Recently, there was a thread over at Packet Pushers about what folks use for their daily workflow. I quickly realized that my setup is pretty simple (as I like it) and relied on a large amount of terminal based tools, which makes sense since I have been a UNIX (or UNIX based) OS user since my migration from the original MacOS back in the 1990s. Anyway, Since I wrote most of this up already, I thought I’d post it here:
Envoronment and Editing
Editor: VIM via Terminal.app or BBEdit. Occasionally Textedit, but primarily I use VIM
Calendar: iCalMail: Mailplane ($24.95) and Mail.app (Free) (different accounts).Blogging software: Blogger interface or Wordpress editor depending on site. Both Free.Screen capture: built in Mac hotkey (Apple+4), Free.Screen video capture: Evocam or a clunky script I wrote that records to flv ($30)Reminder/ToDo: Apple reminders app (Free; works across all their platforms)Shell: zsh, of course (Free)
Network Diagram tool: OmniGraffle Professional ($199.99)
Communications
IM: Skype, MS Lync and Messages.app (Free, Free, Free)
Virtualization
Virtual Box or VMWare Fusion on my laptop, depending on the application. See this post for good reasons. (Free, $50)
Random Apps
Caffeine (Keep screen awake easily, prevents sleep mode; Free)
Growl (Notifications; $3.99)Teleport (Secure virtual KVM; Free)
DataVault Password Manager for password sync and storage ($9.99; may look into 1Password)
Dropbox for Cloud storage (Free, paid also available)
Spideroak for Secure cloud folder sync (Free, Paid options available and worth the money)
Crashplan for Backup ($Varies depending on plan. Free option available. This app is amazing, check it out)
Pocket for offline reading (Free)