UTILITIES AND
MISCELLANEOUS APPS:
•
Skitch –
Skitch is a great screen capture
tool. It even serves as my quick image editor
for sizing/formatting. Skitch was acquired
by Evernote last year, and I learned the hard
way that the new version removed much
of its usefulness. Thankfully, they still allow
downloading of Skitch 1.0 from their website.
(Which I recommend over version 2.0).
•
ImageOptim –
ImageOptim is a great little
image compression app. I use it to make image
files smaller prior to using on my website.
•
Art Text 2
–
Art Text 2 is a great little app
in a pinch. You can make simple work
art, banners, and buttons. Very useful for
bloggers and even for presentations.
•
Pixelmator –
Pixelmator is where I turn for
my image creation/editing needs. I don’t do a
lot of heavy lifting in this area, but when I need
to make a graphic, Pixelmator has my back.
•
Spotify –
I haven’t even bothered moving
my iTunes library over to my new Mac. And
I probably won’t. (Apple, are you listening?)
Spotify’s subscription library is my favorite
place to listen to music.
•
Skype –
Skype is my default video client
because so many people use it for video calls.
However, many simple features like screen-
sharing and multiple chat are now in the
premium version. (Microsoft, are you listening?)
•
Dropbox –
Dropbox rules the cloud storage
niche. I use Dropbox for the majority of my file
sharing needs. You can easily have shared areas
with different colleagues for separate projects.
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the best parts are the way it handles chapters
and how you can easily re-order sections of
your manuscript.
•
Keynote –
I don’t like to use slides for
presentations, but when I do, I use Keynote.
It is still head-and-shoulders above
PowerPoint.
•
Microsoft Office –
Installing MS Office is a
necessary evil. (But, for how much longer?)
I use it less and less, but there are times I
need to edit documents. This app took me
the longest to install and required transferring
the install files from my old system.
•
Day One –
Day One is the best journal app,
hands down. It syncs across my devices, as
well. If you keep a journal, get Day One via
the App Store.
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