I’ve written about tools that I use as an iOS developer, but I didn’t list any webapps – just software on my computer. While trying to keep the debate of whether webapps are software or not, here are a few webapps I use. In order to make the list, the webapp had to be used for a “business” purpose. So that left out my favorite airplane site, Airliners.net, but it does include Google Reader, which I think bridges the gap between busines and pleasure. Oh, and let’s not forget Facebook, which can be a time-suck, but also houses the fan pages of some of my apps.

In no particular order:

Workflowy – my master To-Do list.
Trello – I use trello to collaborate on a project I have with another partner.
Gmail – I live inside my inbox.
Google Reader – I’m a TechCrunch junkie.
Facebook – useful for Fan pages of apps.
Google Analytics
App Annie – I like the morning emails they send with the previous day’s app sales.
iTunesconnect – this is where I manage all my apps and check when I’ll get paid next by Apple
Elance – I use contractors to do some things that I don’t have expertise in.
Google Calendar – A great way to keep my calendar in sync between my laptop and phone.
Google Apps – I use their free email hosting for my domains. I forward all of my emails into my gmail account. So I never technically go to the Google Apps page.
MailChimp – Useful to send out newsletters to my email lists.
Stackoverflow – has the answer to all of life’s questions, almost.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts from me. I’d like to hear from you about any useful webapps you use. Find my on Twitter, @dnstevenson

Last week I tweeted out that I hit the 18 month mark from the day I left corporate America and struck out on my own as an iOS developer. A Twitter follower, @trevmckendrick thought it’d be a good time to interview me about my road to going indie. It was a good opportunity to reflect back, not only on the last 18 months, but on the last 6 years that I’ve had serious entrepreneurial ambitions. Thanks Trevor!

On November 1, I presented at the Salt Lake Cocoaheads on FMDB. FMDB is an Objective-C wrapper around the SQLite APIs for iOS and Mac. Below is my presentation. Sample code, which is an entire fully-functioning app, can be found on Github at https://github.com/dnstevenson/US-Landmarks

A couple of weeks ago I published a list of tools that I use weekly as an iPhone/iPad developer. I received a lot of responses with good alternatives to the tools on my list – a lot of which look really good.

Here are a few more tools I use, just not as regularly  - perhaps at least monthly. In no particular order:

Adobe Illustrator – I’m not by any means a graphics guy, but I do use Illustrator to resize any vectors I grab from iStockphoto
Gimp – Useful for quick image changes like resizing or changing a color
Cyberduck – nice to have a graphical tool to do SFTP or SCP to my remote servers
Sqlite Inspector – a quick way to browse through a sqlite database. I also use a Firefox plugin called SQLite Manager, which I prefer, it’s just that I’m not in Firefox much these days.
iOS-Simulator Cropper – makes great website and appstore screenshots for iPhone. Unfortunately, my monitor is too small to make it work for iPad very well
Openoffice – I do a lot of work with csv files
Keynote – I’m starting to give more presentations at local tech meetups and user groups
Dropbox – I use mostly to share large files with partners

With these two lists I’ve tried to keep the tools to just “installed” software (tried being the keyword). However, that line is hard to draw. So perhaps I’ll do another list that contains “online” tools next.

What other tools to you use? Tweet me @dnstevenson

I made a quick list of tools that I use as an indie iOS developer. To make the cut, the tool has to be used at least weekly, and for at least the last few weeks.  In no particular order, here’s the list:

• Xcode – need I say more?
• Versions – for Subversion management
• Tower – for my private repo and public github repo (I’m moving from svn to git, slowly)
• Workflowy – I keep my todo list here – it has replaced the notepad I kept on my desk
• Chrome – I love the speed
• TextMate – The first app I bought after becoming a Mac user. Who can forget the “Blog in 5 minutes” video by DHH?
• JellyfiSSH – excellent way to manage all of your SSH connections
• Evernote – my brain dump. I use the Chrome plugin liberally to save stuff I want to read later
• Sequel Pro – a great MySQL tool to manage local databases, and best of all, remote databases over SSH
• PathFinder – a Finder replacement with a few nifty features
• Backblaze – I backup everything and never need to worry about it
• Pandora – get a Pro account and you won’t regret it. New tunes all day
• Twitter – I have an addiction to Twitter and love their official Mac app store app. Find me @dnstevenson
• AppViz – it helps me track my app sales and reviews. I also use App Annie for to get a daily sales report in my inbox.
• Gmail – I know, I’m a Mac user and I should be in love with Mail, but I can’t do it. Gmail fits my style.
• Fantastical – super easy way to create calendar events and see my calendar from the menu bar.

There are plenty of other tools that I use – just not quite as regularly (OpenOffice, Dropbox, and more). There are also technology stacks that I use that I did not include – such as Ruby on Rails and MySQL.

I’d love to hear what tools you use – tweet me @dnstevenson