My tools

May 22, 2015

In this post I will just try to list the tools I use when working or for doing private things. I am a huge fan of linux and I am using it since 2004. My actual distribution is archlinux.

I use my terminal and command line like 80 percent of the time. Since a couple of weeks I have started using termite. I use awesome window manager to automatically tile my windows.

I am mainly writing papers, notes, coding and for that I am using vim as my editor. I use vim with a bunch of plugins to make my editing life easier.

I fall in love with versionning system and I am now using git for everything, at least I try. I have create some accounts on all possible free (or not) online hosting plateforms.

I also use some basic tools such as : firefox as a navigator (with adblock plus), zathura as my pdf reader, mpv to play multimedia, mutt to read mails, latex to create some documents and sometime libreoffice just to be able to read some documents sent by my colleagues. I also have transmission installed on my system for bittorrent download and skype for chatting with my family.

I am sharing my office with some colleagues and sometimes I really need to concentrate. I have a Bose headphones with noise cancelation capabilities. Most of the time, I am not listening music but white, grey or pink noise.

I am not a big fan of apple but I use an apple qwerty keyboard. My hardware configuration is not important except may be that I use two screens. I usually rotate one of them from landscape to portrait for pdf reading.