osx-setup.md

Setup Mac OS X

1. Run Software Update

Make sure everything is up to date.

2. Install Xcode and its "Command Line Tools"

1. Download Go to App Store and install Xcode. Open and accept the terms.

OR

Download them from the above link (it can be a beta version). 2. Then go to the terminal and install "Command Line Tools":

xcode-select --install

3. Install Homebrew

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

4. Install Softwares

Many softwares can be installed through homebrew-cask which makes the process way simpler:

Browser

• Firefox
• Chrome

Development

• Sublime Text 3 for code edit
• iTerm 2 for terminal client
• Source Tree for Git GUI
• VirtualBox for virtual machines
• Dash for documentation lookup

Other

• Alfred for workflow automation
• Dropbox for file syncing
• Skype for international calls
• Spotify for music streaming
• Cloud for file/link sharing
• Evernote for presentation notes
  • Use markdown on it through Markdown Service Tools
• Caffeine for keeping Mac awake

Unfortunately some apps aren't available through homebrew-cask, so you need to install it manually.

App Store

• TweetDeck for tweet scheduling

5. Generate SSH keys for GitHub

Visit GitHub's official guide for instructions.

From that point on you're going to be able to do some git operations with GitHub \o/

6. Install the dotfiles

1. Set zsh as the default shell

brew install zsh && chsh -s /bin/zsh

Open a new terminal window to see the changes.

2. Clone the dotfiles at ~/.dotfiles
3. Checkout the personal branch
4. Run ~/.dotfiles/bin/dfm install
5. Solarize iTerm - http://michaelheap.com/solarized-with-iterm2/

7. Configure Sublime Text

Visit my Sublime Text preferences repo for instructions.

There you can find the whole list of plugins, preferences and snippets.

8. Install Alfred Workflows

Visit my Alfred workflow collection repo for instructions.

9. Download IE test VMs for VirtualBox

These take a while to download, so maybe do it on a separate day as a background process.

# IE8 - XP
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/IEKitV1_Final/VirtualBox/OSX/IE8_XP/IE8.XP.For.MacVirtualBox.ova"

# IE9 - Win7
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/IEKitV1_Final/VirtualBox/OSX/IE9_Win7/IE9.Win7.For.MacVirtualBox.part{1.sfx,2.rar,3.rar,4.rar,5.rar}"

# IE10 - Win8
curl -O "https://az412801.vo.msecnd.net/vhd/IEKitV1_Final/VirtualBox/OSX/IE10_Win8/IE10.Win8.For.MacVirtualBox.part{1.sfx,2.rar,3.rar}"

10. Profit!

:)