Aaron "tenderlove" PattersonInterview
Ruby developer (Red Hat)
Adapted from Aaron "tenderlove" Patterson's interview on Uses This, published 28 January 2016. The kit is drawn from their answers and each reason is an excerpt, lightly edited. Shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full interview ↗
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My "everyday use" monitor is a 27" Dell.
I use an ErgoDox keyboard (that I built myself) with Cherry MX Brown switches, and the Norman keyboard layout.
I built the keyboard myself, but you can order a version called the ErgoDox EZ that is pre-built.
The ErgoDox is a bit too large to carry on the road, so I use an Atreus keyboard for travel.
I use wrist rests from Noko Leatherworks.
DeathAdder (Left-Handed)+ 1 other
For my mouse, I use a left-handed Razer DeathAdder.
I have an Aeron chair, and I'm very happy with it.
I have a CAD U37 USB Microphone that I use for all of the podcasts that I do.
Communication
Productivity
Browser
I mainly use Safari as my browser since it has the best Keychain integration.
Coding & Development
This is very nice for using in Vim.
Media
I use iTunes for music, and I frequently use Dictionary.app.
Storage
For backups, I use Time Machine.
Other
You can check out our app on GitHub.