Matt GemmellInterview
Mac and iOS developer
Adapted from Matt Gemmell's interview on Uses This, published 30 May 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 ↗
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My main machine is a 27" iMac, which I renew every two years at the maximum available spec.
My keyboard of choice is an Apple Wireless, and I have several spares.
Performance Mouse MX+ 9 others
When I do need a mouse, I use a Logitech Performance Mouse MX, of which I have at least two generations.
We have something of a MacBook museum in the house, but my favourite is the 11" MacBook Air.
The screen on the Retina MacBook Pro is of course wonderful too.
My carry-at-all-times phone is whatever the latest iPhone is at the time, currently a black iPhone 5 (and there's a white one here too, if you prefer).
Communication
I also sit on a private IRC channel throughout each working day with some of my closest friends from my university days, and I use Linkinus as my IRC client.
Productivity
I speak at a number of conferences and events each year, and I always use Keynote (on all three platforms).
ReaddleDocs is also a great all-in-one utility for local and remote file access and reading.
Browser
Notes
Coding & Development
I also write long-form fiction in my spare time, for which there's no better tool in the world than Scrivener.
I really like Elements for writing, and I keep Drafts around too.
Design
Media
I use iTunes under continuous protest.
My feed-reader at the moment is Feedly, via Safari.
I sometimes use an iPad as an input device for Photoshop, via Adobe Nav, alongside my Wacom.
Other
I also keep the Kindle app handy (at the moment, I'm re-reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, for probably the twentieth time).
On iPad, I again use Tweetbot for Twitter, and Netbot for App.Net.
When I need to get into my servers, I use Prompt.
I subscribe to a few Newsstand publications, and also keep the Kindle app and the Marvel Comics app handy.