New Mac Setup

4/6/2024

Some notes on how I like to setup a new Mac:

  • in mac settings:
    • change wallpaper to solid cyan
    • set trackpad speed to 8/10
  • install main apps
    • install homebrew (~3 mins)
      • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
      • (echo; echo 'eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)" # homebrew') >> /Users/mark/.zprofile
      • eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"
    • install arc, spotify, alfred & 1password (~3 mins)
      • brew install arc spotify
    • install apps (~5 mins)
      • brew install iterm2 visual-studio-code textbar inkscape blender slack postgres-unofficial rocket element discord intellij-idea dockutil
      • log into and setup arc, spotify, 1password and alfred while the above install runs
        • arc
        • alfred
          • turn off spotlight: system settings -> keyboard -> keyboard navigation -> keyboard shortcuts -> spotlight -> uncheck Show Spotlight Search
          • set alfred hotkey to command + space
          • appearance: "Alfred MacOS"
          • clipboard history: check "keep plain text"
          • set clipboard history view hotkey to command + e
    • install adoble creative cloud
      • brew install adobe-creative-cloud
      • will have to enter password
    • install fusion 360 (~8 mins)
      • brew install autodesk-fusion
      • will have to click notification, allow permissions in settings and restart terminal
      • then run brew install autodesk-fusion again (run twice, if it fails the first time)
    • install puravida (custom bash script like mkdir and touch)
      • curl -o /usr/local/bin/puravida https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mark-mcdermott/ae00250f19945bad091d4ac04203ae18/raw/c48696a3ed16a0b810236749f9a128f451f349f7/puravida.sh
      • chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/puravida
    • install Oh My Zsh
      • sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  • iTerm2 settings:
    • general -> closing: uncheck both quit confirmations
    • profile
      • colors -> color presets -> Solarized Dark
      • colors -> ANSI Colors -> Black Bright -> #565656
      • terminal -> check Unlimited Scrollback
      • keys -> key mappings -> presets... -> Natural Text Editing -> Keep
    • install Powerlevel10k theme
      • git clone https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git $ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/powerlevel10k
      • sed -i '' "s/ZSH_THEME=\".*\"/ZSH_THEME=\"powerlevel10k\/powerlevel10k\"/" ~/.zshrc
      • source ~/.zshrc
      • "always allow" (always allow scrollback history clears), y, command + q, command + space -> iterm, y, y, y, y, 3, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, n, 1, y
    • install zsh autosuggestions
      • git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
      • sed -i '' -e "s/plugins=(git)/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions)/" ~/.zshrc
      • source ~/.zshrc
    • install syntax highlighting
      • git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
      • sed -i '' "s/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions)/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)/" ~/.zshrc
      • source ~/.zshrc
  • install programming languages
    • install asdf
      • git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf
      • sed -i '' "s/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting)/plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting asdf)/" ~/.zshrc
      • quit iTerm and reopen it
    • install some ruby asdf dependencies
      • brew install zlib readline libyaml libffi
    • Install node, ruby and python and java
      • asdf plugin add nodejs
      • asdf plugin add ruby
      • asdf plugin add python
      • asdf plugin-add java
      • asdf install nodejs latest
      • asdf global nodejs latest
      • asdf install ruby latest (~6 mins, you may have to click a toast notification & allow notifications)
      • asdf install python latest (~6 min)
      • todo: install intellij (with brew?) and whatever it needs (sdk?) with asdf?
  • setup VScode
    • set VScode terminal to match iTerm
      • code .
      • "allow", "allow", "allow", "allow"
      • command + shift + p
      • Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)
      • add "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "MesloLGS NF" inside the JSON curly brackets
    • Add VScode extensions
      • Vue - Official
      • Render Line Endings
      • GitLens
      • Prettier
  • miscellaneous configurations from terminal
    • mkdir ~/Desktop/misc (a folder I use for stashing junk in)
    • sudo spctl --master-disable (will need password, allows downloads from anywhere)
  • setup dock
    • dockutil --remove all
    • dockutil --add /Applications/1Password.app
    • dockutil --add /Applications/Arc.app
    • dockutil --add /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app
    • dockutil --add /Applications/iTerm.app
    • dockutil --add /Applications/Slack.app
    • dockutil --add /Applications/Spotify.app
    • dockutil --add '/Applications' --view grid --display folder
    • dockutil --add /Applications/System\ Settings.app
  • In Finder > settings > sidebar:
    • Favorites
      • remove everything but Desktop and Applications
      • add home folder
    • Locations
      • add root folder
  • Log into apps
  • Setup github auth
    • log in to github
    • git configs
      • git config --global user.name "Mark McDermott"
      • git config --global user.email "mark@markmcdermott.io"
      • git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
      • git config --global init.defaultBranch main
    • setup https auth
      • get personal access token
        • avatar -> settings -> developer settings -> personal access tokens -> tokens (classic) -> generate new token (classic)
        • note: "old dox intel macbook"
        • expiration: 90 days
        • scope: repo
        • generate token
        • copy/paste the somewhere temporary so you can use it below
      • git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
      • clone a private repo with https
        • enter git username
        • enter personal access token for password
        • this is a one-time thing - cloning with https should work with no username/password prompts going forward now
    • setup ssh auth
      • purafda ~/.ssh/config
      • ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "mark@markmcdermott.io" (hit enter 3 times)
      • eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
      • paste this to add these lines to ~/.ssh/config
        cat <<EOT >>  ~/.ssh/config
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
EOT
      • ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
      • github -> avatar -> settings -> "ssh & gpg keys" -> new ssh key
        • title: `Old Dox Intel Macbook`
        • key type: Authentication Key
        • Key: <paste contents of ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub here>
        • "Add ssh key"
  • Setup menubar
    • run Textbar from alfred
    • open Textbar preferences
    • delete Local IP, Who Am I and Wifi items
    • use cloud icon for public ip address
    • add Spotify
      • script: osascript -e 'if application "Spotify" is running then' -e 'tell application "Spotify"' -e 'if player state is playing then' -e 'return "♫ " & (artist of current track as string) & " - " & (name of current track as string)' -e 'end if' -e 'end tell' -e 'end if'
      • refresh: 5 seconds
      • no icon
    • Add docs
      • script: curl -s https://terminal-stocks.dev/DOCS | grep Doximity | sed -E 's/│//g' | sed -E 's/Doximity, Inc.//' | sed -E 's/(\$..\...).*/\1/' | sed -E 's/ //g' | sed -r "s/\x1B\[([0-9]{1,3}(;[0-9]{1,3})*)?[mGK]//g"
      • no icon
      • todo: change color from cyan to black
    • add Site Status
      • script: puravida ~
      • no icon
      • in terminal:
        • puravida ~/scripts/isOnline/sitestatus.txt
        • echo -e "https://markmcdermott.io;markmcdermott.io" > ~/scripts/isOnline/websites.lst(make there is is one and only one empty line at the bottom)
        • puravida ~/scripts/SiteStatus.sh
        • chmod 755 ~/scripts/SiteStatus.sh
        • paste this script into ~/scripts/SiteStatus.sh
#!/bin/bash

