![]() ![]() I try lots of applications but hate having clutter so I remove them if they don’t cut the mustard and make it into my normal workflow. I also install a script for my current task manager EasyTask that lets me add a new task from LB. I install a Applescript that lets you do this. One thing that LB is missing is the ability to rate iTunes songs without switching applications. So the out of the box LB set up is pretty good but there are a few items I add for AppleScript currently. I wrote a fairly long blog post on the what/why about it so head over there to read up. I do all my blogging in MarEdit now not TextMate. The first calibration process takes a while, especially with the 7 hour battery life on the new machines, but I’m hoping it will be worth it with great battery health long term. I want to keep my battery good as long as possible since they’re no longer easily replaced that’s why Watts is now part of my OSX setup. Sure lots of other apps can clean the languages out but Clean My Mac does lots of other things that help keep your Mac in tip top shape over the long term. I only speak English so Clean My Mac will kill all the extra languages among lots of other things. While OSX is pretty awesome it comes preloaded with a bunch of stuff you just don’t need. I wish that you could set the preferences so that nothing was marked as unread unless you marked it that way. Rip a bunch of DVD’s to digital files then use HandBrake to convert them. Sure HandBrake does rip the DVD’s to but RipIt as a first step makes this process way faster. While I use RipIt to get the information of the DVD I use this to convert it into playable content for iTunes and my iPod. Depending on how you’re storing/viewing your movies you may not even have to convert them after. RipIt makes it really easy to get your DVD’s into digital form. Just a great app to help keep your Mac in tip top shape. MainMenu even performs these tasks on schedule. If you need to repair disk permissions, clean system caches, or clear your log files MainMenu has your back. MAMP is the way to run a web server locally. While I am a strong advocate of using Terminal for Git sometimes you’ve made a file change and don’t remember what it is, that’s where GitX comes into play. If you’re coding anything and aren’t using version control give your head a shake and do your job right. ![]() This is a game changer for coding Ruby projects If you bork your ruby install just kill the. RVM lets you easily test multiple rubies side by side in different terminal windows. If you’re doing any type of Rails development and you’re not using RVM then stop now and go read about it. Don’t even have to open Transmit but it will be accessed to send your files. One new awesome feature in Transmit 4 is the ability to mount any location as a local drive in Finder. Sure there are lots of free FTP clients but nothing compares to Transmit for beauty and functionality. Lately I’ve just found that TextMate fills all my needs so I’ve skipped Textwrangler even though it’s an awesome piece of software. ![]() I even write almost any blog post in Textwrangler because it doesn't have code completion to get in the way. While I love Textmate sometimes I just want to open one file and close it and Textwrangler is a bit lighter and offers a simple interface. Yeah that's two text editors I must have on a system. It's a smarter CMD-T and works in more than just TextMate. I currently add PeepOpen to my TextMate install. If it doesn't do something you need (like SASS highlighting) then just search for a bundle and 99% of the time you'll find exactly what you were in need of. Sure Textmate has been around for a long time and hasn't been updated but when something works it works. Once the trial runs out you won't be able to go without it so you'll buy it. Don't try it if you don't want to buy it. Dual pain file browsing, access terminal, a drop box to collect files in from around your system for an operation. Well Pathfinder does everything that Finder should. It should have been updated with Leopard and now we're on Snow Leopard with the same sucky finder. The Finder in OSX is sorely lacking lets face it. Anyone have other solutions? Applications Web Development In the past I’ve used Parallels but wasn’t terribly impressed. I’ve typically used Virtual Box on my PC’s. I’ve still got some holes, specifically around virtualization and testing stuff in Windows. Of course I just used my own post to grab all the software I needed and found that we needed some revisions. Since I wrote the first installment of this post I purchased a new MacBook Pro. ![]()
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