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/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
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- **[Oh My Zsh](https://ohmyz.sh/):** Oh My Zsh is a delightful, open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration. It comes bundled with thousands of helpful functions, helpers, plugins, themes, and a few things that make you shout..."Oh MY ZSH!"
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- [**Oh My Zsh**](https://ohmyz.sh/): Oh My Zsh is a delightful, open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration. It comes bundled with thousands of helpful functions, helpers, plugins, themes, and a few things that make you shout..."Oh MY ZSH!"
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- **[mactop](https://github.com/context-labs/mactop):** A terminal-based monitoring tool "top" designed to display real-time metrics for Apple Silicon chips. It provides a simple and efficient way to monitor CPU and GPU usage, E-Cores and P-Cores, power consumption, and other system metrics directly from your terminal!
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- [**mactop**](https://github.com/context-labs/mactop): A terminal-based monitoring tool "top" designed to display real-time metrics for Apple Silicon chips. It provides a simple and efficient way to monitor CPU and GPU usage, E-Cores and P-Cores, power consumption, and other system metrics directly from your terminal!
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- **[VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/)**: Primary IDE to build and debug applications
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- Extensions:
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- Python
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- Pylance
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- Python Debugger
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- MagicPython
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- Jupyter
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- Jupyter cell tags
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- Jupyter slide show
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- Remote SSH
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- Even Better TOML
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- json
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- yaml
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- Gitlens
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- AutoDocstring
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- Code spell checker
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- Ruff
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- Todo Tree
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- Prettify Json
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- Prettier
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- Dracula theme
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- **Sublime**: Simple code and text edits
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- [**VSCode**](https://code.visualstudio.com/): Primary IDE to build and debug applications
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- Extensions:
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```
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Python
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Pylance
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Python Debugger
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MagicPython
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Jupyter
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Jupyter cell tags
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Jupyter slide show
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Remote SSH
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Even Better TOML
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json
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yaml
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Gitlens
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AutoDocstring
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Code spell checker
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Ruff
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Todo Tree
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Prettify Json
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Prettier
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Dracula theme
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```
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- [**Sublime**](https://www.sublimetext.com/): Simple code and text edits
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-  **[uv for python management](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv#installation)**: don’t install python the normal way. no conda, no brew python. [UV for Python… (Almost) All Batteries Included](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh98qOND6MI&ab_channel=ArjanCodes )
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-  [**uv for python management**](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv#installation): don’t install python the normal way. no conda, no brew python. [UV for Python… (Almost) All Batteries Included](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh98qOND6MI&ab_channel=ArjanCodes )
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- [**github** **desktop** ](https://github.com/apps/desktop): I confess I prefer the GUI more than CMD - simplified the dev workflow significantly. though it doesn’t quite make you feel like a coding ninja.
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- **[OrbStack](https://orbstack.dev/)** as a Docker replacement, seems [lighter & faster](https://twitter.com/thorstenball/status/1743323371532599728)
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- [**OrbStack**](https://orbstack.dev/) as a Docker replacement, seems [lighter & faster](https://twitter.com/thorstenball/status/1743323371532599728)
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- **wget**: retrieves content from web servers.
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- **Chrome extensions**: (tied to Chrome account)
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- [Paywall blocker](https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/](https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/):
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- [Paywall blocker](https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/)
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- [adblock](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/adblock-%E2%80%94-block-ads-acros/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom): Block ads on YouTube and your favorite sites for free
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- octolinker
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- [privacybadger](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp): automatically learns to block invisible trackers.
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- [refined github](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/refined-github/hlepfoohegkhhmjieoechaddaejaokhf): Simplifies the GitHub interface and adds useful features
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- [google docs offline](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-docs-offline/ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi): Edit, create and view your documents, spreadsheets and presentations – all without Internet access.
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- [Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/): an extendable launcher to replace spotlight. [Why Raycast is a must have for Productivity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-0rG6BUi0&t=4s&ab_channel=InelPandzic)
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- [**Raycast**](https://www.raycast.com/): an extendable launcher to replace spotlight. [Why Raycast is a must have for Productivity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B-0rG6BUi0&t=4s&ab_channel=InelPandzic)
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- Obsidian is a personal knowledge base and note-taking software application that operates on Markdown files. It allows users to make internal links for notes and then to visualize the connections as a graph. It is designed to help users organize and structure their thoughts and knowledge in a flexible, non-linear way.
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- A personal knowledge base and note-taking application that operates on Markdown files.
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- [**superwhispr**](https://superwhisper.com/):  'just talk' to your mac, it's way better than typing.
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- [**ollama**](https://github.com/ollama/ollama): a lightweight, extensible framework for building and running language models on the local machine.
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- [**VLC**](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/): free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files
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- [**Logi Options+**](https://www.logitech.com/en-in/setup/ergosetup/logi-options.html): Logitech mice and keyboard settings for my [MX keys mini](https://www.logitech.com/en-in/products/keyboards/mx-keys-mini.920-010505.html) and M650L
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- **[kindle](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-kindle/id302584613)** App: Read kindle books
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- [**kindle**](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-kindle/id302584613) App: Read kindle books
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