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Hey Future Me! Or anyone else grabbing a new Mac and wanting to set it up like this one. Here's the lowdown to get everything back up and running smoothly.

Step 1: Brew It! 🍺

First, we need Homebrew. It's like the magic wand for installing developer tools and apps on macOS. Pop open the default Terminal (we'll replace it soon!) and run this:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Just follow the prompts, it's pretty straightforward. You might need to run a couple of commands it gives you at the end to finalize the setup.

Step 2: Install apps with brew --cask! ✨

Now for the fun part! Homebrew can install all those useful graphical apps too. Just copy and paste this big command into your terminal:

brew install --cask alt-tab bartender basictex hiddenbar iterm2 jan maccy notunes ollama omnidisksweeper openvpn-connect postman raycast rectangle shortcutdetective spotify stats cursor vlc zoom

What's all this stuff?

• Superchargers: raycast (Your keyboard command center!)
• Window Tamers: alt-tab (Windows-style switching!), rectangle (Snap windows!), hiddenbar (Clean up that menu bar!)
• Dev Goodies: iterm2 (A way better terminal!), cursor (The code editor!), postman (API testing!), ollama / jan (Local AI fun!), basictex (If you need LaTeX)
• Handy Utilities: maccy (Clipboard magic!), omnidisksweeper (Where did my space go?), stats (System monitor!), shortcutdetective (Who stole my shortcut?), notunes (Stop Music app madness!), openvpn-connect (VPN stuff)
• Essentials: spotify (Tunes!), vlc (Plays anything!), zoom (Meetings!)

This gets all the main tools loaded up quickly!

Step 3: Make Your Terminal Awesome (Zsh + P10k) 😎

The default terminal is okay, but we can do so much better with Oh My Zsh and the Powerlevel10k theme.

Note: If I'm not using zsh in the different server. I've put my fav .bashrc file!! It's awesome!

1. Install Oh My Zsh:

   sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

2. Install Powerlevel10k Theme: The easiest way is usually via Homebrew now:

   brew install powerlevel10k
   echo "source $(brew --prefix)/share/powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme" >>~/.zshrc

3. Install a Nerd Font: Powerlevel10k needs a special font for all the cool icons. I like FiraCode Nerd Font or MesloLGS NF. Download one, install it, and set it as your font in iTerm2 (Preferences -> Profiles -> Text -> Font).
4. Copy .zshrc: Grab the .zshrc file (the one with all the aliases, plugins like zsh-syntax-highlighting, etc.) and place it in your home folder (~/.zshrc).
5. Configure P10k: The first time you open iTerm2 after this, p10k configure should run automatically. Go through the wizard to customize the look! If it doesn't run, just type p10k configure.
6. Restart Terminal: Close and reopen iTerm2, or run source ~/.zshrc.

Step 4: Dot the i's and Cross the t's

• Node.js (via NVM): My .zshrc loads nvm. You'll need to install NVM first (check their GitHub page for install instructions). Then install Node: nvm install --lts.
• Python Stuff: Make sure you have your preferred Python setup (maybe install via brew install uv. definitely use uv!!!`).
• Check .zshrc: Give your .zshrc file a quick read-through once you copy it over, just to remind yourself of any other specific paths or tools you set up.

That's It! 🎉

You should be pretty much set up and ready to rock. Enjoy the shiny new Mac environment!