Philip GuoInterview
Cognitive science professor
Adapted from Philip Guo's interview on Uses This, published 20 June 2019. 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 favorite right now is the 43" 4K Dell P4317Q monitor.
Lastly, I'm not super-picky about office chairs, but I've finally found a model that works for me without any fuss: the Tempur-Pedic TP9000 Mesh Task Chair from Staples; pro-tip: take the armrests off.
Now for some accessories: I give a lot of talks, so I always have two Kensington Wireless Presenters with spare batteries in my backpack.
Communication
I don't have any social media apps installed on my mobile devices, turn all app notifications off, and also don't use any real-time chat apps like Slack.
Productivity
Not much else interesting to include here, just the usual boring stuff like Microsoft Office and Skype.
Browser
Notes
Coding & Development
The app that I use the most within the terminal is Vim for text and code editing.
Storage
I'd say the central piece of software I use is Dropbox, which syncs subsets of my entire filesystem across all of my computing devices: iPhone, iPad, laptops, and desktops.
Other
I also really like Camtasia for recording and editing screencast demos.