🚀 Scaffold a new machine from nothing to engineer readiness in 5 steps.
- 🛠️ System settings
- Trackpad -> Trackpad scroll direction & tap to click modified
- Keyboard -> Key Repeat Fast and Delay Until Repeat Short
- General -> Default web browser Microsoft Edge & Appearance Theme Dark
- Edge Settings -> Make Google default Search Engine Privacy & Services Address Bar edge://settings/search
- Finder -> Root/Home Directory press Cmd+Shift+. to toggle/show hidden dot files
- Code Font -> Dank Mono or Nerdfont's 0xProto Mono
- 📈 Efficient order
- Chrome + Spotify (Stephan Moccio's Fracture on repeat during scaffold)
- Warp terminal emulator + .zshrc
- Homebrew package manager
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
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Zellij (Termial Workspace)
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Starship (Cross-Shell prompt)
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Implement dotfiles
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Apple Account Sign In
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Apple iCloud Apps - Flow (Pomodoro), App Ahead apps - Keystroke Pro, Cursor Pro, Mirror Magnet, Theine, , Magnet (Window manager), clipy, & Dato (Supreme Mac Calendar/Clock - Great for remote cross time-zone collaboration) Flow Pomodoro for MacOS, nothing better or cleaner imo
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Xcode install (Automatically installs git)
sudo xcodebuild -license
xcode-select --install
- OBS Studio + Ensure Shure Mic + Webcam are configured in sound
- Raycast shortcut/productivity launcher (Superior to Spotlight w/ Ai)
- f.lux (Preserve your eyesight)
- Docker Desktop
- Figma + FigJam
- Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Design 2, & Affinity Publisher 2
- Keyboard Maestro for automation macros
- Notion Notetaking -> Swapping to Zettelkasten in Obsidian
- Typora Notes static app for quick and dirty alternative to MacOS Notes
- Postan Testing APIs easily with import/export of collections
- 🗺️ Git
- Generate new SSH key
- Add to GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket account settings
- Set global GitHub username & email
git config --global user.name "Valiant Frank"
git config --global user.email "Valiant@x.com"
- 🧑🏻🚀 Make any machine use case specific tweaks to .zshrc aliases, nvim plugin installs/lua settings, browser bookmarks, etc
- 🎩 Download business folder that contains profile photo varations, wallpapers, banners, & AWS Secrets Manager or AWS Parameter Store (cheaper but less security features)
Warp terminal with Neovim (Panes)
Lazy git in Neovim
Fuzzy Finder in Neovim
Neovim + Zellij (tmux alternative)
Neovim Pure
