Mac Setup ProTips™

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##Mac Setup

####1. Disable Mouse acceleration permanently (must reboot)

defaults write .GlobalPreferences com.apple.mouse.scaling -1

####2. Install TotalTerminal Run this command to fix duplicate terminal windows:

defaults write com.apple.Terminal TotalTerminalCloseWindowsOnStart -bool YES

####3. Install PCKeyboardHack Change Capslock Key to F9, then in TotalTerminal make shortcut key F9. This turns capslock into a key that's actually useful.

####4. Install Dropbox under your root folder by temporarily changing permissions

sudo chmod 777 /
#install Dropbox and set its location to root
sudo chmod 755 /

####5. Install The Unarchiver and delete Archive Utility to make The Unarchiver default

sudo rm -rf /System/Library/CoreServices/Archive\ Utility.app/

####6. Install Sublime Text Apply these User Settings:

{
    "auto_complete": false,
    "auto_complete_commit_on_tab": true,
    "auto_match_enable": false,
    "bold_folder_labels": true,
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Monokai.tmTheme",
    "drag_text": false,
    "fade_fold_buttons": false,
    "highlight_modified_tabs": true,
    "match_selection": false,
    "shift_tab_unindent": true,
    "translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
    "use_simple_full_screen": true,
    "show_minimap": false,
    "tab_size":4,
    "remember_open_files": false,
    "hot_exit": false,
    "word_wrap": true
}

####7. Configure Dotfiles My personal dotfiles are here.

####8. Set Chrome to be Default PDF Viewer

####9. Install ShiftIt and Jumpcut

####10. Install Other Utilities Tiny Radio, Adium, XQuartz, GetShit, VLC, Transmission