• Chrome & google sign-in (sync)
• 1password sign-in (sync)
• Enable Remote desktop, configure on mac https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-allow-access
• Enable WSL 1 and restart https://www.dpoindexter.com/garden/install-cmder-on-win-10-wsl-1/
• Install and set up ubuntu https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/user-support
• Set up auto hotkeys
• Set up cmder terminal for ubuntu
• Install and set up tmux with settings
• Configure vim and settings
• Install and configure vs code for cmder
• Configure AWS credentials and profiles

Note: I found out how to set the default directory in Ubuntu correctly https://conemu.github.io/en/BashOnWindows.html#wsl-home

set "PATH=%ConEmuBaseDirShort%\wsl;%PATH%" & %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\conemu-cyg-64.exe --wsl -C~ -cur_console:pm:/mnt

The addition of -C~ after --wsl is the key.

• Create ssh key
• Set up ubuntu installs (below)

Ubuntu Installs

• sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
• Git
• Node
• Nvm
• aws-cli
• awsume??

New thoughts after a crash, the new first steps

First, get windows on there

• Don’t accept additional services
• Don’t enter license
• Log into ms account
• Confirm correct install drive, 2 external drives
• Log out, shut down, remove media
• Start up (check bios boot order)
• Check drives are correct
• Format “mistake drives”

Basic day to day:

• Enter win pro license key
• Backup/Recovery destinations & Schedule
• Updates & interruption schedule
• remote desktop setup and verify
• chrome install, pin to taskbar
• Remove edge shortcut and taskbar pin
• 1password install, secret key, authenticate, and sync
• chrome login
• autohotkey install
• autohokey mac script (need to re-find)
• auto execute autohotkey on startup
• discord
• ssh setup and verify
• foklift remote sftp setup and verify

Content Creation

• obs
• goxlr install
• goxlr basic mic setup, starter settings
  • https://kettnercreative.com/audio-mixer/goxlr-sm7b-setup-settings/
• Basic component, composite, and scene for sm7b audio in
• obs ndi plugin
• recording disk location (2nd SSD)

Streaming?

• OBS profile (and credentials)
• Camera control install and setup
• Scenes & Components
• Stream & Record settings
• Music, effects, local stuff
• Screen cap from mac
• Camera(s)
• Streamdeck and controls

Games?

• blizzard
  • Go here! https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/apps/battle.net/desktop
  • Make sure it’s for windows!
  • Auth to battlenet
  • Pick games to install, and pick an alt install location. Be careful, your C drive is default on every install (the battlenet client, and the game(s))
• steam
  • Go here! https://store.steampowered.com/about/
  • Click Install Steam (double check it’s windows)
  • Go ahead and install it on an external, esp if it’s SSD and SATA internal
  • The above may not apply if local disk latency impacts your game experience

Work?

• wsl2
• docker
• vs code with sync
• remote connect locally
• remote connect remotely (via ssh)