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Gabriel Weinberg

Founder and CEO of the search engine DuckDuckGo.

9 things

PuTTYSoftware

uses

I'm in PuTTY all the time. I like to develop remotely.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

Zagg keyboard folioHardware

uses

On the go I use a 3G-enabled iPad 2 with the new Zagg keyboard folio so I can easily fix server problems.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2Hardware

uses

I also recently bought a new DSLR camera – Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 to be specific – though I still haven't wrapped my head around all of its features.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

SonosHardware Sonos

uses

For personal stuff, I use Picasa for photos, Sonos for music (with Pandora and trying Spotify right now).

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

Hanns G monitorsHardware

uses

Attached to it are three 28" Hanns G monitors, two vertical (on the ends) and the middle one horizontal.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

Android T-mobile G2Hardware

mixed

For phone, I have a Android T-mobile G2, though its slowness is getting on my nerves lately.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

PandoraService

mixed

I need better music as well. I'm tired of Pandora – hopeful for Spotify, but I really like the radio aspect of Pandora.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

ChromeSoftware Google

mixed

I use all the Web browsers a lot since I'm constantly chasing browser bugs, and don't currently really like any of them though I lean towards Chrome (but currently am annoyed at it because it keeps crashing on me).

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

HP Envy 13T-1000Hardware

disliked

When not in my basement, I'm using my laptop, which is a HP Envy 13T-1000. Hmm… probably not going to be buying any more HP machines :).

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, given in DuckDuckGo's early years.

2011-10-12·usesthis.com ↗

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