In this video CJ walks you through his Macbook setup. He covers OS settings, essential productivity apps, terminal setup, zsh settings, VS Code setup and VS Code Extensions. Whether you're brand new to a mac or have been using one for years, you will likely find something useful in this video.

View all of the links to the apps I install and commands I run here: https://github.com/CodingGarden/mac-setup

View all of my VS Code settings and extensions here: https://github.com/CodingGarden/vscode-settings

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:56 What Macbook did I get?
00:01:14 Desktop Settings
00:02:18 Dock Settings
00:03:44 Finder Settings
00:07:01 Quick Launcher - RayCast
00:08:20 RayCast Setup and Overview 
00:10:34 Homebrew
00:13:18 RayCast Homebrew Plugin
00:14:12 Window Management - Rectangle
00:16:04 App Switching - Alt-tab
00:17:20 Menu Bar Utility - Hidden Bar
00:18:30 Menu Bar Stats
00:21:26 Menu Bar Calendar - itsycal
00:22:10 Break Timer - Time Out
00:23:37 Homebrew Cask Versions
00:24:30 Install Firefox Developer Edition
00:25:12 Firefox Settings
00:28:21 Useful Browser Extensions
00:31:05 Privacy Focused Browser Extensions
00:32:30 Firefox Layout
00:33:29 Other Apps I use
00:35:06 Install Docker Desktop
00:35:41 oh my zsh setup
00:38:37 iterm settings
00:41:09 oh my zsh configuration
00:42:46 Set up git SSH key
00:44:49 dotfiles setup
00:45:42 CLI Tools I use
00:46:29 Install Node.js with nvm
00:47:37 Useful npm global commands
00:48:33 VS Code
00:49:32 Install VS Code Extensions
00:50:33 Local Project Setup
00:51:15 Load VS Code Settings
00:52:04 VS Code Layout
00:53:29 Useful VS Code Settings 
00:54:50 Useful VS Code Extensions
00:58:15 Other VS Code Extensions
00:59:19 Thanks!

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