OS X Setup

I use bash scripts these days instead of this repo.

A recipe for setting up a new OS X host how I like it. With liberal pilfering from:

• https://github.com/quad/osx
• https://github.com/sporkd/babushka-deps
• https://github.com/ptb/Mac-OS-X-Lion-Setup
• https://github.com/bradfeehan/babushka-deps
• https://github.com/dgoodlad/babushka-deps

Kick things off

Get a fresh OS X install, set up your user, and enable full disk encryption.

1. Go to the purchases tab of the Mac App Store and install the following:

• XCode

2. Bootstrap Babushka environment

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grassdog/osx/master/bootstrap.sh)

3. Install deps for host

babushka osx:host hostname=fred

Restart host to ensure all settings are in effect.

4. Install more apps from the Mac App Store

• 1Password
• Zen Timer
• Ulysses
• Dash 3
  • Set up synching to ~/Dropbox/Backups/Dash
• Day One
• White Noise

5. Manual Steps

• Open and set up Dropbox then pause syncing
  • Don't show desktop notifications
• Copy across Dropbox and Music files from backup and chown -R them to new user
• Resume Dropbox syncing
• Open and set up 1Password
• Log into Chrome and set as default browser
• Finder
  • Add ~/Dropbox/Notes and ~/code into Finder sidebar
  • New window opens in ~/Dropbox
  • View options on home folder and "show Library folder"
• Command drag time machine icon off menu bar
• Settings
  • Users and groups > Change profile picture
  • Internet Accounts
    • Add Google for mail and messages only
    • Add TW for calendar
    • Add Twitter account
  • Accessibility > Reduce transparency
  • Keyboard > Set caps lock as control
  • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Spotlight > Change spotlight to ctrl-option-cmd-space
  • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Spotlight > Switch off show finder search window
  • Keyboard > Shortcuts > Mission Control > Disable all Mission Control key shortcuts
  • Trackpad > Disable Two finger click
  • Trackpad > Disable Smart zoom and Rotate
  • Trackpad > Disable swipe between pages
  • Desktop and ScreenSaver > Add Dropbox/Pictures/Wallpapers folder and change every hour
  • Desktop and ScreenSaver > Arabesque screensaver
  • Security > Accessibility add apps
    • Dash
    • Fantastical 2
    • Moom
• Place Chrome, Omnifocus, Slack, Soulver, MacVim, Hollywood.inetloc, and iTerm into the Dock
• iTerm
  • Preferences > Set as default terminal
  • Sync preferences ~/Dropbox/Backups/iterm
• 1Password
  • Security > Don't lock when screensaver activated
  • Switch on third party integration under advanced settings
• Alfred
  • Install Powerpack from 1Password
  • Set sync folder to ~/Dropbox/Backups/Alfred
  • General > Set shortcut to cmd-space
  • Enable 1Password
  • Enable Clipboard history
  • Disable contacts in Alfred
  • Appearance > Yosemite Light
  • Appearance > Hide Menu Bar Icon
• Calendar.app
  • Disable notifications
• Fantastical 2
  • Menu bar icon date and weekday
  • Defaults to last selected calendar and list
  • Change key shortcut to shift-f12
  • General > Start week on Today or selected day
  • General > Start Month on current or selected week
• Flux
  • Set wake up time
• Airfoil
  • Only show in menu bar
  • Install extras for instant on
• DayOne
  • Setup sync
  • Baskerville 18pt, no auto bold, no twitter names
  • Disable reminders
  • Disable popover previews
  • Disable spelling corrections
• Install SSH Keys and config
  • Run Babushka tasks and install in Github and Forge
  • Alternatively install Deus keys

6. Personal Apps

Extra apps for more personal hosts.

$ babushka osx:personal-apps

• Caffeine
• Color Picker
• Monosnap
• Xscope
• Byword
• Kindle
• Capo 3
• Lingo
• Transmit
• Oyster
• Melo
• TextExpander
  • Setup Dropbox sync
  • Hide icon in Dock
  • Launch at login
  • Don't show main window at launch
• Calibre
  • Preferences > Install plugin from file > ~/Dropbox/Backups/Calibre DRM plugins/tools_v6.0.9/DeDRM_calibre_plugin/DeDRM_plugin.zip
• Yojimbo
  • Link files ln -s ~/Dropbox/Backups/Yojimbo ~/Library/Application\ Support/Yojimbo
  • When handling links create web archives

7. Other manual installs and file copies

• GPGTools
• Copy across or clone projects into ~/code/projects
• Copy across from USB backup
  • ~/code/old
  • ~/code/scratch
• Lightroom
  • Copy across Lightroom catalog and masters from USB backup
  • Copy across Lightroom presets from backup into new location ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/{Develop Preset,Export Presets,Filename Templates}
• Photoshop
• MS Office
  • Customize install to not install cruft
• Copy across development VMs