Things I find useful

So, I have decided to make a list of things which I find insanely useful for my Mac and which I use on a daily basis.

Firebug

“Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.”

I think Firebug is probably the best thing I have ever found in regards to web design or development. Without it, it was hard to see exactly what the DIV’s were doing on the page and how the stylesheet was controlling them. There are other Firefox add-ons similar to this, but nothing as good in my opinion.

Yummy FTP

“Yummy FTP is an FTP and SFTP client application for the Apple Macintosh, built as native Mac OS X software from the ground up, with the goal of providing a reliable, powerful, yet easy to use file transfer utility.”

I know Adobe Dreamweaver has built in FTP support, but I think it is quite useless. To get full unrestricted access to your website, Yummy FTP has to be one of the best applications around.

VMware Fusion

“VMware Fusion makes your Windows-on-Mac experience the safest possible with a suite of features to keep Windows safe and sound. From automated, timed snapshots, to embedded antivirus and antispyware software, VMware Fusion keeps Windows on your Mac sparkling.”

There was a time when a designer needed a Mac and a PC, but with the introduction on the Intel Mac’s, that time has gone. I find the fact that you can run Windows perfectly, as you would any other application on your Mac, simply brilliant. In my honest opinion, Windows has never worked so well. There’s no need for Virus software really as Windows utilizes a shared internet connection with OS X.