I use it primarily for HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Hehe, I can’t resist mentioning my favourite editor, Komodo. So, aren’t you going to talk about editors at all? □ From Bret McGowen on the Rackspace blog, My Text Editor Final Four.Chantel Brathwaite, writing on the TechWhirl blog about Technical Writing on a Shoestring.It’s well worth following Mike’s blog too. Mike McCallister’s presentation, Open Source Tools for User Assistance.The debates about which tool is best can get quite fiery! Particularly when talking about editors and IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) most people have their favourites. There are plenty of blog posts and articles about tools for documentation and code, including open source tools. Those of which you’d say, “When I need it, I really need it.” Since there are already some great resources on the Web about editors and IDEs, I plan to focus on a motley collection of “other” tools. Part of the presentation is about useful tools for API technical writers. The $40 paid version of the app disables add popups and enables a range of additional features, such as higher resolution and connecting over WiFi.I’ll be speaking about API technical writing at STC Summit 2014. Screenshot taking is included in the free version, but I just use LightShot for this. Vysor is actually a Chrome app which lets you mirror and even control your phone from your desktop. I use Quicktime Player for iOS apps and Vysor for Android apps. What’s it for: Mirroring Android apps on your computerĪs a mobile product manager, I’m always taking screenshots and video of mobile apps on my phone. For these purposes I find that Smallpdf meets my needs perfectly. However, I regularly need to merge or split PDFs, or edit them in other ways. My uses for PDFs are pretty basic, so I’ve no need for software like Adobe Acrobat. What’s it for: Online tools for converting and editing PDFs It’s super-easy to take and annotate screenshots, and you can save them online for easy sharing with the click of a button. Maybe it’s because the CMD+SHIFT+9 shortcut is saved into my muscle memory however, I find that Lightshot serves my screenshot needs perfectly well. What’s it for: Taking screenshots of your desktopĪlthough there are more feature-rich screenshot tools, such as Monosnap, I find myself coming back to Lightshot after trying them out. I mirror the app using QuickTime or Vysor, place the LICEcap window over the mirrored app, and record the app as I use it. I use it for creating GIFs of mobile app interactions. You just position the LICEcap window over the area to be recorded and click ‘Record’. LICEcap is a very simple tool for creating animated GIFs from anything that is displaying on your desktop. What’s it for: Easy-to-use software for creating animated GIFs Of course, you can use the web version from anywhere. I use the free version, which allows you to use the Evernote app on up to two devices. Notes can be organized into ‘notebooks’ so it’s easy to keep work and personal use separate. I use it to take meeting notes, make to-do lists, create how-tos, and generally record anything I may want to refer to later. Simple, but oh so useful! EvernoteĮvernote is a note-taking tool that lets you save and keep anything. ![]() Just type CMD+SHIFT+V to bring up a contextual menu and choose the item you want to paste. ClipMenu saves the last 20 things you copied. It’s not available for Mac, so after trying out a few alternatives I’ve settled on ClipMenu as it feels most similar to Ditto. As a previous Windows user, Ditto was my clipboard manager of choice. As a digital worker, this might be my #1 productivity tool. If you don’t use a clipboard manager, you don’t know what you’re missing. Now on version 3, Basecamp remains easy to use and comes with the right amount of features for managing small teams, without being unnecessarily complex. However, I still use it for managing tasks for myself and my team. ![]() I’ve been using Basecamp for a number of years now, a little less in 2016 because we use JIRA and Confluence at work for managing product development. Here are the ones that have found their way into my productivity toolbox in 2016 (listed in alphabetical order). I try out a lot of software and web apps to work more efficiently.
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