At my new job, I'm using a 15” MacBook Pro.  It’s a really beautiful machine.  I got it on Friday night just before the iPhone Dev Camp last weekend, and I stayed up until 3AM getting it all set up.

I’ll be using this machine for:

  • iPhone Development
  • .NET Development
  • Rails Development
  • General Office Use (Email, calendar)
  • Working on the book

Here’s how I have mine set up.  I’ve categorized each section.  I’ve also indicated where tools are free versus paid with a ($) symbol.

General

  • git
  • svn
  • Skype
  • Pandora (I pay to get the player & higher quality stream)
  • Dropbox (awesome folder sync between Mac, Windows & iPhone)
  • The Hit List ($) (the best to-do app I’ve ever seen)
  • CyberDuck (FTP client – also good is Transmit ($), but haven’t bought it yet)
  • S3Hub (Amazon S3)
  • Espresso ($) (super-polish HTML editor)
    • also need to buy CSSEdit ($), which is really nice
  • Pomodoro app (just trying this out as a means of focusing)
  • Backup:  Carbonite ($).  (Unlimited online backup. I’ve used both Carbonite and Mozy, and while both have pissed me off in the past, I’m back at Carbonite again)
  • Office Mac ($)
  • iWork ($) – liking this much more than Office, mostly because of Keynote
  • OmniGraffle ($) – This seriously kicks Visio’s butt
  • Google Notifier
  • FreeRuler (a pixel ruler is always handy)
  • KeePassX (handy password manager)
  • MarsEdit – for blogging (probably not going to buy this one, as Windows Live Writer is so much better.  I’ve also tried Blogo & ecto and don’t care for them either)
  • Evernote – still trying to work this into my daily routine.  Right now it holds software keys, scanned receipts, and important documents.
  • QuickSilver – quick app launch & more
  • Camtasia Mac ($) – for screencasting
  • LittleSnapper ($) – nice screenshot / annotation tool, automatically uploads to ember.
  • Picturesque ($) – Awesome image effects at the flick of your mouse
  • Tweetie ($/ads) – lightweight, sleek, twitter client 
  • Yammer – for internal twitter-like chat

iPhone Work

  • Xcode with iPhone SDK 3.1
  • Xcode with iPhone SDK 3.2 Beta (for iPad)
  • AppViz ($) (checks my sales)
  • iPhone Simulator Cropper (for taking nice screenshots in the simulator)
  • HTTPClient (Good for debugging raw HTTP traffic)

.NET Work

Rails Development

Book

  • Microsoft Office 2007 (in the VM)
    • I could use a different template, but my co-authors are all on Windows, and the macros & styles don’t all work properly in Office for Mac.
  • Darkroom (for focusing on text)

Extra

  • In my Windows 7 VM, I’ve installed Steam so I can try to see how playable games are within the VM.  I didn’t expect much, but Torchlight is surprisingly playable.  On my Mac desktop I’ve used Crossover Games and with that Team Fortress 2 plays like butter.

What am I missing?

I’m considering Pixelmator ($) for my occasional Photoshop ($$$) fix.

Are there any killer apps that I’m missing?  I’m always on the lookout for new apps that can help me be productive.