Machine Config

After a freak accident where a framed photo fell off the wall (rendering the top half of my laptop unusable) I faced the unfortunate scenario of setting up a brand new machine. Although I'm grateful that I was able to replace my old laptop, the setup process was a bit daunting. This machine-config repository, along with my dotfiles repository, is my attempt at making future machine upgrades smoother.

Overview

1. Download this project as a zip from Github. This will make running the shell scripts easier.
2. system-settings.sh
3. (Optional) system-etc-config.sh
   1. Use this to keep all zsh related files in one folder
   2. Note: you might have to manually copy zsh files and folders over to the ./zsh directory
4. Install Oh My Zsh
   1. Run sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" in Terminal
5. Compare the .zshrc on the new machine to zshrc and make any applicable changes
6. Install Homebrew
   1. Enter /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" in Terminal
   2. Get up and running by entering brew bundle install in the same directory as the Brewfile
7. Add the capability to launch VS Code from the command line
8. Install nvm and node
   1. Install nvm
   2. Install the latest version of node with nvm install node (this also installs npm globally)
9. Install yarn globally
10. Configure Github SSH Key
    1. Create a new SSH key on your machine
    2. Restart the machine for the ssh key and keychain changes to take effect
    3. Add the SSH key to your Github account
11. Configure Git
    1. Make sure to change REPLACEME@gmail.com to your Github account email
12. finder-toolbar-applications
    1. Note: I found myself wanting to easily launch Terminal and VS Code instances that were already at a specific directory. The scripts can be exported to update the corresponding application.
    2. Each application was installed to your C:/Applications directory when you completed step 6
    3. Hold down cmd while dragging each application from the C:/Applications directory into the finder toolbar
13. Remap some keys on the built-in keyboard
    1. Copy the com.local.KeyRemapping.plist file to ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.local.KeyRemapping.plist
    2. Reboot the machine for it to take effect
    3. Credit where it's due:
       1. https://mybyways.com/blog/remapping-physical-function-keys-on-macbook-pros
       2. https://mybyways.com/blog/script-to-re-map-macbook-pro-function-keys
       3. https://www.nanoant.com/mac/macos-function-key-remapping-with-hidutil
       4. https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/comments/puac0o/macspecific_hex_codes_for_spotlight_dictation_and/
14. Give f13, f14, and any others cool new jobs !! You could...
    1. set a shortcut for Stage Manager in the Settings app
    2. create a shortcut to create a Finder window and/or bring a Finder window to focus
    3. go into "read text" accessibility settings and enter a shortcut to trigger it
    4. open 1password and enter a shortcut to trigger global autofill
    5. and more!

Shell Scripting

Having issues getting your file (named myscript.sh as an example) to execute?

1. Navigate to myscript.sh's parent directory
2. Run chmod 755 myscript.sh to change its permissions
3. Run it with ./YourScriptName.sh