here's my mac setup, it's pretty simple but works extremely well!
- brew (apt-get for mac)
- iTerm 2 (better terminal)
- Alfred (goto anything, so you can open/switch windows with just your keyboard)
- KeyRemap4Macbook (swap the fn & ctrl keys… drives me crazy)
- create 6 workspaces, and update keyboard shortcuts so you can switch windows, also turn off
- disable "Automatically rearrange spaces based on most recent use" http://gigaom.com/2011/09/12/make-lions-mission-control-behave-more-like-spaces/
- turn capslock into alt key, and use that as your primary modifier
- remove every default shortcut, keep only the 5 that you use
It would be fun to share my setup, then show a gif demo with the following tools:
- https://github.com/RichardBronosky/keycastr/downloads - visualize keystrokes
- quicktime record - record desktop
- ffmpeg - convert to gif