I recently got a new M1 MacBook Pro, and I wanted to document exactly how I set it up. Not only do I want to share this with you, but I also want to use it as a reference for myself in the future.

🔺 install updates

• Check for system updates
• Check for app store updates

🗑️ uninstall applications

• GarageBand
• iMovie
• Keynote
• Numbers
• Pages

🎛️ adjust settings

icloud

• Login to iCloud

siri & spotlight

• Enable Listen for "Hey Siri"

desktop & dock

• Enable Automatically hide and show the Dock

• Setup Mission Control hot corners

  Mission Control	Mission Control
  Desktop	Desktop

wallpaper

• Select Dynamic wallpaper

touch id & password

• Enable Touch ID
• Allow unlocking with Apple Watch

internet accounts

• Add bradgarropy@gmail.com account
  • Select Mail and Calendar

keyboard

• Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier
  • Swap the Control and Command keys on external keyboard

mouse

• Increase Tracking speed to Fast
• Uncheck Natural scrolling
• Increase Scrolling speed

applications

• Photos > View > Show
  • Uncheck Shared with You
• Photos > View
  • Check Show Hidden Photo Album
• Messages > Settings > iMessage
  • Check Enable Messages in iCloud
• Safari > Settings > Advanced
  • Check Show Develop menu in menu bar
• Podcasts > Settings > General
  • Uncheck Download When Saving
  • Select Off for Automatically Download
• Podcasts > Settings > Playback
  • Select Stop when an episode ends
• Finder > Settings > Tags
  • Delete all tags
• Finder > Settings > Sidebar
  • Select Hard Disks

📥 install applications

• Google Chrome
  • Sign in
  • Set as default browser
• Discord
• Elgato Camera Hub
• Elgato Control Center
• Elgato Stream Deck
• Elgato Wave Link
• OBS
• vscode
  • Update
  • Sign in with GitHub
  • Install shell command

🖋️ fonts

• Cascadia Code

📦 development packages

• homebrew
• git
• nvm
• GitHub CLI
• Netlify CLI
• ngrok
• Vercel CLI

# brew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew install git
brew install gh
brew install ngrok/ngrok/ngrok

# npm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
npm install --global netlify-cli
npm install --global vercel