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The tech we use

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Lemon:
Is this a conversation worth having? I dunno. If it's not let's just let this thread die and never speak of it again.

But presuming for a second that it's a conversation worth having, here's the tech I use.

chai tea latte:
I think this is a fun thread.

Computing:
-I use a Windows computer that I got a nerd to build for me, and then I got a Chinese nerd to replace some of the cheaper parts with (then-new) Chinese parts, which probably means their government sees everything I do. It's old and I should really replace it at some point! I also have a laptop that needs to be plugged in to work, at which point I started to wonder if it's really a laptop, so I stopped using it as a laptop and now it's a media server.
-Instead of a mouse I use a Dell TP-713 touchpad because carpal tunnel is bad and I like how space age-y it looks. Also I do a lot of touch control navigation and it's nice to have a mouse that's essentially just a phone touchscreen. It's fine.
-My keyboard is a Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Pro which I really like because of the split spacebar (the left half is backspace). It's a very smart design that I really like and it's not one that seems to have caught on so I have an ebay alert setup for the keyboard so I can have a backup when mine eventually dies. Mechanical, obviously (accept no substitutes).

Audio:
I use a Audio-Technica AT2035 and a Chinese BM-800 (both XLR - I don't like USB mics) to record audio. The AT2035 is good for my needs and replaced the BM-800 which wasn't as good at capturing high tones. The Chinese preamp I bought with the BM- 800 really sucked (they lied about its power draw), so I upgraded this year and got a 1-channel Behringer UM-2 ($40) which I have had no complaints about.

I use a double pop filter that I got from Long & McQuade. It was their only double-walled one but pop filters are basically all the same so who cares, but I think the double-walled design is slightly better for me. It's nylon - IDK about the metal ones. they always looked like overkill to me. My XLR cables are all Long & McQuade too.

For headphones I use Sony WH-CH700N bluetooth noise-cancelling ones. The noise canceling is not great but the headphones are. The battery is awesome and charges fast, and they're pretty comfortable to wear for hours on end. I'm all about that over-ear life and even take them with me on the bus because I like them so much.

Other devices:
My phone is a Google Pixel and I use a secondhand FitBit activity tracker as an alarm clock and heartrate sensor, but I still check my phone for the time. 

Ambious:
I've pretty much sacrificed my entire life to technology so I'll try to stick to your list as a template:

Development (At Work)

* I write code using VS Code or Visual Studio 2017, depending on the project. I prefer VS Code though. I write mostly in C# due to my job demands, but I also get to do a lot of Python, Batch, Bash, and sometimes Groovy, which is like a bastardized version of Java.
* I use GitExtensions for git management. I used to be a command line snob but GitExtensions is so intuitive and versatile I barely need to use command line anymore.
* I use OneNote to keep track of all my concurrent project notes.Productivity (At Home)

* I use Chrome almost exclusively, though I’ve just started testing Microsoft’s Chromium Based Edge and it’s – actually great?
* I use Google Keep for personal To-Dos and note keeping.
* My password manager of choice is LastPass
* I recently got an Adobe CC license – which I’m pretty pleased about. Hardware (Work)

* My work computer is a Lenovo T570 laptop.
* It connects through a docking station to three Dell 24” UltraSharp U2412M monitors.
* My keyboard is a Microsoft Wireless Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, and although it comes with a fairly good ergonomic mouse, I use an Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4.Hardware (Home)

* My home computer is custom built – mostly for gaming and productivity. It has a pretty old (4th gen) i7 4770k processor, 16GB of RAM, and an nVidia RTX 2080.
* It is connected to two monitors – one for productivity (a 24” 16:10 Dell like the ones I have at work) and one for gaming (a 24” 16:9 Dell monitor with GSync and a 144hz refresh rate – a purchase I am regretting given that it has terrible color banding).
* I use a pretty old Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard, and a Razer DeathAdder Chroma mouse.
* I also have an HTC Vive with a Wireless module.
* I have a Surface GO (8GB Ram / 128GB SSD) which I really enjoy using.
* I have a Blue Yeti microphone which I barely use anymore given that my podcasting career was terrible and short-lived.Misc

* My smartphone is a Google Pixel 2XL
* I have an LG G Watch R smartwatch – which is pretty old and I’m considering replacing with a Fossil smartwatch.
* Most of my apartment is equipped with Philips Hue light bulbs (although the less colorful ones, mine just go from white to yellow).
* I control that and a whole lot more with two Google Home Minis.
* I have a Spotify Premium account (I used to have Google Music but the Spotify ecosystem is so much better and extensible).
* I listen to music at home on Harman/Kardon SoundSticks 2 and anywhere else on Sony MX-1000 M3 noise cancelling headphones.
* I buy games on Steam
* For just about anything else (Books, Movies, whatever) I use Google Play.
* I use a Chromecast on my bedroom TV, and a Nexus Player (AndroidTV) on my living room TV.

