dotfiles

Setup

Terminal

1. Install iTerm2 or Hyper
2. Install command line developer tools: xcode-select --install
3. Install oh-my-zsh
4. Install Homebrew
   • brew install gh zsh-autocomplete zsh-syntax-highlighting
5. Download zshrc: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giladgray/dotfiles/main/zshrc > ~/.zshrc
6. Download gitconfig: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giladgray/dotfiles/main/gitconfig > ~/.gitconfig
7. Restart terminal

Node

1. Install NVM via curl then Node: nvm install 22 --default
2. Install Yarn: npm install --global yarn
3. node -v && npm -v && yarn -v

Git

1. git config --global user.name "<name>"
2. git config --global user.email "<email>"
3. Diff tool: npm install -g diff-so-fancy
4. Generate SSH Key and add to Github: gh auth login
5. Clone relevant git repos

Critical Programs

* Install from the Mac App Store

Coding

• iTerm
  • Preferences → Profiles → Keys tab → Key Mappings tabs → Presets... dropdown → Natural Text Editing.
  • Preferences → Keys → Hotkey tab → Check Show/hide all windows → alt+space
• SourceTree / GitHub Desktop
• VS Code
  • Sign it to GitHub to sync settings.

Working

• Chrome + Firefox
• Kap screen recorder
• Pixelmator*
• Skitch*
• Slack*
• Zoom
• Notion
• Linear

Staying sane

• 1Password - Requires login with Secret Key
• Raycast
• Karabiner
• Signal Messenger
• Spotify
• Steam
• VLC

Mac OS X Preferences

• Register fingerprints for TouchID!
• Menu Bar → ✅ Show Bluetooth in menu bar
• Mission Control → ❌ Automatically rearrange Spaces...
• Trackpad → Point & Click → ✅ Tap to click
• Trackpad → Scroll & Zoom → ❌ Scroll direction: Natural
• AutoFill & Password -> ❌ AutoFill Passwords and Passkeys (using 1Password instead)