macos-defaults
homebrew-bundle
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macos-defaults
- Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
- macOS Defaults List
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Good times create weak men
Almost every setting can be automated via `defaults write`, so there's barely never a need to even look at the system preferences/settings UI. [1] lists many of them.
[1]: https://macos-defaults.com
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Everything that uses configuration files should report where they're located
macOS has something similar also with defaults [1].
https://macos-defaults.com/#%F0%9F%99%8B-what-s-a-defaults-c...
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Pointer acceleration can be disabled in Sonoma!
https://macos-defaults.com/ https://www.defaults-write.com/ There are plenty more neat things to tinker with.
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Boomer Wants to Learn Mac
Wiki of OS settings with visual examples as well as instructions on configuring them via the command line
- Uncomplete list of macOS defaults commands with demos
- macOS defaults list: create dotfiles for almost all macOS settings
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GeForce RTX 4090 Reportedly Peaks at 493W to Hit 3.1 GHz
Sure you can. It’s just not called a registry. https://macos-defaults.com/
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Windows to MBP 16". What are your must tools/apps ?
Since you’re a sysadmin, you may appreciate the whole infrastructure as code philosophy so check out homebrew, mas, and homebrew bundle as well as configuring OS settings via the command line.
homebrew-bundle
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How do you setup a new Mac?
I maintain a Brewfile (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle) which contains the majority of the non-project specific applications that I like to install on any new Mac:
https://github.com/jonahgeorge/dotfiles/tree/main
What's really nice is the `cask` & `mas` keywords allow you to install .dmg files & directly from the App Store.
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While its not included in there yet, I've been experimenting with maintaining a private Homebrew tap which contains my ~/bin directory as opposed to shell aliases.
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Pkgx – “Run Anything” from the creator of brew
> It's strange that people are so against declarative systems, or even file-based OS configuration. When I get my new Macbook I was up-and-running within a few minutes. I can't imagine maintaining a list of brews I need to re-install just to set up everything + my configs + everything else.
I haven’t had time to try Nix yet, but HomeBrew does have a declarative-ish workflow that I’ve been using for years:
[Brew Bundle](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle) let’s you have a plaintext file listing all packages you want installed on your system. Add a line for stuff you want installed, delete a line for stuff you want removed, invoke it the right way and it will install/remove packages until your system matches the list. The initial list can be generated by “brew bundle dump” or something like that.
For configuration, I find that a normal dotfile repo cloned into my ~/.config (with a script that maintains symlinks to config files in e.g. ~/Library) works well enough for my use.
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Ask HN: What are your favorite iOS/macOS automations?
Brew supports dumping installed things into a brewfile: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle
I was using text files before as well to manage it.
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Show HN: Applite – Clean Homebrew front end app for macOS built with SwiftUI
Assuming everyone's on a Mac, I'm actually surprised there isn't that much use of something like homebrew-bundle[1]. It's definitely nicer to have your tooling run natively rather than, say, trying to wrap everything in Docker, or trying to get everybody on board with nix or guix.
I think the only real issue here is that you can't really pin to specific versions unless a formula exists, and there is no guarantee that a formula with a pinned version will stick around because homebrew likes to stay lean.
[1]https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle/
- Brew Bundle
- The new Obsidian icon
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Which apps do you install first on any new Mac?
You should checkout Homebrew bundle and create a Brewfile instead. That will let you install both stuff from brew, casks and Mac AppStore apps in one go.
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macOS users: you can now install Active Trader Pro with Homebrew!
If you use brew bundle and create your own Brewfile, you can store this with your personal dot files and automate bootstrapping (auto-installing all your system tools) a new or recently reformatted Mac by including auto-trader-pro in your Brewfile.
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2 Days ago I made a comment saying I would quit photography before buying an Apple for photo editing. I'm sorry, be gentle
And if you're already loving Homebrew, definitely check out Homebrew Bundle!
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I was a MacOS hater until...
If you like homebrew, definitely give homebrew bundle a whirl if you haven't already
What are some alternatives?
Kap - An open-source screen recorder built with web technology
linuxbrew-core - 💀Formerly the core formulae for the Homebrew package manager on Linux
robotjs - Node.js Desktop Automation.
FinderFix - FinderFix lets you resize and reposition Finder windows to your liking
spectacle - Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.
PopClip-Extensions - Source code extensions in the official PopClip Extensions directory.
RectanglePro-Community - Bug reports and discussion for the Rectangle Pro app
homebrew-lilypond - Install LilyPond from homebrew/core instead of this tap: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lilypond
altdrag - :file_folder: Easily drag windows when pressing the alt key. (Windows)
mas - :package: Mac App Store command line interface
Boop - A scriptable scratchpad for developers. In slow yet steady progress.
linearmouse - The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.