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On Clean Installing macOS in 2024
I upgraded my work laptop from an M2 MacBook Air 13-inch with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD to a model with 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. I used a solo weekend to perform a clean setup without using the migration assistant. It’s been a long time since I did a fresh install, but it took me about a month to get everything configured the way I wanted, minus a lot of unnecessary clutter.
Here’s a list my must-have apps:
Apps
- Core:
- 1Password 8: used to love it, now I just appreciate it.
- Arc: I’ve drank the Kool-Aid. A browser with great design and cool ideas.
- Drafts: my scratch-pad, since forever.
- Ivory: I need my tweetbot. Doesn’t matter the social network.
- Obsidian: where most of my work starts and ends.
- Peek: quick look anything.
- Raycast : App launcher, clipboard viewer, screenshot search, snippet expander, etc.
- Soulver 3: the only way to calculate anything.
- Sublime Text 4: Photoshop for Text.
- Tembo: find a needle in your haystack.
- Things: old faithful task manager.
- Work
- Microsoft 365: oh how much I hate thee.
- Microsoft Teams for Mac: see above and multiply by π.
- Modern CSV: I use lots of CSVs, plus I hate Excel. Ice water in the desert this app is.
- Screegle: best way to share screen on Teams.
- Superhuman: my right hand. Can’t imagine working without it.
- Superintendent.app: For reasons™, I need to manipulate data locally. Works great for me.
- Vimcal: If you need to find time among many every day.
- AI
- BoltAI: OpenAI, Claude, Gemeni API wrapper. Super cost-effective way to access Chatbots.
- superwhisper: amazing dictation/transcription solution.
- Utilities
- Applite: Install many apps outside the AppStore cleanly.
Bartender: Given recent controversy, now using Ice to bring order to the Menu Bar.- BetterDisplay : suffer less without a Studio Display at the office.
- Calibre: ePubs happen.
- Itsycal & Calendr : going back and forward. I miss Fantastical, but disappointed with its business features.
- Karabiner-Elements: hyperkey superpower.
- KeepingYouAwake: sometimes you need to keep Mac awake.
- Maestral : Dropbox like its 2009, when we were happy and didn’t know it.
- Mac Mouse Fix: can’t use a 3rd party mouse without this. Love this app.
- Moom & Rectangle & Wins : back and forward between all.
- OpenIn 4: default apps for filetypes. Use it for
.mdand.csvmostly. - Shottr: screenshot app I like. Just works for me.
- Velja: default browser with rules and easy switching.
- Yoink: too many windows open, where are you going to place that file punk?
Application Settings
- Karabiner:
- Raycast
- Velja
- Sublime Text 4
~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/
- Finder Settings:
- When performing a search:
Search the Current Folder - Keep folders on top:
In windows when sorting by name
- When performing a search:
- System Library:
- Remove beep sounds for
^⌘↓commands on Obsidian/Electron.
- Remove beep sounds for
- Arc Extensions:
System Settings
| System Setting | Value |
|---|---|
Show window title icons |
Toggle On |
Reduce transparency |
Toggle On |
Spelling and prediction / Correct spelling automatically |
Toggle Off |
Spelling and prediction / Capitalize words automatically |
Toggle Off |
Spelling and prediction / Show inline predictive text |
Toggle Off |
Spelling and prediction / Add period with double-space |
Toggle Off |
Hot Corner Shortcuts |
remove Quick Note |
Force click /Force Click and haptic feedback |
Toggle Off |
Sound volume /Play feedback when volume is changed |
Toggle On |
Wallpapers:
- BasicAppleGuy macOS Tiger
- Hector Simpson Aqueux and Wavēy
- Downlink: when hurricane starts, fun way to keep an eye on the world.
- Updates
- 2024-06-26: forgot Mac Mouse Fix!
- 2024-06-28: added OpenIn 4