$ defaults write com.apple.versioner.python Prefer-32-Bit -bool yes

or

$ export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes

http://www.jaharmi.com/2009/08/29/python_32_bit_execution_on_snow_leopard http://www.jaharmi.com/2009/09/01/core_graphics_bindings_on_64_bit_python_in_...

System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts

/*
        based on http://gnufoo.org/macosx/macosx.html
        place this at ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict
        “^” for Control
        “~” for Option
        “$” for Shift
        “#” for numeric keypad http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/EventOverview/index.html
*/ 

{

        "^F"="moveWordForward:";
        "^B"="moveWordBackward:";
        "~f"="moveWordForward:";
        "~b"="moveWordBackward:"; 

        "^D"="deleteWordForward:";
        "^H"="deleteWordBackward:";
        "~d"="deleteWordForward:";
        "~h"="deleteWordBackward:"; 

        /* Escape should really be complete. */
        "\033"="complete:"; /* Escape */

}

for none-64-bit open source projects:

$ make clean
$ CC="gcc-4.0" CXX="g++-4.0" CFLAGS="-arch i386" LDFLAGS="-arch i386" CXXFLAGS="-arch i386" ./configure
$ make

install applications

• Xcode
• Skype
• Dropbox
• TextMate / Zen Coding for TextMate / OpenInTextMate
• CSSEdit
• Espresso / TEA_for_Espresso / Django & Python sugar
• ShellHere
• JumpCut – activate sticky bezel / shortcut as Command+Shift+V / make Login Item
• Google Notifier – set as login item / replace icons
• Echofon – set smaller text size + images / command return to post tweet
• QLColorCode
• Teleport – set synchronize paste boards
• Adobe Creative Suite

system preference

• keyboard > modifier key > change Caps Lock to Control
• keyboard > keyboard shortcuts > add:
  app: "All Applications" / title: "System Preferences" / shortcut: Command + Shift + Comma
• mouse > set Tracking faster, activate Secondary Button (ie. Right Click)
• appearance > Click in the scroll bar to: > Jump to the spot that's clicked
• appearance > check Double-click a window's title bar to minimize
• expose & spaces > activate corner shortcut
• (optional) sharing > File / Web / Screen Sharing, Remote Login
• (optional) network > set fixed IP adress
• (japanese) keyboard > keyboard shortcuts > set Spotlight to Command+Shift+Space
• (japanese) language > input method > add Kotoeri Romaji / Kotoeri preference: Windows-like input style

other configuration

• set key more emacs like Default Key Bindings

transfer from old environment

• copy HOME>Library>Preferences and HOME>Library>Application Supports

http://iphonesdkdev.blogspot.com/2010/04/old-versions-of-iphone-sdk.html

* do this on 10.5, otherwise the custom icon size / background will be lost.

useful Makefile to build a disk image: http://el-tramo.be/guides/fancy-dmg

update its line 67:

WC_DEV=`hdiutil info | grep "wc" | grep "/dev/" | awk '{print $$1}'` && hdiutil detach $$WC_DEV -quiet -force

menu > script (a script icon) > edit user scripts… > comments > Un/Comment Selection

#! /usr/bin/perl -w
#
# un_commentLines.pl -  Comments or uncomments the selected lines
# Uses '# ' for Perl, Python, and shell scripts; '// ' otherwise

my $outputString = "";
my $perlCmt = "#";
my $cCmt = "//";

# get path to document
my $headerPath = <<'HEADERPATH';
%%%{PBXFilePath}%%%
HEADERPATH
chomp $headerPath;my $commentString;
if ($headerPath =~m/\.(sh|pl|py)$/) {
    $commentString = $perlCmt;
} else {
 $commentString = $cCmt;
}

my @selection = ;       # read the selection from standard input

# no chars in selection, so create an empty selection
if (!@selection) {
    push @selection, "";
};

# add or remove comment markers depending on the state of the first line of the selection
# if it is uncommented, comment all lines.  If it is commented, remove comment markers, if present
my $firstLineOfSelection = $selection[0]; #get first line
my $addingCommentsString = 1;
if ($firstLineOfSelection =~ /^\s*$commentString/) { #selection starts with comment
    $addingCommentsString = 0;
}

foreach my $line (@selection) {
    if ($addingCommentsString == 1) {
        $line =~ s/^(\s*)([^\s])/$1$commentString $2/;
        $outputString .= $line;
    } else {
        $line =~ s/^(\s*)$commentString\s?/$1/;
        $outputString .= $line;
    }
}

print "%%%{PBXSelection}%%%";
print $outputString;
print "%%%{PBXSelection}%%%";