Home Blog Archive Work Toolbox Contact Toolbox This is my web development toolbox. I use a MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM, with an external monitor. And these are the apps I use: Alfred App launcher, file/web searcher, iTunes controller, and so much more! For me, it replaced QuickSilver, which had replaced the built-in Spotlight. Mapped to Command-Space Notational Velocity Superb note-taking. Syncs with Simplenote web version, which syncs with the iPhone/iPad app — notes everywhere! Accessed with Command-Shift-V Dropbox (Referral link) Adds a Dropbox folder to your computer that is synced across all devices. Works everywhere (Windows/Mac/Linux/iOS). This is a good roundup of Dropbox tips: The Ultimate Dropbox Toolkit & Guide To Do / Task Management For personal tasks, I’m using OmniFocus for Mac and OmniFocus for iPhone. For work tasks, I use Things for Mac, and will probably get the iPhone app soon. TotalFinder Adds tabs to the OS X Finder Essential to reduce window clutter! Sublime Text 2 Supersedes TextMate. Best with Vintage mode. Vim Browser Extensions These extensions provide Vim keybindings for web browsing. Super-useful in my quest to never touch my mouse… Vimium in Chrome Vimperator in Firefox Photoshop Firefox with Firebug Still the best for development, though Chrome’s dev tools are quite good Use mostly Chrome these days. Google Chrome For anything other than development everything. Super fast! Transmit FTP app, can also access S3 buckets. Don’t use FTP much anymore though… 1Password Keep all your passwords in one place, and also good for storing software keys, and “wallet backup” Adium IM client, not much to say here Cloud App Best Feature: Auto-uploads screenshots and adds the URL to your clipboard Hazel Helps keep files organized Can run rules like “make files in the Downloads folder red that are older than 3 days” Sequel Pro MySQL GUI Divvy Essential window management for large screens Dotfiles https://github.com/nomatteus/dotfiles And some online services I pay for (some of these are affiliate links): Github Codebase (See this post for why.) Linode (VPS) Webfaction (Hosting for side projects/staging sites.) HTTPme (Reseller hosting for legacy clients) Jungle Disk (To back up my work and home computers.) Amazon Web Services (S3: Static asset hosting, and backup archival) Netflix (Cancelled this for now. I was barley using it, and seldom watch TV/movies these days.) Rdio (Great selection of music. I pay for the Unlimited plan, which allows syncing to your mobile. Replaces iTunes except for albums Rdio doesn’t have.) Latest Tweets Follow me on Twitter! Recent Posts Thinking About Moving from WordPress to a Static Site Generator Like Jekyll March 17, 2013 Mexican 7 Layer Dip Recipe (With Healthy Options!) March 15, 2013 Google Reader is shutting down. These are the best Reader alternatives. March 13, 2013 My Flickr Photos © 2012 Matthew Ruten Social Media Icons from paulrobertlloyd.com