RSSSeptember 18th, 2007
Tools We Use
There’s a great deal of amazing software out there these days to help web design companies manage projects and build great quality websites. I’m always wondering what kind of cool applications people in our business are using, just in case one of them would be great for my own toolbox. So I want to take the opportunity to share tools our team uses on a day-to-day basis and give them some link love (as if they need it).
Disclaimer: Any of the following desktop applications are for Mac, so PC users may be out of luck on some of them. Sorry, but not really since I love my macs.
Web Development
- Code- Textmate
- FTP- Transmit
- Design / Editing- Adobe Photoshop and Graphic Converter
- Debugging- Xyle Scope, Firefox Developer Toolbar, IE Developer Toolbar, Total Validator
- PC Testing- Parallels
- Quick and Easy Forms- Forms to Go
- Wireframing- OmniGraffle
- Proposals- QuarkXPress
- Dedicated Servers- Voxel.net
Web-Based Tools
- Content Management / eCommerce- Springboard (shameless plug)
- Website Monitoring- Pingdom
- Analytics- Google Analytics
- Email- Zimbra
- RSS Reader- Newshutch
- Flash Slideshows- Slideshow Pro / Slideshow Director
Administration / Management
- Getting Things Done- iGTD
- Getting Things Done Outside the Office- Jott
- Internet Merchant Account- Merchant Plus
- Password Management- KeePassX
- Backups / Syncing- Super Duper and FoldersSynchronizer
- Accounting / Invoicing- Quickbooks and iBiz
Cool Mac Utilities
- Chat- Adium
- Find a Hex Value on-screen- Pixel Tracker
- Screenshots / Screencasts- Snapz Pro X
- Prevent Apple top menu from burning into your display- MenuShade
- Copy/Paste Management- iClip
Thanks to the awesome software creators and providers out there! It sure makes my day much easier with software and services like this.
Feel free to mention any cool apps I am missing out on in the comments!
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One Comment
ignite — September 20th, 2007
I use a number of the tools you listed but here are some others like to use:
- Adobe CS3 Web Premium
- CocoaMySQL
- CSSEdit
- Flip4Mac
- Navicat (mysql)
- OnTheJob (time-tracking)
- Switch (audio)
- VMware Fusion (virtualization - xp)
- Mamp Pro (local Apache, MySQL, PHP server)
- Quicktime Pro
- Yojimbo
- 1passwd
- xScope
- Paparazzi!
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