Brent Simmons
Mac and iOS developer; created NetNewsWire and MarsEdit, co-created the JSON Feed format, and blogs at inessential.com.
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Acorn Uses
I use Acorn, Photoshop, and Preview for graphics.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
xScope Uses
I regularly use Safari, NetNewsWire, MarsEdit, Colloquy, iChat, Twitter for OS X, Instruments, iCal, xScope, LaunchBar, Keynote, Growl, FileMerge, Versions, iTunes, FastScripts, Transmit, OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, and LiveView Screencaster.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Consolas Uses
Somehow, just in the past few days, I've finally moved from Monaco to Consolas. I never thought I'd switch from Monaco. (I would have gone with Menlo, but it's a bit too blurry for me.)
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
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Dropbox Uses
DropBox has become my documents folder. I use Lighthouse for bug tracking.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Bitbucket Uses
Mercurial Uses
For SCM I mostly use Mercurial (on the command line usually, though sometimes I use SourceTree).
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
ack Loved
I use the wonderful and better-than-grep ack on the command line.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
mutt Uses
I've gotten as far as switching my most-used email account over to mutt, and I'm doing most of my writing and web coding in Vim, but I'm still using Xcode for Cocoa coding.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Vim Uses
Most of this is just about switching to one text editor - Vim - for everything, including writing email, blog posts, notes, HTML, style sheets, and code.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Pilot Razor Point Uses
A box of old-style Pilot Razor Point black pens.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Verilux Happy Light Liked
a Verilux Happy Light, which I run for a few hours every morning, which keeps me even-keeled.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Apple Extended Keyboard II Loved
My most important piece of hardware, which I love even more than my trackpad, is my Apple Extended Keyboard II. If it ever breaks my career is probably over - not because I'd be unable to adjust, but because I'd be too heart-broken to even try.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17
Magic Trackpad Loved
I have a Magic Trackpad, which I love. I've become an Olympic-level swiper.
usesthis.com 2012-02-17