Comments on: 8 Great Apps that Every Freelance Developer Needs http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/ Design, Development and Freelance Articles and Tutorials Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:24:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ANTStorm http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1942 ANTStorm Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1942 I wonder why a Mac user need some app for taking screenshots, 'cause it's all built-in and is available all the time at the tips of mac-junkie's fingers :) http://guides.macrumors.com/Taking_Screenshots_in_Mac_OS_X I wonder why a Mac user need some app for taking screenshots, ’cause it’s all built-in and is available all the time at the tips of mac-junkie’s fingers :)

http://guides.macrumors.com/Taking_Screenshots_in_Mac_OS_X

]]> By: Eddie Monge http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1238 Eddie Monge Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:11:38 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1238 Since I switch between Windows/Linux/Mac systems all the time, here's the programs I use that work across all three: Netbeans for major coding jEdit for smaller edits and remote edits Filezilla for file transfers Pidgin/Adium for communication. Same client really. Firefox w/firebug for debugging Chrome for regular browsing XAMPP for local edits and a VPS for actual stuff Image apps but mostly OS specific like Paint.Net for windows, GIMP for Linux and still looking for a good Mac alternative. Since I switch between Windows/Linux/Mac systems all the time, here’s the programs I use that work across all three:

Netbeans for major coding
jEdit for smaller edits and remote edits

Filezilla for file transfers

Pidgin/Adium for communication. Same client really.

Firefox w/firebug for debugging
Chrome for regular browsing

XAMPP for local edits and a VPS for actual stuff

Image apps but mostly OS specific like Paint.Net for windows, GIMP for Linux and still looking for a good Mac alternative.

]]> By: Eddie Monge http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1235 Eddie Monge Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:03:55 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1235 They are basically the same thing with XAMPP a bit more open source and no pay version required. One note in the latest 1.7.2a release is that if you have a case sensitive disk on Mac, you will run into some issues as links in the program point to both XAMPP and xampp. Simple fix is to make an alias in the Apps folder that points one to the other. They are basically the same thing with XAMPP a bit more open source and no pay version required. One note in the latest 1.7.2a release is that if you have a case sensitive disk on Mac, you will run into some issues as links in the program point to both XAMPP and xampp. Simple fix is to make an alias in the Apps folder that points one to the other.

]]> By: Jeff Woodruff http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1222 Jeff Woodruff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:03:41 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1222 I know everyone has their own solution for time tracking and invoicing but I thought I'd mention one that I found to be the most useful since it's a free: http://www.paymo.biz/ Billings is only for Macs. I tried a number of different systems but I found them all to have downsides. Paymo is free, tracks time, clients, projects and more. They also offer a desktop widget (for Mac or PC) which runs in your taskbar and makes time tracking that much easier. The invoicing system is great too and it allows you to create invoices as PDFs or even send the invoice as a permalink so clients can pay via Paypal. I know everyone has their own solution for time tracking and invoicing but I thought I’d mention one that I found to be the most useful since it’s a free: http://www.paymo.biz/

Billings is only for Macs. I tried a number of different systems but I found them all to have downsides. Paymo is free, tracks time, clients, projects and more. They also offer a desktop widget (for Mac or PC) which runs in your taskbar and makes time tracking that much easier. The invoicing system is great too and it allows you to create invoices as PDFs or even send the invoice as a permalink so clients can pay via Paypal.

]]> By: Corey http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1192 Corey Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:59:14 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1192 I love Coda! I love Coda!

]]> By: Jeff Boek http://www.amberweinberg.com/8-great-apps-that-every-freelance-developer-needs/#comment-1182 Jeff Boek Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:17:37 +0000 http://www.amberweinberg.com/?p=1605#comment-1182 http://www.macrabbit.com/cssedit/ I'm telling You, once you start using it You'll never go back! It's the only piece of software I cry over not being able to use it at work as it's a windows based company... And I sold my MacBook Pro in anticipation of the iTablet.. Which turned out to be nothing more than a giant glorified itouch.. :'( Newmacforjefffund? .com? ;D http://www.macrabbit.com/cssedit/

I’m telling You, once you start using it You’ll never go back!
It’s the only piece of software I cry over not being able to use it at work as it’s a windows based company… And I sold my MacBook Pro in anticipation of the iTablet.. Which turned out to be nothing more than a giant glorified itouch..

:’( Newmacforjefffund? .com? ;D

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