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--- mac:setup [2019/11/07 10:26]
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+++ mac:setup [2024/09/22 19:51] (current)
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-=====Setup=====
+=====Mac=====
+====Setup====
   * Open a Finder window.
   * In the menu bar, click on Finder and then Preferences.
   * General tab > ''New Finder windows show'' > ''Other'' > ''Downloads''
+  * ''System Preferences'' > ''Keyboard'' > ''Shortcuts'' > ''Services'' > Enable "New Terminal at Folder"
+  * Install [[https://brew.sh|Homebrew]]
+    * install Python
+    * FIXME
+  * Install [[https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner|AppCleaner]]
+FIXME: separate windows and mac here:
+> {{page>win:Sublime#setup&noheader}}
+  * Install Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel from the Mac App store
+  * Word > Preferences > Edit:
+    * Deselect Select entire word when selecting.
+    * Insert/Paste pictures as > Top and Bottom
+  * Install the following programs from the Adobe CC Suite:
+    * Acrobat
+    * Audition
+    * Illustrator
+    * Photoshop
+  * Run the following in the Terminal to prevent .DS_Store files from being created on network drives and USB-connected volumes:
+<code>
+defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
+defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true
+</code>
+  * Time Machine:
+    * Mount an SMB network drive using the Go > Connect to server... menu or Cmd+k
+    * Open the Time Machine preferences
+    * Exclude the following folders from the backup using the options menu, then set the mounted drive as the target disk:
+<code>
+/Applications
+/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CameraRaw
+/Library/Desktop Pictures
+/Library/Fonts
+/private/var/db/diagnostics
+/private/var/db/uuidtext
+~/Documents/Virtual Machines
+~/Downloads
+~/.dropbox
+~/Dropbox
+~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Application Cache
+~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Service Worker/CacheStorage
+~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps
+~/Library/Logs
+</code>
+Include ''/private/var/db/receipts'' ?
+====Update====
+  * ''brew cask upgrade''

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