Samantha VilkinsInterview
Communications and Engagement Officer (ANU), PhD candidate
Adapted from Samantha Vilkins's interview on Uses This, published 11 April 2018. 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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I exclusively use Pilot G2 0.38 pens.
My laptop is a late 2013 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM.
I own two WASD mechanical keyboards, the same model.
I bought a second-hand rose gold "women's" Moto360 v2 and wear it every day.
I also just bought a pair of white BlueAnt wireless headphones because my new phone lacks a headphone jack and I hate how much I love them.
I've got a Blue Yeti USB microphone for when I inevitably start a podcast.
Communication
Productivity
Notes
Security
Coding & Development
Design
I'm the sort of monster who cracks open Photoshop to resize a screenshot on the bus, so I'm not sure what I'd do without it.
I have a rotating new-font/new-colour-palette new tab page, and I'd recommend it.
Media
I keep a Shazam widget on my phone homepage so I can use it inconspicuously when around cool youth.
Storage
The iA Writer folder is in my Google Drive so it's on my phone, as well.
Other
I care so little about audio quality that a few years ago I bought 4 packs of LG G2 headphones off eBay and keep a pair in various bags and desks.
I use Papers for research and references, but only because it actively frustrates me the least out of the options.
The BOM Weather app is crucial.