Set up a Mac for Power Users and Developers

In this video CJ walks you through his Macbook setup. He covers OS settings, essential productivity apps, terminal setup, zsh settings, VS Code setup and VS Code Extensions. Whether you're brand new to a mac or have been using one for years, you will likely find something useful in this video. View all of the links to the apps I install and commands I run here: https://github.com/CodingGarden/mac-setup View all of my VS Code settings and extensions here: https://github.com/CodingGarden/vscode-settings 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:56 What Macbook did I get? 00:01:14 Desktop Settings 00:02:18 Dock Settings 00:03:44 Finder Settings 00:07:01 Quick Launcher - RayCast 00:08:20 RayCast Setup and Overview 00:10:34 Homebrew 00:13:18 RayCast Homebrew Plugin 00:14:12 Window Management - Rectangle 00:16:04 App Switching - Alt-tab 00:17:20 Menu Bar Utility - Hidden Bar 00:18:30 Menu Bar Stats 00:21:26 Menu Bar Calendar - itsycal 00:22:10 Break Timer - Time Out 00:23:37 Homebrew Cask Versions 00:24:30 Install Firefox Developer Edition 00:25:12 Firefox Settings 00:28:21 Useful Browser Extensions 00:31:05 Privacy Focused Browser Extensions 00:32:30 Firefox Layout 00:33:29 Other Apps I use 00:35:06 Install Docker Desktop 00:35:41 oh my zsh setup 00:38:37 iterm settings 00:41:09 oh my zsh configuration 00:42:46 Set up git SSH key 00:44:49 dotfiles setup 00:45:42 CLI Tools I use 00:46:29 Install Node.js with nvm 00:47:37 Useful npm global commands 00:48:33 VS Code 00:49:32 Install VS Code Extensions 00:50:33 Local Project Setup 00:51:15 Load VS Code Settings 00:52:04 VS Code Layout 00:53:29 Useful VS Code Settings 00:54:50 Useful VS Code Extensions 00:58:15 Other VS Code Extensions 00:59:19 Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://twitter.com/syntaxfm http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by Sentry.io - https://sentry.io/syntax ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Device Mockup created from https://deviceframes.com/templates/macbook-pro-m1-14 #macbook #productivity #setup #development #webdevelopment #javascript