Tools
There are tools for the MAC that make my life easier on the internets
- Skype - free - video conference with co-workers/clients
- VLC - free - best full screen video player, also use for audio instead of iTunes
- Audacity - free - audio editor - splice/chop mp3/wav/ogg, make ringtones, etc
- Cyberduck - free - best ftp client, does sftp, scp, amazon s3, etc
- Transmission - free - my fav bit torrent client, find tv shows on mininova.org
- Handbrake - free - rip DVDs
The following is for software developers only - my essentials list
- JSON parser - cut’n'paste giant json string (or URL) and it makes it purty.
- nmap - check your local network (sudo nmap -sS -sV -O 192.168.1.1/24) or your friends server ()
- Carbon Copy - free, backup or clone harddrive. Essential when upgrading drives.
- Firebug - debug html/css/javascript (firefox plugin), firebug lite for IE, safari, etc
- wireshark - look at your network traffic - great for debugging (X11 on MAC)
- MAMP - setup local apache/mysql/php in 2 seconds .. or if u want more stuff,chadnorwood.com3A//www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html”>XAMPP.
- Eclipse - IDE for PHP/Java/etc - I installed PDT + eclipse (php dev tools) and subclipse (subversion support) plus a separate eclipse instance for java ee.
- Bug/Issues/Feature Tracking systems - Bugzilla, Trac, and JIRA.
- VirtualBox, VMWare - test/debug IE on mac (details)
- Project Management - Basecamp (create tasks, todo lists, milestones, track hours worked), Agile (set task estimates, priorities, etc)
- Diagramming/charting/visualizing - OmniGraffle (like visio but for mac)
