jay-shi/dev-tools-and-tips-for-macbook-users

dev tools and tips and for Macbook users

Dev tools and tips for Macbook users

The objective of this repo is to help developers to use Macbook more efficiently and comfortably. Feel free to add more tips and tricks.

MacOS Dev Tools:

1. Producitivity Application(Highly recommend): Alfred
2. Terminal: Iterm2
3. Lightweight Text Editor: Sublime Text 2/3
4. Desktop application size controller: Shiftit
5. Keep screen active: Caffeine
6. Application Manager: brew
7. Web-dev browser: Google Chrome
8. IDE: VScode

Helpful Unix Shell Script:

1. unix basics
2. keyboard shortcuts in unix terminal
   • 'control + C' will halt the current execution
   • 'control + U' will remove the current line in terminal
   • 'control + W' will remove one word in the current line
   • 'esc + B' will move backward one word in the current line
   • 'esc + F' will move forward one word in the current line

Helpful Macbook configuration:

1. automator-services and global keyboard shortcuts
2. lock screen easily using Alfred
3. open files/folders quickly using Alfred
4. set alias in the shell profile
5. highlighted shell: zsh + oh my zsh (shell script that does this)

Helpful keyboard shortcuts

1. Text inputing: command + ←/→ can quickly move cursor to the left or the right
2. Quick tab switch in browser (for Safari): 'shift + command + ←/→' moves the left/right tab
3. Quick tab switch in browser (for Chrome): 'option + command + ←/→' moves the left/right tab
4. Quick tab switch in browser (Tested on Safari and Chrome): 'command + numbers (ranges from 1 to 9)'
5. Open development console in browser: 'option + command + i'
6. Minimize application window: 'command + m'

Misc. Macbook Tips and Tricks

1. use Time Machine as backup
2. use Airdrop to share files between Mac users