Dr. PsycheInterview
Culinary historian, writer
Adapted from Dr. Psyche's interview on Uses This, published 29 August 2023. 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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Communication
I’m a Google user, although I hate Gmail.
Productivity
Google Docs and Google tabs compete for space on multiple email accounts.
When I need to scan something in a pinch, Tiny Scan comes in clutch.
I hate Excel but will use it when the business people need me to read a file or three.
When I’m writing, Grammarly is amazing, and annoying, at the same time.
And though I’m still trying to find the best way to manage citations, Zotero is a frontrunner for my next project to organize my data.
Design
Media
And, I’ve been corralled into an iPhone by said daughter because “Mom, now we can FaceTime” and, of course, take better pictures.
Said iPhone is also my go-to for listening to books on tape (thank you, local library Libby app) and for meetings, keeping my calendar, checking email, and conducting all kinds of impromptu interviews.
And when I want to work deeply, I need Netflix for background noise, though Prime and BritBox do a great job of providing necessary visual sustenance.
Storage
Other
To send large video and visual files I use Hightail or Google, both get the job done well.
To keep my sanity, I use game apps - Spades Plus rules!
Words With Friends (iOS)+ 11 others
Words with Friends 1 just gave me two words that scored 549 points and 446 points and now I’m on a mission, which really is just a matter of some well-placed high point value tiles.