#### Skip verifying disk images
`defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify true`

#### Always hide the Desktop
`defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false; killall Finder`

#### Make terminal logins fast
`touch ~/.hushlogin`

#### Disable most animations
`defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false`

`defaults write -g QLPanelAnimationDuration -float 0`

`defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001`

`defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true`

#### Increase the key repeat rate
`defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 1`

#### Disable save to iCloud by default
`defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false`