Google SketchUp

I recently had a project in Geometry class where I had to make a building in Google SketchUp, which I had never used before. I always wanted to give it a try to see if it is any fun, and it really can get fun do make some interesting things. It is for both Windows and Mac. Basically it is a 3D interface where you can build models of buildings and make all sorts of objects. There is a free version and there is a Pro version that costs $500. I think it is a great program to use, especially if you’re a contractor.

Espresso

There is a code editor out there for Mac that I have been wanting to try since I saw it in the Macheist 3 Bundle called Espresso. I finally got my hands on it last night and let me tell you, it is really worth it to buy it. I had been using TextWrangler before which was just a basic code editor. The cool thing about Espresso is that it actually has features. It has a built in FTP/SFTP client, it has the ability to write HTML, PHP, etc. (duh), and it has a feature that allows you to preview what you have done in the code. I highly suggest you get this more if you are a person who edits code a lot. The price of it is about $78, so its not the cheapest editor in the world.

World of Goo

I wasn’t to much interested in getting it when I first heard of it, but once I got my hands on World of Goo, I couldn’t stop playing it. Yesterday I got a copy of World of Goo on my Wii for 1500 Wii Points on the WiiWare part of the Wii Shop Channel. After playing that for a while, my friend decided to give me a copy of it for the Mac which is where I play it more often. Basically, World of Goo is an addicting game where you build goo towers or bridges or any other obstacles to get to the tube to suck a certain amount of goo balls in a tube. It may sound weird from my standpoint, but it is really fun and I think you should get it. It is available on the Wii for 1500 Wii Points. It is also available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for $20 from here.

Webkit

For a while now, I have been using an open source browser engine for Safari called Webkit. This basically is a more stable and faster version of Safari and is available for Windows and Mac. It also has an option to download the source code. I am using the Nightly Builds so it does have an update quite often. I really suggest you use it because it is fast, reliable, stable and easy to use and its free, everyone likes free! You can find Webkit here.

MobileMe

At long last, yesterday night I finally decided to give MobileMe a try when I was reinstalling Mac OS X on my Mac. I got the 60 day free trial and I am already loving it and am hoping to get enough money to pay for yearly subscription of $99.00. The main features that I like are iDisk and the MobileMe mail. For the mail, you get an email address such as steve@me.com. You can either sync it with the Mail app on your Mac or you can see it web based in your control panel on me.com. The iDisk feature is really good in my eyes because it allows you to back up your files to your account. You can sync files at anytime from the iDisk feature on your Mac. The other features MobileMe has are contacts, calendar, and photo gallery. The cool thing about Contacts is that you can sync them with Address Book on your Mac at anytime. I highly suggest you get this if you are a Mac user. There is some compatibility with Windows, but have not looked into that.