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Mac Computer Setup

Applications

• Firefox
  • Bitwarden
  • Vimium-FF
  • uBlock Origin
  • LocalCDN
  • ClearURLs
  • Copy as Markdown (supplemented by Obsidian plugin)
  • LaTeX in Slack
  • Minimal Twitter
  • Disable Javascript
  • Font Finder
• Safari
  • Vimari: Safari port of vimium
• Obsidian (link)
• Utilities
  • Bitwarden
  • Dropbox
  • Espanso
    • Espanso default.yml (access via espanso path or espanso edit) (example 1, example 2)
    • need to install brew
    • double tap option (⌥) to enable/disable Espanso (can turn this toggle key behavior off-link)
    • Keyboard Maestro (replaced by Espanso)
  • Spectacle
  • Shortcat (how to use)
  • Itsycal
    • yyyy-MM-dd E ✈ h:mm a
  • WeatherBug
  • Dozer
    • brew install --cask dozer
  • ScreenBrush
    • option-tab to enable
  • Boop
  • Fig
• Signal
• GitHub Desktop
• iTerm2
  • Set up iTerm2 shortcut keys: Link
• PyCharm
  • Black code formatter setup in PyCharm: ^573833
    • Install: pip install black
    • Set up in PyCharm (Black docs): PyCharm > Preferences > Tools > External tools
      • Name: Black
      • Description: The uncompromising code formatter
      • Program: /Users/matthewkudija/.pyenv/versions/3.10.0/lib/python3.10/site-packages/black (install in some base environment that won't get touched)
      • Arguments: "$FilePath$"
      • Working Directory: $ProjectFileDir$
    • Change Black file permissions (so PyCharm can execute it):
      • chmod ugo+x /Users/matthewkudija/.pyenv/versions/3.10.0/lib/python3.10/site-packages/black
        • user, group, other, + x can execute
    • Set up PyCharm shortcut: PyCharm > Preferences > Keymap > shift + command + ;
    • Usage: black <path_to_file>
• Sublime text
• TexShop
  • requires MacTeX - TeX Users Group (MacTeX.pkg, did not work with basic version)
  • then download - Latest TeXShop, Version 4.76 for Intel and Arm on Sierra and higher (55.6 MB)
• Fig
• Flycut
• Python
  • Install Homebrew
    • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
  • Install pip
    • curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
    • python get-pip.py or python3 get-pip.py
  • Install pyenv
    • brew update
    • brew install pyenv
    • pyenv init
  • Install python
    • ==brew install xz (to prevent issues with lzma after installing python)==
    • pyenv install -v <python-version> i.e. pyenv install -v 3.10.1
      • see available versions with pyenv install --list
    • pyenv local 3.10.1
    • pyenv versions to confirm that * is by 3.10.1
    • pyenv init --path, then run the output of that, like export PATH="/Users/matthewkudija/.pyenv/shims:${PATH}"
    • Confirm version by running which python or python
    • Manage pipenv environments
    • install packages, i.e. pip install pandas
  • Manage versions
    • pyenv versions - see available versions
    • pyenv install 3.10.0 - install version
    • pyenv shell <version>- select version just for current shell session
    • pyenv local <version>- automatically select whenever you are in the current directory (or its subdirectories)
  • pyenv global <version>- select globally for your user account
• Old/other
  • Duplicati (from Kev)

Root-specific

Root link

• Microsoft Office
  • Excel WST Plugin: Link
• Google File Stream
• AWS VPN
• Yubikey Manager (so it doesn’t make cccccckvurecrlvudbdrurvbufrihlurtthrbrvclfri when you tap your keys)

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Created: 2021-07-19-Mon
Updated: 2023-01-05-Thu