Work on a Mac? Save time (and your eyes) with these free apps
I get asked a lot about all the stuff in my menu bar. Here are some of the small utilities that make life easier throughout the day.
- Caffeine: keep your monitor from going into sleep or screensaver mode. Essential when projecting.
- CloudApp: drag anything (link, file, etc.) and it will upload, create a short URL, and add it to your clipboard. Has a toggle for doing that flow for any screenshot you take—makes sharing what you see a snap.
- f.lux: shift your screen toward a warmer color temperature when the sun goes down. Automatically syncs with your time zone. Eliminates that blinding blue monitor glow at night.
- ScreenShade: dim your laptop and external monitors together, on the fly.
- Optimal Layout: snap any window to full screen, half screen, quarter screen, or any custom config you want. Arrange groups of windows as you please.
