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15 April 2014

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  • Lovedrcmnd.app

    Kindle Paperwhite

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    I do have two Kindle Paperwhites (two because I lost one in a pile of papers and replaced it and then found it again) which I love. The Kindle's best feature is that it offers no way to check my email.

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  • Likedrcmnd.app

    Sublime

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    but I do just enough coding to want python running locally, and I've never found a Chrome extension that is anything like as good as Sublime for coding.

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  • Likedrcmnd.app

    Chrome

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    and, starting in '12, a mixed period where I moved all my writing to Google Docs and coding to Sublime. (My browser is Chrome because duh.)

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  • Usesrcmnd.app

    BBEdit

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    Then from 2003-2012, it was mainly BBEdit and WebDAV (latterly Dropbox),

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  • Dislikedrcmnd.app

    iPads

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    I've tried iPads and Nexi tablets, but didn't like them – they are both consumption-centric and concentration-destroying, which is for me a deadly combination.

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  • Likedrcmnd.app

    LG flip phone

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    so I also carry an LG flip phone (my one non-*n[iu]x tool] which is useless in every respect except the two crucial ones: call quality is great, and the battery lasts for days.

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  • Mixed onrcmnd.app

    Chromebook

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    The kitchen machine is a cheap-o Chromebook, which has a pretty lousy case and keyboard but is fine for recipes and playing NPR.

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  • Mixed onrcmnd.app

    BeOS

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    I used BeOS for a month or so in 1997, which was beautiful but didn't play well with others.

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  • Mixed onrcmnd.app

    Digg

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    After several years, I've just stopped using Netvibes in favor of Digg's newsreader. Digg doesn't work as well as Netvibes (and I may ultimately switch back),

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  • Dislikedrcmnd.app

    Mavericks

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    I dislike what I've seen of Mavericks – the earlier removal of "Save as…" in native apps was already a portent of The End Times, as if more were needed, and Mavericks looks to go further in that direction

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  • Usesrcmnd.app

    emacs

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    My writing tools have gone through three phases: 1993-2003, mainly emacs in a telnet window.

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