Would be really interesting to hear your setup on how you organise yourself/business from your desktop to your phone.

For example, i'm leaning more towards a Google based solution e.g. I have my business files synced on GoogleDrive and with it I also use Google Tasks, to keep on top of everything.

I have Microsoft Exchange, and use the calendar to sync between my phone.

As you can see i'm using 2 products to get the desired work-flow and seems to work well, I know Microsoft are going heavily towards a cloud solution and even hosting their Office product line in a web envelopment, now to me, this just seems alien, and much prefer working locally.

So yes taking the above into account my setup , what Apps can you recommend to help with business/workflow and would be nice to hear your setups and how you keep on top of things.

Google is probably the best way to go right now. Unfortunately I signed my soul away to iCloud in its early days - I used nearly all Apple products at the time - and now regret that to some extent.

 

For file distribution across my devices, I use Dropbox. Being a student, I've managed to scrounge 77GB free space off them.

 

With regards to desktop applications...

 

Netbeans for Android development

In Netbeans you have a "Workspace" folder that stores your files, settings etc. for a given project, or multiple projects. All I do is save that folder on my Dropbox, open it on my MacBook and iMac...then it's all set to sync. I save the work on my iMac, pick up the laptop and click Netbeans...I've got my latest files, and it even opens the same tabs again.

 

Coda 2 for web coding

Hands-down best code editor available in my opinion. It also syncs site settings between your Macs.

 

Sublime Text 2 for odd coding

For times when I want to just use a syntax highlighter, I usually use Sublime. I've integrated it with Terminal so I can use Terminal commands to open files with it...very fast for things like that.

 

Chrome for websites/web apps

Well, even Opera is jumping on the webkit bandwagon now, and Chrome offers the best syncing services (with a Google account), so Chrome it is. I haven't personally chosen to use Firefox since Firefox 5. It's just a worse, slower version of Chrome as far as I see it! I know there's some here who will disagree, but each to their own. Chrome developer tools are also the best available in my opinion, but again - some will put in an argument for Firebug. Whatever you prefer really.

 

Terminal

Getting more into using this - so fast at navigating around, and the main reason I've picked it up is after somewhat falling in love with Github. I also use Terminal to test POST request responses on APIs I build - very useful for that.

 

Github

For projects that you don't care for protecting the source code, Github is simply the best version control freely available. I absolutely love it. It's so useful. It's like Dropbox with versioning! I'm new to it though...

 

I think one of the most important things is a harmonious setup - i.e. not using a Windows PC with a MacBook. It'll end in tears

 

As for mobile...I use Android at the moment, but either will suffice. They both offer almost identical functionality with regards to workflow, it just comes down to personal preference of the rest of the OS. iOS is generally used in business as it's more stable - but that comes at a cost of minimal customisation allowances, which some find an irritation.

 

Edit: Misread the topic title, sorry!

Edited March 2, 201313 yr by andy9l