André Amorim

Crafting Web Experiences

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MacOS / Apple

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  • Install Git, PHP, NVM, Yarn and Composer with Homebrew

    Homebrew Installation: https://brew.sh Git Installation: PHP Installation: NVM Installation: Then check the docs here: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nvm Yarn Installation: Composer Installation:

  • MacOS Add a blank space in Dock to categorize icons

  • DNS Cache Flush on MacOS

  • Applications I use on Mac

    Browsers Google Chrome (Primary Browser) Safari Mozilla Firefox Opera, when needed Chrome Canary, when needed Editors VS Code with extensions below: Diff (To see differences between two selected files) Docker (For better Docker management and container browsing) DotENV (For .env files support) Edit csv (For editing CSV files with a table UI) EditorConfig for VS…

  • Show/Hide Hidden Files on MacOS

    To show: To hide back:

  • Re-Install XCode Command Line Tools

    To remove it: Start installation: If needed: Alternatively, manually download them from:https://developer.apple.com/download/all/

  • Things to check before buying a used Macbook

    Here’s my checklist before buying a used Macbook: Does it have box and receipt? Cosmetic issues? Passwords? (does it have all the passwords such as admin user, firmware and iCloud passwords) Screen brightness (make it brightest and check if any death pixels) Physical screen! Keyboard Test (with keyboard lights – you might not able to…