Jason SnellInterview
Writer, podcaster
Adapted from Jason Snell's interview on Uses This, published 24 January 2021. 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 my desk I use an iMac Pro, which I bought largely because I wanted a lot of processor power to speed up production of a lot of my podcasts.
I switched to a trackball in the 90s and when Apple introduced the Magic Trackpad I switched to that.
I'm using a Magic Trackpad 2.
Right now my keyboard of choice is the Vortex Race 3 with Cherry Brown mechanical keyswitches.
I don't really recommend this (expensive!) setup for anyone; most people should just buy an Audio-Technica ATR2100x microphone.
My field recorder, which I also use when I am recording remotely, is a Zoom H6.
When I'm not at my desk I primarily use a 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
If I am writing, it's most likely in the Apple Magic Keyboard case.
Sometimes I do write in my kitchen at the bar, standing up, and when I do this I use a Viozon iPad stand and an external keyboard, probably the Keychron K2 with brown switches.
I also have an M1 MacBook Air that I use sometimes when I need to do Mac stuff, but not at my desk.
Communication
Productivity
Notes
Coding & Development
Media
I record all my podcasts using Audio Hijack.