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Web designer; founder of SimpleBits, co-founder of Dribbble, and author of Bulletproof Web Design and Handcrafted CSS.
11 things
12" PowerbookHardware Apple
I use it as my primary machine, and have been using Mac laptops that way for probably the last 5 years or so, starting with the fabled and wonderful aluminum 12" Powerbook.
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
MLB At BatSoftware
On the iPhone I swear by Tweetie 2, MLB At Bat, Ego, The Weather Channel (a New England requirement), Ramp Champ, and recently the WordPress app for the iPhone (mostly for quickly moderating comments).
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
Magic MouseHardware Apple
Just yesterday, I got a Magic Mouse and after 8 hours with it, I give it a thumbs up, despite being loud (when not using a mouse pad).
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
MacBook ProHardware Apple
I'm currently using a 15" MacBook Pro, the 2.8GHZ version with 4GB of RAM. It has a glossy screen, even though 75% of people will tell you that's wrong. I don't work outside that often, so I've been pleasantly pleased with it.
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
Waterfield CargoOther WaterField Designs
I've had a Waterfield Cargo bag for years that continues to look brand new. Can't recommend them enough, and have been hooked ever since Doug Bowman mentioned them back in 2003.
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
CodaSoftware Panic
The apps I rely on every day are: Coda for all my coding and development needs, Photoshop CS3 (I haven't upgraded yet), Tweetie (both on the Mac and iPhone), xScope for primarily checking "eyeballed" grids in web layouts,
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
xScopeSoftware Iconfactory
The apps I rely on every day are: Coda for all my coding and development needs, Photoshop CS3 (I haven't upgraded yet), Tweetie (both on the Mac and iPhone), xScope for primarily checking "eyeballed" grids in web layouts,
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
NetNewsWireSoftware Brent Simmons
NetNewsWire for RSS reading, SnapnDrag for taking screenshots of application windows, iShowU for taking screencasts, Keynote for presentations, SuperDuper! for creating mirrored backups,
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
SuperDuperSoftware
NetNewsWire for RSS reading, SnapnDrag for taking screenshots of application windows, iShowU for taking screencasts, Keynote for presentations, SuperDuper! for creating mirrored backups,
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
VMware FusionSoftware VMware
GitX for committing version controlled updates to Dribbble, and VMware Fusion for testing designs in Windows.
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·usesthis.com ↗
Lacie PorscheHardware LaCie
For backups, I have a modest 200GB Lacie Porsche drive. I had two of these and one bit the dust after just a few months. I don't recommend them.
His Uses This interview, on a minimalist Mac web-design setup.
2010-01-07·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.