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2tags:
3 - MacOS
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5I keep [[My Stuff in the Cloud]] so don't really do traditional backups of my desktop.
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7For this new Sequoia install[^staleos], I bought a LaCie USB-C 1TB hard drive and did move some files off.
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9* Downloads is in iCloud, as is Desktop/Screenshots
10* Backed up both to the external hard drive
11* Trimmed to the last 2 months (so: deleted from iCloud)
12* Had Rogue Trader and No Man's Sky as large installs in Steam, so backed up their game files
13* Copied across the entire Photos Library, which synchs with iCloud anyway, but won't have to pull down ~100GB of photos
14* Copied across the entire Music folder. Will probably go direct from that external drive to [[Ampache TinyHome Install]]
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16I did the [Erase All Content and Settings](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/102664) because I wanted to do a fresh install. Turns out this did get me back into Monterey, and then I had to download and install MacOS Sequoia.
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18[^staleos]: I was on MacOS Monterey, 12.7.6, the [stalest OS install I've ever had](https://bsky.app/profile/bmann.ca/post/3lei3fdlpzc2q). I got this laptop at Fission in 2020 and I kept putting off taking the time to do an OS upgrade.
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21OK, fresh Sequoia install, where do we go from here!
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23Setup [[Apple Intelligence]]. Hmmm. Not sure what if anything this does.
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251Password, as it gates pretty much everything.
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27I also got new headphones, [[Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless]], so let's get [[Amperfy]] installed from the App Store so we can listen to music while doing setup.
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29Used Safari for a bit, then got Chrome setup. I sync Bookmarks (pretty much just visible ones in the browser bar, not like a collection or anything), Extensions, and Saved tab groups. Installed [[Squoosh]] as a PWA while I'm at it.
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31I want to be taking these notes in [[Obsidian]], so need to grab that. Oh right, it's in git, which triggers the Xcode CLI tools install.
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33Grabbing [[LogSeq]] too. I use it for all my private notes, sync via iCloud. Which barely works to get stuff on mobile. Side quest of figuring out what I can lean into with LogSeq. [logseq-calendars-plugin](https://github.com/sawhney17/logseq-calendars-plugin) (grab meetings from your calendar and enter as notes), Journals calendar plugin, Todo List.
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35Made the [[Developer folder]] where code checkouts will live.
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37Symbolic link for iCloud:
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39```
40ln -s ~/iCloud -> /massive/path/to/where/iCloud/is
41```
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43Not diving into this quite yet, but going to try [[Orbstack]] for local VMs / containers. It has a download...but also a `brew install`. In the same category, [[UTM]] I paid for in the app store to support their development. Downloaded.
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45[[Signal]] desktop installed.
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47Grabbed [[Nextcloud]] files desktop app. Also accessible over WebDAV. Oh. Went and looked at Nextcloud apps. They're all mostly bad?
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49Re-activated Internet Accounts. Nextcloud, Google.
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51OK, let's git commit and push this.
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53Ah yes, `git config --global --edit` we meet again. But first, the [[micro]] text editor, and our temporary friend `export EDITOR="/Users/bmann/bin/micro"`. This is where [[walkah]]'s dotfiles would come in handy. Followed by `git commit --amend --reset-author`.
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55Good night!
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58At [[Z-Space]] for a couple of hours today, and need to follow my own past instructions for my mechanical keyboard. **This time**, I downloaded the manuals and am just putting them publicly on the [[RK71]] page.
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60[[Stacher]] needs ffmpeg, so I guess now is when I install [[Homebrew]]. Whelp. I've got a `.zprofile` now, and I'm straying further from the light of walkah's dotfiles.
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62ffmpeg installed. Stacher updated to use a custom ffmpeg in the `~/.stacher` folder with a symlink `ln -s /opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg ffmpeg`.
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64Discord app installed so I can send a link to Stacher to [[Jonny Ostrem]].
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66Hmm. Learning [some zsh tips about PATH management](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11530090/adding-a-new-entry-to-the-path-variable-in-zsh/18077919#18077919):
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68```zsh
69# append
70path+=('/home/david/pear/bin')
71# or prepend
72path=('/home/david/pear/bin' $path)
73
74```
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76I guess it's time for a non-terminal based code editor. Let's start things right and go straight to [[Windsurf]], hat tip [[Ryan Betts]]. Oh, I guess I'm signing up for a trial, let's see where this goes. It's based on [[VSCode]], so it's also just a regular editor.
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78A brief detour in remember colourized `ll` preferences.
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80```zsh
81alias ll="ls -lahG"
82``````
83
84[Markdown All in One](https://open-vsx.org/extension/yzhang/markdown-all-in-one) recommended as plugin for previewing. I use Obsidian for editing the blog, but lots of Markdown in other contexts.
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87(back home for the evening)
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89Oh yeah, let's install some games! I bought a founder's pack early beta access to [The Bazaar](https://playthebazaar.com/).
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91And Steam of course. Not really playing anything actively on the laptop, always down for a [Caves of Qud](https://www.cavesofqud.com/) session. Yes, my ice monk in [[Path of Exile]] 2 on [[Steam Deck]] is doing great, thanks!
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93Oh, OK, *now* I need Rosetta. I guess Steam is still really far away from a native Silicon client from some quick reading.
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95[Jane Manchun Wong says](https://bsky.app/profile/wongmjane.com/post/3lelg4u2m3s2y) I should install [[Ghostty]].
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97```shell
98brew install --cask ghostty
99```
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101My first cask install! I poked around config, and settled on `duckbones` as my theme.
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105It's New Year's Eve, so not doing much today! [[Fedora Media Writer]] installed via brew because I was thinking about it. Got to get back to my [[Bazzite]] install on the [[MiniPC PL63]].
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107```shell
108brew install --cask fedora-media-writer
109```
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111Installed GoLang in order to complete [[Migrating accounts to my own PDS]]. Added to path:
112
113```zsh
114path+=('/Users/bmann/go/bin')
115```
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117
118Happy New Year! Found [[Taildrive]] and worked on re-activating my [[Tailscale]] stuff. They have [multiple ways to install on MacOS](https://tailscale.com/kb/1065/macos-variants). I'll grab the package from them directly.
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120Re-familiarizing myself with what I have going on here. I have my old Mac Mini Intel at Z-Space that I connected. Which I should probably just get rid of.
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122Oh I know, I can connect to my [[BringYourOwn.Computer]] PDS, and backup repos from there.
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124Huh. Having issues ssh'ing into the server. Somehow this is grabbing different IP addresses because I have Cloudflare proxy turned on??? Ok, I'll set `/etc/hosts` with the IP address of [[BringYourOwn.Computer]].
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126Hit the [[Ghostty]] [terminfo thing](https://ghostty.org/docs/help/terminfo).
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129First 2025 day at [[Z-Space]].
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131Telegram via `brew install telegram`.
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136## Things to Figure Out
137
138### Email
139
140I still need to figure out [[Email Clients]]. [[Spark Mail]] has been a total fail for me. Either back to a new, personal [[Missive]], or I try [[Superhuman]]. Or...I try the Apple Mail app for a while? With Spark Mail not working for me, I've just been using Gmail in browser on desktop.
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142### Mac Host Naming
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144I've set Local hostname to `Altaria.local`, but "Boris's MacBook Air" still shows up in lots of places.
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146The "Use dynamic global hostname" looks interesting, too! I guess Dynamic DNS is built in.
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