Today I am using…Fluid and Think for my Mac.

I have stumbled upon two apps for my Mac that I could potentially use all the time. It could also be something that I use for a week because it’s something new to play with and then let go of it if I realize they are not necessary to use. But, the two cool things I have found are called Fluid and Think. Two of them are supposed to help you out with your productivity and they are free.

Fluid

Fluid, is an app for Mac that lets you grab a URL from pages you frequently visit, such as Google Docs, Facebook, and Gmail, and turn each one into a separate desktop application that you can add to your dock for easy access. The proces is supposed to help you deal with tabs and treat everything as your desktop application. I find this so far helpful because I haved added Google Docs where I write my thougths and blogs and I don’t have to worry about closing tabs in a browser and losing information.

Think

Think is an app also for Mac that helps you keep focus on a single applicaton by dimming out the rest. I find it that I do not use this application if I’m multitasking between emails, web browsing, and my calendars. But,when I am concentrating on just design, then I use Think and it really does help me with just concentrating on one thing at a time. Receiving emails can sometimes be distracting so I keep my Mail on my laptop screen and I design on the big screen.
Withouth Think, my head always turns the minute I realize that a new message popped into my mailbox. With Think, Mail app is illuminated on my laptop screen but gives me enough visibility so I can glance at times to see if I have receieved any messages from clients.