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title: "The Setup: Stuff I Use (2010)"
date: 2010-09-12
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I’m continually fascinated to learn what hardware and software people I admire use. [The Setup](http://usesthis.com) does a fantastic job interviewing prominent technologists about this exact topic. One of my favorite bloggers, [Paul Stamatiou](http://paulstamatiou.com/stuff-i-use), has created a version of this as well, which I’m blatantly stealing (with permission!).

### Computer Setup

* **Laptop**: 13.3-inch unibody MacBook Pro (2.4GHz Core 2 Duo/4 GB RAM/250GB hard drive)
* **Monitor**: BenQ 24-inch LCD
* **Mouse**: Logitech MX Revolution wireless mouse
* **Keyboard**: Logitech Wave wireless keyboard
* **Speakers**: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX speakers
* **External Hard Drive**: Seagate Freeagent (500GB), Western Digital My Book Essential (1TB)
* **Home Server**: HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server (4x1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 HDDs)

### Gadgets

* **Cell Phone**: Apple iPhone 4 (black 32GB)
* **Tablet**: Apple iPad (16GB Wi-Fi)
* **Digital Camera**: Canon EOS Rebel XS 10.1MP DSLR
* **Router**: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 (802.11g)
* **eBook Reader**: <del>Amazon Kindle 2</del> (sold)
* **Video Games**: <del>Xbox 360</del> (sold)
* **Media Receiver**: <del>Apple TV, original Xbox with XBMC</del> (sold)
* **Projector**: <del>Optoma DV10 DLP Projector (built-in DVD player)</del> (sold)

### Services

* **Email/Calendar**: Google Apps (custom domain)
* **File Sync**: Dropbox
* **Online Backup**: Mozy
* **Video Rental**: Netflix
* **Web Hosting**: MediaTemple (gs)

### Software

* **Web Browser**: Firefox (primary), Chromium, Safari
* **RSS**: Google Reader
* **Blogging**: WordPress
* **Twitter**: Tweetie
* **To-Do Lists**: Things
* **FTP**: Transmit
* **Web Development**: Coda
* **Virtualization**: VMware Fusion with Windows XP
* **Media Player**: VLC Player
* **Office Suite**: Microsoft Office 2008
* **Music**: iTunes
* **Photos**: iPhoto
* **Backup**: Time Machine
* **Other**: TextExpander
* **Other**: TunesArt
* **Other**: iStat Menus