Things I Use

Applications, hardware, products and services that I use¹.

Services

• DigitalOcean - for hosting.
• Giganews - usenet access and VPN (Diamond plan).
• Dropbox - file storage/syncing/sharing.
• Pinboard - bookmarking.
• Pocket - reading later.
• Bear - notes.
• Backblaze - online backup. $5 a month, unlimited storage.

Mac Software

• 1Password - password manager.
• Unison 2 - Usenet browser.
• Yojimbo - my Anything Bucket.
• TextExpander - typing shortcut utility.
• Alfred - app launcher and more.
• Fantastical - calendar.
• Coda 2 - text editor + file transfer + svn + css + terminal + books + more.
• Sublime Text 3 - a hardcore text editor.
• Byword - a simple text editor.
• TextMate - a powerful and customizable text editor
• Transmit 5 - FTP client.
• Tweetbot - Twitter client.
• AppCleaner - app uninstaller.
• AppFresh - app updates.
• VMware Fusion - to run Windows XP/Ubuntu/Moutain Lion.
• Sequel Pro - MySQL database management/query.
• VLC Player - media player. Plays everything.
• Transmission - bittorrent client.
• XLD - lossless decoder.
• DaisyDisk - See what takes up your disk space.
• Pixelmator - image editing.
• Drive Genius 5 - defrag etc.
• Battery Health - check your laptop battery.
• Flare - add filters to photos.
• Adium - multi-protocol instant messaging client.
• nvALT2 - notes (syncs with Simplenote).
• Day One - diary/journal.
• SuperDuper! - backup - for creating a bootable clone of my main drive.
• ChronoSync - more backup, this syncs everything to my OpenSolaris ZFS fileserver.
• Rubbernet - network monitoring.
• Marked - Markdown preview.
• VideoMonkey - video encoding.
• iStat Menus - system monitoring.
• Versions - a Subversion client. Tower - client for Git. Kaleidoscope 2 - file comparison app. Kaleidoscope v2.0 - a great update.
• Things - a task manager.
• Unclutter - a neat clipboard, file storage area, and notepad - all in one.
• Soulver - a better calculator.
• Memory Clean - I thought it was a gimmick - but it really works. Frees up that inactive RAM.
• xScope - for measuring pixels and stuff.
• Boom3D - volume booster and system-wide equalizer
• FileBot - for renaming your TV shows etc.
• GeekTool - for geeking out your desktop.
• Radium - an internet radio player.
• OnyX - an all-in-one system maintenance tool and optimiser.
• MailSteward - email archiver.
• CronniX - crontab editor.
• GrandPerspective - graphically shows the disk usage within a file system. I use it to no-hard-links filter scan my Time Machine backup disk to see what just changed.
• Hex Fiend - a hex editor. Fast.
• Linkinus - IRC client.
• HandBrake - a video transcoder.
• CodeBox - a code/text snippet manager.
• Hazel - a magic rule-runner to do all sorts of things. Check out this tutorial.
• MarsEdit - a blog editor I use for Wordpress.
• Sick Beard - searches for and manages your TV shows - auto-downloads NZBs for your Usenet client to grab.
• SABnzbd - an Open Source Binary Newsreader written in Python.

iOS Software

See my Updated First & Twenty for my iPhone home screen.

Other apps I use:

• Tweetbot for iPad - Twitter client.
• DropVox - Dropbox + Voice Memos
• SoundHound - music recognition
• 1Password Pro - password manager
• TextExpander - snippet manager and expander
• Screens VNC - VNC client for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch
• Prompt - SSH client for your iPad or iPhone
• Momento - diary/journal writing application, pulls in Twitter, FB, Foursquare etc check-ins/posts.
• Birdbrain - statistics for Twitter
• Dropbox - access your Dropbox
• Thermo - shows the current temperature outside along with the temperature from the day before
• WeatherNeue -  a minimalistic weather app
• Quotebook - a notebook for your quotes
• Skype - VoIP, IM, etc.
• Viber - Free phone calls & texts
• TuneIn Radio - listen to your favourite radio stations, anywhere
• Sleep Cycle - an intelligent alarm clock that analyzes your sleep and wakes you in the lightest sleep phase – the natural way to wake up feeling rested and relaxed.
• Alien Blue - a Reddit client
• Tripit - travel organiser
• SeatGuru - pick your ideal seat on the plane
• RunKeeper - GPS track running, walking and cycling

Hardware

• iMac - Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 27-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 2TB HDD.
• 13-inch MacBook Air (mid–2011)
• iPhone 4S 16GB - for the moment, need a 64GB.
• iPad (1st generation, 16GB, WiFi)
• iPad (3rd generation, 16GB, WiFi)
• Apple 30-inch Cinema HD Display
• Shure SE535 Headphones
• Apple Magic Trackpad
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II
• Apple Airport Extreme
• Western Digital external HDD
• OpenSolaris box with 9TB ZFS storage in RAID-Z configuration.
• Popcorn Hour A–300 - Networked Media Jukebox for playing videos etc.
• Mophie Juice Pack Air

Bags

• Tom Bihn Synapse - backpack in navy/solar.
• Tom Bihn Western Flyer - overnight bag in steel/solar, good for a few days away.
• Tom Bihn Buzz - sling bag for laptop in indigo/steel.
• Tom Bihn Ristretto for iPad - messenger bag in olive/cayenne.

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1. This list needs a thorough updating. ↩