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Eric Meyer

Web standards author and speaker; wrote the CSS: The Definitive Guide series and co-founded the An Event Apart conference.

10 things

Logitech MX 500Hardware Logitech

loved

I will not, however, upgrade the mouse, at least not before it dies outright. I adore the MX 500.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

BBEditSoftware Bare Bones Software

loved

A whole lot of my time is spent in BBEdit, which I've been very happily using for more years than I can recall. I even use it for editing files on remote servers, thanks to its built-in SFTP support

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

MacBook ProHardware Apple

uses

I have a 4GB dual-core 15" MacBook Pro, which is my "compromise size": a screen just big enough for desktop work in a physical factor just small enough for me to haul around when I travel.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

Macally iKeyHardware Macally

uses

I also plug in an old Macally iKey keyboard and a Logitech MX 500 optical mouse so I can have better input channels than what's built into the laptop.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

Marco PoloSoftware

uses

The Macbook is contextually reconfigured with Marco Polo. For example, when I plug in an Ethernet cable, Marco Polo automatically disables Airport; upon removal, Airport is turned back on.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

VMware FusionSoftware VMware

uses

Also, Windows XP in a number of VMware Fusion instances - one for each major IE release plus an extra "baseline" instance in case I have to build up a new one from scratch.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

Camino 2Software

uses

Camino 2 is my personal-surfing browser, whereas Firefox plus Firebug and the Web Developer Toolbar is my development environment.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

FirebugSoftware

uses

Firefox plus Firebug and the Web Developer Toolbar is my development environment.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

PhotoshopSoftware Adobe

uses

Adobe Photoshop gets some use, mostly when my business partner sends me designs and buttons and such to turn into markup and CSS, but also when I want to goof around a bit with images or process screenshots for my writing.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

Acer flat-panelHardware Acer

disliked

I occasionally plug a secondary monitor into it, that currently being a crappy old 17" Acer flat-panel.

His written "Uses This" interview, describing a deliberately un-upgraded setup.

2011-03-08·usesthis.com ↗

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