I got tired of manually redoing my settings every time I used a new macbook for work or personal use, decided it’d be better to keep my settings in a central location.

1. Optional: Add the following line to /etc/hosts/: 0.0.0.0 ocsp.apple.com (disables apple phoning home for app verification). Then run: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder (to refresh hosts).

2. Install Homebrew.

3. Install Warp Terminal.

4. Follow Github Instructions to set up SSH key.

5. Clone this repo and run the first setup script.

   cd ~/Downloads;\
   printf 'y\n' | git clone [email protected]:kaibyao/My-OSX-Config.git;\
   cd laptop-setup;\
   ./setup-1.sh;\
   # extra line break to ensure the above gets run

6. Close your current Terminal.app window, and open a new one. Make sure zsh is your current shell.

   echo $SHELL
   # should return: /usr/local/bin/zsh

7. Run the second setup script.

   cd ~/Downloads/laptop-setup;\
   ./setup-2.sh;\
   # extra line break to ensure the above gets run

   This installs the following:

   • Iosevka and Roboto Mono fonts (used for VSCode and iTerm, respectively).
   • Prezto for zsh (enhances your terminal experience).
   • Other homebrew utils
   • iTerm
   • The latest version of git
   • p4merge as a mergetool for git
   • optimal git configs
   • Visual Studio Code + useful extensions/settings
   • asdf, node, and yarn (for javascript development)
   • Firefox and Chrome

8. Make Visual Studio Code accessible from command line.

   1. Open Visual Studio Code.app.
   2. Type Command-Shift-P to open the “Run...” menu.
   3. Type “path”. You should see the choices available filter down to 2–3 choices.
   4. Select Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH.
   5. Now you can open VSCode with the current working folder from your terminal by typing code ..

9. Optionally, run the extra-osx-perf-scripts.sh script in this repo to disable extra MacOS fluff features (like window transparency, animations, etc). Overall it should speed up your laptop.

   ./extra-osx-perf-scripts.sh

10. Install Moom

    1. General preferences
       1. Check Launch automatically on login
       2. Uncheck Show preferences on launch
       3. Run as menu bar application
    2. Mouse (leave alone)
    3. Keyboard
       1. Check Show cheat sheet and Repeat to show grid
       2. Command held: Move to other display
       3. Auto-dismiss keyboard control after:
          1. Check Move & Zoom
          2. Uncheck Move, Grow, Shrink
          3. Check Other actions

11. (Optional) Sublime Text setup

12. (Optional) Sketch setup

13. (Optional) Omnigraffle setup