MacOS Customization

For software development you will need Command Line Tools:

xcode-select --install

Optimizing input

• Differentiate touch pad and mouse scroll direction using scroll reverser.
• use of keyboard

Apps to Use

• cli: exiftool, and more…
• iTerm2 Terminal Emulator
• Java
• Jenkins

Also relevant:

• dot-files
• emacs colors

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Finder

Ensure dot files are displayed

Keyboard shortcut: Shift + Command + .

cli:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Show file extensions

Finder/Settings/Advanced - Show all filename extensions - CHECK