Favorite Apps
In the world of technology, the little things that can make a big difference. Besides enabling all kinds of creativity and linking us in a global village, humble apps on our computers and mobile devices can make it easier to find information and streamline repetitive tasks in our digital life.
Below are apps, extensions and plugins upon which I’ve become so dependent that I can hardly imagine being without them.
Below are apps, extensions and plugins upon which I’ve become so dependent that I can hardly imagine being without them.
Mac
- 1Password — Manage your countless passwords and other important information
- Dropbox — Share files among your computers and iDevices, and with others
- Things — Personal task manager; syncs with iDevices
- CrashPlan — Off-site backup for one or more Macs
- SpamSieve — Spam filtering for the email client on your Mac
- Malwarebytes — Removes adware and malware
- Feedly — News aggregator enables you to subscribe to website feeds
- Instapaper — Save articles for offline reading on iDevices
- PhoneView — Archive your iPhone's text messages, voicemails and more
- Skype — Free voice and video calls between computers and mobile devices
- iPhoto Library Manager — In iPhoto, eliminate duplicates and merge libraries
- PowerPhotos — In Photos, eliminate duplicates and merge libraries
- Simplenote — Keep notes and lists, and sync between all of your devices
- Typinator — Create shortcuts for snippets of text that you constantly use
- WordService — Manipulate and transform text in any document
- QuicKeys — Create shortcuts for menu items and procedures on your Mac
- Disk Inventory X — Locate and delete large files to free up disk space
- SMART Utility — Scan the hardware diagnostics system of hard drives
iPhone/iPad
- Google Maps — Way ahead of the competition
- Things — Personal task manager; syncs with Mac
- Feedly — News aggregator enabling you to subscribe to website feeds
- Instapaper — Save articles for offline reading
- 1Password — Manage your passwords and other important information
- Halide — Camera with ability to shoot RAW and lots of manual settings
- AdBlock for Mobile — Eliminates annoying, unwanted ads in Safari for iOS
- PaperKarma — Unsubscribe from unwanted junk snail mail
Safari Extensions for Mac
- AdBlock — Eliminates annoying, unwanted ads in Safari
- Web of Trust — Tells you which websites you can trust
- AutoPagerize — Converts multi-page websites into a single page
- Shut Up — Hides the user comment section on websites
- Shellfish — Hides the annoying “share this article” buttons online
- Safari Extensions Gallery — Add many other useful features to Safari
