@jkleske and @dotdean and the session participants presenting their favorite mac tools

Introduction: Mac App listing sites:

iusethis.com – community driven platform for mactools

macupdate.com – information about software updates

macapps.de – Germany app community

Apps:

Tweetdeck: Twitter app, Groups, very effective, 12seconds.tv integration

Skitch: Screenshot multi-upload tool, upload to ftp, webdav, skitch, different other hosting sites, grab isight photo, draw on image

Automator: allmighty Apple included app, automator scripts

r-name & File List: file batch-renaming utility

Omnigroup:

• OmniGraffle: wireframes, sitemaps, flowcharts, network plans, gui prototypes (the “Visio” for Mac) see: http://graffletopia.com
• OmniOutliner: structure lists, idea organisation
• OmniPlan: Project management
• OmniFocus: Personal task management

Things: to do management, iPhone sync

Taskpaper: really simple task paper

Jing: screencasting tool, save as image and video

Screenflow: screencasting tool, very professional, iSight integration, 99 $ app, Leopard only

Launchbar & Quicksilver: Quick start for apps, faster than spotlight

Dropbox: online service for Mac & Windows, Linux beta, embedded “iDisk” also for Windows, backup, sync, sharing, amazon s3 hosted

Wuala: social online storage, startup from Switzerland

1Password: password remembering tool for all browsers

Fluid: stand-alone browser window

Ecto, MarsEdit: Desktop blogging tools

Scribefire: Firefox extension, drag and drop formatted text into blog

Writeroom: black screen, full-screen writing, without distraction (Windows: Darkroom)

Scrivener: writing, brainstorming, storyboard

fold.it: “Solve puzzles for Science”, SETI-Principle (SETI = Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

Whatsize: storage checker, shareware

Disc Inventory X: storage checker on file basis, disk usage utility

Xing vCard Utility: Xing Address Book tool, download Xing profile images and import into Address Book, Applescript

Neooffice: OpenOffice derivate, Open Source Office package

Openoffice: “The Free, Open Source Office Suite.”

Textmate: the missing editor, code production, for programmers and designer

Aptana: App developing app, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Jaxer

Coda: web developing tool, preview, kind of css preview, local and remote

CSSedit: Web2.0 in Style, easy style-sheets

Espresso: productive mac web development by macrabbit.com

SuperGen Pass: password generating browser bookmarklet tool, based on own passwort and url of site

TED: torrent episode downloader

Coverscout: Download missing iTunes Album Covers

Album Art Dashboard Widget: albumart.org

SyncOtunes: syncing iTunesbetween 2 computers

Simplify media: connecting music, web streaming up to 30 people, iPhone app available, platform unabhänging, iTunes, private beta, invite only

Tipp: Dragging apps into finder toolbar

Update: Gravatar Adressbook Plugin (down atm) via TUAW

Thanks for joining us today. We’re planning to do this session at other barcamps as well. So, please check the session board on Barcamp Munich and Barcamp Berlin 3 :-)

Update:
Watch the Mogulus Video of this Session (pardon, german only)

Watch 4 Sessions on Demand on the Mogulus Channel of the BarCamp Stuttgart (tnx to sybo)

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Written by schokodinatorin