Comments on: creative tools: backend http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/ soul | workflow | mac Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:41:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul (from Idea Sandbox) http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Paul (from Idea Sandbox) Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:22:52 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/#comment-664 <b>Skitch</b> - Is great for screen and image grabs, but has such an easy re-sizing function I use it ALL the time for blogging. <b>MindNodePro</b> - Just discovered this tool for mind mapping. It's one of the easiest ones I've ever used, not loaded down with unnecessary features. Allows me to jot ideas down as they flow and very quickly. I recently posted a review: http://tinyurl.com/ar5q7h <b>DropBox</b> - I've started using DropBox to sync files I use when I'm using my laptop. Any newly created files, I store there. I also installed DropBox on the PC side of my Mac [when I use Parallels]. That way, when I make changes to documents using PC software, they are up-to-date for the Mac as well. I haven't yet found a reliable way to keep mirrors of the files I want to keep in sync. (I network my MacBook to my iMac and let SilverKeeper update all the necessary files from email preferences to key folders) <b>Evernote</b> - Yes, it is nice to use with the iPhone too... But the beauty of it is it lets me have access to screen clips and little notes on every machine I operate - including my phone. Very handy. <b>OmniFocus</b> - is what I've been using to manage my todo lists. Again, with the ability to sync on the iPhone I can always have a) an up to date list with me and b) access to make additions <b>OmniGraffle</b> - I used an older version of Curio for a while, but switched to OmniGraffle. I know they're not the same thing... but I liked what OmniGraffle does... and it does much of what I used Curio for. <b>TextMate</b> - I use every day. In fact, I cut and paste the mind maps I create in MindNote Pro and massage the text in TextMate. This is how I write most of my blog posts. <b>Minuteur</b> - Nice timer. I set it for 48-minute work periods followed by 12-minute breaks. Keeps me fresh. <b>Art Directors Toolkit</b> - I use this constantly. Mostly the scaling tool. Figure out what percentage to reduce height x width for images on my blog. I also have stored the color scheme here so I can get the hex codes for my site's color scheme. <b>SpamSieve</b> - Has really helped reduce the amount of junk email appearing in my inbox. <b>MailTags</b> - Have just started using this tool to help me better organize what's in my inbox and take action. In the past 45 days, have grown to like it. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Paul (from Idea Sandbox)s last blog post..<a href="http://www.idea-sandbox.com/post2post/2009/03/book-tour-day-2-100-best-business-books-of-all-time-featured-at-slacker-manager/" rel="nofollow">Book Tour, Day 2: “100 Best Business Books of All Time” Featured at Slacker Manager</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Skitch – Is great for screen and image grabs, but has such an easy re-sizing function I use it ALL the time for blogging.

MindNodePro – Just discovered this tool for mind mapping. It’s one of the easiest ones I’ve ever used, not loaded down with unnecessary features. Allows me to jot ideas down as they flow and very quickly. I recently posted a review: http://tinyurl.com/ar5q7h

DropBox – I’ve started using DropBox to sync files I use when I’m using my laptop. Any newly created files, I store there. I also installed DropBox on the PC side of my Mac [when I use Parallels]. That way, when I make changes to documents using PC software, they are up-to-date for the Mac as well. I haven’t yet found a reliable way to keep mirrors of the files I want to keep in sync. (I network my MacBook to my iMac and let SilverKeeper update all the necessary files from email preferences to key folders)

Evernote – Yes, it is nice to use with the iPhone too… But the beauty of it is it lets me have access to screen clips and little notes on every machine I operate – including my phone. Very handy.

OmniFocus – is what I’ve been using to manage my todo lists. Again, with the ability to sync on the iPhone I can always have a) an up to date list with me and b) access to make additions

OmniGraffle – I used an older version of Curio for a while, but switched to OmniGraffle. I know they’re not the same thing… but I liked what OmniGraffle does… and it does much of what I used Curio for.

