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Jason Fried's setup
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- antidaily 16y agoSame here. I imagined he would have at least one big ticket item or obscure vintage gadget to go with the standard MBP setup.
- jkahn 16y agoBizarre. Some software aside, Jason Fried's setup is very similar to mine.
- w1ntermute 16y agoMost setups on usesthis.com are similar to most HNer's setups - a MacBook Pro (some with a cinema display attached).
- mey 16y agoAm I the only person with a dual screen Win7 desktop paired with an Ubuntu server?
- joshu 16y agoDual screen older iMac plus an ubuntu server (msi wind + ssd)
- dkarl 16y agoMy most common work programming scenario: editing files on our Debian build server via sshfs in emacs running in a screen session on my dual-monitor Ubuntu desktop which I log into using Putty on my XP laptop.
- mdwrigh2 16y agoI imagine you're in the minority, running Windows as a developer in this community. A lot of the software and tools just don't play as nicely with something that isn't as tightly integrated with a shell. Currently I'm running a Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit on my desktop with two monitors (24" and 19"), and 10.04 64-bit on my laptop (mid-2008 model MBP with 8GB RAM). For a server I typically use my desktop for prototyping things for myself, and use a Linode server (again, running Ubuntu 10.04, but Server edition, rather than Desktop) to host things I want more reliable, consistent access to (blog, etc). Having consistency across my setup is pretty nice for making sure everything interacts well, both on my development machine and production instances. I also run Ubuntu on my dual monitor lab machine. I'm an undergraduate student, but I do security research for the university part time with one of the professors.
- guelo 16y agoSame here. I even own a Macbook Pro but just can't use it as my main because of all the awful UI quirks. Maybe it's the 15 years of Windows conditioning, and I'm not trying to start a flamewar but come on, if I have a window in the far right of my display I'm supposed to go all the way to the top left to click on a menu item? Why doesn't maximizing actually maximize? Do I need function, control, alt, option, and command keys? Where are the Page Up, Page Down, Home, or End keys? Why is Alt-Tab retarded? Argh! I could go on but I'll just go move files around my sanely organized file browser for a little while to calm down.
- loewenskind 16y agoYou shouldn't let ignorance get you so angry. Especially when it's so easy to fix (first hit on google): http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343 I didn't see page up/down in there, so: fn+up/down
- cytzol 16y agoI should hope not! Windows 7 is the only OS that can readily handle recent (within the last year) graphics cards, both for gaming and programming (when you can offset some calculations to the GPU, things become fast). Whenever I try Linux, getting all the hardware working is fiddly, and the hardware in Apple computers is about a year behind everywhere else. I still run a virtualised Linux environment, though, because there are some things (such as Git integration in Emacs) that I couldn't get working quite right. It works oddly well overall. I also have four monitors, 'cause I'm weird. [Edit: I originally wrote "modern" graphics cards, which is a term so variable it doesn't have a meaning.]
- naner 16y agoI like this guy: http://jason.rohrer.usesthis.com/ http://jason.rohrer.usesthis.com/ Uses shitty hand-me-down hardware yet still productive.
- hdeshev 16y agoYeah, I've suspected that the most important piece of hardware (and software) is the one between your ears. Macbooks, $400 headphones... Bah!
- code_duck 16y agoYeah, I'd think so too, in general, but having a laptop with a good sized screen, quality keyboard and large, responsive touchpad sets my mind at ease and really lets me get work done. The MacBook Pro touchpad is the only one I've ever used that doesn't leave me wanting to plug in an external mouse.
- loewenskind 16y agoTake any sport you can think of where equipment is involved. Without their equipment the top athletes of that sport will be vastly better than most people. But they use the very best equipment they can to squeeze out every last drop of performance.
- philwelch 16y agoI suspect that many top athletes can get whatever equipment they want for free under the guise of "endorsements". Tiger Woods doesn't pay for his golf clubs, if anything his golf club manufacturer pays for the right to say "Tiger Woods uses our golf clubs".[1] Michael Jordan never paid for his Air Jordans, but Nike paid him a pretty penny. It's the same for top musicians, incidentally. If you're selling musical instruments, you're selling to people who follow music and are influenced by which instruments their favorite musicians use. So it's cost-effective to give famous musicians whatever they want in exchange for a plug or two. [1] Bad example as of late since Tiger Woods has become unpopular and is struggling with his form.
- there 16y agoin response to the last usesthis.com post here, i created a "setups" subreddit. if any of you have an unusual setup worth sharing, please post about it somewhere (or even just a picture) and submit it to http://reddit.com/r/setups http://reddit.com/r/setups
- petercooper 16y agoEnjoy that feeling. You have a similar setup to a multi millionaire who's not ignorant about tech. It's notable how he sticks to his principles. I suspect I'd have 101 bizarre high-end computers and clusters around the place if I were wealthy, though this is probably why I'm not ;-)
- gry 16y ago> Shure SE530s keeps everyone out of my head [snip] When I gave up headphones, I realized how much noise I subscribed to. I found it's not the keeping everyone out of your head inasmuch as it is the general quiet with the occasional person and it feels more disarming than expected noise (something piped through buds). In a couple short months without headphones compared to years with, I prefer the quiet with interruption to constant stimulation.
- mixu 16y agoHave you tried noise-cancelling headphones? I use the Sennheiser PXC-350's whenever I am not working at home, you can get the benefits of reduced ambient noise without having any music on (though I mostly do). It's NOT complete sound-proofing, but much nicer than hearing everything that is happening around you. Here is the comparison that convinced me (the Sennheisers are at the end): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQdbcDTiIas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQdbcDTiIas
- Qz 16y agoI think you misunderstood the OP.
- mseebach 16y ago+1 for the noise-cancelling headphones. The killer-feauture for me, however, is on airplanes. They will filter out most of the ambient noise, but more interestingly, they allow you to listen to music/movies/whatever without cranking the volume to 11, which in itself is excruciating. If you fly just somewhat frequently, get a set of PXC-350s. (or something similar, but I haven't found anything else in the same or lower price range with decent reviews).
- jfornear 16y agoI'm genuinely curious... Are $400 in-ear headphones really that much better than, let's say, $100 models?
- smhinsey 16y agoI am not sure about this specific model, but a lot of the high end ones are custom molded to fit your ear canal. It's a luxury, obviously, but if you are using them a lot and you can afford it, I think it's worth it. The ones I have double quite well as earplugs when I don't listen to music, and work far better than any specifically designed noise canceling headphones I've tried.
- synacksynack 16y agoUltimate Ears (now a subsidiary of Logitech) is pretty well known for their custom in-ear monitors. Prices go as low as $399, not ludicrously expensive. I've never used them personally, but others seem to be pretty well chuffed by them. http://ultimateears.com/en-us/products/custom http://ultimateears.com/en-us/products/custom
- mikeyur 16y agoDepends. I can't hear the difference between $100 and $400 headphones in most cases. I have a $99 pair of Apple in-ear headphones and they work great. I like to keep my music library fairly small, so everything's encoded at 160 or 192kbps mp3. Fancy headphones only help if you're encoding much higher or using FLAC/ALAC.
- xiongchiamiov 16y agoI can tell the difference between 192 cbr and v0 vbr (or 320 cbr) on my $20 Sennheisers. Does it really not bother you?
- mikeyur 16y agoIf I play them side by side I can hear the difference, but listening to the lower quality version doesn't bother me.
- MJR 16y agoOther than feeling the need to list all of 37signals products, why would he use Ta-da List when Basecamp and Backpack both have to-do lists as well?
- jw84 16y agoGoogle juice.
- Qz 16y agoProbably personal tasks vs work/project tasks.
- grasshoper 16y agoI'm wondering why a non-programmer uses Git.
- chrisboesing 16y agoMaybe he uses it for his designs or his writing.
- lovskogen 16y agoWriting copy in the apps, updating and pushing new copy.
- bbgm 16y agoI use Git to archive blog posts and other documents. Likely the same for him
- zalzally 16y agoBasic HTML/CSS and marketing copy.
- ptn 16y agoCommiting the CSS and HTML for all his webapps.
- code_duck 16y agoPretty much what I use - a 15" Macbook and headphones, but I WISH I'd bought the matte hi-res screen. Oh, I guess he doesn't have an Ubuntu desktop, though. His loss. I actually wear hearing protection ear muffs, though - http://www.amazon.com/Peltor-H9A-Optime-Over-Earmuffs/dp/B0017YLTAI http://www.amazon.com/Peltor-H9A-Optime-Over-Earmuffs/dp/B00... Now THAT is luxury. Okay, so some people think I'm weird, but I really don't like background noise. They're really awesome for hotels, too. Noisy air conditioner? Sex next door? People clunking the doors down the hall? Who cares! I can't even hear it! Oh man, I shouldn't have even looked at that - now I see they have the deluxe 105 model....
- fairlyodd 16y agoAside from the fact that this guy has produced some decent software, I can't believe that hardware/software configurations of random people is interesting discussion matter.
- jacquesm 16y agoPeople think that if they emulate successful people they will be more successful themselves. So it's about a form of fashion. 'X uses brand Y hardware, that must be a factor in his success, so if I buy brand Y as well I'll stand a better chance at success' Never mind that 'X' would probably make a go of it given nothing but a teletype and the people that emulate 'X' couldn't make good use of a cluster with 50 nodes and a wall sized display. It's not the hardware that matters, it's the guys & girls using it that make the difference.
- Kuytu 16y ago>People think that if they emulate successful people they will be more successful themselves. So it's about a form of fashion. That's true and there's really nothing wrong with that. Being a hobby guitarist I feel this is very similar to many guitarists and other musicians. A guitarist doesn't want a guitar that's just nice sounding and good quality, it has to look good. If you feel your instrument has a certain "mojo" it can help you get in an inspired mood more easily. If you have instrument you don't like you can't perform at your best. A jazz guitarist might not be happy about playing a guitar that looks like it's made for heavy metal no matter what it sounds like. Sometimes when you're passionate about something, tools are not just tools. No one needs Armani suit to protect themselves from cold, no one needs a ferrari to get from one place to another and no one needs a Gibson Les Paul to play guitar. If someone can be more productive because working on a Macbook Pro makes them feel more like a Rock Star Developer than working on a PC with Windows XP, I don't see anything wrong with that.
- DannoHung 16y agoI like learning about tools other people use because sometimes someone'll say, "I really love this tool", and I'll give it a try and, hey, what do you know? I love the tool too.
- nagnatron 16y agoOne thing usethis.com has taught us is that MBP is the computer for startups.
- trustfundbaby 16y agoWould love to hear/see DHH's setup.
- grk 16y ago> Now I just use the laptop screen. One screen all the time. I also like the smaller screen because it forces me to make better use of the space. I found myself getting mess on a 30". Last year I bought the 13" MBP and a 22" LCD, but with the new higher-res screens on 15" MBPs, I think this is the way to go. Same setup wether you're at the office or in a coffee shop. Next time I upgrade I'll definitely get rid of the external screen.
- manosk 16y agoThe new 15" 1680x1050 matte screen looks really gorgeous but at 129 PPI I fear the text of most web sites could be too tiny. And I hate to zoom web pages! In fact the iMacs 21/27 have a 102/109 PPI resolution, but then you keep the display of a desktop computer at a higher distance compared to the screen of a notebook, so the higher PPI on the MBP HR could be appropriate.
- sp332 16y agoText rendering on OS X is resolution-independent. Even Win7 doesn't have (much) trouble scaling up to my 1920x1200 15.4" laptop screen, and that's about 200 DPI. And OS X definitely has better scaling.
- xsltuser2010 16y agoThat site needs a filter to only read the setups that don't include a MBP.
- cytzol 16y agoI think it's more the case that a lot of the interviewees don't explain how they arrived at the setup in question - they just list what they have, and that takes out the interesting bit. If you add in some history, you can make your first vacuum cleaner worth reading about (Keita Takahashi's interview)
- nl 16y agoTangentially related (I'll use the way Jason dropped back from a dual setup to a single screen as an excuse for this): What's the best way to get a triple monitor setup working under Ubuntu? I'd like a single desktop, and the OS to understand the monitors (ie, not treat two monitors as a single monitor like some old USB adapters did). Recommended hardware? RTFM is fine if you give me a pointer..
- zdw 16y ago"Luckily, we're in the computer business, not the Formula One business." Tell that to DHH: http://www.mibz.com/21876-one-and-only-pagani-zonda-hh-owner-unveiled.html http://www.mibz.com/21876-one-and-only-pagani-zonda-hh-owner...
- dsantos 16y agoi switched from this: http://imgur.com/QBQNt.jpg http://imgur.com/QBQNt.jpg to this: http://imgur.com/No4os.jpg http://imgur.com/No4os.jpg and them to this: http://imgur.com/JVqRa.jpg http://imgur.com/JVqRa.jpg