mac-setup

My Mac Setup step by step

System Update

First thing you need to do, on any OS actually, is update the system! For that: Apple Icon > App Store > Updates

System Preferences

Trackpad > Tap to click
Trackpad > More Gestures > Swipe between full-sceen apps > 4 fingers
Trackpad > More Gestures > App Exposé > 4 fingers
Keyboard > Key Repeat > Fast
Keyboard > Delay Until Repeat > Short (last before full right)
Keyboard > Text > Delete all replacements
Keyboard > Text > Correct spelling automatically > uncheck
Dock > Automatically hide and show the Dock > check
Security & Privacy > Firewall > Turn On Firewall
Date & Time > Clock > Show date
Accessibility > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad Options.. > Enable Dragging (with drag lock)
Sharing > Computer's Name > change!
Bluethooth > Show Bluetooth in menu bar > check
Energy Saver > Show battery status in menu bar > check

Keychain Access

Preferences > Show keychain status in menu bar > check

Finder

Preferences > General > Show Items > Connected Servers
Preferences > Sidebar > Movies, Pictures, Home Folder > Check
Preferences > Sidebar > Devices > This device > Check

Install App Cleaner

Download and install AppCleaner from https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/

Install Applications

Dropbox from https://www.dropbox.com
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from https://get.adobe.com/de/reader/

App Center

Pixelmator
Dash
Together3
Things
Xcode
The Unarchiver

SouceTree

Download from https://www.sourcetreeapp.com
Login with existing Atlassian credentials to register installation

IntelliJ Idea

Download from http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/
Register with existing JetBrains account

Install Hack font

Download and install Hack font from http://sourcefoundry.org/hack/

Preferences > Smart Delete > On
Preferences > Updates > Check automatically

iTerm2

Download iTerm2 from https://www.iterm2.com
Start > Options > Keep in Dock
Copy config from dotfiles/iterm to ~/.iterm
Preferences > General > Load preferences from custom folder > ~/.iterm/
Restart

Run git

First run will trigger Xcode command line tools being installed

$ git config --global user.name "Your Name Here"
$ git config --global user.email "your_email@youremail.com"

$ git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain

Homebrew

Install homebrew with command from http://brew.sh
Run brew analytics off
Run brew doctor after installation completed

Brew Packages

wget

LiquidPrompt

Run brew install liquidprompt

bash_profile

ln -sf dotfiles/bash_profile ~/.bash_profile

autoenv

$ brew install autoenv

Python

Let's install an own python to keep the system python untouched

$ brew install python3

Running $ which python3 should output /usr/local/bin/python3.

Update pip and it's dependency distribute

$ pip3 install --upgrade pip

VirtualEnv

$ pip3 install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper

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