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1. Finder,
   1. Preferences - Show all filename extensions
2. View
   1. Show Path Bar, Status Bar, Sidebar, 
3. Printer - Using native drivers will ensure updates are automatic.

Office and Day to Day

1. VLC Media Player - play DVDs and almost any video format
   

   1. To have multiple windows, run,

      Code Block
      language bash
      open -n /Application/VLC.app/

      Note, the playlist tends to go over the same place so it's not obvious sometimes if it worked. Figure out a parameter to fix this later.

   2. Clear recent files in dock 
   3. Possibly remove the function of recent files in dock (still to try)
2. Microsoft Office - Yeah you can't avoid it and using it since 2010 have not run into compatibility issues.
3. Kuvva (yet to try) - Wallpaper changer that pulls down nice wallpapers.
4. Secure Delete - Built into OS, drag files into garbage, then hold down apple key and right click, select "Secure Empty Trash".
5. Kasperski Security Essentials (reading about) - Anti Virus

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caffeinate - disable sleep until CTRL-C is pressed

SSH Server with Key Based Authentication

Edit /etc/sshd_config,

PasswordAuthentication no # Don't think this is necessary as defaults to no... check out in test VM.
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no

Restart ssh daemon,

sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist; sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist 

According to this article, it is not necessary to use "PasswordAuthentication no" or even reboot. Will test this out on a test VM.

Determine Mac Build Date

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