Settings

My personal settings for a new computer.

1. clone this repo
2. (optional) within new repo, clone vim repo: git clone --recursive https://github.com/patxu/.vim.git

all systems:

• Chrome
• Dropbox
• 1Password
  • update hotkey: cmd-\ -> opt-\
• Spotify
  • settings: private listening, announcements
• Notion
• qBittorrent
• Telegram
• Discord
• Steam

Mac:

• System Preferences
  • General: dark theme
  • Dock: auto-minimize
  • Security & Privacy: require password in 5 seconds
  • Mission Control: disable desktop spaces automatically rearranging
  • Keyboard
    • key delay + repeat: min delay, max repeat speed
    • Autocorrect: off
  • Night shift
  • Hot Corners
    • top right: notifications
    • bottom right: screen saver
• Calendar
  • Set default calendar
  • Turn on timezone support
• Hammerspoon & Karabiner-Elements: see Hammerspoon/
• Aerial
• Xcode
• iTerm
  • silence bell
  • use included solarized dark theme
• Contexts: better alt-tabbing
• Alfred: better spotlight, clipboard history, snippets, but $$$$ :(
• Top Notch: hides the new 14"/16" Macbook notch
• Homerow: navigate with your keyboard
• Maccy: Clipboard history (Alfred alternative)
• JRE: https://www.java.com/en/download/
• zNotch: toggle Macbook notch
• Proxy Audio Device: brew install --cask proxy-audio-device
  • To control volume on devices which MacOS doesn't normally support

Windows:

• Microsoft PowerToys
  • FancyZones: Window layout manager

git config

git config --global credential.helper cache
git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
git config --global user.name patxu
git config --global user.email patrick.s.xu.17@dartmouth.edu