Mac OS X setup

This repository is probably not very interesting to anyone but me. It's all about the things that need to be done to get a fresh install of Mac OS X configured to my liking. I'm writing all of this down here so that I do not have to think too much when reinstalling the system.

• ⚠️ ENCRYPT YOUR DRIVE FIRST.
• ⚠️ Checkout this project in your home directory.

System Preferences

• General
  • Show scroll bars
    • ✅ Always
  • Default web browser: Firefox Developer Edition
• Keyboard
  • Keyboard
    • Modifier Keys
      • Caps Lock: No Action
      • Option: Command (if using an Apple Keyboard)
      • Command: Option (if using an Apple Keyboard)
  • Shortcuts
    • Select the previous input source Shift + Command + L
    • ✅ Use keyboard navigation to move focus between controls
  • Input Sources
    • Polish Pro
    • USGerman Keyboard Layout
  • Keyboard navigation ✅
• Mission Control
  • Hot Corners
    • Top Right: Desktop
    • Bottom Right: Mission Control
    • Top Left: Application Windows
• Date & Time
  • Clock
    • ✅ Show date
• Language & Region:
  • Set 3 preferred languages in this order: English (UK), German (Germany), Polish. This should add leading zeros in dates and times.
• Dock
  • ❌ Show recent applications in Dock
• Control Center
  • ✅ Bluetooth - Show in Menu Bar
  • ✅ Accessibility Shortcuts - Show in Menu Bar
  • ✅ Fast User Switching - Show in Menu Bar
  • ✅ Battery - Show in Menu Bar && Show Percentage
  • ❌ Spotlight - Show in Menu Bar
• Display
  • Night shift
    • 08:00 - 18:00
• Airdrop
  • turn off AirPlay receiver to release port 5000

Finder defaults

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false
killall Finder

Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

Install stuff

./install.sh

Configure manually

• Git
  • Add user.name and user.email to global config
  • Set ~/.gitignore as core.excludesfile
• Terminal
  • Install https://ohmyz.sh/#install
• Alfred
  • Activate Powerpack
  • Default Results - Setup fallback results
    • Remove Google, put DuckDuckGo on top
  • Web Search
    • dict - http://www.dict.cc/?s={query}
    • diki - https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q={query}
    • dikig - https://www.diki.pl/slownik-niemieckiego?q={query}
    • collins - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/german-english/{query}
    • conj - http://conjugator.reverso.net/conjugation-german-verb-{query}.html
• iTerm 2
  • General
    • ❌ Copy to pasteboard on selection
  • Profiles
    • Colors: import https://draculatheme.com/iterm
    • Text: 13pt
    • Terminal: ✅ Unlimited scrollback
  • Pointer
    • ❌ Middle button single click - Paste from clipboard
• Firefox
  • Log in to Firefox Sync to install extensions
• Karabiner Elements
  • On Apple Internal Keyboard, remap:
    • left_command -> left_option
    • left_option -> left_command
    • right_command -> right_option
    • right_option -> right_command
• WebStorm via Jetbrains Toolbox (which comes from brew)
  • Enable settings sync, pull settings from account
  • In Jetbrains Toolbox, verify that a shell script was created
• Carbon Copy Cloner
• ColorPicker
• SSH
  • Generate key and add to Github
• Shottr
  • Activate license
  • In system preferences, turn off screenshot keyboard shortcuts
  • Let Shottr use those shortcuts instead
  • Set Desktop as folder