Shell Game:
Responding so a future reply will remind me to do this when I'm bored later and not tired.

Boots Raingear:
Sure.

IT Work

* We're Office 365 at work, so I'm stuck with Teams and Sharepoint and that's all I'll say about that.
* MS Remote Desktop Connection Manager. I work in a research environment with lots of Windows computers hooked up to testing equipment, RDCM works well for accessing them remotely to troubleshoot/update. There's probably much better software out there if your infrastructure is more elaborate.
* TeamViewer for remote desktop when there's a human being on the other end.
* WinDirStat is an extremely useful tool for figuring out what's taking up all of the space on the hard drive. Run it on your computer and see your porn folder in nice pretty gradient rectangles.
* I prefer SUSE Enterprise Linux over any other distro but I'm being forced to switch to Redhat Enterprise and I hate it. BOOO
* Dell Latitude 7290 for always having a small computer around to fix the endless group permissions/GPO issues that pop up in an over-engineered AD environment. Highly recommend this laptop if it's somebody else's $2300
Development

* Visual Studio Community for C# development. Visual Studio Code for web work.
* Putty for SSH
* FileZilla for FTP/SCP and fucking up all the file permissions
* EMS SQL Manager for MySQL is a powerful MySQL db management tool. Build queries, create and modify tables, adjust permissions. It's damn good.
Audio

* Mics
* Ohuhu BM800 condenser mic connected to a boom scissor arm and shock mount for podcasting, recording vocals. (This requires XLR connection and phantom power)
* 2 Samson Q7 dynamic mics. Cheaper than Shure SM58 and sound just fine, great for Karaoke. They come in a nice hard case
* Shure MX 393 omni mic. A researcher was about to throw it away, Used it for the San Francisco episode of the podcast, Does an alright job at picking up a group of people around a table.
* Radio Shack PRO-302 unidirectional dynamic mic. My father-in-law gave me this. Using it for vocals that I know I'm gonna throw a ton of effects on top of.
* Roland D-50 synthesizer. Late 80s monster cockog synthesizer that I used for the Garbage Day 2018, mostly set to organ sounds. There's some sensitivity issues on some of the keys and I need to take it apart and clean it, but it's a super fun machine.
* AKAI MPK mini mk2 MIDI controller. Just got this a couple of weeks ago, great little device. Note that it's simply a midi controller, it produces no sounds on its own.
* Epiphone SG guitar
* Yamaha Pacifica electric guitar currently tuned to dropped A for some really muddy gross sounds
* Korg Hatsune Miku stomp box. This thing is stupid and barely works. 5 stars.
* Peavy Bass I bought for $30 from a guy who sold all of his stuff and went to South East Asia more than a decade ago and I haven't heard from him since.
* TASCAM US-366 USB Audio Interface that I use to connect my guitar to my computer. It supports ASIO and has some pretty nice software mixer options for creating a more elaborate audio setup in Windows. Also works as a more portable alternative to the Alesis mixer for Karaoke.
* Alesis Multimix8 USB 2.0 mixer. Solid USB mixer, doesn't do multitrack recording but I'm only ever recording one thing at a time from my home
* Zoom G5n Guitar multieffects pedal. This is real nice for practicing and playing with other people, but I prefer using a VST effects simulator when recording as I can adjust better post-recording. Recently Zoom updated the software for it to make it a much nicer toy for building effects chains. It was a real pain in the ass before.
* REAPER is my DAW of choice. It's cheap and does everything I want it to do with little hassle.
* AmpliTube 4 is the guitar amp/effects VST plugin I currently use with REAPER. It does its job, but is very awkward to configure. I've heard nice things about Native Instruments' Guitar Rig and would like to try that.

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