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2007-11-21

  1. Flatten the complete system and reinstall Leopard.

    1. I prefer installing everything my own.

    2. Do not install Epson, Xerox and Lexmark printer drivers.

      1. They waste almost 2GB space.

    3. Install only German language packs.

      1. Saves space.

    4. Don't install the Office trial, no iWork trial either.

    5. Don't install GarageBand.

  2. Install iWork.

  3. Set font smooth to medium.

  4. Set the MTU to 1492.

  5. Set the hostname to lamia.

  6. Enable SSH.

  7. Disable MS Trebuchet and Verdana.

  8. Install xcodetools, dashcode, webobjects (found on the first disk).

  9. Disable Safari's so-called "safe" opening.

  10. Install macports.

    1. Port install nethack.

    2. Port install mc.

    3. Port install nvi

    4. Port install lynx.

    5. Port install coreutils.

    6. Port install findutils.

  11. Limit scrollback of Terminal.app.

  12. In Keyboard :: Modifier, keys map Caps to Control and make the F-keys behave as standard.

  13. In International :: Input Menu, enable char palette and keyboard viewer.

  14. Move the Dock to the left, use the scale effect for minimizing.

  15. In Expose, put the Dashboard on F4.

  16. Make the Battery show percentage.

  17. Remove the Bluetooth menu icon and disable it.

  18. Install X-Chat 0.13.

    1. This is an ancient version for PPC, but one that doesn't look totally ugly. It works with Rosetta. You find it on SourceForge.

    2. The Perl plugin doesn't work anymore, so you need to change the URL handlers yourself (exec open -a Safari '%s').

  19. Port install SSHKeychain.