Software I use as a consultant

Friends and colleagues infrequently ask me about the software that I am currently using for personal and professional tasks. Here goes my (current) list.

I also listed my current homeoffice setup.

Personal & Project Management

1Password

1Password has been in my Applications folder for many years. I really try to be tidy about using different passwords and two-factor authentification wherever possible. My wife and I use a family account.

Flotato

Sometimes I want to run a website as “native” app. Flotato allows just that even withh notifications (which I don’t use) and always-on-top functionality. I big recommendation for the Pro version!

Sevdesk

Since the EU started mandatory e-invoices, I switched from US-based Harvest to German player, Sevdesk. It does what it should. I mean, its an accounting SaaS. What do you expect?

Obsidian

All of my writing and note-making happens in Obsidian. It’s an open-source knowledge base, using markdown formatting. I support them through using the Sync service.

Things 3

My head is like a sieve. If I don’t write tasks done, I will forget and not do them. I love how I can run my version of Getting Things Done in the Mac and iOS app.

Trello

I often see Trello used as a Kanban/Scrum Board for individuals and teams. However, since I am really satisfied with Things, I only use Trello as a Portfolio/Project board. Keeping track of my upcoming and ongoing projects.

Concept, Design & Development

CLOQ

A little plug for my own shared timer for hybrid/remote teams. I use it as a pomodoro timer for myself, as well as in facilitation settings.

Figma

I switched over from Sketch a couple of years ago. Figma somehow feels a little faster to me. The main reason were the awesome collaborative features: co-design and show prototypes to clients and the team easily.

Github Desktop

For the bit of version control and code backup I need. I use a GUI tool, because I can hardly navigate my Terminal. 😬

Miro

When I’m not using my analogue whiteboard in my office – which happens basically anytime I work with a team – I default to Miro as my digital whiteboard. I make thoughts explicit, cluster them and decide on possible actions/learnings. It’s often running from start to finish of my working day.

Visual Studio Code

Don’t bank on my word which code tool you should use. I’m not a programmer! Visual Studio Code was just the latest best tool recommended to me.

Transmit

For years Panic’s Coda was my main code and ftp tool. Since moving to Visual Studio Code, I needed another FTP app.

Media Consumption

Reeder

Believe it or not, I am still using (and loving) RSS feeds. I subscribe and read them through my old, trusted friend Reeder on Mac and iOS.

Ivory

Tweetbot has been my go-to Twitter app on Mac for as long as I can remember. When I decided to move over to Mastodon, Ivory became my instant number 1 client.

This site

The website is built as a static site on Jekyll. I use the fonts Butler by Fabian De Smet and Karla.

The page is hosted on ALL-INKL.COM with a Hover domain.