A Private Shade

I’m always on the look out for new applications. Recently I came across two great applications ones for security and the other one is for quickly cleaning off your desktop with creating a “shade” effect.

Shade
Shade at the Mac App Store

Shade is a neat app from the Mac App store that allows you to hide your messy desktop with the click of a button!

 

 

Private Eye
http://radiosilenceapp.com/private-eye

Private Eye is a free network monitor for your Mac. Have you ever wanted to see if any apps were “calling home” or what they were sending out? Now you can with this free tool.

 

Source Tree

Recently I’ve had to setup some version control software locally to use with the Mercurial version control system. That’s where Source Tree came in. I found this piece of open source software that is free and will work with Mercurial, GIT and SVN repos (repositories). I’ve been using it for a couple of days now and really like using it. It also allows you to login to hosted repos from Bit Bucket Kiln, and Github,

Coda 2 & Diet Coda

Panic released Coda 2  at the end of May, along with a new iPad app called Diet Coda. I chose to buy the mac app store version of Coda 2 as it has cloud syncing, as it will be a big help when I do upgrade my mobile platform too. I’ve been using Coda 2 since it was released for purchase.  I am really enjoying the new features, though the new layout and css pop ups has taken some time to get used too, but other than that I really love the new version of Coda and been waiting for an upgrade for a while.

 

With the release of Diet Coda, there is now finally a reason to buy an iPad. I’ve been one who has been holding out to get an iPad as I need a mobile solution that allows me work while away from the work computer. With Diet Coda I think I will be able to work on the go without needing a laptop anymore along with sketching/mockups with the Paper by fifty-three app.