steps to set up a new computer

new_computer_steps.md

I recently got a new computer. These are my notes on what I had to do to get it up and running.

get my passwords available

• download chrome (set as default browser)
• reset dropbox password into my email
• download and install dropbox
• pause dropbox syncing (to allow faster downloads of other stuff)
• download 1password app
• download 1password agilekeychain and replace the un-synced one in my dropbox with it
• start 1password and choose the correct keychain

ok, now I can log into websites!

settings and app setup

• install kissphrase
• remap caps lock to control in system settings
• install divvy and set up global hotkey (cmd-shift-d) and shortcuts (F fullscreen, L left, R right, C center)
• download iterm2
• install cloudapp
• disable the "are you sure you want to open this application" warning (see this os x cheat sheet): defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false doesn't seem to work
• install the solarized color scheme
• fast key repeat rate, short delay (in system preferences)
• enable drag lock
• allow applications downloaded from anywhere (in system settings security -- otherwise rescuetime won't start on login)

misc

• install firefox
• install alfred.app -- remove spotlight hotkeys so I can use cmd-space for alfred
• install rescuetime
• install vitamin-r (pomodoro timer)
• install growl
• install growlnotify
• install mplayerx
• install caffeine
• Looking at the 'purchased' tab of the app store app makes this a pretty easy process for most of these
• install taskpaper
• omnifocus
• skype
• spotify
• transmit
• adium
• transmission
• istat menus
• prey
• timedoctor

set up development environment

general

• I used some of this mountain lion cheatsheet
• install xcode developer tools from apple's developer site (I used 4.5-DP4)
• install xcode command line tools from Xcode -> preferences
• run apple software update (I did not realize this is handled through the app store now)
• install homebrew
• brew doctor -- I had /usr/bin before /usr/local/bin in my path so I added this line to .bash_profile: PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
• brew install autoconf automake (as an aside it makes me sad that Mountain Lion ships w/ ruby 1.8.7)
• brew tap homebrew/dupes
• brew install apple-gcc42
• brew install ack
• brew install wget
• install heroku toolbelt

ruby/rails

• install rvm: curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable

• rvm get head

• brew install openssl -- this is to prevent OpenSSL Errors and Rails

• install ruby 1.9.3:

   rvm install 1.9.3 --with-openssl-dir=`brew --prefix openssl`
  

• rvm --default use 1.9.3

• install ruby 1.8.7 (again, following along at Daniel Fischer's blog post)

  • have to install X11
  • export CPPFLAGS=-I/opt/X11/include
  • CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc-4.2 rvm reinstall 1.8.7

• install pow: curl get.pow.cx | sh

heroku

• install the heroku gem: gem install heroku
• log in to heroku: heroku login
• generate an ssh key: ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "myemail"
• add key to heroku: heroku keys:add ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

libs and miscellany

• brew install imagemagick
• brew install postgresql -- and follow the additional commands that brew gives to add it to launchctl etc
  • createdb <myusername>
  • install pgadmin
• brew install mongo
• brew install redis
• install inconsolata

git

• brew install git

• github signin ability

  • set up the git credential-osxkeychain: git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain

• set up git username and email:

  • git config --global user.name myname
  • git config --global user.email myemail

• install git extras: brew install git-extras

• after installing git extras: add git-completion and git-aware prompt. Add the following to my .bash_profile

   source /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git-completion.bash
   source /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/git-prompt.sh
   export PS1='[\u@\h \W$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '
  

• btw I learned something about the differences between .bash_profile, .bashrc, .bash_login etc here and here

node

• brew install node
• install npm curl https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
• update NODE_PATH in my .bash_profile: export NODE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/node_modules:$NODE_PATH

vim

• brew install macvim
• ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-64/MacVim.app /Applications
• for aesthetics, update the macvim icon using one of the ones here
• install janus: curl -Lo- https://bit.ly/janus-bootstrap | bash
• link .vimrc.after and .vimrc.before:
  • cd ~; ln -s /Users/coryforsyth/Dropbox/dotfiles/vim/.vimrc.after
  • cd ~; ln -s /Users/coryforsyth/Dropbox/dotfiles/vim/.vimrc.before

Someone is really addicted to productivity apps.