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Following are applications that I use routinely and/or that were used in the creation of this site.
Unlike BBedit, which has grown into an unwieldy “everything to everyone” application, HyperEdit keeps things simple and is my favorite HTML editor. WYSIWYG display, code and JavaScript validator, customizable shortcuts, and the same rendering engine found in Apple’s Safari browser; that means it is not only standards compliant, but fast. The developer, Jonathan Deutsch, welcomes suggestions and provides regular (free!) upgrades to registered users.
website: www.tumultco.com/HyperEdit
It’s the grand-daddy of all imaging software, and as long as Adobe keeps doing it right, I’ll keep using it. I mean, are there designers who don’t use Photoshop?
Once upon a time, I was a faithful Pagemaker man. Then, Quark turned my head and demanded all of my attention. But after years of happiness, my conversion to the cult of OS X forced me to re-evaluate Quark's devotion, and I found that InDesign better met my needs... not to mention made integration with all the other Adobe Creative Suite products a lot easier.
website: www.adobe.com/creativesuite/main.html
Open Source FTP software that's both easier to use than Fetch, and cheaper — as in free. Plus, it has that rubber ducky icon. You gotta like that.
website: www.cyberduck.com
Again, Open Source software that is as good as, or better than, the “original” browsers. Firefox is massively customizable with plug-ins galore, and its developer is committed to supporting web developers and standards. I might use Apple’s Safari occasionally as a test browser for web work, but Firefox is my default browser for everything else.
website: www.mozilla.com
It's free — are you noticing a theme here? This font-handling application is from Linotype, a company that might know a thing or two about typefaces.
website: www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX