Tools

Slack

February 5, 2018 |

Slack goes way beyond being a “chat” client. It’s a full-on communications platform that is infinitely extendable. Paying for Slack is possible, but the free version is quite useful as well.

Git

February 5, 2018 |

If you deal with files, especially code, you need a way to track those files when they’re created, changed, and even removed. Git does it better than any VCS out there.

Beaver Builder

February 4, 2018 |

If WordPress makes it a breeze to create the web site you want, Beaver Builder turns it into a Hurricane: more powerful and much faster.

WordPress

February 4, 2018 |

More than 25% of all web sites are powered through WordPress, which is written in PHP. That includes this site.

Libre Office

February 4, 2018 |

Microsoft Office might be ubiquitous, but there are excellent alternatives. And when Linux is your primary OS, Office is not the best choice.

Markdown

February 4, 2018 |

Markdown isn’t a program, but a way of formatting text that makes writing a breeze. I’ve been writing pretty much everything in Markdown for years, and I’m not gonna stop any time soon.

Linux Mint

February 4, 2018 |

With more flavors of Linux to choose from than Baskin-Robbins has ice cream, it’s hard to narrow it down. But Mint is my flavor of choice since 2013. The latest release, 19, has compelling new features and improvements.