# installing zsh
* brew install zsh
* vi /etc/shells and add path to zsh
* chsh -s $(which zsh)

# modifying zsh
* download oh-my-zsh
* add the relevant custom files in .oh-my-zsh/custom
* add the xav theme to themes (theme heavily borrowed from @xshay)

# installing emacs
# brew install emacs --cocoa --use-git-head --HEAD # usually this works, but not in lion for some reason
download the compiled version of emacs 24 from http://emacsformacosx.com/builds
create the aliases to point to the emacs in /Applications (see zsh -> custom -> aliases)
edit .emacs.d/init.el
download solarized
elpa's version of color-theme doesnt seem to work, so download color-theme from
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/color-theme/ to ~/.vim/ian
create ~/.vim/ian directory
move the solarized content to ~/.vim/ian as well

# installing vim (courtesy of rhnh.net)
brew install --HEAD https://raw.github.com/adamv/homebrew-alt/master/duplicates/vim.rb
install tpope's pathogen
install solarized color theme
move .vimrc

install command-t by downloading the vba and sourcing it
install nerdtree (via github)

install r-plugin (http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2628)
the plugin requires ncruses-term, which you can obtain here:
https://github.com/adamv/homebrew-alt/blob/master/duplicates/ncurses.rb

# installing tmux
brew install tmux
load .tmux.conf

# installing R
download R from cran and install it
load .Rprofile and .Rpackage