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Programmer and author of Modern C++ Design and The D Programming Language; a lead contributor to the D language.
12 things
Sierra Wireless 598Hardware Sierra Wireless
While on the road I plug a USB Sierra Wireless 598 device from Sprint for 3G connectivity. It has a MicroSD memory in tow and is a great little device - it just works. Never had any trouble with it.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Dell E1705Hardware Dell
My "work away from work" machine is an 2007-vintage Dell E1705. I recall I got the cheapest machine I could (read: Dell outlet) featuring a 17-inch display with 1920x1200 resolution. I didn't care for speed as by then I was already equating "computing" with "cluster", but I wanted good resolution so I can cram as much information on the screen as possible. I grew fond of that machine. I can't ask more from a laptop keyboard (which, unlike the MacBook's, has two Ctrl keys and doesn't have "cut wrists" on its feature list). It's been through a doctorate and a book, and has the scars to prove it.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
zshSoftware
Inside the screen sessions, I run zsh. (The day I figured how cool zsh is, a hawk came and rid me of the white dove.)
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Logitech M510Hardware Logitech
When at the desk I also connect a stock Apple flat keyboard. I tried a few others, including Microsoft's Digital Media Pro 1031 wireless keyboard. The meta keys don't match the Mac all that well, so I gave up on that. Finally I use a Logitech M510 wireless mouse.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Sennheiser HD 280 ProHardware Sennheiser
For communication I use an iPhone 4S (from work), which I often connect to Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones to listen to music.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
ThunderbirdSoftware Mozilla
For email I use Thunderbird with the Nostalgy extension. For browsing I use mostly Chrome in conjunction with the goo.gl URL Shortener, Reddit Enhancement Suite, and Tampermonkey.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
iTerm2Software George Nachman
For shell sessions I don't go through X; instead, I run iTerm2 and then connect to remote screen sessions via ssh.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
LaTeXSoftware
I use Google Docs for light documents and LaTeX for all heavy editing, including books and slides.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
MeldSoftware
I use git for source control, phabricator and meld for looking at diffs, and all of my open-source work takes place on github.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Digital Media Pro 1031Hardware Microsoft
I tried a few others, including Microsoft's Digital Media Pro 1031 wireless keyboard. The meta keys don't match the Mac all that well, so I gave up on that.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Concrete5Software
My personal website uses Concrete5, but I'm unhappy with it, it's too damn slow
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
Juniper Network ConnectSoftware Juniper Networks
I also often need to run Juniper Network Connect, which helps me the same way sand helps the eye.
His Uses This interview, on his laptops, remote shells and writing toolchain.
2012-05-18·usesthis.com ↗
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