Casey LissInterview
Developer, podcaster, writer
Adapted from Casey Liss's interview on Uses This, published 30 June 2026. 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 primary computer is a 14” M3 Max MacBook Pro, with 64GB of RAM and an 8TB SSD.
(The MacBook Pro sits closed, in a 12 South BookArc, when docked at home)
Most of the things I connect to my Mac at home are actually connected to a CalDigit TS5+.
I had a TS4 before it, and the TS5+ adds 10Gb ethernet, which is amazing when moving files on/off my network-attached storage.
For podcasting, I use a MixPre-3 II as an audio interface.
It takes in the XLR from my microphone — via a Rolls MS111 mute switch — and connects to the CalDigit via USB-C.
And speaking of microphone, I’m presently using a Shure Beta 58A.
I use Beyerdynamic DT770 Pros to listen to my co-hosts when I’m podcasting.
For data storage, my NAS is Synology DS1621+.
I use an iPhone 16 Pro — my last-year’s iPhone — as a webcam using Continuity Camera.
I also have an M1 Mac mini to serve Channels and Plex, as well as a Beelink N95 for homelab stuff.
Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk+ 10 others
I use a Herman Miller Jarvis sit/stand desk.
When I work outside the home, I will use either a now-discontinued portable monitor in concert with my MacBook Pro, or, occasionally, Mac Virtual Display on my Vision Pro.
Communication
For Analog(ue), it’s mostly the same, but we use Discord for the chat room, and some other custom software that I didn’t write for capturing titles.
Productivity
Coding & Development
When writing for my blog, I use Visual Studio Code.
Media
I also am the sole developer of a trio of iOS apps; Callsheet is a front-end to The Movie Database.
MaskerAid is a way to quickly and easily overlay faces in photos with emoji, for privacy or for fun.
Peek‑a‑View is a read-only photo gallery, so you can hand your phone to a toddler (or coworker) with no worries about them deleting things, or seeing things they shouldn’t.