No. 77 · August 14, 2021

Juris Kristobans

Writer of Modern Different

Juris Kristobans’s workspace

Juris Kristobans is the writer of Modern Different, a curated newsletter that helps you discover products that can improve your life and home.

He used to cook for the “rich, famous, and beautiful”… might be worth asking him about that. 😅

He thought you’d probably be thinking… can’t he write a newsletter without all of this “stuff”? He says absolutely! But this stuff makes him happy and why not have the things that make you happy? 🙌

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Juris’s gear

22 items.

On the desk22

  • Computer iMac (21.5’’, 2019) Retina 4K display 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
  • Mouse Apple Magic Mouse On 15% of the desks we’ve published
  • Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard On 26% of the desks we’ve published
  • Webcam Logitech Brio 4K
  • Lighting Elgato Key Light Air
  • Accessories Casio TQ-140-1EF Wake Up Timer Alarm Clock
  • Monitor Oak Monitor Stand Made by dad. Inspiration from Jeff Sheldon.
  • Lighting Anglepoise Type 75 Floor Lamp
  • Accessories Aurora AS610C 6 Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder
  • Accessories I Can See You From Here Print by Anthony Burrill
  • Accessories Think Of Your Own Ideas Print by Anthony Burrill
  • Desk Hightide Marbled Desk Tray
  • Accessories Caran d'Ache 849 Classic Line Ballpoint Pen
  • Accessories Stendig Calendar
  • Computer MacBook Pro (13.3’’, 2015) /2.6GHZ/8GB/128GB On 64% of the desks we’ve published
  • Headphones Apple AirPods
  • Headphones Sony WH-1000XM3 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones
  • Chair Herman Miller Aeron Shop On 11% of the desks we’ve published
  • Accessories Chrome, Safari browser - Helps me surf the web
  • Computer Carrd - Helps me build a website
  • Accessories Grammarly - Helps me write
  • Accessories Freedom - Helps me block apps, websites and the Internet

On the screen6 apps

  • Gmail (work email) - Helps me send emails
  • HEY (personal email) - Helps me send emails
  • Twitter - Helps me spread my ideas
  • Mailchimp - Helps me send a newsletter
  • 1Password - Helps me remember passwords
  • Spotify - Helps me break the silence

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Sony WH-1000XM headphones are in 28 of the 527 gear lists we’ve published, this one included.

No. 1

The Herman Miller Aeron is the most-listed chair in the archive.

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