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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.
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.



Revision as of 07:01, 23 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.

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

To-not-Do

  • No MacPorts for now. Will see, how long can I stay this way.