Less support for games to stop me from sneaking it in when I should be working.I'll still have my Main PC for leisure.Ī lot of open source tools are developed on Mac / Linux first and Windows second.I generally find them to work better on unix based systems.Īccess to Mac specific apps like Sketch while still having access to windows if I need it. If I'm going to be doing any new dev with C# I'm not going to be doing it with the full. The windows store is atrocious in its current state.
I've tried chocolaty and the other one that I can't recall right now. I don't like how Windows handles its updates.
Primarily to open up OSX dev but aside from that it's just preference, here are some reasons. Messages - ships with Mac OS, but it's super convenient to respond to text messages without reaching for your phoneĬome on, you know what messaging apps you use :P
This was always good, but is especially useful since Mac OS removed the Battery Time option to let you estimate how long your battery can go before charging IStat Menu - These are system monitors that you can put in your menubar. KeepingYouAwake - This is a replacement for Caffeine (keeps your Mac from going to sleep) since that app is no longer being supported.īartender 3 - Better ability to manage what icons go in your menubar (it can get messy, fast) It's pricey ($50), but I got it in a Mac software bundle I saw on You probably want to pay for the Power Pack tools too.įantastical 2 - A much better calendar. You can set keyboard shortcuts to open Terminal. You can search then open directories in Terminal. You can customize keyboard shortcuts to run macros. For example, I have an extension that searches Laravel docs. It's at it's core, a "Launcher" but it's so much better than spotlight. Really powerful extensions availableīetter Snap Tool - This application does everything you'd expect including snap "zones" with a mouse and keyboard shortcutsĪlfred - This is a MUST.
PHPStorm - I spend the majority of my time working on Laravel applications.