My MacBook Setup

Windows has been my preferred desktop operating system since primary school, offering a wide array of apps, particularly games.

However, since graduating from college, I have gradually transitioned all my digital devices to the Apple ecosystem. I switched from Android to iOS, and from Windows to MacOS. The cohesive experience of MacOS, especially when used in conjunction with other Apple devices, has truly impressed me. Here’s my productivity setup for MacOS.

System Settings

• Keyboard
  • Increase key repeat rates
  • Reduce delay until repeat - Both changes are particularly helpful in VIM mode
  • Remap Capslock key to ESC
• Trackpad
  • Increase speed
  • Enable touch to tap
  • Enable three-finger dragging
• Desktop and Dock
  • Minimize windows using scale effect for quicker animation
  • Enable clicking on wallpaper to reveal desktop, only in stage manager
  • Hide dock use Cmd + Option + D to toggle

Configs

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled 0

Apps

Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Casks

brew install --cask miniconda Raycast zoom itsycal pdf-expert r rstudio google-chrome microsoft-teams karabiner-elements visual-studio-code warp

brew install --cask nikitabobko/tap/aerospace

Formulas

brew install nvim gh zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions font-jetbrains-mono-nerd-font ripgrep fd pandoc basictex texlive fzf npm wget gcc yazi lazygit ffmpegthumbnailer poppler deno

MySQL

brew install mysql

Conda

conda config --set auto_activate_base false