I just got a new MacBook (whoo hoo!) because my old machine dies (boo hoo) and thought I'd write down the steps I'm taking to set it up. I imagine this is more for myself than anyone else but keep reading if you like.

• Some Apps
  1. Google Chrome for browsing
  2. TextMate for editing
  3. Adium for IM


• Homebrew for package management
  1. Open a terminal and type
     

     ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/raw/323731/install_homebrew.rb)
     

  2. Download and Install XCode from Apple


• git & github for development
  1. Install GIT
     

     brew install git
     

  2. create ssh keys and add to github following these instructions
  3. Configure git
     

     git config --global user.name "Alex Rothenberg"
     git config --global user.email "alex@alexrothenberg.com"
     git config --global color.ui true
     



• RVM
  1. Install rvm
  2. add bundler to ~/.rvm/gemsets/global.gems and install it
     

     echo bundler >> ~/.rvm/gemsets/global.gems
     gem install bundler
     
     

  3. install Ruby 1.8.7 and make it default
     

     rvm install 1.8.7
     rvm --default 1.8.7
     



• Databases
  1. MySQL
     

     brew install mysql
     

  2. Oracle (this is complicated but works if you follow the directions exactly TO THE LETTER without missing a single step!) http://blog.rayapps.com/2009/09/14/how-to-install-oracle-database-10g-on-mac-os-x-snow-leopard/. Then I did have to run these extra commands
     
     1. Add oracle env settings to my user
        

        #.bashrc
        ## ORACLE 
        export ORACLE_HOME=/Users/oracle/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1
        export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
        export ORACLE_SID=orcl
        PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
        

        
        
     2. Enable me to access the oracle files
        

        sudo dscl localhost -append /Local/Default/Groups/oinstall GroupMembership alex
        

     3. SQL Developer is an Oracle GUI


• Test with a project
  

  git clone git://github.com/alexrothenberg/legacy_data.git
  cd legacy_data
  export MYSQL
  export ORACLE
  bundle install
  rake
  



• Finally I'm following the trend and setting up a dotfiles project on github so I don't have to recreate them in the future.