Adam Wathan
Full-stack developer, creator of Tailwind CSS; writes at adamwathan.me and makes courses and screencasts for web developers.
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REAPER Mixed on
It's basically the Vim of audio editing software, so I wouldn't recommend it if you don't have the time and energy to heavily invest in customizing it for your workflow, but I can move like lightning in this thing.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Zoom Mixed on
I hate the app so much (so many damn modals and toolbars everywhere!) but the call quality is better and more reliable than any other tool so I tolerate it.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Vimeo Loved
I host all of my course videos on Vimeo. It's essentially the only option — everything else is crazy expensive in comparison. Awesome service though, absolutely love it.
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Audio Hijack Pro Recommends
I use this to record all of my podcast interviews. Fantastic software, highly recommended.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Elgato Key Light Liked
I use this to light my face better when recording video. Happy I spent the extra money on this
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
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Sony a6000 camera Loved
I use this to record any on-camera stuff for screencasts. Totally love it, looks super pro.
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Triton Audio FetHead preamp Liked
The SM7B needs a lot more gain than most mics, so this little inline preamp is great for getting the levels up without investing in a really expensive mic preamp.
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Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones Loved
I've owned them for like 12 years and they show zero signs of wear. German engineering man, gotta love it.
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Shure SM7B microphone Loved
The holy grail of broadcast mics, I've been using the SM7B since my audio engineering days when I was recording bands for a living. Sometimes I'm tempted to try something else out of pure curiousity, but so far the SM7B is still the winner.
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HelpScout Loved
I set up a HelpScout account for us when we released the book because I anticipated a lot of support and it is so much nicer than handling everything via email. Awesome tool.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Bench Liked
Bench handles all of the bookkeeping for my business.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
ConvertKit Recommends
Highly recommend it if you want to build an email list!
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
1Password Loved
Such a great password manager, installing this for the first time was life-changing.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Calendly Liked
I use Calendly to schedule podcast interviews and other meetings. So much nicer than trying to work out a time to chat by going back and forth in an email thread.
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Todoist Liked
I use Todoist to keep track of my todos. I really like the scheduled and recurring tasks features, lets me use Todoist for a lot of stuff that you might normally put in a calendar.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Alfred Uses
I use it to launch apps, for clipboard management, for customer support snippets, and probably tons more I'm still forgetting.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Hover Liked
I register all of my domain names through Hover. I think it's a little more expensive than some of the other options, but the UI is simple and reliable and not loaded with dark patterns like some of the cheaper competitors.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Laravel Forge Loved
All of my Laravel projects are managed by Forge. Been a customer since day one and don't know what I'd do without it.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Netlify Loved
For my static sites (like this one), I use Netlify. It is probably my favorite app that I interact with on a regular basis. The UI is beautiful, the experience is awesome, and the app is insanely fast.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
DigitalOcean Uses
For anything that needs to run PHP, I use DigitalOcean.
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ImageOptim Liked
Really great for optimizing raster images like PNGs and JPEGs. Reduces the file size dramatically with no discernible difference in quality.
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SVGOMG Liked
So good for quickly optimizing SVGs. I use SVG all over the place in my projects and end up using this tool many times each week.
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Pixelmator Liked
I don't do a ton of raster image editing but when I do Pixelmator is great. Has all of the features someone like me needs from Photoshop without getting sucked into Adobe's whole subscription system.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Figma Loved
Figma is like Sketch but a million times more performant and cross-platform. It's the most impressive web app I've ever used.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Tuple Liked
Really great tool for remote pair programming. Like Screenhero used to be, but better.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
iTerm2 Loved
Love this terminal, I especially like being able to create keyboard shortcuts that run terminal commands.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Sizzy Liked
Sizzy is a cool browser specifically for responsive design. It lets you view all of the breakpoints for a site at the same time and also does a good job auto-scaling fixed size viewports to fit whatever window size you're using.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Sublime Text 3 Loved
Still the most productive text editing environment I've ever used. Any time I try something else, within minutes I run into dozens of things it's missing or that Sublime does better.
adamwathan.me 2019-08-20
Herman Miller Aeron chair Loved
Herman Miller Aeron chair Super expensive but worth every penny for me.
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IKEA BEKANT sit/stand desk Liked
This desk has poor reviews for some reason but I think it's great. It's quite big, really deep, and super stable.
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Apple Pro Display XDR Mixed on
The display is absolutely gorgeous and has all the space I need so I love it, but this thing is designed for professional film production so a lot of the features I'm paying for with this thing are totally unnecessary for me.
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MacBook Pro Loved
This machine is more powerful than my iMac and feels just as portable as my 13" did — really love this computer.
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