Joel JohnsonInterview
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Adapted from Joel Johnson's interview on Uses This, published 17 May 2010. 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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My main work machine is a first-generation unibody MacBook Pro.
I connect that to a cheap Dell 21-inch 1080p panel with a Monoprice Mini-DisplayPort-to-HDMI connector, along with a wired Apple keyboard and a Logitech wireless mouse.
There's a Mac Mini under my television in lieu of a cable box.
Because of my job as a tech reporter I have a rotating collection of cameras around the house, but my personal DSLR is an old Canon Rebel XT which hardly ever is used with any lens besides my "Nifty 50" cheap fixed focus.
I don't carry it around with me, though, so most of my photography is done with my iPhone 3GS.
Communication
I'm incredibly distractable, though, so turning on music, shutting down Adium, and letting Writeroom take over my screen is a huge help.
Productivity
If I need a spreadsheet I use Google Docs.
Browser
Notes
So for words I use Writeroom.