ARCHIVED 12-11-2011
Update 28 Dec 2010: I'm in the process of doing a complete clean installation of all my applications on a new MacBook Pro laptop. Applications are listed below in the order I've reinstalled them. For a comprehensive list of apps I use (as this reinstall process moves forward) please refer to my December 2010 archive page.
The following codes apply: C = Commercial, F = Free or Open Source, N= No longer available as far as I know.
- Google Chrome (F) - fastest web browser on the planet
- RipIt (C) - create mp4 compressed versions of DVD movies you own to use on iOS devices (a free version is available, I use the paid/commercial version.)
- Evernote (F) - save searchable, taggable notes to the cloud for access on multiple devices
- TextWrangler (F) - fantastic text editor, supports GREP search and replace
- MarsEdit (C) - best offline blog editor I've used to date, I write 95% of all my posts with MarsEdit
- Ustream Producer (F) - webcast live via Ustream, including screensharing
- iDemo (C) - iOS device screensharing via ScreenSplitr (*more info)
- Monitor Mode (F) - display live image of iSight or other USB webcam on your computer, nice for live demos
- iGlasses (C) - allows rotation and flips with webcams
- Skitch (F) - screenshot annotation tool which can post directly to Flickr (commercial version also available)
- CamTwist (F) - permits video source changing, useful for Ustream webcasts
- FireFox (F) - extensible web browser
- Flash Player (F) - from Adobe, to play Flash video in web browsers
- Growl (F) - background notification service
- Office 2008 (C) - productivity software: I opt for a custom install with Word, PPT and Excel - English versions only.
- MacFreeLance (C) - create and manage invoices
- Audacity (F) - multi-track audio editor
- Audacity LAME Library (F) - export MP3 format files
- Skype (F) - audio and video conferencing
- Call Recorder for Skype (C) - record Skype audio and video calls
- Cyberduck (F) - ftp client
- Scratch (F) - iconic-based programming environment for telling stories, making animations, creating games, and more (resources here!)
- SeaShore (F) - Mac port of the free image editor The Gimp
- MPEG Streamclip (F) - video format converter, handles FLVs too
- Perian (F) - video codec support for QuickTime, required to open FLVs by MPEG Streamclip
- Switch (F) - compress and convert audio files into multiple formats
- Flickr Desktop Uploader (F) - upload images to Flickr
- FeedForAll (C) - create and upload RSS / web feeds
- BackOff (F) - Disable automatic iOS backups in iTunes
- Adobe Air (F) - Platform for Adobe Air applications
- Appsfire Sync (F) - Adobe Air application for creating on Appsfire iOS apps list (this app doesn't work for me, however)
- VMware Fusion (C) - Run virtualized operating systems, including Win7
- The Levelator (F) - normalize WAV and AIFF files for audio podcasts
- Sceenflow (C) - professional screencasting software for Mac
- Astrill (C) - VPN for secure Internet use on public wifi hotspots, software is free but service is commercial
- Firesheep (F) - FireFox plugin demonstrating security vulnerabilities of open wifi hotspots (background)
- PDFsam (F) - merge and split PDF files
- Handbrake (F) - Rip DVDs to iOS m4v formats
- Air Display desktop client (C) - remote control computer via iPad (iPad version costs $, desktop download is free)
- Doceri desktop client (C) - remote control computer via iPad (iPad version free, desktop download costs $)
- Audio Hijack Pro (C) - multi-function computer audio recording utility
- Caffeine (F) - keeps display on during presentations (adjusts monitor sleep/screensaver settings)
- Kindle for Mac (F) - read Kindle eBooks on your Mac
Other stuff that's not software, but is computer-setup related:
- My custom hard drive icon is from the Iconfactory's LOTR collection (I'm a big fan of custom icons)