Claude ZeinsInterview
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Adapted from Claude Zeins's interview on Uses This, published 19 May 2024. 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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For my storage needs, I typically use SanDisk Extreme SSDs.
Jarvis Bamboo Standing Desk+ 10 others
All of this sits on a Fully Desk retrofitted with a very long butcher block top from Home Depot.
I also have an iPhone 14 Pro in boring old space grey, but that’s mostly because the dark grey hides the shiny stainless steel that I’m not partial to.
I do own a 2018 iPad Pro, the first of its kind to lose the home button.
I have a 40mm Apple Watch SE (first edition), which mostly sits in a drawer.
I use AirPods 3, which I think I just lost and am very grumpy about.
I vastly prefer vanilla AirPods to the Pros because I don’t like suction from the rubber tips in my ears.
I’m currently camera shopping, but I’ve been extremely impressed by the Panasonic Lumix S5IIX as a fantastic photo/video hybrid camera.
I recently purchased a DJI Pocket 3: Creator Edition.
I use an ancient 2017 LG C7C 55” OLED TV, which has just started getting burn-in.
I use two space grey HomePods as speakers and let me tell you, reader: they sound incredible and work perfectly as TV speakers.
AirTags help me find my keys and wallet.
3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe
I recently got the Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe and love it, despite by belief that Qi-like charging is mostly inferior to a good ol’ cable.
Communication
Productivity
I use Fantastical for my calendar app because I find its menu bar app to be the best way to enter and review my calendar.
I read a slew of RSS feeds in the tastefully made and simple NetNewsWire.
Browser
Notes
I really love Apple’s new Journal app.
Security
I use 1Password to manage my passwords, but I’ll probably switch to Apple’s password utility at some point.
Design
I occasionally dabble in Figma for work and pleasure.
Media
Speaking of audio, I’m an Apple Music listener and I really like Mario Guzman’s Music Widget for controlling it and adding a touch of classic aqua to my Mac.
You’d be surprised, but the iPhone mic is so good that I often record voiceover using the Voice Memos app and it makes it into the final cut.
Storage
Other
CleanShot X is probably my favorite Mac app.
(They should ditch the X, it reminds me of all those Apple accessory companies in the 2000's that used the “I" prefix before their product name.) I use Bartender to organize my menu bar.
One of these days, I’m going to give Maestral another try.