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mac:setup [2024/09/22 19:51] (current)
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-=====Setup=====+=====Mac===== 
 + 
 +====Setup====
  
   * Open a Finder window.   * Open a Finder window.
   * In the menu bar, click on Finder and then Preferences.   * In the menu bar, click on Finder and then Preferences.
   * General tab > ''New Finder windows show'' > ''Other'' > ''Downloads''   * 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   * Install Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel from the Mac App store
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     * Deselect Select entire word when selecting.     * Deselect Select entire word when selecting.
     * Insert/Paste pictures as > Top and Bottom     * Insert/Paste pictures as > Top and Bottom
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 +  * 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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