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  • April 21, 2012 at 1:16 am #37713
    aoeui
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    hi,

    after 15 years on PC + Windows, I bought MAC book Pro, I want to switch to MAC

    question is
    when doing web design, what tools, apps I need to get coding faster and more convenient?

    I know of CODA and there my knowledge ends :)
    I have budget of $700 to buy SW

    any recommendations?

    April 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm #101546
    TheDoc
    Member

    I use Sublime Text 2 as my default editor now.

    Photoshop for design.

    I use MAMP Pro and Billings.

    April 21, 2012 at 10:01 pm #101552
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    Here is a list of some of the main apps I use. You can have a look at them at see if they will work for you.

    • Sparrow

    • Sublime Text 2

    • Transmit

    • Versions

    • MAMP

    • VirtualHostX

    • Illustrator

    • Photoshop

    • 1Password

    • Alfred

    • CloudApp

    • ColorSnapper

    • Fantastical

    • BetterTouchTool

    • Flux

    • Caffeine

    • Growl

    • CodeKit

    • Aptus

    • ColorSchemer Studio

    • Eon

    • Fontcase

    • Kaleidoscope

    • xScope

    • Skitch

    April 22, 2012 at 10:04 pm #101606
    cizmic
    Participant

    I use *shudders* Dreamweaver.

    I just use the code view because it has a lot of neat time-saving features.

    April 22, 2012 at 10:12 pm #101610
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    @cizmic So does Sublime Text 2. Check this out: http://joshnh.com/2012/02/a-collection-of-css-snippets-for-sublime-text-2/

    April 22, 2012 at 10:15 pm #101611
    cizmic
    Participant

    @joshuanhibbert

    You just made my month.

    April 22, 2012 at 11:01 pm #101614
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    @cizmic Haha, awesome!

    April 26, 2012 at 3:50 pm #101826
    chrisburton
    Participant

    Pro

    April 26, 2012 at 4:02 pm #101827
    Ricardo C.
    Participant

    I agree with CristopherBurton. Go pro. I went pro and I am loving it ever since.

    April 26, 2012 at 4:10 pm #101831
    TheDoc
    Member

    Only go Pro if you’re planning on buying 15″ or larger. I’d take the 13″ Air over the Pro any day.

    April 26, 2012 at 4:11 pm #101833
    timwhelan
    Member

    Pro all the way!


    @joshuanhibbert
    Totally going to check out Sublime Text2 – Thx!

    April 26, 2012 at 5:43 pm #101840
    wolfcry911
    Participant

    PHP and Apache are included with Mac OS X – you just need to enable them (very easy). You can install MySQL separately. Many people don’t want the technical challenge (not hard) and opt for MAMP.

    krysak, it’s Mac, not MAC. I’d go for the pro myself…

    April 26, 2012 at 7:57 pm #101848
    TheDoc
    Member

    I’m intrigued by all of the ‘Pro’ choices. Why would you take the Pro over the Air?

    Are we talking about the 13″, 15″ or 17″?

    For me, it’s a no-brainer at the 13″ level, gotta go for the Air – the speed that you’ll get from the SSD will be fantastic and it’ll be so easy to travel with.

    At home, you’ll most likely be hooking it up to a monitor to work on, so the screen size isn’t too big of an issue, especially if you’re coding.

    April 26, 2012 at 8:25 pm #101849
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    @TheDoc I can only offer the reason I went for a Pro over an Air (although i got a 15″): I need as much power as possible for my design work (It’s plugged into a 24″ monitor at home). My next upgrade will be a SSD for sure.

    April 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm #101850
    chrisburton
    Participant

    I absolutely couldn’t stare at a 13″ screen. Not even for emailing on the go. I was specifically speaking of the 15″. I can’t work with anything smaller.

    If you’re going to use it for work, I certainly wouldn’t buy it then.

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