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* [http://winebottler.kronenberg.org Winebottler] - like Wine on Linux
* [http://winebottler.kronenberg.org Winebottler] - like Wine on Linux
* [http://www.dropbox.com DropBox]
* [http://www.dropbox.com DropBox]
* [http://totalfinder.binaryage.com/ TotalFinder] - makes the Finder suck less


= ToDo =
= ToDo =

Revision as of 03:42, 26 August 2013

I got a new MacBook Air. These are the first things I do with it 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.

AppStore

Install some apps from the AppStore:

  • TextWrangler
  • Evernote
  • Numbers, Pages, Keynote
  • MplayerX
  • SmartConverter Pro
  • The Unarchiver
  • Caffeine
  • Sketchbook Express
  • Kindle

Other Apps

Install some apps from other sources, or directly from the developer.

ToDo

  • Microsoft office
  • Parallels
  • Handbrake
  • Python Launcher?
  • Keyspan Serial Assistant
  • Gimp
  • Google Drive
  • Sketchup
  • CyberDuck
  • Arduino, Tinkerkit
  • Waspmote?
  • smcFanControl
  • VirtualBox?
  • VLC?
  • TotalFinder
  • LeapMotion
  • EagleCAD
  • CoolTerm
  • DiskRing?
  • Xcode?

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.