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Personal preferences

Prefs

Personal preferences. I use this list when I get a new computer.

Applications

System Preferences

Keyboard

  • Keyboard > Modifier Keys > Caps Lock Key: ^ Control
  • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Keyboard > Full Keyboard Access: All controls
  • Keyboard > Text > Disable Correct spelling automatically and Capitalize words automatically
  • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control Change Move left a space to Ctrl + Cmd + Left, and likewise for right. Resolves conflict with moving by word in Textmate

Accessibility > Zoom > Disable Smooth images

Disabling pasting with style (via mmdei on metafilter)

  • Go to Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts >
  • Click + below right listbox
  • Select All Applications for 'Application' input box
  • Type Paste and Match Style into the 'Menu Title' input box
  • In the 'Keyboard Shortcut' input box, pretend that you are about to paste something by typing command-v. There should now be the cloverleaf command sign followed by a -v in this box.

Sharing

Rename machine to something short, yet awe-inspring.

Windex

Install Windex and viewing ~/projects as localhost.

Add no extension redirects for .html

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}\.html -f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.html

Dotfiles

Install dotfiles

Node

  • Install nvm
  • Create ~/.nvmrc with latest stable version

TextMate

Install my Sunset DD theme

TextMate > Preferences > Bundles > Enable:

  • Markdown (GitHub)
  • Mustache

Install

Disable un-used bundles

Remove Baskerville serif font family in Markdown. Go to Bundles > Edit Bundles... > Themes > Settings. Remove fontName setting.

Enable Remove trailing whitespace key command. Go to Bundles > Edit Bundles.. > Text > Converting / Striping > Remove Trailing Spaces in Document / Selection. Set Key Equivalent

Everything else

  • Safari > Preferences > Advanced Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar
  • Install ievms for IE & Edge in virtual machines