![]() ![]() There’s an iOS version but it’s not seen an update in a long time, only offers a handful of invoice templates, and doesn’t work with any custom templates created in the Mac app. I use my own variation on a free Billings invoice template by Bart Kowalski. If you still have Radium 2 and want to change the new menubar icon back to the superior radio icon, read my guide.īillings – I use this to create nice freelance invoices and track my earnings, plus it’s fun to use and invoicing can be so boring. Version 3 polished up the interface but introduced a bizarre new icon. Radium 3 – hands down the best Mac app for streaming internet radio. SimpleNote and Justnotes – my favourite note-taking-and-syncing service, and my client of choice for the Mac I was using an excellent free dashboard widget, Dashnote, for years but Justnotes is a complete app with the sort of polish and feature support that comes with a paid product.īartender – tidies up the menubar to your personal preference. Version 2 launched early 2013 read my initial impressions of version 1 here. It also does clipboard magic, controls iTunes, and much more that I’ve barely scratched the surface of myself. status and runs I/O checks on connected drives throughout the day, emailing me if any checks fail.Īlfred – my default tool for launching apps, finding files, and logging into websites, all with just a few keystrokes. SMARTReporter – keeps an eye on my Macs’ S.M.A.R.T. Recently I’ve been enjoying the Transmit Drive feature which displays the contents of the server as a Finder window instead of inside Transmit.ĭragonDrop – a fab background utility for easily moving several files at a time around in the Finder just wiggle the cursor while dragging the files and the snazzy DragonDrop dropbox pops up to temporarily hold them, freeing you to navigate to their destination in the Finder then pick them back up and drop them in place. Transmit – for uploading files direct to my website servers. I also enjoy the incoming/outgoing monitor that sits in my menubar, handy for at-a-glance indications of background network activity (Dropbox, Photoshelter, Backblaze etc). ![]() Little Snitch – call me paranoid but I like to know what outgoing connections are being made by my software. Hazel – a background utility that empties the trash when it gets too full, moves downloaded documents into folders in my Dropbox, and cleans out support files whenever I delete applications, and it can do so much more with custom rules. ![]() It’s really simplified my workflow, doing the job of two other apps I used to rely on, Photo Mechanic and Nikon Capture NX 2 I keep PM around as it can be very useful, but NX is toast. Lightroom 4 – for importing, tagging and archiving my photography, and processing RAWs. Read more about my backup tips and suggestions here. SuperDuper! – for automated overnight local backups.īackblaze – runs continuously to maintain an offsite backup for just $50 a year per computer. There’s also a bit about the hardware I use at the end. I’ve now got a core of essential Mac and iOS apps that I turn to regularly, often as part of a workflow, so I thought I’d let you pick over them to see if there’s something cool that’s new to you. New software comes and goes but over time the real keepers make themselves indispensable. Over the years I’ve picked up dozens of Mac apps and hundreds of iOS apps. ![]()
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