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Initial Settings and Applications#

dotfiles

If you're using the dotfiles from this project, these tools can be installed automatically - see the dependencies section for more information on how to install them.

Initial Settings#

Trackpad & Mouse#

  • Point & Click
    • Enable Tap to click with one finger
    • Change Secondary click to Right corner
    • Uncheck Three Finger Drag
  • Scroll & Zoom
    • Uncheck all apart from Zoom in and out
    • Uncheck Scolling girection: natural

General Settings#

  • Enable Dark Mode
    • System Preferences -> General
  • Disable Recent Apps in Dock
    • System Preferences -> Dock & Menu Bar -> Uncheck Show recent applications in dock

Show Hidden Files#

Show hidden files inside the finder app

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles True; killall Finder

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Screenshots Directory#

Set new default screenshot Dir

mkdir ~/Screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Screenshots/ && killall SystemUIServer

Workplace Auto Switch#

Disable Workspace Auto Switching

defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -bool NO
killall Dock

Initial Applications#

Google Chrome#

Download and install Google Chrome Web Browser

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1Password#

Download and install 1Password

1password.png