Issue 75
  1. A robust pouch to stay organised
  2. Generate style guides automatically.
  3. Lightweight, wireless earphones.
  4. A Markdown editor for developers
  5. Ride your bike during office hours.
  6. The app window for Gmail

Howdy everyone!

Keeping this short once again, because... those photos for Offscreen No15 won't retouch themselves. Big thanks to Erin for taking over this week's TMD issue! Have a great week! 

Kai

 

Our Guest Editor

Erin Marchak

Erin is a Technical Architect at Myplanet in Toronto, Canada. She is passionate about customer service and creating emotional connections with people using technology. When not developing, Erin is a seasoned comedian, regularly performing along with her comedy troupe, Wheels, at Toronto’s Bad Dog Comedy Theatre.

 
 

This Weekʼs Line-Up

A robust pouch to stay organised
01

I’m a gadget, makeup, and tool junkie, and as such I need to carry a billion tiny things with me wherever I go. Don’t let the military marketing mislead you – this amazing pouch helps me organise all of my cables, pens, lipsticks, USB sticks, eyeliner, pliers, mini-screwdrivers... well, you get the idea.

 
Generate style guides automatically.
02

I love working with brilliant designers. I really love working with brilliant designers that don’t make me guess what they wanted. Zeplin generates SASS styles, exports assets, measures distances and works with Skitch files flawlessly. I no longer have to guess at letter spacing. It’s just a dream to work with.

 
Lightweight, wireless earphones.
03

These wireless headphones help me reduce some of those cables I mentioned above. They can pair with multiple devices at any time, and the power-saving magnets let you wear it as a necklace, so they come in handy when I forget to accessorise before a big client meeting. Just tell them that 'cable couture' is next season’s big aesthetic.

 
A Markdown editor for developers
04

I want to write in Markdown, I really do, but I always get the formatting wrong. Mou has live-formatting, and you can load up custom CSS styles, like Github. You can also export directly to HTML, PDF or post directly to Tumblr. It’s great for pre-writing anything that uses Markdown, such as documentation on Gitbooks, or Star Trek fan fics on Tumblr.

 
Ride your bike during office hours.
05

I know, I know. Standing desks are all the rage. But have you ever tried a cycling desk? I keep telling my managers that I’ll be so much more productive if I can get one of these puppies for my bike trainer. Just park it over your handlebars and deliver work while you’re delivering some serious hamstring power. You guys will back me up on this, right?

 
The app window for Gmail
06

How many Google Calendar accounts do you have? If you’re anything like me, it’s way more than necessary. Mailplane lets me use Gmail and Google Calendar with multiple accounts, so I can use all features of both apps. It’s way better than flipping between accounts like a schmoe.

 
Fall. Then figure out what to do on the way down.
— Del Close