TextEditor: TextMate

Ditch the IDE. TextMate brings Apple’s approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

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FTP Client: Transmit

Supports Amazon S3, SSH+FTP, FTPS, and FTP. Just can’t be beat. browing synchronization, TextMate integration, keychain support, bonjour services, and full support for the unix underpinnings of OSX are just the beginning of this fantastic.

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Version Control: Git + GitHub

Developed by Linus Travolds, git is by far the world’s greatest version control system. If you’re a big fan of subversion, I urge you try git. You’ll never go back. I promise.

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I’m a huge fan of social networking, so the social coding site GitHub just seemed like a natural fit. The company behind it, Logical Awesome, is an inspiration.

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Browser & Inspector: WebKit Nightly Builds

It doesn’t get closer to bleeding-edge than this. WebKit offers the most advanced support for CSS3 Transitions/Animations,Web Sockets, HTML5, and WebGL.

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CLI Shell: ZSH

Zsh comes pre-installed on every OSX System. However, to fully utilize it, you’ll have to use a great configuration file.

Here’s mine.

Package Management: Homebrew

Fink and MacPorts are great, but they take a little too much control in my opinion. A quite recent fresh, Homebrew, doesn’t.

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MindMapping: MindNode Pro

I was a long time user of FreeMind for a very long time. But it just isn’t that great. Besides, it’s written in Java. Who wants that?
MindNode Pro is a rock solid & simple mind-mapping application written for OS X which keeps elegance on the top of it’s priority list. A must-have.

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Task Managment: Things

I used Remember the Milk for years, but I was spending so much time trying to work around the interface, I never got anything done. Things, however, is perfect. Nice, simple tasks lists. I can organize them by Project, Area of Responsibility, and Due Date. Life has never been better. And best of all: the interface freaking rocks. This is the most solid Mac OS X application I’ve ever used. Fantastic.

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Music: Spotify

Unlimited, restriction-free 320KBPS streaming for only $16 a month just can’t be beat.

If you want to know how to get an account here in the United States, check out my easy to follow tutorial.

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