Tacklebox - Resources, Tools, Apps, Services and Other Useful Stuff
Applications
The now-outdated 2018 version:
These are always installed first on a new machine:
TextExpander (get 20% off via this link)
We are not big on repetitive tasks. I don't like typing shit more than twice. TE helps save time by helping you (even offering suggestions) create snippets for oft-used phrases such as email address, web URLs, email responses, Finder paths, Markdown syntax, and a host of other strings of text.
I don't remember my passwords. I don't have to come up with new passwords. Yet my passwords are secure. Get with the program.
Saves so much time finding and organizing files and folders on MacOS. Not only that, Lb has several other functionalities that makes it a champ, from clipboard management, to application launchers, to search templates. A real time and energy saver!
Dropbox
The most trustworthy, flexible file sharing service so far I've used. Update:By trustworthy I mean that I've never lost a file with Dropbox. What their app does to my OS is a different thing.