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title: How I like my macOS
date: 2020-08-27
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		A list of stuff I want in a fresh macOS install.

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		## System Preferences

		- Text to Speech (in Accessibility):
		    - ⌥ ⎋ shortcut.
		    - High WPM.
		    - Download Samantha voice.
		- Keyboard:
		    - Layout is Colemak.
		    - Enable Emoji viewer.
		    - Caps is Escape.
		    - Disable spelling corrections.
		- Trackpad:
		    - Click to drag.
		    - 3-finger drag (in Accessibility).
		- Hot corners:
		    - Lower left: _Show Desktop_.
		    - Lower right: _Notification Center_.
		    - Upper right: _Mission Control_.

		## Misc stuff

		- Week numbers in Calendar:
		    - Preferences, Advanced, _Show week numbers_.
		- Plain text in TextEdit:
		    - Preferences, switch from _Rich text_ to _Plain text_.
		- Show URLs on hover in Safari:
		    - View, enable _Show Status Bar_.

		## Homebrew

		```sh
		$ brew install \
		    entr \
		    jq \
		    moreutils \
		    pre-commit \
		    ripgrep \
		    rlwrap \
		    tmux
		```

		## No `.DS_Store` files on remote devices

		    $ defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true
		    $ defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true

		## Custom sound effects

		1. Move e.g. `Honk.aiff` to `/Library/Audio/Sounds/Alerts/`.
		2. Open _System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects_.
		3. Select "Honk".

		## Misc / other

		- [Resetting the SMC](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295) can apparently help if e.g. the GPU is being screwy.

		### How to print double-sided / duplex

		1. In the print dialog, click _Show Details_, then _Paper Handling_.
		2. Set the _Pages to Print_ to _Odds Only_.
		3. Print.
		4. Take the paper direct from the out-tray to the in-tray.
		5. In the print dialog, click _Show Details_, then _Paper Handling_.
		6. Set the _Pages to Print_ to _Odds Only_.
		7. Set the _Page Order_ to _Reverse_.
		8. Print.
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