Naz HamidInterview
Software designer
Adapted from Naz Hamid's interview on Uses This, published 15 March 2024. 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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A 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max.
Paired with an Apple Studio Display.
The previous computer was a 6-year old refurbished iMac 5K.
An iPad Air, gifted to me from a client.
I use the above sitting in an Aeron chair that’s 19 years old.
I was able to procure 7 Eames LCWs, and 8 Aerons.
I swear by the Sony RX100 series and have owned two.
Communication
Buttondown for newsletters: Justin Duke, the sole creator is doing some great work and is the epitome of independent software.
Productivity
And since the demise of the bird site, I have embraced Mastodon, and Ivory by Tapbots is a lovely iOS app.
Notes
I’m typing this out in Bear.
I’ve tried Obsidian as well, but I’m not much for organization — it seems like a really powerful personal knowledge base, but I am very mash-a-keyboard-in-a-file-search-later person.
Design
Media
Mostly it’s a Netflix machine for when my wife and I camp, and I use it to look at backcountry maps when we’re camping.
And editing it in Lightroom Mobile is a joy and gets me results that I’m always impressed with.
Photoshop Lightroom+ 86 others
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic for Desktop by Adobe Photoshop by Adobe.
I wish there was something better, and miss Aperture a bit in that regard.
Other
Gaia GPS is an essential app I rely on for backcountry exploration, recording routes, and marking camp spots we’ve stayed or for the future.