getting a new Mac up and running

Things I do when I get a new Mac, more or less in order:



install Homebrew
use Homebrew to install pandoc
install BBedit
install MacTex
type this into the terminal: defaults write com.barebones.bbedit FullScreenWindowsHogScreen -bool NO
type this into the terminal: defaults write com.apple.dock single-app -bool true (followed by killall Dock)
enable Night Shift
install TextExpander
install Alfred
install Hazeover
install Hazel

Everything else can wait; once I have the above in place — plus of course syncing all my existing TextExpander snippets — I can do almost everything I really need to do on a computer, with maximum focus and speed. 

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