Windows machines do window management a lot better than Apple does out of the box. I very rarely email anyone and if I do, then it's mostly because they emailed me first. I use slack for work and personal projects. I don’t use a lot of them, but I use the ones I have a lot. The second part of this post is about the applications I typically install. If you'd like to hide the path again, you can use the same command. An easy way to do this is by enabling the path at the bottom of the window by pressing "CMD+OPTION+P". Whenever you open op a Finder window, I like to keep an eye on the current path I'm in. Other settings Showing the path in Finder windows Make the dock a lot smaller than standard Remove most useless applications from the dock Here are the things I like to change with the dock and menu bar: Most often I use a Bluetooth mouse, but whenever I take my MacBook somewhere, these are the settings I have set up for the trackpad: Slack and Messages have that badge icon indicating new messages, but I mostly hide the dock bar so that I only notice new messages whenever actively looking for them. But if you're using something like the Pomodoro method, you can always check these various things between sessions. Again, this is likely something you wouldn’t notice the need for if you haven’t tried it before. I have pretty much all notifications turned off. This section is more about the general use of your Mac. Setting up the optimal System Preferences on Mac When writing my thesis, I created separate documents inside the Grammarly application (seemed like it detected more errors that way).īut for smaller docs like this one, having the extension activated inside Google Docs (and the browser in general) does the job well. Grammarly is great at spotting small spelling mistakes or wrong use of words, etc. I'm Danish, but I typically write most things (including this) in English. Other than this one, I also use to validate JSON formatting. If you’re ever previewing JSON files in your browser, this extension goes through the hassle of formatting and makes it easy to read.Īlso an extension I only turn on when needed.
Especially if you watch a lot of YouTube videos. Works without you noticing it and really make it more pleasant to just browse the web. I hate ads and have gotten really used to using this adblocker. Using a Password Manager is generally annoying, but I’d rather go through the hassle of logging in with LastPass and two-factor authentication every time than see all my stuff get stolen or ruined. I use LastPass privately and most of the time it works great. I store all my passwords in my Password Manager. Here are the browser extensions I typically install and configure to optimize my workflow: LastPass Extensions are the bread and butter of the Chrome browser. Allowing this would store your passwords in Chrome, which would make it pretty damn easy for intruders to access them. First up, I open this URL to configure the cookie settings:Īnd disable the first two options: "Offer to save passwords" and "Auto Sign-in". I like to set these settings up because they force me to use my password manager instead of letting Google (or Apple Keychain) do the work. Makes it easy to switch between work and personal profiles Has extensions for password manager (I'm using LastPass) I'm all-in on the "Google wagon" so using Chrome makes a lot of sense: The reason is that I often also use the device for personal stuff, and most work-related things can be controlled using a work profile setup in Chrome (more on that later). I tend to use a personal iCloud account for my work computer. Feel free to use parts of it or the entire thing and let me know if there’s anything I’m missing. Note: This is mainly used whenever I decide to change or completely reset my MacBook.
Most things I assume would also be useful for PCs. These are the fundamental things to set up when getting a new MacBook.
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