Following on from my post on the Top 10 Mac Productivity Apps, I’m now going to share what I feel, are the top 10 web development apps.
Now, obviously my choices will not suite many programmers. For this reason, please bear in mind that I’m a PHP developer, and my choices focus on PHP/HTML/CSS development. There are going to be a few repeated apps, simply because there’s a fine line between the two subjects.
Ok, lets get started! (more…)
I’ve recently been working on modifying my workspace to allow for greater productivity. This includes my physical desk setup as well as my desktop and apps. This is going to be the first in a series of posts on Mac productivity, and where better to start than with the Apps!
I do a lot of web development on my Mac’s. My current setup is to have my iMac as my ‘main’ display. To my far right I have my new MacBook Pro that I purchased on the day they came out (yes…I’m a fanatic). The MBP has a second display connected which sits in between the iMac and MBP. I’ve got FireFox running on that display, showing phpMyAdmin, Terminal and DirectAdmin. The main MBP display just runs Skype and iTunes. I then use my iPhone to control iTunes remotely to save having to turn around to keep skipping those naff songs that I’ve not gotten round to removing from my library!
On the iMac I do all the coding and design. I also have a (more…)
The folks over at CodeWeavers have today announced that they will be giving away ALL their CrossOver apps for FREE tomorrow! You can download a full version of any of their software packages for Linux or Mac OS X!
They are also giving all existing customers a free year extension on their existing licenses. Great work guys!
Hi,
I’ve got you down as an Advocate for CrossOver, which means that from
time to time, I ask you to advocate on our behalf. If you don’t want to
be an Advocate, holler back, and I’ll remove you.However, I have made a grave error in judgment, and I’d like your help
in spreading my apology. It also creates a great opportunity to
encourage others to try CrossOver.Specifically, I had no idea when we launched the CodeWeavers Lame Duck
Challenge:
http://lameduck.codeweavers.com
that George Bush would take it so seriously. And it was truly
remarkable of him to engineer a complete collapse of our financial
industry just to prove he could meet my challenge. My fault; I had
thought he would try more prudent methods.However, this does create a great opportunity for you to spread the word
about CrossOver, as tomorrow, anyone can get a fully functioning, fully
supported copy of CrossOver, for free. Existing customers can get
another year of support, again for free. It’s a great day for any
CrossOver user, and a great time for anyone to try CrossOver.I would really appreciate it if you could spread the word. Tell your
friends and family, post it to your blogs. We’d really appreciate extra
diggs on our announcement:
http://digg.com/software/CodeWeavers_giving_away_all_software_Tuesday_Oct_28thBut do it quick – it’s one day only, and after tomorrow, the opportunity
is gone.Thanks, and again, please accept my humble apologies for any harm done
to your retirement savings.
Jeremy White
CEO
CodeWeavers, Inc.
Well Jeremy….you’ve got my vote! Anyone who is prepared to give away a fantastic piece of software for free deserves a pat on the back!
Be sure to digg their post using the link in the above quote.
When I first switched to a Mac just over a year ago, I pretty much ditched everything on my old Windows computer. In fact, I dont think its been turned on since the day I got my mac home!
I found that to run Windows games or apps I needed to use bootcamp (which results in tedius rebooting to switch between the two operating systems) or Parallels (which is great for apps, but not for games). Another alternative was Crossover. I had used WINE on Linux before and loved it, however knew it had limitations, as did Crossover.
I’ve pretty much stopped playing games on my mac as I’ve got an Xbox 360 however I still have the piles of Windows only games. Well, today I decided to give the new crossover a whirl as well as crossover games and was amazed. I tried a few games (RCT2, Train Simulator and Joint Operations). They all worked flawlessly! What surprized me was that the crossover site said they wouldnt work!
Basically the new crossover release, supports almost anything. I’ve yet to find something that doesnt work! Another fantasic reason why Windows users should get a mac!
For anyone interested in crossover office, check out their site: http://www.codeweavers.com
Alternatively you can try the free WINE app: http://www.winehq.org
