Cool App Friday : Install HomeBrew on your Mac.

Simply put (by HomeBrew itself) Hombrew allows you to install the stuff you need, that apple didn’t. For example, no SSH native to the shell? “brew install openssh” and a few moments later, you can now SSH like a civilized human being. Want to install your browser real quick without having to go get it? “brew cask install google-chrome”

If you’ve never used it before, or not sure why you would need it – check out this little video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uvr9-zUB3w

How to install it:
1. Open terminal
2. Type :

/bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)”
(you can copy and paste it) and hit enter

Some useful things to install:
1. OpenSSH : brew install openssh
2. Microsoft Edge : brew install –cask microsoft-edge
3. Chrome : brew install –cask google-chrome
4. FireFox : brew install –cask firefox
5. Steam (Yes the game one) : brew install –cask steam
6. Microsoft Office 365 (Latest build) : brew install –cask microsoft-office
7. Slack : brew install –cask slack
8. Xcode : brew install –cask xcodes

For more info, check out the home brew website : https://brew.sh

More packages : https://formulae.brew.sh

(Also – I noticed that the install code in step TWO sometimes doesn’t work for whatever reason, the brew.sh page will have the new code to install home-brew if its not working using the above link)