Macbook Air install log - Revision history

Leo: /* Other Apps */

2014-05-22T10:58:51Z

‎Other Apps

2014-05-22T09:17:07Z

‎Tweaks

2014-05-22T08:55:46Z

‎Other Apps

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‎Wine / Windows apps

2013-08-27T03:16:31Z

‎Other Apps

2013-08-27T03:09:05Z

‎AppStore

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‎Wine / Windows apps

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‎Other Apps

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 Install some apps from other sources, or directly from the developer.
 * Google Chrome
-* [https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25141/keyremap4macbook KeyRemap4MacBook] - to rearrange the keyboard
+* [https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25141/keyremap4macbook KeyRemap4MacBook] - to rearrange the keyboard. Here are some of my favorite mappings:
+** '''Control+Arrow''' to '''Option_L+Arrow''', to get the control to skip words, not desks.
+** '''Command_R''' to '''Option_R''', or else I keep pressing command+a to get 'ā' for my Latvian text, but it selects everything instead, and kills the text with the next stroke.
+** '''Option_R''' to '''Forward-Delete''', to get my Del key back and close.
+** '''Z'''+'''X''' to '''Left click''' (to make drag and drop easier with the touch pad)
 * [http://winebottler.kronenberg.org Winebottler] - like Wine on Linux
 * [http://www.dropbox.com DropBox]

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 * Terminal->Preferences->Settings->Shell-> change "When the shell exits:" to "Close if the shell exited cleanly"
 * Terminal->Preferences->Settings->Window change width to 120 - I wan to see long messages.
 * System Preferences -> Languages and Text; also in Keyboard, and add and enable options for Latvian text input support.
+* System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Full Keyboard Access: in windows and dialogs... [x] all controls
 = AppStore =

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 * [http://cyberduck.ch/ CyberDuck] - for SFTP and other file transfer protocols
 * [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/  X11 by XQuartz] - X-windows (that are NOT bundled with OS X since Mountain Lion)
+* [http://osxfuse.github.io/ FUSE and SSHFS for OSX] - to mount my remote (linux) drives over ssh
 * [http://www.sketchup.com/  Sketchup] - easy 3D modeling
 * [https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31352/coolterm CoolTerm] - serial port terminal

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-This is what I do with a new MacBook given my experience with the older 2011 MBA
+This is what I do with a new '''Mac''' or '''MacBook''' based on my experience and needs.
+Last update: 2013-2014.
 * Open the box, unpack stuff, got upset that the power supply has a new MagSafe adapter - this means my old power brick will not serve without an adapter.
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 * Fix Safari (and Chrome) settings to not save passwords, and start with my favorite start page.
 * Move Terminal shortcut to the Dock
-* Terminal->Properties->Settings->Shell-> change "When the shell exits" to "Close if the shell exited cleanly"
+* Terminal->Preferences->Settings->Shell-> change "When the shell exits:" to "Close if the shell exited cleanly"
-* Terminal->Properties->Window change width to 120 - I wan to see long messages.
+* Terminal->Preferences->Settings->Window change width to 120 - I wan to see long messages.
 * System Preferences -> Languages and Text; also in Keyboard, and add and enable options for Latvian text input support.

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 * [http://www.irfanview.com/ Irfanview] - the easiest photo editor and viewer
+= Experimental =
+There are a few things I am not sure will stay long term, but anyway, there they are:
+* [http://learnaholic.me/2012/10/10/installing-nginx-in-mac-os-x-mountain-lion/ nginx] - webserver  for development needs. Yes, Mountain Lion still has Apache somewhere within, although the enabling checkbox has been removed from the system settings. So, I will try the nginx.
+* [http://nodejs.org/download/ node.js] - for some experiments.
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 * Kindle - read books from Amazon
 * Xcode - for development and command line tools
+** Xcode->Preferences->Downloads-> install Command Line Tools
 = Other Apps =

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 = Wine / Windows apps =
-* Irfanview - the easiest photo editor and viewer
+* [http://www.irfanview.com/ Irfanview] - the easiest photo editor and viewer
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