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Manual Configuration OSX

I've not worked out how to automate all configuration. Until I do, this is what I manually do on each environment.

Configure core apps

Browsers

I use multiple browsers to 1) allow different persistent sessions I can jump between and 2) test cross browser functionality:

The ones I install by default (in order of my preferred browser):

  1. brave
  2. edge
  3. chrome

I install bitwarden extension in each browser

Hidden Bar

Open Hidden Bar. Select "Start Hidden Bar when I log in" and "Enable always hidden section".

Alfred

Open Alfred and add powerpack license

Alfred Preferences -> Advanced -> Set Preferences folder -> ~/.dotfiles/config/alfred

Login Items

Set the following to start on login

  • Alfred 4
  • Rectangle

Finder

  • Show hidden files, by clicking commannd+shift+.

  • Settings

    • Keep folders on top when sorting by name
    • Remove AirDrop
    • Set explicit tags, e.g. "admin", "projects", "personal"
    • Open folders in tabs, not windows

  • Customise toolbar

    • name
    • show
    • info
    • path
    • view
    • (remove search, since never use finder search)

  • Click on Macintosh HD, change view to list - click cmd-J and select always open in list view

  • Services - Services Settings, just

    • Files and Folders -> new Kitty Window
    • Folder Actions set up

  • Show preview

Google Drive

Install Google Drive. Set up folders to backup from local machine. Set up the syncing options to be mirror files choosing ~/gdrive as the location.

  • ~/.local/share/buku/

Install Apps

I often use the following, installing them manually as needed

Additional developer tools

  • xcode
  • Visual Studio 2022
  • Android Studio

More tools installed adhoc

brew install azure-cli
brew install k6
brew install cocoapods
brew install --cask powershell
brew install --cask flipper

JDK 11

brew tap homebrew/cask-versions
brew install --cask zulu11

For Android Studio projects generate a .env in your project hierarchy

cat-dotenv-android > .env

Uninstall Apps

I uninstall the follow apps since they provide no value to me:

  • Garage Band
  • iMovie
  • Numbers
  • Pages
  • Keynote

Configure other apps

Slack

Optimise slack performance

Preferences -> Accessibility -> Allow animated images and emoji

Dock & Menu Bar Configuration - MacOS

  • Show Date - Always
  • Now Playing - Untick Show in Menu Bar
  • Click wallpaper to reveal desktop - Only in stage manager

Trackpad Configuration - MacOS

System preferences -> Trackpad -> Point & Click

  • Disable Look up & data detectors

Keyboard Configuration - MacOS

Disable all keyboard shortcuts I don't use.

System preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts ->

  • For mission control disable remove all keyboard and mouse shortcuts
  • For input source disable Ctrl-space and Shift-Ctrl-space
  • Disable any other shortcuts that would never get used
  • Change Press fn key to "Show Emoji and Symbols"

For a Microsoft keyboard :

  • Option Key -> Command
  • Command Key -> Option

And then use keyboard shortcuts - see cheat sheet for my favourites.

If 1Password installed, open settings and remove keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard - MacOS default

-> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> For each keyboard :

  • Caps Lock -> Escape

Use Shift-3 for # and Alt-3 for £. Feels more natural to me and aligns with mechanical keyboards.

-> Keyboard -> Input Sources -> U.S.

Finder - Set list by default

  • Open Finder
  • Select Macintosh HD
  • Command-J
  • Select Always open in list mode

Spotlight

Optimise Spotlight for application find.

System Preferences -> Spotlight -> Search Results -> remove all categories except Applications

System Preferences -> Spotlight -> Privacy -> add following directories

  • /System/Library/Frameworks

  • /System/Library/Perl

  • /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks

  • /System/iOSSupport

  • /System/Developer

  • /Library/Java/

  • /opt

  • /usr/local/Caskroom

  • /usr/local/Cellar

  • /usr/local/Homebrew

  • /usr/local/lib

  • /usr/local/opt

  • /usr/local/share

  • /usr/local/texlive

  • ~/Library/Android

  • ~/Library/Python

  • ~/archive

  • ~/projects

  • ~/Downloads

To report on what folders are in your index use show-spotlight.

Browser

Install Surfkeys for vim like keys in browser. Type ? in browser for help.

Gmail

Settings -> Keyboard Shortcuts -> Keyboard shortcuts on

M1 Tweaks

.NET

Install v3.1, v5, and v6 as needed from Microsoft Downloads. Don't use Brew, since a little bleeding edge at the moment.

v6 on M1

dotnet --list-sdks

V5 and v3.1 on x64 (with Rosetta)

dotnetx64 --list-sdks

JetBrains Rider

For .NET 5 and .NET 3.5 development

  • -> Properties
  • -> Build, Execution & Deployment
  • -> Toolset and Build
  • -> .NET Core CLI Execution path = /use/local/share/dotnet/x64/dotnet

Restart and on solution -> Manage .NET SDK -> Select 5.0

Xcode

Find Xcode in Application, click Get Info and select open in Rosetta.