WORKSPACE=~/scripts/isOnline
# list of websites. each website in new line. leave an empty line in the end.
# each line can have an url to test and an optional displayname:
# for example:
# http://markmcdermott.io
# hostname.com/testme
# hostname.com:8181
# hostname.com;Pretty Display Name
LISTFILE=$WORKSPACE/websites.lst
# List of site/status
SITESTATUS=$WORKSPACE/sitestatus.txt

SITEUPCOUNT=0
SITEDOWNCOUNT=0
ICONLINE=''

# Clean up file
if [ -f $SITESTATUS ]; then rm -f $SITESTATUS; fi

# main loop
while read p; do

    #Load the website line into an array
    IFS=';' read -ra WWW <<< "$p"
    if [ ${#WWW[@]} -eq 1 ]; then
        DISPLAYNAME=${WWW[0]}
    else
        DISPLAYNAME=${WWW[1]}
    fi

    response=$(curl -I -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" ${WWW[0]})

    if [ $response -eq 200 ] ; then
        # Site up        
        # Increment counter
        SITEUPCOUNT=$[SITEUPCOUNT+1]

        # Add info to SITESTATUS file
        echo -e "${DISPLAYNAME} : \e[32m[ok]\e[0m" >> $SITESTATUS
    else
        # Site Down
        # Increment counter
        SITEDOWNCOUNT=$[SITEDOWNCOUNT+1]

        # Add info to SITESTATUS file
        echo -e "${DISPLAYNAME} : \e[31m[DOWN]\e[0m" >> $SITESTATUS
    fi
done <$LISTFILE

#Prepend the counts to SITESTATUS

if [ $SITEUPCOUNT -gt 0 ] ; then
    ICONLINE+="\e[92m●\e[39m$SITEUPCOUNT"
fi
if [ $SITEDOWNCOUNT -gt 0 ] ; then
    ICONLINE+="\e[91m●\e[39m$SITEDOWNCOUNT"
fi
echo -e "$ICONLINE\n$(cat $SITESTATUS)" > $SITESTATUS
cat $SITESTATUS

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