Tools We Love

Tools We LoveTools We Love

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We all have tools that make our lives better. Software tools, hardware tools, and everything in between. In this episode, Matt is joined by Kris, Ian, and Dylan to discuss some of their favorite tools, what they use them for, and why they chose them.

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Tools:

(01:36) Tool #1: Jujitsu
(05:40) Tool #2: MyRepos
(08:56) Tool #3: GitHub Actions
(14:54) Tool #4: ZFS
(17:02) Tool #5: GNU Stow
(19:15) .ignore in your .gitconfig
(19:49) Subshell for mktmp -d
(27:29) Tool #6: ZSA Moonlander
(32:47) Tool #7: A good office chair
(37:25) Tool #8: KitchenAid Professional 600
(39:17) https://flameka.com
(40:47) Tool #9: Sourcegraph
(42:53) Tool #10: Comby
(43:25) Tool #11: Kagi
(47:14) Tool #12: Datagrip
(48:57) Tool #13: govers
(51:15) Tool #14: Mage
(53:22) Tool #15: NeoVim
(55:57) Tree-sitter
(58:44) Tool #16: Ghostty
(01:00:57) Tool #17: 1Password
(01:06:02) Tool #18: B5 Paper
(01:12:22) Tool #19: Leuchtturm1917
(01:13:26) Tool #20: Uni Kuru Toga
(01:13:52) Tool #21: Koh-i-noor Rapidomatic
(01:16:36) Tool #22: Hardened steel ruler
(01:17:37) Tool #23: LAMY Safari
(01:19:01) Tool #24: Baron Fig Strategist
(01:20:42) Tool #25: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro
(01:21:12) Tool #26: Schiit Vali
(01:21:51) Tool #27: Sony MDR-7506
(01:22:24) Tool #28: Shokz OpenRun
(01:28:56) Tool #29: BlackMagic Design Ultra Studio Recorded 3G
(01:31:16) Tool #30: OBS
(01:33:05) Tool #31: SM7B
(01:33:47) Tool #32: Ziess lens wipes
(01:34:58) Tool #33: Apple M2 Macbook Air
(01:41:36) Tool #34: iFixIt Mako driver kit
(01:42:46) Tool #35: American Giant hoodie
(01:44:17) Tool #36: Epson ES-300W portable scanner
(01:45:37) Tool #37: HP LasterJet P1102W
(01:47:30) Tool #38: IKEA SKADIS

Chapters:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:36) - Tech Tools
(23:49) - Shift Lock & Escaping Vim (tangent)
(27:29) - Keyboards
(30:29) - Typing Classes (tangent)
(32:47) - Office Gear
(37:25) - Kitchen Gear
(40:47) - More Tech Tools
(46:17) - Ad Auctions (tangent)
(47:14) - Even More Software
(01:06:02) - Stationery
(01:20:42) - Audio & Video Gear
(01:42:46) - Other Tools
(01:50:53) - Tools We Don't Love
(01:52:01) - Outro

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Creators & Guests

Host

Dylan Bourque

Host

Ian Wester-Lopshire

Host

Kris Brandow

Host

Matthew Sanabria

Matthew is an engineering leader focused on building reliable, scalable, and observable systems. Matthew is known for using his breadth and depth of experience to add value in minimal context situations and help great people become great engineers through mentoring. Matthew serves the Go community as a member of GoBridge. In his spare time, Matthew spends time with his family, helps grow his wife's chocolate business, works on home improvement projects, and reads technical resources to learn and tinker.

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