Haley Rose SmithInterview
Android engineer, tech lead (Slack)
Adapted from Haley Rose Smith's interview on Uses This, published 14 August 2018. 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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At work I have a 15-inch touchbar MacBook Pro laptop from 2016 that's almost always plugged into my ergonomic workstation setup.
I'm in love with the 27-inch LG monitors that are standard at our Slack workstations - mine is mounted on an AmazonBasics monitor arm.
For Android stuff I'm usually testing on a Nexus 5X.
I have an Elago M2 stand that I keep it on that's really convenient and nice.
Recently I got a pair of JINS SCREEN blue light-blocking glasses for working, with slightly weaker prescription for looking at a computer screen (I'm nearsighted).
For personal stuff, the most hardware I ever use is my PS4 plugged into an old 40" LG non-smart TV, and my Polk Omni soundbar.
Scattered throughout the house also a bunch of Google Home & Chromecast devices that I've gotten for free over the years of attending Google conferences.
I also have a Nexus 9 (thanks, Google I/O 2015) on a stand in the kitchen that's basically a digital cookbook.
Communication
I love using Dropbox Paper to write documentation - we've used many different collaborative document editing tools over the years here and Paper is by far my favorite.
Productivity
Browser
Notes
Security
Coding & Development
For development I use Android Studio, a fork of IntelliJ maintained by Google and full of goodies that make life easier for Android developers.
Media
Storage
Other
At home, like I said I don't spend a lot of time on the computer, but Pepperplate is this great recipe archiving app that has a backlog of every recipe I've stolen from the internet or come up with myself over the past 5 years.
I also read constantly and for all its faults Goodreads has been an excellent way to chronicle what I've read & get recommendations from friends.