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JavaScript programmer; creator of the jQuery library, author of Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, and long-time engineer at Khan Academy.
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Thecus N5200BRHardware Thecus
I have a 5 Bay RAID-5 NAS (Thecus N5200BR) with 5 1TB drives in it (giving me about 3.6 TB of storage, which is currently all used).
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
BenQ W500Hardware BenQ
One is hooked to a projector that is capable of displaying 720p video (BenQ W500), another is hooked to a 19" LCD that is in front of my elliptical.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
FirefoxSoftware Mozilla
For everyday computer use I use Firefox for browsing (holding Google Mail and Calendar in app tabs).
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
KeynoteSoftware Apple
I do a lot of writing in Google Docs, my presentations in Keynote, and my blog post authoring in Textmate.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
TextMateSoftware
I do a lot of writing in Google Docs, my presentations in Keynote, and my blog post authoring in Textmate.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
iTerm2Software George Nachman
For development I use Chrome, vim (vim config), Textmate, and iTerm2.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
MAMPSoftware
I use MAMP to easily run a simple, local, web server and MySQL DB to help with testing.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
DropboxService Dropbox
I store all my code in Git (on Github, oftentimes in private repos) and back it up in Dropbox.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
VLCSoftware
I use VLC and Boxee for playing all of my videos and iTunes for playing my audio (synced to Last.fm).
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
AirVideoSoftware
I use AirVideo to stream movies to my iPhone and iPad.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
SABnzbd+Software
Specifically for Usenet I use SABnzbd+, running on one of my Mac Minis, connecting to Giganews, and pulling from NZBs.org or Newzbin.
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
CarcassonneOther
For games I play Starcraft 2 (id: frowny.396, I'm a Silver Protoss), Minecraft, and some iPhone games (including Carcassonne and Words with Friends).
His written "Uses This" interview, from when he was building Khan Academy.
2011-07-25·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.
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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:
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