"How does Lucas set up his own Mac" you ask? I hate pop ups, inefficiency, and annoying automatic stuff that happens in a new Mac. Here are the first 25 changes I make to my own Mac, for your enjoyment. Comment with your fave! Time codes below:
00:00 Intro - My first 25 tweaks in a new Mac setup
Aesthetics
1. Dock size 00:54
2. Stacks 01:12
3. Finder default window 01:31
4. Path bar 02:06
5. Status bar 02:34
6. Key repeat rate 02:57
7. Text replacement 03:30
8. Trackpad force click 04:11
Menu bar
9. “Focus” aka Do Not Disturb always in menu bar 04:40
10. Battery percent in menu bar 05:15
11. Sound always in menu bar 05:23
12. Bluetooth always in menu bar 05:27
13. Time Machine always in menu bar 05:35
System
14. Mac name in Sharing 5:55
15. Uncheck optimize Mac storage 6:16
16. Software updates off 7:01
Screen and sleep
17. Screen saver lock immediately 7:33
18. Screen dim on battery 8:00
19. Automatically adjust brightness (OOPS see video description) 8:10
OOPS I missed this one in the video... go to System Preferences, Displays and uncheck that darn "automatically adjust screen brightness" box!
20. Screen saver 10 mins 8:24
BONUS TIP Hot Corner setup 8:37
21. Sleep settings; 30 mins on battery and 1hr on power 9:05
Safari
22. Safari favourites bar 9:33
23. Use cmd-1 through 9 for favourites 9:54
24. Allow downloads 10:35
25. Don’t allow notifications 11:09
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Special thanks to Andrey Summers and Neuman Mannas of Red Square Collective for the awesome video. redsquarecollective.com