Daniel LemireInterview
Computer researcher, professor
Adapted from Daniel Lemire's interview on Uses This, published 5 November 2013. 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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I also own an old iMac.
I mostly use my iPad however: I was an early iPad adopter and I have since upgraded to the iPad 4.
I have since thrown away my Kindle ebook reader.
I also own a ChromeBook, but it is mostly for my kids or for traveling.
Occasionally, I hack electronics so I have a tiny maker lab in my basement filled with transistors and Arduinos.
Though I own an iPod and it is somewhere in my living room, we never listen to any music.
I roast my own coffee with a Fresh Roast SR500.
Communication
My blog runs on a self-hosted (and slightly hacked) version of Wordpress.
Productivity
When people send me office documents, I open them with OpenOffice.
When I give presentations, I like to use Prezi.
Browser
For web browsing, I use Google Chrome.
Notes
For managing my time, I rely mostly on a private wiki I have setup (it runs Wikka).
Coding & Development
When I connect to a Linux box, I use vim as a text editor.
I never crunch numbers with a spreadsheet: I prefer to use text files and Python.
I generate my plots using a mix of Gnuplot and Python.
Design
When I need to draw diagrams, I use Omnigraffle.
Storage
I also occasionally use Dropbox, especially when I need to deal with pesky office documents.
Other
I use an Ubuntu distro for Linux, mostly because it is the most popular option.
To sign forms electronically, I have been using something called FormulatePro.