Setting up macOS

setting-up-macos.md

• Install Homebrew
  • /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
• brew install git
  • In ~/.zshrc (per https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Appendix-A%3A-Git-in-Other-Environments-Git-in-Zsh):

    autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
    
    autoload -Uz vcs_info
    precmd_vcs_info() { vcs_info }
    precmd_functions+=( precmd_vcs_info )
    setopt prompt_subst
    RPROMPT=\$vcs_info_msg_0_
    zstyle ':vcs_info:git:*' formats '%b'
    

• brew install vim
• Install Ruby
  • brew install chruby
    • In ~/.zshrc:

      source /usr/local/share/chruby/chruby.sh
      source /usr/local/share/chruby/auto.sh
      

  • brew install ruby-install
  • ruby-install ruby-2.7.0
    • echo 'ruby-2.7.0' > ~/.ruby-version
• Install Node.js
  • brew tap tkareine/chnode
  • brew install tkareine/chnode/chnode
    • In ~/.zshrc:

      source /usr/local/share/chnode/chnode.sh
      source /usr/local/share/chnode/auto.sh
      precmd_functions+=(chnode_auto)
      

  • brew install node-build
  • node-build 13.5.0 ~/.nodes/node-13.5.0
    • echo 'node-13.5.0' > ~/.node-version
• Install Yarn
  • curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
• Set up SSH keys
  • Per https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent
  • ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C tom@mycomputer
  • ssh-add -K
  • Create ~/.ssh/config:

    Host *
      AddKeysToAgent yes
      UseKeychain yes
      Compression yes
    

  • Add new key to https://github.com/settings/keys
  • Add new key to https://bitbucket.org/account/user/tomstuart/ssh-keys/
• Symlink dotfiles
  • .gemrc
  • .gitconfig
  • .gitignore
  • .screenrc
  • .vimrc
• System Preferences
  • Desktop & Screen Saver
    • Screen Saver
      • Start after: Never
  • Dock
    • enable Automatically hide and show the Dock
    • disable Show recent applications in Dock
  • Mission Control
    • Hot Corners…
      • top right: Desktop
      • bottom right: Mission Control
  • Siri
    • disable Show Siri in menu bar
    • Siri Suggestions & Privacy
      • disable Safari -> Show Siri Suggestions in App
  • Accessibility
    • Zoom
      • enable Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom
      • Advanced -> Appearance -> Continuously with pointer
    • Pointer Control -> Trackpad Options -> Enable dragging -> three finger drag
  • Security & Privacy
    • General
      • Require password: immediately
      • enable Use your Apple Watch to unlock apps and your Mac
  • Sound
    • enable Sound Effects -> Show volume in menu bar
  • Keyboard
    • Keyboard
      • Key repeat: Fast
      • Delay Until Repeat: Short
      • Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock Key: Control
    • Text
      • disable Correct spelling automatically
      • disable Capitalise words automatically
      • disable Add full stop with double-space
      • disable Use smart quotes and dashes
    • Shortcuts
      • Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls
    • Dictation
      • Dictation: Off
  • Trackpad
    • Point & Click
      • disable Look up & data detectors
      • enable Tap to click
      • Tracking speed: 8/10
    • Scroll & Zoom
      • disable Zoom in or out
      • disable Smart zoom
      • disable Rotate
    • More Gestures
      • disable Swipe between pages
      • disable Swipe between full-screen apps
      • disable Notification Centre
      • disable Mission Control
      • disable Launchpad
      • disable Show Desktop
  • Displays
    • Night Shift -> Schedule: Sunset to Sunrise
  • Date & Time
    • Clock
      • enable Show date
• Terminal preferences
  • Profiles -> Pro
    • enable Default
    • Text -> Background -> Colour & Effects -> Opacity: 100%
    • Shell -> When the shell exits: Close if the shell exited cleanly
• Install 1Password from https://1password.com/downloads/mac/
  • Sync vault (license in vault is autodetected)
  • Set up email & calendar accounts
• Install Bartender from https://www.macbartender.com/
  • License key is in 1Password
  • Preferences
    • General -> Open Bartender at login
    • Menu Items
      • 1Password: hide
      • Airplay Displays: hide
      • Notification Centre: always hide
      • Spotlight: always hide
      • Volume: hide
• Install AdBlock for Safari from https://getadblock.com/safari/
  • Disable “acceptable ads”
  • Disable AdBlock Icon extension
• Install Slack from https://slack.com/download
• Safari
  • disable pref Websites -> Notifications -> Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications
  • disable pref Autofill -> Using information from my contacts, Usernames and passwords, Credit cards, Other forms
  • enable pref Advanced -> Show Develop menu in menu bar
  • Default encoding: UTF-8
  • View -> Show Status Bar
• Disable smooth scrolling (e.g. animated page up/down in Safari)
  • defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSScrollAnimationEnabled -bool false
• Menu bar
  • Battery (if exists)
    • Show Percentage
  • cmd-drag clock to the top right
• Dock
  • add Documents
  • add Terminal
  • add Slack
• Finder
  • View -> Show Path Bar
  • Desktop
    • View -> Show View Options
      • Sort By: Date Modified
  • Preferences
    • General
      • enable Hark disks
      • enable Connected servers
      • New Finder windows show: home directory
      • disable Open folders in tabs instead of new windows
    • Sidebar
      • enable Movies
      • enable home directory
      • disable Recent Tags
    • Advanced
      • disable Show warning before emptying the Bin
• Messages
  • Edit -> Spelling and Grammar -> disable Correct Spelling Automatically
  • Edit -> Substitutions -> disable Smart Copy/Paste, Smart Quotes, Text Replacement -> Emoji
• Notes
  • Edit -> Spelling and Grammar -> disable Correct Spelling Automatically
  • Edit -> Substitutions -> disable Smart Copy/Paste, Smart Quotes, Smart Dashes