Getting Started

Getting the OS onto the machine, deciding what deserves installing, installing it, and not losing your configuration — groundwork for everything that follows.

Rufus

Writing a bootable USB stick on Windows — fast, and with the installer customisations that save an hour of clicking.

Choosing a Tool

Six questions worth five minutes before you install anything new.

Package Managers

Installing, updating, and removing CLI tools with Homebrew, winget, and apt.

Dotfiles

Collecting your shell, editor, and Git configuration into one Git repository you can restore anywhere.