New computer setup

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New Machine

Updated this for the first time in awhile in late 2020.

System Preferences

• Enable iCloud
• Disable iCloud mail
• Display to medium
• Turn up trackpad speed
• Trackpad to light
• Turn up keyboard repeat speeds
• Caps lock to escape
• Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls
• Disable Touch Bar typing suggestions
• Require password after 5 seconds
• Turn on FileVault
• Turn on firewall

Safari

• Disable password and credit card auto fill in Safari
• Show full address
• Enable developer tools
• Enable status bar

Download from web

• 1Password
• Alfred
• Creative Cloud
• Dash
• Figma
• Google Chrome
• Linear
• Sketch
• SketchUp
• Sonos
• Transmit
• VS Code
• Xcode

Download from App Store

• Contrast
• Day One
• Deliveries
• Final Cut Pro X
• Logic
• Pixelmator
• Redacted

Finder

• Show status bar
• Sort by name in all folder
• Desktop sort by grid
• New Finder window opens Home

Notes

• Turn up font size to the middle option

Terminal

• Turn up font size to 15
• Hide marks

Developer

• Install dot files

   $ cd ~
   $ git init
   $ git remote add origin https://github.com/soffes/dotfiles.git
   $ git pull origin main
   $ ~/Scripts/install.sh
  

• Install Homebrew

   $ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   $ brew install zsh git rbenv python redis postgresql ffmpeg imagemagick node
   $ brew services start postgresql
   $ brew services start redis
  

• Install Ruby

   $ rbenv install 3.0.2
   $ rbenv global 3.0.2
   $ gem install bundler
  

Menu Bar

• Remove flag
• Remove AirPlay
• Hide day of the week

Music

• Disable song notifications

Messages

• Disable sound effects
• Turn on iCloud messages
• Turn on read receipts

Mail

• Discard messages to Archive
• Change default send from account

Thanks for the tips Eric. :)

Thanks Sam for sharing this. The part about turning brightness made me laugh. That is totally how you do it.

@andwang haha you and your barely readable colors and brightness :P

@samsoffes DUDE: I do the exact same thing every time I use someone else's computer!!!! I don't understand how anyone can work on any Apple screen without full brightness!!!!

Sam, I've since been converted . I am turning my brightness to 100% since you and I chatted.