Below you’ll find a collection of tools, software and services that I use on a daily basis. I highly recommend all of them.

Tools

Alfred is a productivity application for Mac OS X, which aims to save you time in searching your local computer and the web. Launch anything on your computer with a few key strokes.

CloudApp allows you to easily share images, links, music, videos and files with only a few clicks. Choose a file, drag it to the menubar and a short link is automatically copied to your clipboard. Paste it where you want it.

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again.

TextExpander is a typing utility that saves time and keystrokes. Assign short abbreviations to frequently-used snippets of text.

Software

Backpack organizes and improves your company’s internal communications. Keep track of all the discussions, documents, notes, forms, lists, photos, calendars, and other loose ends your business generates every day.

Basecamp is the project management tool you wish you had on your last project. Are you still managing projects with email and Excel? Manage projects and collaborate with your team and clients the modern way.

Harvest lets you and your staff track time and send invoices from one integrated application. Get set up in just a few minutes and instantly start tracking time and invoicing your clients.

Highrise remembers the important things about people you’d normally forget. Keep a permanent record of people you do business with. Know who you talked to, when you talked to them, what was said, and when to follow up next.

TextMate brings Apple’s approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.

Services

Backblaze is the easiest online backup service. Only $5/month for unlimited storage. Backblaze’s remote backup automatically backs up your data to a secure datacenter.

Grasshopper is a virtual phone system designed for entrepreneurs.

Hostgator is web hosting made easy and affordable. Hostgator has economical hosting plans, excellent uptime and great support.

iStockPhoto is an online, royalty free, international microstock photography provider operating with a micropayment business model.

WooThemes is the best WordPress theme foundry by far. They have great designs, solid code and incredible support. New themes every month.