Setting up a new Mac

MacOS

• When Possible Start from a fresh install
• Log in to iCloud
• Install
  • Chrome
  • Alfred
  • Obsidian
  • ShiftIt (Amethyst)
  • aText
  • Skitch
  • Rocket
  • 1Password
  • HandMirror
  • Karabiner Elements
    • Set Karabiner Elements Profile
  • TickTick / Things 3
  • Fantastical
• For Development
  • Postico
  • Sublime Text
  • iTerm2
• Configure
  • Mouse/Trackpad
    • Turn off natural direction
    • Turn off Force touch
  • Setup Key Repeat (Maybe just run the dotfiles)

    defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -int 10 # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms) defaults write -g KeyRepeat -int 1 # normal minimum is 2 (30 ms)

  • Or Just use TinkerTool
  • Show Battery
  • Hide Siri

• Setting Up Dev Environment
  • iTerm2
  • Sublime Text
    • Get Preferences

My dotfiles are available at https://github.com/brandonkboswell/dotfiles