ThinkPad Yoga X1, Plantronics 5200 UC, iPhone, O365, Appy Text, ruff #StuffThatWorks
by Volker Weber
I don't do much project work anymore since Frau Brandlinger pressures me to work out of my home office. When I do, it's usually a task akin to "put out a raging fire". Over the last eight calendar days, I put in ten days of work. No weekend, no spare time. Just sleep & walk & work. Work while walking even. That's where I am most productive.
But when I sit down, I have no time for compromises. I just rely on the tools that are at the top of their game.
- ThinkPad X1 Yoga (4th gen) is by far the best computer I ever had. Quiet, blazingly fast, phantastic 4k display, touch, pen. It can do it all. I used to be a Mac user, and before that Windows NT, Linux, OS/2. I returned to Windows 10. And it's absolutely rock solid, on trusted hardware. Don't expect the same experience if you piece together your gear. The X1 Yoga is still in short supply. Very difficult to source.
- Plantronics 5200 UC. My team was in Berlin, I was in Darmstadt. So I keep a video channel open, at all times. I can wear this headset for hours on end. It suppresses outgoing noise. After a while I forget it's there. When I leave for a small break to the bathroom, I quickly recharge it on its case. This thing lasts the whole day this way. Of the many headsets I tried, this is the best of the best. Don't torture your team with AirPods. Your voice is important.
- iPhone. I use Facetime for my video feed. One-on-one or in a group. I even switched gear from iPhone Xs Max to iPhone 11 Pro during this project. I am this confident that I won't miss a beat.
- Office 365, in particular OneDrive with concurrent edits in Office apps. Appy Text and ruff for quick Notes. Ruff supports my thought process and short term memory, Appy Text captures the output of a thought process.
Comments
And how do you work while walking? Voice memos?
Or was the meaning that walking supports your thought process?
I can relate to the Plantronics with one exception: My ears don't fit that good and I have a small pressure point which hurts at the end of the battery life.
Walking helps me develop new and original thoughts.
Thanks for pointing out ruff, instant buy.
