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OS X Setup

I use bash scripts these days instead of this repo.

A recipe for setting up a new OS X host how I like it. With liberal pilfering from:

Kick things off

Get a fresh OS X install, set up your user, and enable full disk encryption.

1. Go to the purchases tab of the Mac App Store and install the following:

  • XCode

2. Bootstrap Babushka environment

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grassdog/osx/master/bootstrap.sh)

3. Install deps for host

babushka osx:host hostname=fred

Restart host to ensure all settings are in effect.

4. Install more apps from the Mac App Store

  • 1Password
  • Zen Timer
  • Ulysses
  • Dash 3
    • Set up synching to ~/Dropbox/Backups/Dash
  • Day One
  • White Noise

5. Manual Steps

  • Open and set up Dropbox then pause syncing
    • Don't show desktop notifications
  • Copy across Dropbox and Music files from backup and chown -R them to new user
  • Resume Dropbox syncing
  • Open and set up 1Password
  • Log into Chrome and set as default browser
  • Finder
    • Add ~/Dropbox/Notes and ~/code into Finder sidebar
    • New window opens in ~/Dropbox
    • View options on home folder and "show Library folder"
  • Command drag time machine icon off menu bar
  • Settings
    • Users and groups > Change profile picture
    • Internet Accounts
      • Add Google for mail and messages only
      • Add TW for calendar
      • Add Twitter account
    • Accessibility > Reduce transparency
    • Keyboard > Set caps lock as control
    • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Spotlight > Change spotlight to ctrl-option-cmd-space
    • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Spotlight > Switch off show finder search window
    • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control > Disable all Mission Control key shortcuts
    • Trackpad > Disable Two finger click
    • Trackpad > Disable Smart zoom and Rotate
    • Trackpad > Disable swipe between pages
    • Desktop and ScreenSaver > Add Dropbox/Pictures/Wallpapers folder and change every hour
    • Desktop and ScreenSaver > Arabesque screensaver
    • Security > Accessibility add apps
      • Dash
      • Fantastical 2
      • Moom
  • Place Chrome, Omnifocus, Slack, Soulver, MacVim, Hollywood.inetloc, and iTerm into the Dock
  • iTerm
    • Preferences > Set as default terminal
    • Sync preferences ~/Dropbox/Backups/iterm
  • 1Password
    • Security > Don't lock when screensaver activated
    • Switch on third party integration under advanced settings
  • Alfred
    • Install Powerpack from 1Password
    • Set sync folder to ~/Dropbox/Backups/Alfred
    • General > Set shortcut to cmd-space
    • Enable 1Password
    • Enable Clipboard history
    • Disable contacts in Alfred
    • Appearance > Yosemite Light
    • Appearance > Hide Menu Bar Icon
  • Calendar.app
    • Disable notifications
  • Fantastical 2
    • Menu bar icon date and weekday
    • Defaults to last selected calendar and list
    • Change key shortcut to shift-f12
    • General > Start week on Today or selected day
    • General > Start Month on current or selected week
  • Flux
    • Set wake up time
  • Airfoil
    • Only show in menu bar
    • Install extras for instant on
  • DayOne
    • Setup sync
    • Baskerville 18pt, no auto bold, no twitter names
    • Disable reminders
    • Disable popover previews
    • Disable spelling corrections
  • Install SSH Keys and config
    • Run Babushka tasks and install in Github and Forge
    • Alternatively install Deus keys

6. Personal Apps

Extra apps for more personal hosts.

$ babushka osx:personal-apps
  • Caffeine
  • Color Picker
  • Monosnap
  • Xscope
  • Byword
  • Kindle
  • Capo 3
  • Lingo
  • Transmit
  • Oyster
  • Melo
  • TextExpander
    • Setup Dropbox sync
    • Hide icon in Dock
    • Launch at login
    • Don't show main window at launch
  • Calibre
    • Preferences > Install plugin from file > ~/Dropbox/Backups/Calibre DRM plugins/tools_v6.0.9/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip
  • Yojimbo
    • Link files ln -s ~/Dropbox/Backups/Yojimbo ~/Library/Application\ Support/Yojimbo
    • When handling links create web archives

7. Other manual installs and file copies

  • GPGTools
  • Copy across or clone projects into ~/code/projects
  • Copy across from USB backup
    • ~/code/old
    • ~/code/scratch
  • Lightroom
    • Copy across Lightroom catalog and masters from USB backup
    • Copy across Lightroom presets from backup into new location ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/{Develop Preset,Export Presets,Filename Templates}
  • Photoshop
  • MS Office
    • Customize install to not install cruft
  • Copy across development VMs