I've been maintaining and sharing a list of tools I use. Maybe you'll find some of these useful, too:
- POSTMAN via Chrome browser as a great REST client, and you can share your API calls with others
- zshell (e.g., oh-my-zsh) (macOS or Linux) -- there are many oh-my-zsh getting started guides out there
- iTerm2 to replace terminal (macOS)
- csshX for SSH multi-login (macOS)
- Git (a tutorial)
- 1Password for password management ($)
- Evernote to manage all of your notes. Excellent for taking a picture of your (legibly written) whiteboards, then later, you can search through the text in your pictures
- Screenhero for dual-cursor screen sharing
- CloudApp (macOS) for effortless screenshot sharing ($)
- Focus Booster (macOS) for time management using Pomodoro technique
- Freemind and MindMeister for mind mapping
- Selenium for automating repeated web tasks
- Rescuetime to see on what apps you spend most of your day
- Z-Type keyboard typing game, also TypeRacer for competitive practice
- Hemmingway for clearer writing
- MobileDay for 1-touch conference joining ($)
- Divvy for quick macOS windows resizing
- GoToMeeting plug-in for Google Calendar for easy-peasy GoToMeeting setup from GCal
- Alfred (macOS) to replace Spotlight
- Caffeine (macOS) to keep macOS from getting in the way of your presentations
- WorkLife for effective meetings
- KeyRocket for Gmail slick way to learn Gmail shortcuts that you have used often
- command-line shortcuts sites like this and this
- background sound & music websites for heads-down work:
- Coffitivity - research-backed coffee shop backdrop
- You are Listening To - police radio on ambient music (surprisingly relaxing)
- Defonic - background sound noise generator (rain, thunder, wind, waves, etc.)
- Calm.com - primarily meant for meditation, but works for background sound, too
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