I admit, I absolutely love when people talk about what applications and programs they use to get things done on a computer. I always have since I got my first computer. There’s something voyeuristic yet educational about the whole process of discovery through trusted sources.

So, I decided to put together a list of what I’m using to get things done these days myself.

This was spurred on by waferbaby.com‘s coverage of John Gruber‘s set up (highly recommended reading, btw).

So, without further intro, here’s what I use to do what I do:

What Hardware Do I Use?

Traditionally, I’ve used more than one computer at any one time to get things done. In 2006, I discovered Ubuntu and thought I was done for life in terms of OS’s. I was wrong. I bought a Macbook Pro 2.5 GHz with 4 GB of RAM and a 250 GB drive last November that has become my primary machine. I’m not a fan of external monitors, mice, speakers or keyboards and tend to use just the laptop for everything I do now.

I also use a 16 GB 1st generation iPod Touch and use it religiously. For voice stuff, I use my Blackberry Curve (sold my soul to Verizon years ago).

Other than that, I rely heavily on my Amazon Kindle, my Moleksine(s) with a Space Pen, a Flip Ultra and occasionally a Nokia N800 to get things done.

What Software Do I Use?

My Macbook Pro is the primary machine I use for traditional computing, so everything is related to the OSX experience. Previously, I’ve been a heavy Google user, but I’ve been moving away from that because of personal frustrations with throwing my life and personal data-cloud into an advertising monopoly.

Pathfinder is the app I use the most. It’s simply amazing. I couldn’t live without it. Quicksilver is a close second. Everytime I use a different machine, I have to think about what I’m doing since Quicksilver has become such an intimate part of my computing experience.

So, I use Textmate for writing text, brief notes and random miscellaneous material. For Delicious and bookmark integration, I rely heavily on Pukka. Skitch is one of my favorite applications in the world and I use it regularly for screen shots and cam shots. I also use ScreenFlow a good deal for screencasts and vids. And BeeDocs is my new favorite application. I’ve only used it once (for a timeline), but expect to use it much more in the future.

RadioShift is always open on my machine and is a great radio tuner. I use GarageBand, Fission and AudioHijackPro to do podcasts.

Scrivener is becoming something I use more and more every day for writing and plotting out papers, research and novels.

I absolutely live in my feed reader, which is NetNewsWire. Out of all of my applications, I would say this is probably my most important space of productivity. Along those lines, I use Mail.app for email and use IMAP to sync up my email with the server. While Mail.app is great, it doesn’t have tremendous spam filtering, so I use SpamSieve to accomplish that task. SpamSieve is simply awesome.

Calendar wise, I’m still an iCal fan but do use Google Cal to stay in sync with the wife. When it comes to my own workflow and schedule, I tend to rely more heavily on iCal since it integrates so well with Mail.app and everything else I have going on.

I’ve been using Dropbox heavily for document storage and retrieval across different platforms and also upload things to Google Docs just in case.

I use Safari for browsing (with the occasional Camino and Firefox). Pandora and Last.fm are always somewhere on that browser. Adium is my choice for chat (with a tricked-out Darth Vader duck skin) due to its large number of connections. Of course I use Keynote for presentations, Google Docs and Word for document making and Excel for spreadsheets.

MarsEdit is my favorite blogging tool. I write everything I post there (here, actually since I’m using it now). Plus, the NetNewsWire integration is terrific. Along those lines, I use Pixelmator for easy image manipulation. It’s a fantastic substitution for Photoshop.

Evernote is literally the middle brain that helps me figure out what is going on in my life in terms of random notes, things to do, things to buy, things to research and what to remember. I’m not sure how I kept things together before Evernote.

Speaking of getting things done, I use OmniFocus for my “todo list.” However, OmniFocus is much more powerful than simply a todo list. Go watch the video. It’s not for everyone, but the iPhone/Touch integration is amazing and it just might change your life and your workflow.

Otherwise, I use TweetDeck for Twitter and the FriendFeed real time stream in a small window off to the side to keep up with what’s going on in the social world.

On the Touch, I use WunderRadio and RadioShift Touch for radio, BibleXpress for Bible, WeatherBug for weather, Beejive IM for chat, Tweetie for Twitter, Amazon’s app for book buying on the go, NetNewsWire for RSS reading, iBreviary for devotions, OmniFocus for 2Do’ing, Dropbox, iFitness for workouts, SportsTap and FOX Sports for sports scores, and AP’s Mobile News for random news.

I’m sure I’m missing one or two apps that I use regularly, but that’s the main workflow. It sounds incredibly over-complicated reading back over this, but everything above solves a problem and has a particular function that I need (or think I need) to use at least once a day.

What do you use?