# Personal Mac Setup Notes Haven't had to use TextEdit in a while but I haven't downloaded Obsidian yet. Oh, I need to come up with [[a name for this beautiful midnight baby]]. It's name is [[a name for this beautiful midnight baby|Urquelle]]. # Settings ## Display - Disable Automatic Brightness - Changed resolution to More Space - Enabled Night Shift ## Keyboard - Enabled Dvorak - Removed US keyboard - Disable add period with second space ### Keyboard Shortcuts ^f0cb1d My favorite custom keyboard shortcuts. Here's Apple's main list of [general keyboard shortcuts](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236). This is very tied to my use of the [[Dvorak]] keyboard layout. Shortcut | Action | App Source -- | -- | -- ⇧ + ⌘ + M | Maximize Window | SizeUp Option (⌥) + A | Open aText Main Window | [[aText]] Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + K | Show Clipboard History | [[Paste]] Shift (⇧) + Command (⌘) + J | Show Tot Window | [[tot]] Command (⌘) + F | Show Filter Field | Music.app ## Dock - Remove MOST apps - Left side dock - Enable Magnification - Remove Dock Animation Script - Add Applications Folder - Display as Folder - Reduce Icon Size - Add Utilities Folder - Display as Folder - Reduce Icon Size # Apps - Mac App Store (Won't list them all here) - [AppCleaner](https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/) - Creative Cloud - [NetNewsWire](https://netnewswire.com) - [SizeUp](https://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/sizeup/) - [CodeRunner](https://coderunnerapp.com/) - [Handbrake](https://handbrake.fr/) - [Farrago](https://rogueamoeba.com/farrago/) - [aText](https://trankynam.com/atext/) - [MacWhisper](https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper) ## Safari - General - New windows open with: Empty Page - New tabs open with: Empty Page - Remove history items: Manually - Uncheck Open "safe" files after downloading - Advanced - Show full website address - Search - Duck Duck Go ## Finder ## [[Terminal]]