![]() Format to your heart’s content and then just copy and paste the exported HTML into your blogging software of choice. Here’s a quick Wikipedia write-up about it. I just discovered this super simple coding language that makes formatting anything (especially blog posts) 100x easier. Free, works on any platform, with additional features for $40 a year. It autosaves every second, you can save different drafts and compare revisions, and you can code in Markdown and export to HTML. It’s a distraction-free writing web application with an incredibly clean and clear interface. I recently started writing all my blog posts in this web app. Not a wonderful interface, but for the price, it’s unbeatable and it gets the job done. FileZillaĪ free, open-source, FTP (file transfer protocol) application that allows you to drag and drop files you need to upload to the web, like to your self-hosted WordPress blog. ![]() Any desktop platform, free to try (unlimited), $70 to buy. Sublime Text 2 is my text editor of choice, because it has a bazillion add-ons, can be used for any programming language, and it’s easy to get started. I’ve dabbled in learning how to code in HTML and CSS, and you absolutely must have a text editor to code. It’s significantly cheaper than its big brother, Photoshop Creative Cloud or CS6, and it has the basic functionality plus a lot more. If you’re editing photos, creating your own designs or just adding simple text to pictures, this tool is great for beginners to advanced users. I prefer native apps to web apps, so the few bucks was well worth it for me. The GrooveShark service is free, but Shiny Groove is a desktop music app with a great interface. Now, I use Shiny Groove for all my streaming-music needs. I was never a huge GrooveShark user until I moved overseas and couldn’t use Spotify. A simple concept, but a huge win for screen brightness. Worry no more with Caffeine, which keeps your screen from dimming once enabled. It’s frustrating when your computer screen dims you’re in the middle of reading a long article or proof-reading a blog post. TypeIt4Me is the best from my experience, and the price is unbeatable. If you haven’t heard about them, here’s more information on how it can save you time and “ finger fatigue“. It uses keyword shortcuts to expand short phrases into any length of text you’d like. I use it to sync my Macbook Air desktop and documents folder with Dropbox, my two most-used folders, so they are always backed up and accessible from my iPhone and iPad. This is an add-on for Dropbox (as well as other cloud-syncing services, like Google Drive) that enables you to sync any folder with Dropbox. The iPhone app has saved me countless times when I needed to find a document and didn’t have my computer with me. In fact, I’ve gotten up to 27.2GB for free. You start with 2GB free, but there are lots of opportunities for extra storage. It backs up all the files of your choosing with the cloud and syncs them across all your devices. If you haven’t heard, Dropbox is the slickest cloud-syncing service around. I’m constantly using a split screen when I attach documents in my email, look through pictures, take notes while watching a sermon or seminar. Use keyboard shortcuts of your choosing to rearrange any open window on your computer. I don’t know how I lived without this tool. Better search, saves your copy and paste history and you can launch iTunes songs right from it. It’s essentially a replacement for Spotlight–and it make Spotlight look more like a wind-up flashlight. AlfredĪ powerful desktop search tool with all kinds of add ons if you splurge for the Powerpack. Truly, it will change the way you take notes and keep track of information. As I’ve said before, it’s your digital content junk drawer. I’ve written a full post about my love for Evernote. Click the name of each tool for a link to download or purchase it. Here’s the list of tools I use, in no particular order and how they help my workflow. Seeing other people’s arsenal of productivity weaponry gets me pumped up than a nerd at Comic-Con. I love knowing how people get things done.
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