Setting up a new mac

I bought a new iMac recently and figured it would be worthwhile to write down everything I did to get it to where I wanted it.

• Install bootstraps:
  • Chrome – Preferred browser
  • Iterm2 – Terminal
  • Homebrew – The missing package manager
  • Atom – Text editor for code
• Install brew packages and ruby
• • brew install mysql git ruby-build rbenv powder rbenv init rbenv install -l rbenv install 2.3.1 rbenv global 2.3.1 rbenv rehash gem update –system gem install bundler powder install

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    brew install mysql git ruby–build rbenv powder rbenv init rbenv install –l rbenv install 2.3.1 rbenv global 2.3.1 rbenv rehash gem update —system gem install bundler powder install

• Configure git
  • git config –global core.editor “atom –wait” git config –global user.name “Oliver Roup” git config –global user.email “oroup@oroup.com”

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    git config —global core.editor “atom –wait” git config —global user.name “Oliver Roup” git config —global user.email “oroup@oroup.com”

• Copy across SSH keys (Airdrop is a good way to do this)
• Configure SSHD for passwordless entry
• • Modify /private/etc/sshd_config
  • Put the SSH key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
• Sync remote files from old machine to new with rsync (Not everything is in Google Drive / Dropbox)
• Install from the app store
• • Dash 3 – Code instructions
  • Base 2 – Easy local SQL queries
  • Liya – Nice remote SQL queries
  • TileWindows – Align windows to the screen
  • DaisyDisk – Examine disk usage
  • Omnigraffle – Diagramming tool
• Install from web
  • Backblaze – Whole mac offsite backup
  • Dropbox – Sync work files
  • Google Drive – Sync personal non-photo files.
  • Google Photo Sync – Yes really there are two different google clients
  • Emacs – Text editor for when you need to automate stuff
  • Gimp – Image editing
  • Office – Hey, I still need Excel
  • Skype – Talking to mom
  • VMWare – Run Windows and Ubuntu in a box
  • Paparazzi – Great screenshots
• System Preferences
• • Dock
    • Set size as small as it will go, turn on zoom
  • Security
    • Turn on the firewall
  • Sharing
    • Permit remote login
  • Mouse
    • Turn on right click gesture
• Remove from the dock:
  • Safari
  • Mail
  • Contacts
  • Calendar
  • Notes
  • Todo
  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • iTunes
  • iBooks