Things I do when re-installing OS X

This is not ment to be an all inclusive guide to installing OS X, it

isn’t supposed to be a tutorial either, nor are any of these necessarily required.

Its merely a checklist I like to go through. I hope some of you find it useful.

If anyone has any suggestions/additions, feel free to leave a comment.

Things to do when installing OS X

enable root [sudo passwd root]

rm Desktop OS9 Folder

enable ssh

enable appletalk

install the developer tools

set keyboard/double click rates

set hard disk sleep and system sleep

turn off quicktime version check and hot picks thing

turn on seconds on clock

turn on manual clock update

turn software update on manual

turn on Zoom in universal access

turn OFF rectangle when zoomed out (in universal access)

set dock size (very small), set to left and pinned on the bottom

turn off volume in menubar

copy hosts file from another machine

copy /etc/sysctl.conf (sets TCP/IP stack parameters)

copy .ssh keys

copy /usr/local/bin crap

copy /sw

turn on identd

copy keychains (note SMB login names must be in ALL CAPS)

set energy saver to ‘highest’ performance

pick a nice desktop pattern

turn on apache

enable PHP

Safari:

turn on tabs

turn off popups

set opening page to blank

set homepage to google

goto google turn off safe search