README.md

macOS

User data on encrypted volumes other than the boot volume will not mount until login. To remedy this, see Unlock (forked to my GitHub for archival).

App Store

1. iCloud sign in
2. Install App Store apps, Xcode

Install dotfiles

git clone https://github.com/davidosomething/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles/
~/.dotfiles/bootstrap/symlink
# restart terminal

Setup ssh keys

1. Use sshkeygen alias to generate new Ed25519 keys
2. Add the public key to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.
3. Optionally change the ~/.dotfiles origin protocol to SSH

Install homebrew and install packages

Install homebrew according to https://brew.sh/. Install base Brewfile (or personal.Brewfile).

brew bundle --file=~/.dotfiles/mac/Brewfile
# brew bundle --file=~/.dotfiles/mac/personal.Brewfile

Cask notes

• bettertouchtool
  • I keep my license in syncthing/gmail/bitwarden
  • Most important thing is three-finger click to middle click
  • Provides better trackpad swipe configs, drag window snapping, modifier-hold window resizing
• hammerspoon
  • App launcher (⌘space) to replace spotlight (disable spotlight shortcut first)
  • Audio output device switch in menu bar, relies on switchaudio-osx which is in homebrew
  • Auto-type from clipboard (⌃⌘v) for paste blockers
  • Caffeinate icon in menu bar
  • Window management keys to use sections of a monitor (try hitting the key multiple times) and to throw apps to the next monitor (⌃⌘⇧f/h/l/z/[/])

Manually disable some keyboard shortcuts

Remove these using System Preferences:

• Keyboard disable a bunch of things in Text Replacements
• Mission Control owns ⌃← and ⌃→
• Spotlight owns ⌘space
  • I remap this to hammerspoon's seal instead.
• Disable Trackpad various Zoom options.