La dinámica es simple.
WriteRoom es un editor de texto sencillo para Mac que tiene como objetivo centrar al usuario en escribir simple y llanamente. Al iniciar la aplicación esta se maximiza y ocupa todo el escritorio evitando así las distracciones que podamos tener, que no espera nadie un editor con mil y una funcionalidades es un editor de texto sencillo que su principal objetivo es maximizar la productividad del escritor.
Para mi el más útil es el de WriteMonkey ya que el sistema de reglas de marcaje y posterior exportación a Microsoft Word es básico para mi trabajo
El seguimiento o trackeo de la actividad de un sitio es tan importante como indispensable para reconocer su salud y popularidad. Un sitio con usuarios participantes, con buenos registros de RSS y una buena cantidad de pageviews en su haber, tiene todo para convertirse en un éxito. Por eso, poder revisar su actividad en cualquier momento se convierte en una necesidad para evaluar la efectividad del trabajo.
Ghost es una aplicación que simula un ordenador en el navegador. Dispone de aplicaciones basadas en Zoho como aplicaciones de oficina por defecto. También se puede asociar a una cuenta de Google docs con lo que se puede utilizar como procesador de textos, hoja de cálculo y presentaciones.
"10 Essential Productivity Apps For Your Login Items" | Mac.AppStorm
Apple has done an incredible job with Mac OS X and has made great improvements since Mac OS 10.1 was first released. However, Apple still haven’t managed to include essential productivity apps in Mac OS 10.6 such as a clipboard viewer, a note-taking app with keyboard shortcuts, an app to store your code snippets, etc.
For that reason, we’ve listed 10 very useful Mac apps for productivity that will help you greatly in your day-to-day tasks. I wouldn’t suggest that you launch all 10 every time you login, but one or two may seem particularly helpful.
iStatMenus
iStat Menus
With iStat Menus, you can quickly take glances at how your CPU, Memory, Network, Disk and Heat Sinks are doing just from the menubar. No need to open new windows to monitor them anymore.
In addition, you can now format your menubar’s clock the way you want it to. This means you can finally include the day and date in the menubar to avoid clicking the clock first to see them.
Price: Free
Developer: iSlayer
Requires: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
urlWell
URLWell
Admit it, you bookmark everything on your browser or other social bookmarking sites but at the end, you never read them. With URLWell, you can simply drag-and-drop URLs from a browser to its menubar icon and it’ll bookmark it for you on your hard disk.
It comes very handy when separating the important bookmarks from the less important ones. It’s a shame that the development team (http://enigmarelle.com) suddenly shut down without any word.
Price: Free
Developer: Enigmarelle (no longer active)
Requires: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
Anxiety
Anxiety
This is probably the fastest way to view your iCal to-do list. You can see it by clicking Anxiety’s menubar icon.
Having a to-do list app that syncs with iCal helps you have one centralized and uncluttered calendar and tasks (very useful when synching with BlackBerries and iPhones).
Price: Free
Developer: Model Concept
Requires: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
timeOut
TimeOut
This app is one of a kind. It does one thing — remind you to take breaks from the computer.
Most of the time, we unconsciously spend devoted hours on the computer which can lead to migraines and lightheadedness. With TimeOut, you can set time intervals for when to get off the chair.
Price: Free
Developer: Dejal
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Text Expander
TextExpander
Do you keep making the same typos? Well, you can set that typo as the abbreviation for the actual word in TextExpander and it will automatically replace the typo with the true spelling.
Developers, you can also use TextExpander to store code snippets. Set “lorem” as an abbreviation to a full paragraph of a dummy text and it will ‘expand’ it for you (no need to copy paste!).
Price: $14.98/Free Trial available
Developer: SmileOnMyMac
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Namely
Namely
Namely is an application launcher that does not require any learning. What does this mean? Basically, it’s faster than Spotlight.
Best of all, Namely can actually analyze the apps you use the most and will give them as suggestions for even faster launching.
Price: Free
Developer: Amar Sagoo
Requires: Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
Sticky Windows
Sticky Windows
This is truly a revolutionary software, you can now transform the windows on your desktop to tabs on the sides of your screen.
Sticky Windows adds to what Exposé has to offer, it reduces windows clutter for good. And it also works flawlessly with Spaces.
Price: $19.95/Shareware
Developer: Donelleschi
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Sapiens
Sapiens
Another fantastic software from Donelleschi. Sapiens is an application launcher that can be activated by moving your cursor in a circle!
To make it even better, it has a ‘brain’ that memorizes which apps you use the most, in return, those apps are displayed in front of Sapiens’ panel.
Price: $19.95/Shareware
Developer: Donelleschi
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Sidenote
Sidenote
Apple’s Stickies app is nice but it has no keyboard shortcuts and it adds clutter to your desktop.
Sidenote stays hidden on either side of the screen until you hover your cursor over the side which you put it at, better yet, you can set keyboard shortcuts to call it out.
Price: Free
Developer: Pierre Chatel
Requires: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
Jumpcut
Jumpcut
Possibly the best clipboard viewer available for OS X. When it’s running, you can access Jumpcut via the menubar where you will see a list of the clipboard contents.
When a clipboard text is selected, it will automatically paste the entire text to the document you are currently typing in. Using keyboard shortcuts to traverse through your clipboard is also possible.
Price: Free
Developer: Snarkout
Requires: Mac OS X 10.1 or higherConclusion
Whichever type of Mac user you are, the above apps will certainly help you in completing your day-to-day tasks. You should also note the apps listed are very lightweight and are not memory hogs. Launching all ten may well slow your system down, but a smaller selection of them is unlikely to cause any problems.
Do you use any of these apps or similar alternatives? Post a comment and share what you know!
Suelo trabajar con música siempre que escribo o me concentro en tareas de diseño y creatividad. Escucho mucha música de cine, y con Momupl puedes buscar directamente la banda sonora sólo con el título de la película. Me parece una aplicación muy útil.
A través del post publicado ayer por Dolors Reig llego a Lifestreamblog, un magnífico sitio para estar al tanto de todo lo que ocurre alrededor del concepto de lifestream. Ojeando un poco el sitio llego a una página donde puede consultarse una larga lista de aplicaciones y servicios con los que poder generar nuestro Lifestream y poder compartirlo con nuestros amigos/contactos. De la amplia lista he seleccionado cuatro aplicaciones que pueden considerarse buenos sustitutos de Friendfeed. Son aplicaciones del estilo de Streamy, pero algunas presentan características algo diferentes.
CHI.MP
PROFILACTIC
IMINTA
STORYTLR
Estas son las cuatro opciones que me han parecido más interesantes. De todas formas, esta claro que el valor de estas aplicaciones depende más de la comunidad de usuarios que se desarrolla alrededor de la misma que de las propias características técnicas de las mismas. Como ya se ha dicho muchas veces, son los usuarios, sus conexiones y sus aportaciones los que dan valor a estas herramientas. De manera, que antes de lanzarme a usar cualquiera de ellas, voy a esperar un poco a ver por donde se mueve la comunidad de Friendfeed a la que he estado siguiendo últimamente.
Para los amantes de Ambient & Chillout Music, les súper recomiendo descargarse esta aplicación:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/audio/sonicmood.html
