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Generally, most people featured on the setup were happy with hardware, and mainly desired a software-based solution for staying focused and improving the overall computing experience. Questioned about her dream setup, 'Eliss' designer Steph Thirion mirrored many other responses by saying he'd like to have a "computer that every time I lose focus while browsing the web, gives me a big slap in the face with its mechanical arm, and shoots water jets at my eyes when I should eat something or go see real people." [From: the Setup via SimpleBits]
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Subscribe to commentspunkJan 12th 2010 9:57AM
I find the usethis.com site terribly unuseful - bias and one sided? Was it sponsored by Apple by any chance because it seemed like the only setups creatives use are apples, they only use apple iphones and all seem to use apple related products. the only thing that seemed out of place was adobe and word. for one designer.
Maybe a little bit more variety and I might take them more seriously. The fact a lot of the web designers are using mac computers astound me. Print and advertising not so much. More variety. I can pick out a lot of people who use both and have one or the other.
Worst article ever. didnt even help. I've worked in both pc and mac enviornments but all i got from this was gloating on apples products.
Thomas HoustonJan 12th 2010 10:05AM
Sure, there are a lot of Mac users, but dig a bit and you'll see Cal Henderson, Gabe Newell, Jakob Nielsen, Gina Trapani, and Máirín Duffy (all featured on the site) are using Windows and Linux machines.
waferbabyJan 23rd 2010 5:42PM
Nah, there's no sponsorship - feel free to put the tin foil away for now. I've just picked people who I figured may have an interesting setup, and that's what they happen to use. :)
waferbabyJan 23rd 2010 5:43PM
Also, Thomas: Steph is a dude, not a lady (don't worry, I made the same mistake too, pre-interviewing).