Lux AlptraumInterview
Writer, sex educator
Adapted from Lux Alptraum's interview on Uses This, published 1 April 2014. 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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An iPhone 5S (I am in love with the fingerprint sensor).
It is very likely one of the cheapest ways to get a standing desk, as it's a wall mounted dropleaf table from IKEA.
Communication
I use Gmail's servers for almost all of my mail accounts, but I loathe checking email through the Gmail website -- having to check my email in a browser tab just seems straight up barbaric.
I used Apple Mail for a while, but recently made the switch to Postbox and can't see myself going back.
And if I am on a computer, I am almost definitely on Adium.
Productivity
I grudgingly use Microsoft Word for a lot of editing -- though I'm not a fan of the program, it's a universally accepted format, and sometimes it's easier to just edit in Word than deal with uploading and editing and then downloading, etc.
Browser
Most of my work is just reading and writing, so I spend a lot of time in Chrome.
Notes
I love Draft for writing, but I've found that not all of the editors I write for are as enthusiastic about the platform as I am.
Storage
I use Google Drive for a lot of documents (particularly shared ones), since that's becoming a universal standard.