Check out:
http://www.stuartellis.name/articles/mac-setup/#do-this-first

Go get the update for the i9 throttling issue (https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/07/24/apple-targets-thermal-performance-issues-on-2018-macbook-pros-with-free-software-update )

• configure inverse scroll
• configure tap to click
• make sure right click with "tap"
• remove unnecessary apps from dock -- pages, keynote, launchpad, iTunes, FaceTime, iBook, photos, contacts
• move dock to top left and make smaller
• Enable firewall in system preferences
• install win10 bootcamp, reboot
• install vmware fusion (now supports metal) -- need to get keys paid for
• xcode-select --install
• https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide#basics
• install home-brew to ~/homebrew
• install slack with cask slack-beta
• install ms office with cask https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/microsoft-office.rb
• cask install google-chrome
• cask install 1password
• cask install dropbox
• cask install arq
• cask install iterm2-beta
• cask install microsoft-office
• cask install zsh
• sync zsh history between nodes https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/101090/list-of-all-packages-installed-using-homebrew install additional packages via above list...
• Brew bundle allows you to import the following to automate all of this: tap "homebrew/boneyard" tap "homebrew/bundle" tap "homebrew/cask" tap "homebrew/cask-fonts" tap "homebrew/cask-versions" tap "homebrew/core" brew "git" brew "gradle" brew "hg-flow" brew "ical-buddy" brew "locateme" brew "mas" brew "maven" brew "node" brew "python" brew "ripgrep" brew "the_silver_searcher" brew "thefuck" brew "tmux" brew "vim", args: ["with-luajit"] cask "1password" cask "alfred" cask "arq" cask "daisydisk" cask "dropbox" cask "evernote" cask "font-firacode-nerd-font" cask "font-hack-nerd-font" cask "fork" cask "gfxcardstatus" cask "google-chrome" cask "intellij-idea" cask "iterm2-beta" cask "microsoft-office" cask "slack-beta" cask "spotify" cask "tortoisehg" cask "tunnelblick" cask "wireshark" mas "GarageBand", id: 682658836 mas "HyperDock", id: 449830122 mas "iMovie", id: 408981434 mas "JSON Helper", id: 453114608 mas "Keynote", id: 409183694 mas "Location Helper", id: 488536386 mas "Numbers", id: 409203825 mas "Pages", id: 409201541 mas "Skitch", id: 425955336 mas "Wunderlist", id: 410628904
• install jabba for jdk installation and management
• install synergy for linking with other platforms you are working with.