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The bare minimum for me to be productive on a new machine
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New-Machine-Setup.md

Setup New Machine

Assuming MacOS:

Applicaitons

Process

  • Mac Settings
    • Accessibility/Zoom/ScrollGesture:true; + Modifier Key = ⌘
    • Screen Saver/Lock Screen:
      • start screen saver inactive :2min
      • turn off display on inactive: 2min
      • turn off display with power on inactive: 10min
      • require password: 1min
  • iMessages
    • Messages/Settings/iMessages/Enable Messages in iCloud = true
    • Messages/Settings/General/Keep Messages = 1 year
  • Generate/Setup new SSH Key for git
    • Add it to Github Account
  • Generate new AWS key
  • Terminal/Settings/Profiles
    • Theme: Homebrew
    • Background/Color & Effects: Active/Opacity:85%; Blur:33%; InactiveWindows/Opacity:50%; Blur:10;
    • Speed up repeat button press
    • $> defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true; killall Finder
  • Browser Config
    • Firefox
    • Safari
      • Add Extension: Vinegar
      • point downloads to /tmp
      • default search: DDG
  • Download RegistrationInfo for MountainDuck
  • Software Suite
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