Mac Software

• Backblaze - Off-site backup. $5/mo for unlimited backup.
• 1Password - The best password manager, syncs between desktop and iOS, and great for secure notes and storing credit card info.
• Wunderlist - A very nice todo list. Syncs between desktop and iOS.
• YNAB - Easy budget management. With a companion iOS app that makes data entry easy on the go.
• Spotify - Music discovery, offline playlists.
• NVAlt - A simple app to quickly manage and edit text files. Great for quickly taking notes.
• Flycut - Simple tiny clipboard manager.
• ShareMouse - Control another computer's mouse from your main computer. Works between Windows and OSX too!
• Timelapse Assembler - No-frills utility for when you need to quickly create a video from a sequence of timelapse images.
• CloudPull - Download a backup of your Gmail and other Google data to your computer.
• Disk Inventory X - Shows what's taking up space on your hard drive visually.
• Dropbox - The best syncing between multiple computers and iOS.
• Bartender - Get your menu bar items under control.

Programming Tools

• Dash - Offline documentation for various programming languages and libraries.
• Sublime Text - My text editor of choice.
• Coda 2 - The editor I use when I need to edit things directly on an SFTP server.
• Sequel Pro - MySQL database client.
• Tower - Git client.

Evaluating

I liked the apps below enough to link to them, but don't feel like I've used them long enough to solidly recommend them yet.

• Sip - Color palette management, with a sticky widget that makes your palettes easily accessible all the time.
• Soulver - Better than a calculator, and a scratchpad for quickly doing math when a spreadsheet is overkill.

iOS Software

• 1Password - The best password manager, syncs between desktop and iOS, and great for secure notes and storing credit card info.
• Wunderlist - A very nice todo list. Syncs between desktop and iOS.
• YNAB - Easy budget management. With a companion iOS app that makes data entry easy on the go.
• Spotify - Music discovery, offline playlists.
• Dropbox - The best app for backing up your camera roll to your computer.
• Google Maps - Replace the Maps app on your home screen with Google Maps. Supports offline areas, biking directions, and remembers your searches you do on desktop.
• Dropvox - Voice memos that record straight to your Dropbox account.
• Aviary - A powerful but simple photo editor.
• Huemote - Better at controlling Hue lights than the official Hue app.
• Moves - Record your daily walking/cycling automatically.
• Turboscan - Turn your iPhone into a scanner. It'll find the edges of a page and straighten and brighten the image automatically.
• Dark Sky - Hyperlocal weather. When it says "Heavy rain starting in 20 minutes" you quickly pack up and rush home.
• Prompt - For those times when you really need an SSH client on your phone.

Computer Accessories

• ScanSnap ix500 - The best and fastest document scanner. Does double sided scans.
• GeChic 13" Monitor - An external monitor as thin as a Macbook Air.
• Logitech C930e Camera - Wide angle USB camera with high quality microphone.
• Jabra Speak 510 Bluetooth Speaker - This speaker is great for conference calls. Loud output and great microphone for picking up everyone at the table.
• Yubikey - Get this and use it for 2-factor auth on your Google, Dropbox, GitHub, and many other accounts.

Tech Hardware

• Synology DS1515+ - Five-bay network storage, with a great web interface and the ability to run apps like Plex.tv and more.
• Bose QuietComfort 35 - Noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones. Can connect to two devices simultaneously.
• Bose Soundlink Mini - Not cheap, but simply the best Bluetooth speaker. Solid bass output, and is fantastic when you want to watch TV while traveling.
• Anker 5-Port USB Charger - Five high-power USB ports so you can charge all your devices while traveling.
• Quad Lock Bike Mount - The mount straps to your handlebars, and your phone snaps into it. Super solid.
• Anker 26800mAh Battery - This is the hugest battery. It charges your phone (or three) forever. Really any Anker battery is great though, so get a small one as well so you have a more portable one too.
• Optoma Pico Projector - This ML550 is a little bigger than the older one I have (the PK320), but is the same idea. The 320 is only 100 lumens, this is 500, and even mine can project an impressive picture.

For the Home

• Amazon Prime - Free 2-day shipping, and unlimited storage through Amazon Cloud Drive.
• Apple TV - This is a great device even if you're not already tied to the Apple ecosystem.
• Airport Extreme - My favorite wifi access point. Works flawlessly with every device, and easy to set up and manage.
• Brother Laser Printer - Small, wireless, and supports automatic duplex printing.
• Belkin SurgePlus 6-Outlet - Give yourself a few more outlets and USB on your kitchen counters.
• Cuisinart Kettle - This is a solid kettle with a few temperature options.
• NutriBullet Blender - This blender can chew through anything! I use it all the time for smoothies, soups and salsa.
• Philips Sonicare Diamond Clean - I actually started getting compliments from my dentist after I started using this electric toothbrush.
• Panasonic Electric Shaver - Waterproof, uses AA batteries, easy to clean.

Home Automation

• Sesame - Finally a smart lock that installs over your existing deadbolt and fits even the craziest apartment doors.
• Hue lights - Wireless multi-color light bulbs. The LED strips add a nice touch as well.
• Nest Thermostat - Control and monitor the temperature of your home.

Video Equipment

Here is a list of all the components of my Multi-Camera Video Recording Rig.

• Roland V-1HD Switcher - A tiny 4-input HDMI switcher with built-in split screen, PIP and greenscreen effects.
• GeChic 13" Monitor - I use this monitor to view the 4 cameras out of the Roland switcher.
• Canon Vixia HF G20 Camera - Inexpensive and reasonably high quality cameras.
• Actiontec Wireless HDMI - Send an HDMI signal wirelessly. Great when you need to get a camera farther than your cables will reach.
• SDI to HDMI and HDMI to SDI converters
• Decimator MD-HX HDMI Scaler - Scales a variety of HDMI resolutions to a consistent 1080 signal and outputs over HDMI or SDI.
• Zoom H6 Six-Track Recorder - Four XLR inputs and a built-in compressor make this a great way to get high quality audio into the video feed.
• Audio-Technica Shotgun Microphone - Great at capturing the speaker's voice while cutting out most of the audience and background noise.
• Atomos Ninja Blade - HDMI recorder and 5" monitor.
• Samsung 512gb SSD - Record straight to a 2.5" hard drive.
• Teradek VidiU H.264 Encoder - Encodes an HDMI signal for streaming, and can output to YouTube over wifi or ethernet.