Adrian Holovaty
Web developer and musician; co-creator of the Django web framework, founder of EveryBlock and of the music-notation site Soundslice.
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Liked iTunes
I use iTunes to manage my music. I haven't encountered any of the performance issues that people seem to ding it for – works well for me.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Uses TextMate
I spend most of my day in Google Chrome, Terminal, Colloquy (IRC client) and TextMate.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Uses 1Password
Other software I use almost daily: Dropbox for commonly accessed files. Git for my work and personal projects. Audacity for quick clean up of audio files. 1password for password management.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
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Liked Fission
Fission for lossless sound editing (trimming live concerts into separate songs, etc.). Max for converting between audio-file formats. Caffeine for easy control over when my laptop can and can't go to sleep.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Liked youtube-dl
Some little-known gems I use a lot: youtube-dl for downloading YouTube videos.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Loved Sony PCM-D50
For that, I use a Sony PCM-D50 stereo digital audio recorder. The sound quality it records is amazing; it sounds like you're right there.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Loved Bose QuietComfort 15
With it, I use a pair of Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones. They're very comfortable, the noise-cancellation is remarkable and the sound quality is great.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Liked Netgear Rangemax WNDR3700
I never thought I'd be one to get excited about routers, but I got a Netgear Rangemax WNDR3700 router at home a little while ago and have been quite pleased with it.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Loved Logitech MX Revolution
I use a Logitech MX Revolution mouse with "infinite scrolling," which means I can give the scroll wheel a spin and it keeps spinning. It's an awesome feature that I use all the time, one of those things that makes me feel unproductive when I use another computer.
usesthis.com 13 Jan 2012
Where they publish
Site holovaty.com Personal site and writing.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
YouTube youtube.com/user/adrianholovaty His guitar videos.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
GitHub @adrianholovaty Open source work, including Django.
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- git_workflow — Documentation on how I use Git 27 Jan 2017
- harry-nilssons-late-60s-stuff 12 Jul 2015
- django-pancake — Library for "flattening" Django templates. 7 Feb 2012
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