Difference between revisions of "Setting up a Macintosh"
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## [http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/ Tuxera NTFS for mac] | ## [http://www.tuxera.com/products/tuxera-ntfs-for-mac/ Tuxera NTFS for mac] | ||
## [http://download.xmarks.com/download/macosx_10_6 XMarks for Safari] | ## [http://download.xmarks.com/download/macosx_10_6 XMarks for Safari] | ||
## [http://lastpass.com/ LastPass] or [http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password 1Password] for Password management and synchronization. | |||
## [https://www.dropbox.com/ DropBox if you don't want to use Mobile Me (or if you want to share files with your Android phone.) | |||
# Download and install the following open source software: | # Download and install the following open source software: | ||
## [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] | ## [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts] | ||
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# Go to the Terminal and type the following: | # Go to the Terminal and type the following: | ||
## <tt>sudo port selfupdate</tt> | ## <tt>sudo port selfupdate</tt> | ||
## <tt>sudo port install unison</tt> | ## <tt>sudo port install unison ispell aspell</tt> | ||
## <tt>sudo port install py27-matplotlib</tt> | ## <tt>sudo port install py27-matplotlib</tt> | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 13 March 2011
My strategy for setting up a new Mac:
- Wipe the disk and install OS.
- Download and install Apple Developer tools.
- Consider purchasing and using these Apple Apps:
- iLife
- iWork
- When you have installed them, be sure to run Apple Update.
- Download and install the following commercial apps (many of them are free; others are licensed):
- Norton Anti-Virus (recommended by DoD)
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Silverlight
- SuperDuper!, an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
- OmniGraffle
- PDF Pen
- Tuxera NTFS for mac
- XMarks for Safari
- LastPass or 1Password for Password management and synchronization.
- [https://www.dropbox.com/ DropBox if you don't want to use Mobile Me (or if you want to share files with your Android phone.)
- Download and install the following open source software:
- MacPorts
- Adium
- Ext2FS for MacOS
- A GUI EMACS Aquamacs, Emacs 21 for MacOS , or Emacs.app
- MacTeX
- GUI Tweaking:
- Drag the Terminal, Console, and Activity Monitor applications from /Applications/Utilities into the Dock.
- Put the Dock on the right side of the screen (it was designed for use on the right side of the screen and takes up less screen real estate there.)
- Go to Preferences/Keyboard and make the CAPSLOCK key a control key.
- Go to the Terminal and type the following:
- sudo port selfupdate
- sudo port install unison ispell aspell
- sudo port install py27-matplotlib
