Glenn Fleishman
Journalist, editor and typesetter covering technology and printing history; wrote for TidBITS and the Economist and published The Magazine.
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Uses MySQL Workbench
On the higher-level, I relied on Oracle's MySQL Workbench for MySQL database interaction and GitHub for Mac for version control.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Uses Stripe
On the low-level side, I was using PHP with jQuery for JavaScript and Stripe for credit-card processing.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Mixed on Skype
Skype is invaluable. However irritating it can be, and however much I dislike the user-interface changes in the 5.x client update for Mac, it's still something I rely on.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
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Liked CSSEdit 2.5
I admit a bit guiltily that for previewing and designing CSS, I turn to MacRabbit's CSSEdit 2.5, a version that's no longer shipping, as its functionality was absorbed into the company's Espresso Web site development software.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Uses Tweetbot
My desktop and iOS Twitter client is Tweetbot, and I use Kiwi for App.net on my Mac and Netbot for iOS.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Uses Yojimbo
Rounding out the Bare Bones-related triumvirate is Yojimbo, a sort of junk-drawer program that lets me drop in notes, serial numbers, Web pages, images, and PDFs, and optionally encrypt individual items.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Loved Cornerstone
I recently discovered and fell in love with Zenna-Ware's Cornerstone as a Mac SVN manager.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Loved MacBook Air
For work around the town and on the road, as well as upstairs, I rely on a 2011 MacBook Air, which I love more than any laptop I've ever owned, even though its motherboard died about 13 months into its lifespan and I had failed to purchase the extended warranty I always buy for Apple laptops.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Uses Macally icekey
For that, I have a scissor-action Macally icekey that's no longer sold. I've worn out two previous Matias keyboards through an incredible amount of use.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Uses Matias Tactile Pro
A hard-action Matias Tactile Pro (FK302 model) that I use for everything except when I am taking verbatim or other notes while talking to people by phone or VoIP.
usesthis.com 17 Sept 2013
Loved BBEdit
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Site glennf.com His site and blog: technology writing, typography and printing history.
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- I didn't lose any money this quarter, so technically I've made $80 billion more than Anthropic. 21 Oct 2026
- I like big votes, and I cannot lie. 21 Oct 2026
- Jesus famously said, stop your goddamn whining, you make me sick. No, wait, that was all those people's fathers. 20 Oct 2026
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