Toolbox

Updated Thu. 13/Jan/2022

These are the tools I use daily as I work on various projects. I present them in the hope that they may be useful to others, and I expect that the lists here will be updated from time to time.

General 🖥📱

DuckDuckGo – for search
Fastmail – for email
iCloud – for cloud file storage, email, contacts, and calendaring
FeedBin – for RSS sync/Email newsletter aggregation – (honestly, using FeedBin for email newsletters is the killer feature.)
NetNewsWire for iOS/iPadOS – For reading RSS/newsletters from FeedBin
Pinboard – for bookmarks/read later
Linode – for web hosting and VPS

Writing 🖋

Scrivener for macOS – for fiction
Scrivener for iOS/iPadOS – for fiction
Proof Positive – my editor
Drafts 5 for iOS – for everything textual
MarsEdit 4 for macOS – for blogging
Markdown – for everything
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – by Stephen King
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing – by Mignon Fogarty
2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love – by Rachel Aaron

Music and Podcasting 🎶🎹🎤🎧

Logic Pro X for macOS – for producing music
Sound Studio for macOS – for quick edits
Ferrite Recording Studio for iOS – for editing audio
Audio Hijack for macOS – for recording podcasts

Development ⌨️

XCode for macOS – for app development
Transmit 5 for macOS – for FTP

Coffee Roasting ☕️

Behmor 2000 – coffee roaster
SweetMarias – for green coffee beans