Setting up a Macintosh

My strategy for setting up a new Mac:

1. Wipe the disk and install OS.
2. Download and install Apple Developer tools.
3. Consider purchasing and using these Apple Apps:
   1. iLife
   2. iWork
   3. When you have installed them, be sure to run Apple Update.
4. Download and install the following commercial apps (many of them are free; others are licensed):
   1. Norton Anti-Virus (recommended by DoD)
   2. Microsoft Office
   3. Microsoft Silverlight
   4. SuperDuper!, an easy-to-use backup system for the Mac which makes bootable drives.
   5. OmniGraffle
   6. PDF Pen
5. Download and install the following open source software:
   1. MacPorts
   2. A GUI EMACS Aquamacs, Emacs 21 for MacOS , or Emacs.app
   3. MacTeX