/mac-set-up

How I set up each new work pc I get

pc-set-up

How I set up each new mac I get

Inspired by https://www.swyx.io/new-mac-setup-2021/

  • Download Chrome, set it to the default browser

    • Install Chrome addons (if company allowed)
      • Ad-block
      • React dev-tools
      • uBlock Origin
      • EditThisCookie
      • Video Speed Controller

  • Download Desktop apps for: - Slack - Outlook

  • Disable Ask Siri

  • Show hidden files (open the Finder and press Command + Shift + . (full stop/period))

  • Prune the sidebar widgets

  • Tidy up Dock/Taskbar of items - and make it smaller

  • Disable dictionary lookup

Enable the Finder path bar - https://www.alphr.com/show-path-finder-title-bar/

Set up zsh-aliases: https://github.com/kealanparr/zsh-aliases Set up git aliases: https://github.com/kealanparr/git-cheatsheet

Install vscode Make it dark mode Set line endings to whatever is preferred at the workplace Turn on wordwrap on vscode Set git config variables: -username -email Install from vscode marketplace: - git lens - Bracket Pair Colorizer - Auto rename tag (renames both start and end tags when one is renamed/changed)

System Preferences > Mouse > Swipe between pages turn on (to turn swipe left to back on)

Install nvm

Turn off dim display on battery power

add to private/etc/hosts - 127.0.0.0 localhost

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System Preferences>Keyboard>Shortcuts>Mission Control>Show Desktop Shortcut for F11- disble so you can "Step Into" debug on Chrome and VSCode

Show bookmarks on chrome Untick show apps on bookmarks tab

vs code keymaps - cmd, ctl, x - close terminal - compact folders - off (when you only have a single folder inside another folder, it collapses it all into 1 folder and I hate the display)

Slack and Teams:

  • allow microphone access
  • allow video access
  • allow screen recording access

Turn off the Emoji shortcut, as its likely the biggest source of misclicks System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Do Nothing image

Set up Touch Id

System Preferences > Battery > Turn Display After > Click and drag slider for 20 minutes

Put mac on dark theme

Go to VsCode, and go Code -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Then add Cmd, Control Left arrow to be go forwards, Cmd Cntrl Right arrow to go forward for easier nav

Add battery % to Menu Bar at the top of the screen Add volume to Menu Bar at the top of the screen

Add Exchange account to Calendar app On Exchnage app also click View > Show Notifications to see all invites and updates on LHS

Turn off sourcemaps in chrome - this gets toggled on and off often during debugging

When you shut down, untick the reopen windows on close

Sytem Preferences > Security and privacy - apple advertising - personalised adds off

In Preferences => Mission Control, uncheck "Displays have separate Spaces". Now the dock will stay one one screen, or else it will change constantly as you move your mouse to the bottom of the screen.