What I use

I was reading some of The Setup, and I figure I'd add my own in. (I know I'm not really "leet" enough to get my own page there. But it's still fun to go over what I own and use to get through the day.)

So here it is: What I use to get through the day.

What hardware do you use? Currently, I use as my main machine a 2.4GHz 15'' MacBook Pro. It's got 2GB of RAM and a 500GB Hitachi drive spinning at 5400RPM. I've also got a 500GB OWC Mercury Elite Aluminum external HDD for my backups. When I'm at my desk, I use an Apple keyboard (full sized, aluminum) and a Logitech wireless mouse. (unsure of what model.)

Also, when I need to pack lightly and I don't have much room in my bag, I'll take along my Asus Eee PC 1005HAB. It has a 160GB HDD and 2GB of RAM. It's a capable machine for web tasks and light gaming. (Starcraft, etc.)

And when I'm too lazy to reboot into Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro, I've got an old HP laptop that I occasionally use to do something that requires Windows.

As for phones: I had an iPhone 3GS 32GB that met an untimely fate. I now use a Touch Pro2 (AT&T) and a Droid (Verizon).

For all the other misc. hardware I use, I have a Canon PowerShot G11 for use as my primary camera, and a PowerShot SD1100 for use as my backup camera or when I need to pack light.

And lastly, a 2G iPod touch (16GB) for music.

What software do you use?

I use Aperture for everything having to do with photos, and maybe Photoshop CS3 for the tasks that Aperture cannot do.

For web browsing, I use Safari, sometimes Firefox. Safari is just blistering fast and renders everything smoothly. Firefox, not so much.

For chat and stuff, I use iChat for AIM, and Colloquy for IRC.

For basic text editing, I use TextEdit. For anything more advanced, I prefer TextWrangler.

For syncing some music with my phone, I use DoubleTwist. For just listening to music, iTunes does fine for me.

I also use FileZilla for any FTP stuff.