Mac defaults hacks

mac_tricks.sh

# Reduce dock show/hide time
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4
killall Dock

# Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 2
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 10

# Screeshots in jpg
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "jpg"
# Disable shadows
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
# Expand save and print panels by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true

# Font submixel smooth on all LCD
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 1

# Safari Privacy: don’t send search queries to Apple
defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true

# Set Safari’s home page to `about:blank` for faster loading
defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank"

# Enable “Do Not Track”
defaults write com.apple.Safari SendDoNotTrackHTTPHeader -bool true

# Update extensions automatically
defaults write com.apple.Safari InstallExtensionUpdatesAutomatically -bool true


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# Time Machine                                                                #
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# Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true

# Disable local Time Machine backups
hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal