Matt Cutts
Software engineer who led Google's webspam team for over a decade and later served as administrator of the United States Digital Service.
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Uses GIMP
For photo editing I use GIMP, and if I need something deeper, my wife has a Mac with Photoshop, Illustrator, and software to make movies and burn DVDs.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses Kindle Paperwhite
In the main pocket of my backpack, you'll find my Chromebook Pixel, a Kindle Paperwhite, and a Wired magazine or Maximum PC magazine.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses Brother MFC-9840CDW
I've got a Brother MFC-9840CDW wireless printer that can also fax ancient institutions that don't understand the Internet yet.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
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Uses Gandi
I use Gandi to register my domains – they now offer two-factor authentication too.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Liked Uni-ball Signo
an extra pen in a snack baggie (I like brown Uni-ball Signo 0.5mm pens from Maido)
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses Tiger Tech
For my website mattcutts.com I use Tiger Tech for webhosting, and for my blog I use WordPress.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses WordPress
For my website mattcutts.com I use Tiger Tech for webhosting, and for my blog I use WordPress.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Recommends Waze
If you haven't tried Waze yet, it's really good at shaving off a few minutes from your morning drive commute.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Loved TripIt
TripIt rocks for tracking your all your travel information: flights, hotels, and rental cars.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Loved Pocket Casts
I love Pocket Casts for podcasts. It costs $3.99 but totally worth it to listen to This Week in Google and This American Life and Stephen Tobolowsky.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Recommends Garmin Forerunner 910XT
If you plan on running 7-8 hours or more (like a half-Ironman or more), the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is really nice.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Recommends Garmin Forerunner 610
If you're going to run no more than 5-6 hours (like a marathon), I'd recommend the Garmin Forerunner 610. It has an intuitive interface and touch screen.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Liked Strava
Strava is a free smartphone app and website for tracking your running and biking. Once you have a few friends in Strava, you can share kudos and motivate each other.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Liked WRIGHTSOCK
For socks, WRIGHTSOCK makes two-layer socks that minimize blistering. It's an old hiking trick to wear a thin pair of liner socks inside your regular socks to prevent blisters.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Recommends Sony's MDR-AS20J
For headphones that won't come out, I recommend Sony's MDR-AS20J headphones. They loop around your ears and they really stay in.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses Bose QuietComfort 20
Bose QuietComfort 20 noise-cancelling headphones for the plane or remote office
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Uses Chromebook Pixel
For my day-to-day work, I've been using a Chromebook Pixel since June 2013.
usesthis.com 3 Apr 2014
Where they publish
Blog mattcutts.com/blog His personal blog on gadgets, Google and SEO.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
x.com @mattcutts Where he posts about search, running and civic tech.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
LinkedIn in/mattcutts Professional profile.
Link verified 5 Sept 2026.
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