A handy reference on migrating bookmarks, terminal enhancements, and AWS Cli settings

I recently received a brand new 16-inch MacBook Pro with the newest Apple M3 chip for my work computer. I had heard rave reviews concerning the blazing-fast Apple M1 and M2 chips, so I used to be incredibly excited to get my hands on a machine powered by the brand new M3 chip.

On this blog post, I’ll walk through the steps I took to configure my latest device for a smooth transition into my workflow.

My major goals were to:

• Seamlessly access commonly used links and logins via exporting Chrome bookmarks and 1Password.
• Customizing an aesthetically pleasing terminal environment with iTerm2 , Oh My Zsh and PowerLevel10K Theme
• Get my work project repositories running properly with PyCharm and AWS Cli .

In case you’re a knowledge scientist, python developer, or anyone who uses the terminal and AWS cli to your day by day job, it’s possible you’ll find this guide helpful when organising a brand new MacBook, especially transitioning from intel chip to apple silicon chip-powered machine.

I often keep my browser bookmarks in my personal google account. The brand new laptop got here with Slack and my work google account which doesn’t have all of the bookmarks I steadily need. Here’s how I exported bookmarks from my old laptop and imported them into the brand new one.

1. On the old laptop, open Chrome with my personal google account and go to chrome://bookmarks/

2. Click the vertical three-dot menu » “Export Bookmarks”

3. An HTML file downloads containing all bookmarks (e.g. Wen_bookmarks_Feb-2023.html)

4. Drag this file to Slack and send it to myself