Post 9m9CJzUEEm82FHaHg0 by brandon@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #9m93BmU5nQF812WzAW by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T13:01:13Z
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Details regarding interview yesterday: * Felt like just a long conversation with a colleague* Would be working alone and would have to travel to Quebec City for a week at the beginning and then once or twice every month* It's between myself and one other candidate* I'll know if I got the job on Friday* The office is goooorgeousssss :D <3 <3 Honestly just...wow
(DIR) Post #9m93EW3jJyANwVVKgC by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T13:01:47Z
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It looks kinda like a really small Google but w/o the colours and slides
(DIR) Post #9m93Jq4AMYazRQFLAu by lafnlab@tech.lgbt
2019-08-22T13:02:42Z
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@brandon Good luck or bonne chance as I assume they say in Quebec.
(DIR) Post #9m97jvy3RZFD5e5Q0W by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T13:51:54Z
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@lafnlab Merci beaucoup! :)
(DIR) Post #9m9AQG4fHHk3WKUIyW by kai@ajin.la
2019-08-22T14:22:29Z
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@brandon good luck!
(DIR) Post #9m9C6c3e29Hpollqe8 by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T14:41:21Z
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@kai Thank you :D the anticipation is killing me! :P
(DIR) Post #9m9CJzUEEm82FHaHg0 by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T14:43:37Z
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Oh, another thing: I have to use a Mac for the first 6 months of my hiring. They like to do this thing where they make you get used to the OS you're /least/ familiar with to help get you used to it as the only OS limitation is being restricted to the big three. I have to be able to support all three.I'm kinda looking forward to it as I've not been able to experience the "feel" of a Mac yet and of course I've heard good things.
(DIR) Post #9m9CVkcFLshXbFwTsu by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T14:45:40Z
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Knowing this, what are some "must have" Mac apps that you folk use?
(DIR) Post #9m9DZ3qQPst63kiTcu by jamie@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T14:57:32Z
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@brandon * Devonthink* Readkit* VS Code* Amphetamine* iTerm2* MAMP* uBar
(DIR) Post #9m9DwjM2FYq3Sbmw4G by cavaliertusky@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:01:19Z
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@brandon That sounds like a really good idea to help familiarize yourself with it.
(DIR) Post #9m9E1jSTI8BRELBS8e by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:02:27Z
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@jamie lol @ uBar, "Now you can use your Mac like you use Windows!" :P
(DIR) Post #9m9EAinJ84oHmGDSRk by jamie@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:04:21Z
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@brandon Hah! Does it actually say that?
(DIR) Post #9m9EN3i7BmCq7gfc3s by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:06:26Z
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@jamie iTerm2 and Amphetamine will be really useful! Readkit is pretty interesting :3Not sure what Devonthink is for though. It seems basically like another file browser? But specifically for documents. Or is it more like Evernote but with your files? It's a little confusing.But no, it doesn't say that on the website :P I came up with that, it seems to me that's the best use case
(DIR) Post #9m9ESHp49EHVL4PjsW by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:07:30Z
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@cavaliertusky For sure! I could have totally lied and said "I hate using Linux" but then I'm 1. already being dishonest and 2. being closed-minded or being pettily scared
(DIR) Post #9m9EmzpUF1Y3cCUCnY by jamie@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:11:15Z
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@brandon DEVONthink is a bit like Evernote, but works with files on your own file system. My whole life is in there.And yes, you are right about uBar. Just never thought about it like that!
(DIR) Post #9m9FpHWVWimJ1cGKbw by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:22:40Z
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@jamie Oh damn, that's an interesting app then, I might just try it out! :)
(DIR) Post #9m9IfspYGSiRhKNdtg by cavaliertusky@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T15:54:48Z
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@brandon I don't know which of the big three I am least familiar with. Used Mac throughout my education, still have a macbook I use sometimes, used windows at all of my workplaces/at my house as a kid, and I've used linux a ton the past year.
(DIR) Post #9m9JHpKNjgtVq2tTUW by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T16:01:39Z
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@cavaliertusky Maybe Mac would be your least familiar as it was only used during your education phase
(DIR) Post #9m9JK4v2jroMm07DQu by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T16:01:52Z
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Hey, I'll finally get to test out Pages! :D
(DIR) Post #9m9JdckfArepCma2WO by cavaliertusky@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T16:05:38Z
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@brandon Yeah, but I have had 2 macbooks and those were my main personal machines until i built a desktop with ubuntu last fall. I don't do much with Windows at work as I don't have a "tech" job. I have used the terminal a bit on mac and have done a lot of configureing of it, but have only used windows for pretty basic functions.
(DIR) Post #9m9JikSvvAQQZsjN2G by cavaliertusky@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T16:06:35Z
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@brandon Pages is wonderful! I love the sleek feel and consistancy of mac apps, but it seems like newer versions of it are starting to mix in ios elements, which i don't like.
(DIR) Post #9m9KAUbEVL3fThqHlg by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T16:11:31Z
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@brandon Emacs and Firefox. Not much else. Depends on what your tasks are. I don’t tend to install a lot of extra apps on Mac because it’s easy to get out of hand. Mac has a good set of defaults.
(DIR) Post #9m9RCrldJHQLo5MxUm by jamie@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T17:30:22Z
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@brandon It's not really bad..
(DIR) Post #9m9Tel2E8N78wYYgGe by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T17:57:46Z
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@ndegruchy It'll be for tech support. Any scheduler apps? Besides Emacs
(DIR) Post #9m9U7ythfkxGKqVSYC by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T18:03:10Z
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@brandon I had a menulet calendar I used. Can’t remember the name. If you’re willing to drop some money, Fantastical has both iOS and macOS apps that are… well, fantastic. The built in calendar is perfectly capable, though.
(DIR) Post #9m9USqJGnQgRmZPdPk by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T18:06:50Z
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@ndegruchy mmm...not willing to pay that much for a calendar I'll be using for 6 months. I wouldn't even want to expense it as it doesn't really look to be doing much more than what I've seen of the built in Calendar app
(DIR) Post #9m9UcTMmxBE1WMeNHc by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T18:05:00Z
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@brandon Try the built in terminal. I know a lot of people shill for iTerm2, but I honestly don’t see much of a difference. Spectacle is good if you want to do window size management (open source, too). Dozer is a neat app for keeping those menulets that every damn application thinks it needs.
(DIR) Post #9m9UcTfZpKFoSdRNZI by brandon@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T18:08:36Z
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@ndegruchy I'm probably going to get Spectacle and Dozer, they seem useful.I'll probably try both terminal and iTerm2 and I'll judge which one I like best
(DIR) Post #9m9VPFLxqLNEFVWPpo by ndegruchy@fosstodon.org
2019-08-22T18:17:27Z
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@brandon Fair. I never paid for the desktop version, either.
(DIR) Post #9m9eGQVTu9J3p2qIM4 by gray@social.privacytools.io
2019-08-22T19:56:25Z
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@brandon take a nosey at Alfred alfredapp.com
(DIR) Post #9m9pOcebiyrdJCDobA by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-08-22T22:01:20Z
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@brandon Sounds very good. I hope you get it!