Macos

Set capslock to be control.

• In systems preference go to keyboard.
• Click on the bottom right "modifier keys"
• Change capslock to be control.

Turn off shortcuts to change input sources

Keyboard > Shortctus > Input Sources

Mac Apps

• Install PasteNow

Mouse changes

Turn on tap to click on trackpad settings

Cloud

Change iCloud settings to use Desktop and Documents folder. So cloud documents and desktop is not seperate from device documents and desktop.

Spaces and Desktop setting's

1. Go to keyboard shortcuts and make sure CTR - [1-9] shortcuts are enabled for moving between spaces.
2. Go to mission controll (settings > Desktop and dock ) and turn off automatticial re-arrange spaces by recent use.
3. Go to accesability > display and turn off reduce motion (this will remove the slideshow effect when switching spaces).

Brew

Install brew first

[brew](brew) install git sudo mv /usr/bin/git /usr/bin/git-apple

Now, reload the terminal for the profile to load the correct git location and confirm by running which git.

Install and setup diffmerge

brew install diffmerge
git config --global merge.tool diffmerge

Install a few helfpul tools

• brew install zsh vim neovim starship zoxide fzf ctags svn fnm ripgrep tree-sitter ack php
• brew install tree bat lsd
• brew install orbstack
• brew install --cask db-browser-for-sqlite
• brew install figlet xh
• brew install zsh-history-substring-search
• brew install gh

Install NNN

Compile NNN from source with nerd font enabled and move it an executable path. Install NNN plugins: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/tree/master/plugins#configuration

Install Yabai, SKHD and Sketchy bar

brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font brew install font-sf-pro brew install --cask sf-symbols *brew tap FelixKratz/formulae *brew install yabai skhd sketchybar

Meeting Bar

On your work device, setup meeting bar to help you move through the day knowing what's current and what's next.

Ruby related

brew install gnupg Follow instruction for installing RVM: rvm/rvm#5261 (comment) If above doesn't work go to RVM

Apps

1. Install the app Import config in the app: .RectangleConfig
2. Setup apple calender accounts
3. Instal or raycast : brew install --cask raycast

dotfiles

How to use

Clone into $HOME/dotfiles and CD into it git clone [email protected]:dwainm/dotfiles.git && cd dotfiles

Rename .git to .myconf mv .git .myconf

Mv all from dotfiles to $HOME cd ~ && mv dotfiles/.* .

Add aliases:

alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.myconf/ --work-tree=$HOME'

now you can manage your dotfiles with config(git alias) command.

Terminal

Set brew ZSH as you shell: sudo sh -c "echo $(which zsh) >> /etc/shells" chsh -s $(which zsh)

Makes sur zpresto is loaded below. The plugins should all work.

Install Font

brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts

brew install --cask font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font

Setup Zshell Presto:

Remember Prezto overrides ~/zshrc and symlink it into the prezto one.

• rm -rf ~/.zprezto && git clone --recursive https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto
• Add back alias as we removed it: alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.myconf/ --work-tree=$HOME'
• Make sure we do not overwrite the save zshrc file with all important functions and aliases: config checkout -- .zprezto/runcoms/zshrc

Install Brew tools

brew install --cask kitty brew install hammerspoon --cask

Generate your configuration files (copy/paste this as one command):

$ setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
 ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
done
chsh -s $(which zsh)

Set up GNU sed: with brew install gnu-sed

Set up path Check: echo $PATH Make sure your paths are configured so that home brew ( /usr/local/bin ) is before /bin and /usr/bin/

Setup NPM

We already have FNM so if needed we can just use that. https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm

Setup Composer

brew install composer

--- old way below curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/

sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/composer.phar

Vim

Neovim:

• Install packer: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
• Run packer install inside vim: :PackerInstall

OldVim Open vim and run :PlugInstall

Create symlink to vim wiki icloud storage: ln -s /Users/dwain/Documents/vimwiki /Users/dwain/vimwiki

#tmux

brew install tmux

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

brew install tmuxinator

Open tmux and then: I to install plugins.

Todoist

Setup todoist by building it from your fork: https://github.com/dwainm/todoist

git clone [email protected]:dwainm/todoist.git
cd todoist
Go install
Go build
Go release
mv ./todoist_darwin_amd64 /usr/local/bin/todoist