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 +====== Apple ======
  
 +We got our first Macintosh.  Here are some things I'm considering doing.
 +
 +===== Configuration =====
 +
 +  * Get [[http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/landing_chrome.html?hl=en&platform=mac|Chrome]] (Login and sync.)
 +  * [[http://www.mikesel.info/disable-os-x-dashboard/|Disable the dashboard]] with <code>defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES; Killall Dock</code>
 +  * System Preferences:
 +      * Tap-and-drag: System Preferences -> Universal Access -> Mouse & Trackpad -> Trackpad Options and enable 'Dragging (with/without) Drag Lock' (the second checkbox) to restore the old behavior. 
 +    * Appearance
 +      * Place scroll arrows: At top and bottom
 +    * Mouse 
 +      * Make tracking speed much faster!
 +      * Enable Secondary click for the right mouse button
 +      * Get SteerMouse (linked below) to stop wheel acceleration (Or [[http://www.logitech.com/en-us/428/146?section=downloads&bit=&osid=9|Logitech V200 LCC]])
 +    * Dock
 +      * Position on Right
 +      * Automatically show and hide dock?
 +
 +===== Tips =====
 +
 +^ Shortcut            ^ Action                                                    ^
 +| Command+space       | Spotlight (Very handy!)                                   |
 +| Command+W           | Close the window.                                         |
 +| Command+Q           | Quit the application. (Closing its windows isn't enough.) |
 +| Command+click       | Open the link in another tab.                             |
 +| Command+Tab         | Switch between applications.                              |
 +| Command+`           | Switch between windows within the application.            |
 +| Command+Opt+Esc     | Force Quit the application                                |
 +| Shift+Opt+Command+V | Paste without formatting                                  |
 +
 +===== Versions and Codenames =====
 +
 +Current info at Wikipedia: [[wp>OS_X#Versions]]
 +
 +^ Codename      ^ Version ^ Notes ^
 +| Snow Leopard  | 10.6    | iMac  |
 +| Lion          | 10.7    | MacBook Air (allows dragging on all window borders) |
 +| Mountain Lion | 10.8    | Current |
 +
 +
 +===== Software to Get =====
 +
 +  * If you want [[http://ipython.org/|IPython]], you probably have to install [[http://pypi.python.org/pypi/readline/6.2.4.1|readline]], too: ''sudo easy_install readline ipython''
 +  * [[http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~arcana/StartupSound/index.en.html|Startup Sound]] (Make it quieter before Lion!) [[http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120513121111656|Adjusting Startup Chime]] after Lion.
 +  * [[http://foreword.com/2012/07/6869/vanilla_folders/|TotalFinder]] for some intuitive Finder features.
 +  * [[http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/|SteerMouse]] to change ScrollWheel rolling to constant 3x instead of accellerated
 +  * [[http://decimus.net/DTerm/|DTerm]] for quick one-off terminal commands
 +  * [[http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/development_tools/plisteditpro.html|Property List Editor]] for giving [[http://bura-bura.com/blog/archives/2006/08/18/increasing-the-heap-size-of-freemind-on-macos-x/|Minecraft more memory]].
 +  * [[http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/notifier_mac.html|Google Notifier]] ([[http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10960|Two-step Authentication instructions]])
 +  * GTD: [[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/products/taskpaper|Taskpaper]] or [[http://culturedcode.com/things/|Things]] or [[http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/|Omnifocus]]
 +  * [[http://magicprefs.com/|MagicPrefs]] for finer tuning of the Magic Mouse
 +  * [[http://www.delicious-monster.com/|Delicious Library]]: Keep track of my physical media.
 +  * Code Editing
 +    * [[http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/|XCode]]
 +    * [[http://macromates.com/|TextMate]]
 +    * [[http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/|BBEdit]] (or [[http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html|TextWrangler]])
 +    * [[http://www.editrocket.com/|EditRocket]] (Eventually read [[http://regebro.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/is-there-a-better-python-ide/|the comparison of Python IDEs]])
 +  * [[http://quicksilver.en.softonic.com/mac|Quicksilver]]: Reach any program with a few keystrokes. (Eg., Control+space, M for Mail)
 +  * Paint program
 +    * [[http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html|GIMP]] (Can I find something powerful, free **and** user-friendly?) X11 is frustrating.
 +    * [[http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/|PaintBrush]]
 +    * [[https://github.com/philippec/Pixen|Pixen]]
 +    * <del>[[http://seashore.sourceforge.net/The_Seashore_Project/Download.html|SeaShore]]</del> No levels adjusting.
 +    * <del>[[http://www.rdsisemore.com/paintds|PaintDS]]</del> No layers.
 +    * [[http://www.artrage.com/artrage-demos.html|ArtRage]]
 +
 +[[http://foreword.com/2011/05/6796/hack_os_x/|Danelope]] suggests these Image Editors:
 +
 +  * http://gimpshop.com/
 +  * http://pixelmator.com/
 +
 +===== Preferences I don't set anymore =====
 +
 +  * [[http://www.mikesel.info/show-hidden-files-mac-os-x-10-7-lion/|Show hidden files]] with <code>defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES; killall Finder</code>
 +  * Configure [[http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81379|mail to use Gmail]].
 +  * Cofigure [[http://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=99358#ical|iCal to sync with Google Calendar]].
 +  * System Preferences:
 +    * Keyboard
 +      * Command Key: Control Panel -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys... -> swap Command and Control keys
 +        * Except that [[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2793826?threadID=2793826&tstart=90|it doesn't persist past logging out]].
 +      * [[http://lifehacker.com/5826055/make-your-keyboard-keys-repeat-properly-when-held-down-in-mac-os-x-lion|Make Your Keyboard Keys Repeat Properly When Held Down in Mac OS X Lion]].
 +
 +
 +===== iOS Apps =====
 +
 +Here are iPhone/iPod apps I really want to make.
 +
 +  * [[wp>Sokoban|Sokoban]]
 +  * A [[http://build.last.fm/category/Scrobblers|Scrobbler]]
 +  * A [[http://www.plurk.com/API|new Plurk client]]
 +
 +==== Sokoban ====
 +
 +[[wp>Sokoban|Sokoban]]: Plenty already exist. What matters here is an intuitive (to me) user control.
 +
 +==== Scrobbler ====
 +
 +What matters here is the ability to scrobble what I've played to last.fm directly from my iPhone/iPod.
 +
 +==== Plurk ====
 +
 +The existing official client could stand improvement.
 +
 +====== Keywords ======
 +
 +aps, todo
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