Jerry BelichInterview
Software/hardware engineer (Clockwork)
Adapted from Jerry Belich's interview on Uses This, published 27 August 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 ↗
Is this you? Claim this kit →Hardware
I have a knack for getting companies to purchase my hardware for me, so I'm typing this on a mid-2012, 15" MacBook Pro w/ Retina and a 512GB SSD, and it is wonderful (and unfair I know).
It, along with whatever project I'm currently working on, are lugged around in my Saddleback Leather classic briefcase (medium, dark coffee brown).
For longer trips I take my medium sized waterbag from the same people.
My briefcase usually has a keyboard Kindle in tow.
Three months ago I got a set of LG bluetooth headphones for five weeks in London, and couldn't do without them now.
I always have a Fisher Bullet Space Pen in my pocket for my notepad and general use.
I love my Hakko Digital Soldering Station by the way.
Communication
Productivity
Browser
Coding & Development
For my iOS dev, as well as some C++ work I use Xcode which is free and really brilliant as far as IDEs go.
When it comes to creative coding, or 'playing in the sandbox' I write Python.
Design
Media
For managing Kindle books I use Calibre, and the Send to Kindle browser plugin constantly.
VLC is my swiss army knife when it comes to video and audio.
Storage
Almost forgot, Crashplan for my remote data backup.