Douglas RushkoffInterview
Media theorist, writer
Adapted from Douglas Rushkoff's interview on Uses This, published 24 October 2011. 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 ↗
Is this you? Claim this kit →Hardware
I do most of what I do through a MacBook Pro 15" - the last of the models with beveled keys.
I use a 20" iMac (11,2) for Skype, movie-watching, and audio-video editing.
I have an M-Audio Firewire 410 I use as an external sound card and microphone/source mixer.
I have a tiny Sangean DT 400W AM/FM radio that does a particularly good job on AM reception, and I keep it with me a lot.
I got an iPhone because Helio went out of business (I had a phone I loved called the Ocean2), but I don't like the iPhone because I need keys.
Communication
I am just starting with Tweetdeck to manage flow.
I threw my website onto SquareSpace because I was having so many security issues with Wordpress.
Productivity
I'm starting to do simple graphics and tables on Google Docs instead of Adobe.
Browser
I'm moving into Chrome full time, in order to take advantage of some plugins.
Coding & Development
I write my books and comics scripts in Scrivener.
I use Handbrake a lot, ripping DVD's to watch on the laptop on the plane.
Media
I do most all audio I want to work right in REAPER.
Storage
I use Dropbox for almost everything I need to store.