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Writer and developer; runs Waxy.org, co-organises the XOXO festival, and was the first CTO of Kickstarter.
18 things
MacBook ProHardware Apple
I use a mid-2014 15" MacBook Pro, one of the last great laptops Apple made - a functional keyboard, no Touch Bar, MagSafe, plenty of ports.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
IntelliMouseHardware Microsoft
a classic wired Microsoft optical IntelliMouse - in my opinion, the best mouse ever made and the only one that's ever felt comfortable in my hand.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
Microsoft IntelliMouseHardware Microsoft
a classic wired Microsoft optical IntelliMouse - in my opinion, the best mouse ever made and the only one that’s ever felt comfortable in my hand.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
MacBook Pro (mid-2014, 15-inch)Hardware Apple
I use a mid-2014 15" MacBook Pro, one of the last great laptops Apple made - a functional keyboard, no Touch Bar, MagSafe, plenty of ports.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
GutenbergSoftware
When I write for Waxy.org, I write directly in WordPress's new Gutenberg editor, which is now on par with Medium as a best-of-class writing environment for the web.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
WordPress Gutenberg editorSoftware WordPress
I write directly in WordPress’s new Gutenberg editor, which is now on par with Medium as a best-of-class writing environment for the web.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
Thunderbolt DisplayHardware Apple
When I'm home, I keep it plugged into a 27" Thunderbolt Display, because my eyes are garbage.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
iPhone 11Hardware Apple
My phone is a brand-new iPhone 11, upgraded from my old iPhone 6S.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
SuperDuperSoftware
I'm currently running macOS Mojave, backed up with both Time Machine and SuperDuper to an external drive and BackBlaze to the cloud.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
BackblazeService Backblaze
I'm currently running macOS Mojave, backed up with both Time Machine and SuperDuper to an external drive and BackBlaze to the cloud. Overkill maybe, but after a major drive crash a few years ago, I'm not taking any chances.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
ChromeSoftware Google
I primarily live in Chrome, but keep flirting with Firefox, and could see heading back full-time in the next few months.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
1PasswordSoftware AgileBits
I also rely heavily on Dropbox, 1Password, an ancient copy of Photoshop, and Figma.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
FigmaSoftware Figma
I also rely heavily on Dropbox, 1Password, an ancient copy of Photoshop, and Figma. Notes go in Notational Velocity, to-do lists in Wunderlist.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
Notational VelocitySoftware
Notes go in Notational Velocity, to-do lists in Wunderlist.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
FeedlyService
I use Feedly to follow hundreds of RSS sources, subscribe to a couple dozen newsletters, and maintain a carefully-selected set of non-default subreddits to make Reddit tolerable.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
VS CodeSoftware Microsoft
Lately, I'm using VS Code after a long stint with Atom.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
DigitalOceanService DigitalOcean
I host my sites on DigitalOcean and end up using vim in screen sessions on my droplets a bunch.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
Google ColabSoftware Google
spending an increasing amount of my free time working with tools like Google Colab, Runway ML, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face to play around with machine-generated text, audio, imagery, and video.
His written "Uses This" interview, covering the hardware he keeps for years and the software he writes and curates with.
2019-12-10·usesthis.com ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
A dashed affiliate link, sponsored or their own label means the post disclosed a relationship. It is shown, never hidden.
The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is for its kind of thing.
The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is, for its kind of thing. Fully green is recent. It drains a quarter at a time as the post gets older, and is empty once it reads as dated.
What counts as old depends on the thing. A laptop praised four years ago has been replaced twice; a book loved twenty years ago is probably still loved. The shading is gone after about:
Stripes mean the post carries no date and the date shown is an estimate. No date at all, no shading.