Here is my custom configuration for my MacBook Pro 2023 (M2 Pro) 😎

Automated Configs 👨‍💻

First, run the following in your terminal.

# install xcode CLI & rosetta
# xcode-select --install
touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress;
softwareupdate -i -a
rm /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress && \
softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license

# install homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" && \
  eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

# generate ssh key, start ssh-agent, add key to agent, copy to clipboard
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "austinpham77@gmail.com" && \
  eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" && \
  ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 && \
  pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Save ssh key to GitHub then...

git clone git@github.com:aphamm/.dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles && \
  cd ~/.dotfiles && \
  ./init.sh

Manual Configs 🤮

• Import rayconfig settings with password austinpham

• Retreive documents from SSD (Pham)

• System Preferences

  • Notifications > Turn off All
  • Sound >
    • Play sound on startup > Off
  • Appearance >
    • Show scroll bars > Always
  • Control Center >
    • Wi-Fi > Show in Menu Bar
    • Accessibility Shortcuts > Show in Control Center
    • Music Recognition > Show in Control Center
    • Menu Bar Only >
      • Spotlight > Don't Show in Menu Bar
    • Automatically hide and show the menu bar > Always
  • Siri & Spotlight > Ask Siri > Off
  • Desktop & Dock >
    • Automatically hide and show the Dock > On
    • Show suggested and recent apps in Dock > Off
    • Default web browser > Arc
  • Battery >
    • Low Power Mode > Always
    • Options > Optimize video streaming while on battery > On
  • Keyboard >
    • Turn keyboard backlight off after inactivity > After 1 Minute
    • Keyboard Shortcuts >
      • Screenshots >
        • Save picture of screen as a file > Off
        • Copy picture of screen to the clipboard > Off
        • Save picture of selected area as file > Shift Command 3
        • Copy picture of selected area to clipboard > Shift Command 4
      • Spotlight >
        • Show Spotlight search > Off
  • Trackpad >
    • Tracking speed > 6/10
    • Click > Light

• Route system sounds to Apollo Virtual Channels: Audio MIDI Setup > Universal Audio Thunderbolt > Output > Configure Speakers > Apply > Done

Audio Software

• UAD Software

• Soothe2

• Serum & RC20

• Cracked: fabfilter, valhalla

Factory Reset

• System Settings > General > Transfer or Reset > Erase All Content and Settings