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Shit still to do with new mac
Set Up Dropbox
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Re-jig dropbox contents to make more sense
Windows
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Install Bootcamp and Set Up
Boot into Windows and install Windows
Install Chrome, Firefox, Skype, Sublime Text and Sharepoint Designer
Install vmWare Fusion
Configure vmWare to use Bootcamp Partition (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1014618)
Transfer Data
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Set up a sensible folder structure
Transfer over files from previous laptop - be selective.
Transfer Fonts from previous laptop - be selective.
Install Backup
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Remove old TimeMachine backups
Clean out Backup Hard Drive of any unneeded archives
Move unused films and data fro old laptop to Archive HD
Install and configure backblaze
Configure Time Machine
Cleanup
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Work through all dotfiles and remove any entries that are superfluous
Run Disk Map
Run Duplicate Detective
Run Disk Doctor
Run Norton AV Scan
Empty Trash
Repair Disk Permissions
sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb # Rebuild locate DB
Rebuild spotlight index
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