Difference between revisions of "Macbook Air install log"
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* [http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder] - makes the Finder suck less |
* [http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder] - makes the Finder suck less |
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* [http://cyberduck.ch/ CyberDuck] - for SFTP and other file transfer protocols |
* [http://cyberduck.ch/ CyberDuck] - for SFTP and other file transfer protocols |
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* [ X11] - X-windows are NOT bundled with OS X since Mountain Lion |
* [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ X11 by XQuartz] - X-windows (that are NOT bundled with OS X since Mountain Lion) |
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* [http://www.sketchup.com/ Sketchup] - easy 3D modeling |
* [http://www.sketchup.com/ Sketchup] - easy 3D modeling |
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* [https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31352/coolterm CoolTerm] - serial port terminal |
* [https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31352/coolterm CoolTerm] - serial port terminal |
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* LeapMotion - because I have the gesture input gadget |
* LeapMotion - because I have the gesture input gadget |
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= Wine / Windows apps = |
= Wine / Windows apps = |
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Revision as of 03:47, 27 August 2013
These are the first things I do with a new MacBook (Air) given my experience with the older 2011 MBA, based on what worked well for my environment and what not.
- 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.
- Charge the battery. Set up the basics and register the Mac.
- Log in for the first time. Change the background, make the dock smaller.
- Set the trackpad to the tap mode - I prefer light tapping to strong clicking.
- Remove some apps from the dock that I rarely use: the stock email reader, FaceTime, Contacts, etc. Many of these are integrated in Google apps.
Tweaks
- 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->Properties->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.
AppStore
Install some apps from the AppStore:
- TextWrangler - the text editor
- Evernote - take notes, save in cloud
- Numbers, Pages, Keynote - Apple office
- MplayerX - play videos nicely
- SmartConverter Pro - convert most any video formats to common target formats
- The Unarchiver - easy zip file management
- Caffeine - Turn off screen saver
- Sketchbook Express - drawing program by AutoCad
- Kindle - read books from Amazon
- Xcode - for development and command line tools
Other Apps
Install some apps from other sources, or directly from the developer.
- Google Chrome
- KeyRemap4MacBook - to rearrange the keyboard
- Winebottler - like Wine on Linux
- DropBox
- TotalFinder - makes the Finder suck less
- CyberDuck - for SFTP and other file transfer protocols
- X11 by XQuartz - X-windows (that are NOT bundled with OS X since Mountain Lion)
- Sketchup - easy 3D modeling
- CoolTerm - serial port terminal
- LeapMotion - because I have the gesture input gadget
Wine / Windows apps
- Irfanview - the easiest photo editor and viewer
ToDo
- Microsoft office
- Parallels
- Handbrake
- Python Launcher?
- Keyspan Serial Assistant
- Gimp
- Google Drive
- Arduino, Tinkerkit
- Waspmote?
- smcFanControl
- VirtualBox?
- VLC?
- EagleCAD
- DiskRing?
To-not-Do
There are some things that I have decided to stay away based on previous experiences or storage and other restrictions.
- No MacPorts for now. Will see, how long can I stay this way.
