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Web designer and writer; founded A List Apart and Happy Cog, co-founded the An Event Apart conference, and wrote Designing With Web Standards.
11 things
TextEditSoftware Apple
I love TextEdit because it doesn't get in my way, doesn't offer features I don't need, and doesn't take longer than a second to open. In fact I keep it open most of the time.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
WordPressSoftware Automattic
I love WordPress because it lets me write directly into my layout-I test for line-wrap and widows, just as if I was writing print copy-and because of its extensibility and the community that supports it.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
PhotoshopSoftware Adobe
I love Photoshop, and have been using it since version 2.0.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
KeynoteSoftware Apple
I also use Pages, of course, and nothing is better for An Event Apart presentations than Keynote.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
TextMateSoftware
TextMate is cool and clean and lets me save and upload as UTF-8, something PageSpinner still doesn't support.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
PageSpinnerSoftware
PageSpinner is from 1996 (although it's continually updated), and it has convenient features no other HTML or text editor offers.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
TweetieSoftware
My Twitter tools are Hahlo, Twitterrific, and especially Tweetie for iPhone.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
SuperDuperSoftware
run backups with SuperDuper, a program every Mac user must own. SuperDuper is quite simply the easiest backup program ever invented, and it just works.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
FetchSoftware
For FTP I use Fetch (and I was thrilled that Happy Cog got the opportunity to redesign the Fetch website).
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
BasecampService 37signals
We keep track of everything with 37signals's Basecamp.
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
AeronHardware Herman Miller
Eames desks designed in 1952 because, hey, grey Aeron chairs with lumbar support because likewise, LaCie hard drives for backup and video storage
His written "Uses This" interview, from Happy Cog and A List Apart.
2009-11-13·usesthis.com ↗
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