new laptop ritual
I set up my new laptop for work over the holiday break. I think everyone has their own "ritual" to perform every time they get a new laptop or get a new job. After snagging all of the stuff from my old laptop and dumping it into this one I made a sandwich, made myself comfortable and began:
* set up wireless connection* set mouse speed slider to maximum
* I wonder who ever uses "show pointer location when I press CTRL"
* use IE to download Firefox ...never use IE again
* make Firefox default browser
* use Firefox to download Chrome
* use Chrome to download Safari
* set download location for Firefox and chrome = Desktop
* download/update Flash http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
* download Reader http://get.adobe.com/reader/
* download and install 33 Windows updates
* download and install 14 driver updates
* Desktop settings:
* set wallpaper = none
* set desktop color = black
* set screen saver = never
* set power options to never turn anything off ...ever
* set when I shut laptop = do nothing
* delete all icons from the desktop leaving only the recycle bin
* I love the smell of a clean desktop (that won’t last long)
* double size the taskbar
+ lock the taskbah
* start bar properties: small icons, recent programs= 20
* download Microsoft Zune theme http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078
* Firefox settings:
* install del.ico.us toolbar for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3615
* small icons
* remove bookmarks toolbar
* move address bar to top
* move to top: back, forward, refresh buttons
* remove navigation toolbar
* configure del.ico.us tag bundles
* remove default Internet and e-mail shortcuts
* download Firefox theme https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7618
* download WASP http://webanalyticssolutionprofiler.com/try.htm
* download FireBug https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
* download IE tab https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419
* download Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/
* download iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
* download Cooliris http://www.cooliris.com/
* download VLC http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
* download DiskAid http://www.digidna.net/diskaid/
* download Picasa http://picasa.google.com/