TextMate – I use every day. In fact, I cut and paste the mind maps I create in MindNote Pro and massage the text in TextMate. This is how I write most of my blog posts.

Minuteur – Nice timer. I set it for 48-minute work periods followed by 12-minute breaks. Keeps me fresh.

Art Directors Toolkit – I use this constantly. Mostly the scaling tool. Figure out what percentage to reduce height x width for images on my blog. I also have stored the color scheme here so I can get the hex codes for my site’s color scheme.

SpamSieve – Has really helped reduce the amount of junk email appearing in my inbox.

MailTags – Have just started using this tool to help me better organize what’s in my inbox and take action. In the past 45 days, have grown to like it.

Paul (from Idea Sandbox)s last blog post..Book Tour, Day 2: “100 Best Business Books of All Time” Featured at Slacker Manager

]]> By: Greg Syferd http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Greg Syferd Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:37:26 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/#comment-663 I will have to check out Curio further. I currently use MindManager for mind-mapping, but think it's rather limited and I have become frustrated with their development cycle for OS X. I have been a long time Evernote user and after a long assessment picked <a href="http://reinventedsoftware.com/together/" title="Together" rel="nofollow"> over Yojimbo for storing notes and such. Interested to know why you use both Yojimbo and Shovebox, when they seem to do the same thing. Nice site, will be checking back regularly. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Greg Syferds last blog post..<a href="http://www.shiftyourmind.com/right-tasking/4-areas-to-to-focus-your-thinking-on/" rel="nofollow">4 Areas To Focus Your Thinking On</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I will have to check out Curio further. I currently use MindManager for mind-mapping, but think it’s rather limited and I have become frustrated with their development cycle for OS X.

I have been a long time Evernote user and after a long assessment picked over Yojimbo for storing notes and such. Interested to know why you use both Yojimbo and Shovebox, when they seem to do the same thing.

Nice site, will be checking back regularly.

Greg Syferds last blog post..4 Areas To Focus Your Thinking On

]]> By: John http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/comment-page-1/#comment-659 John Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:27:01 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/#comment-659 Matthew, Thanks for the comment. I've been eager to dig in to Curio. I've played with it a little, but looking forward to really working through it to see how I might put it to use. Matthew,
Thanks for the comment. I’ve been eager to dig in to Curio. I’ve played with it a little, but looking forward to really working through it to see how I might put it to use.

]]> By: Matthew Depper http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Matthew Depper Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:29:44 +0000 http://www.creativityist.com/2009/02/27/creative-tools-backend/#comment-658 I Love Quicksilver and I use it all the time. When it's isn't available, I feel like I'm missing few fingers. I've been using iClipboard for about six months. i was skeptical at first, wondering whether I would use it. I guess it's similar to Shovebox? It has a tab that stays on the edge of my screen until I pull it out to copy or paste images or text. Just started using Evernote with a web storage account (the free one) but I haven't dug into it's superpowers. Maybe if I had an iPhone I'd be raving. Since this school semester began I've been using Curio for all my projects, whether they be school related or creative personal projects . It's a very intuitive mind mapping tool, but it goes way beyond that. I think of it as a vast hierarchy of extremely versatile white boards. The last Curio update included an additional "scrapbook" that contains all of your Evernote files. I Love Quicksilver and I use it all the time. When it’s isn’t available, I feel like I’m missing few fingers.

I’ve been using iClipboard for about six months. i was skeptical at first, wondering whether I would use it. I guess it’s similar to Shovebox? It has a tab that stays on the edge of my screen until I pull it out to copy or paste images or text.

Just started using Evernote with a web storage account (the free one) but I haven’t dug into it’s superpowers. Maybe if I had an iPhone I’d be raving.

Since this school semester began I’ve been using Curio for all my projects, whether they be school related or creative personal projects . It’s a very intuitive mind mapping tool, but it goes way beyond that. I think of it as a vast hierarchy of extremely versatile white boards. The last Curio update included an additional “scrapbook” that contains all of your Evernote files.

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