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Writer and programmer; co-founder of the software studio Postlight and author of the Bloomberg Businessweek issue-length essay What Is Code?
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Google Meet speakermicHardware Google
so we use Google Meet speakermics, which allow for full-duplex conversations, which makes conversation far more organic. That device turned Google Meet from something exhausting to something really good.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-08-22·usesthis.com ↗
Huawei MateBook X ProHardware Huawei
It is a shameless, down-to-the-packaging ripoff of the before-they-screwed-up-the-keyboard-era MacBook Pro, and thus just a lovely machine.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-08-22·usesthis.com ↗
Google Pixel 3Hardware Google
My phone is a maxed-out Google Pixel 3, which I use for phone things: Email, reading, web browsing, messaging, music, and taking pictures
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-08-22·usesthis.com ↗
iPad Pro (12.9-inch)Hardware Apple
I also use a maxed-out 12.9" iPad Pro for meetings and note-taking, with the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard.
An interview in "The Setup", the usesthis.com series that asks people what hardware and software they use to get their work done. Answers are in their own words.
2019-08-22·usesthis.com ↗
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