Some of my System Settings that I'm using for Mac OS and they are pretty handy.
Go to System Settings/Wallpaper
and set a full black background from the Colors section. (This way I can't see the notch, and I don't really look at my Desktop anyway soooooo yeah...)
Go to System Settings/Keyboard
and set "Key repeat rate" to Fast (fully right) and "Delay until repeat" to Short (fully right). This way it can be faster to move around in NeoVim.
Use C-Up
or your TrackPad and add new virtual Desktops up to 10. Then go to System Settings/Keyboard/Keyboard Shortcuts.../Mission Control
and open down "Mission Control" in the list and enable all the option with "Switch to Desktop X". This will allow to jump between Desktops real fast, e.g.: to go to the first space press C-1
and so on (C-0 will go to the 10th).
I usually use the first Desktop to have there my browser, then the second for terminal, third usually Teams, forth for other things like Discord, Messenger, etc.
Go to System Settings/Keyboard/Text Input/Input Source (US)/Edit...
and disable "Correct spelling automatically", "Capitalise words automatically", "Add full stop with double-space" and "Use smart quotes and dashes". Then enable "Show input menu in menu bar".
Go to System Settings/Accessibility/Display
and enable "Reduce motion". I just don't need those fancy animations... This makes Desktop switches much much faster.
Go to System Settings/Desktop & Dock
and:
- set "Size" to ~1/4
- enable "Automatically hide and show the Dock"
- disable "Animate opening applications"
- disable "Show recent applications in Dock"
- default web browser should be "Arc"
- disable "Automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use" (it is just stupid..)
Go to System Settings/Desktop & Dock
and at the Menu Bar section set "Automatically hide and show the menu bar" to "Always". Since we have sketchybar installed and configured, the default one should not be shown.
Go to System Settings/Desktop & Dock/Hot Corners...
and remove "Quick Note" then add "Lock Screen" to the left bottom corner.
Go to System Settings/Lock Screen
and set all the three options at the top to "Never".
Go to Finder/Settings/General
and enable "Hard disks", "External disks" and "Connected servers", then disable "CDs, DVDs and iPods". And at last, set the $HOME
folder for "New Finder windows show:"
Go to Finder/Settings/Tags
and remove everything.
Go to Finder/Settings/Sidebar
and add the $HOME
and "Pictures" folders to favorites
Open Finder
and create a folder "Developer" inside the $HOME
folder, then drag it to "Favorites" on the side
Open iStat Menus
app enable "Combined" and there set it to: "CPU & GPU", "Memory", "Network". With "Register" you can add your license.
Open App Store
and install the following apps (you need to login to iCloud first):
- Yoink
- Final Cut Pro
- Hidden Bar
- Microsoft Remote Desktop
- Messenger (Optional)