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Jessamyn West

Librarian, technology instructor and writer in Vermont; longtime MetaFilter community manager.

14 things

ScrivenerSoftware Literature & Latte

loved

I used Scrivener to write my book, it's the best thing there is.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

AdiumSoftware

loved

Adium is my indispensable chat client.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

Brother HL-2170WHardware

liked

I still have to print and mail a ton of stuff, so my Brother HL-2170W has become the only printer I have not despised.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

Taco HTML editSoftware

liked

I'm using an old version of Taco HTML edit to write this because it's bog-simple and does exactly what I want.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

KohaSoftware

liked

My preferred ILS is Koha.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

QuicksilverSoftware

liked

Quicksilver and Time Out keep me from getting RSI.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

Time OutSoftware

liked

Quicksilver and Time Out keep me from getting RSI.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

WordPressSoftware Automattic

uses

I run nearly all my websites in some version of WordPress.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

FirefoxSoftware Mozilla

uses

Firefox is my main browser but I sometimes teach classes in how to use Safari.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

CyberduckSoftware

uses

I move files around with Fugu and Cyberduck.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

NatsuLionSoftware

uses

I'm interface-picky so I use NatsuLion for Twitter on my iPhone and Syrinx for Twitter on my desktop.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

CourierWareOther

uses

I use a messenger bag from CourierWare who makes them in my town, though I've had my eye on some Tom Bihn stuff lately.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

Subaru ForresterOther

uses

I drive a Subaru Forrester which gets me and all my gear places.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·usesthis.com ↗

ChromeSoftware Google

mixed

I love how speedy Chrome is but the favicons on the bookmark bar give me the fidgets.

The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind her library teaching, writing and MetaFilter work.

2011-07-01·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.