Productivity

• Evernote – best note taking application out there; one of my most used tools
• OneNote – similar to Evernote (but not as good)
• Office365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive – $7 to $10 / month
• CrashPlan -$12.50/month to backup 10 home computers with unlimited cloud storage for backups
• Flux – controls white balance on your monitor
• Pomodoro timers
  • EggTimer
• White noise
  • Focus@will (paid)
  • Brain.fm (free trial)
  • Coffitivity – makes it sound like you're in a coffee shop
  • Noisli
  • FocusMusic
  • Ambient mixer
• Creating flow charts:
  • Draw.io

Graphics / video

• SnagIt – best screen snapshot tool ($50; 30 day free trial)
• Camtasia – best screencasting and video editing tool ($300; 30 day free trial)
• FlashBack Express – free unlimited screencasting
• CamStudio – free unlimited screencasting
• FreeConferenceCall – free online meetings similar to WebEx or GoToMeeting
• Epic Pen – screen drawing tool