Loren Brichter
Software developer who made Tweetie, the iPhone Twitter app where he invented pull-to-refresh; Twitter bought it in 2010. He then made the word game Letterpress (2012).
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Mixed on Photoshop CS4
Photoshop CS4 super-extreme-expensive-edition.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Uses TextMate
Uses Instapaper
NetNewsWire on my Mac, but Byline on my iPhone. Things on both. Instapaper on the iPhone.
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Uses NetNewsWire
NetNewsWire on my Mac, but Byline on my iPhone. Things on both. Instapaper on the iPhone.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Uses Nikon D700
Nikon D700, I keep a 50mm f/1.4 on it all the time.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Loved MacBook Pro
I gave up my Mac Pro a few months ago. Now I do everything on a beautiful glossy screen 17" MacBook Pro.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Uses LaunchBar
I used QuickSilver forever, but now LaunchBar.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Liked BusyCal
Loved Safari
Safari is my browser of choice (duh if you dont like it ur wrong).
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Disliked Logitech
I threw plenty money at Logitech but the scrolling on those things is all wrong.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Mixed on Mighty Mouse
I go through a Mighty Mouse every few months (gunked up scroll ball problem). Yes, I tried cleaning it. Yes, I completely disassemble it. Maybe I just have really dirty fingers. But anyway, I have yet to find a better mouse.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Loved Dropbox
I'm madly in love with Dropbox. I keep my entire Lightroom library on it.
usesthis.com 3 Dec 2009
Where they publish
x.com @lorenb Occasional posts on software and interface design
Link verified 31 Oct 2026.
GitHub lorenbrichter A few small repos, including the Letterpress word list
Link verified 31 Oct 2026.
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