Clean Machine
Recently, I acquired a new laptop for work and took the opportunity to start with a clean install. No TimeMachine, nor transfer of home directory. Just starting over with everything I now know, with a goal of keeping a manual log of everything installed or configured. Two reasons include: it'll be interesting to know, and, it will encourage slowing down and thinking through the actual need or the process of installing something.
Starting clean, we're looking at a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) with 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 processor and 16 GM of 1600 MHz DDR3 memory. And, 500 GB SSD, which is really the biggest upgrade from my previous MacBook which had 250 GB.
To start, the logbook will be simple. A simple Markdown file in the home
directory called: ~/logbook.md. Simply an <h2> for each day with a
un-ordered list of actions. Things like "Download & Install Firefox",
"Install homebrew", and "Copy .ssh directory and add key to agent".
Typora has been great for authoring the Markdown file.
Yet Another Attempt
So this is yet another attempt at maintaining a personal website. I've lost count of the number of times I've been here. Plone, Drupal, Laravel, and more, have all had their turn. Today, it is Gutenberg.
Git Config
Here's a handy trick for using your preferred email address based on the directory context you're working in. This helps prevent accidentally committing to a Git repository with the wrong email address. Now work, personal, and freelance code commits always have the appropriate commit address.