this week and will update everything.

I sure do need to update this for silicon in 2023