Uses
Inspired by the great list at uses.tech, here's what I use to get things done. 🧰
Updated: May 2025
Hardware
- 👨🏻💻 13" MacBook Pro - M4 Pro w/ 24GB RAM
- 🖥 1x Dell U2715H monitor
- 🖥 1x Dell UP2516D monitor
- ⌨️ Logitech MX Keys S
- 🐭 Logitech MX Master 3S
- 📱 iPhone 16
- 🎧 Jabra Evolve2 75 PC Wireless Headset
- 📸 Logitech MX Brio Ultra HD 4K Collaboration and Streaming Webcam
- 💺 Herman Miller Aero Mesh Office Desk Chair (used)
Day to Day Software
- 🌎 Primary Browser: Vivaldi
- ✉️ Email Client: Proton Mail (iOS & Mac)
- 🛠️ IDE: VS Codium
- ✨ AI tool: NO 🛑
- 🎨 Graphics: Pixelmator Pro
- 📦 Local dev: DDEV with OrbStack
- 💬 Work communication: Slack
- ⚙️ Console: Warp with Fish shell
- 👻 VPN: Proton VPN
- 🤫 Password manager: 1Password
- ⬆️ Data backup: pCloud
- 🏢 Office suite: ONLYOFFICE
- 🐘 Mastodon client: Ivory
- 🤓 RSS client: NetNewsWire
- 📔 Blog: Micro.blog
- 🐐 Analytics: GoatCounter
Handy dandy lil' utils
- 🤵♂️ Alfred (Spotlight replacement)
- 🍸 Hidden Bar (Menu bar cleanup)
- 🗒 Obsidian (Markdown note taking and a whole lot more)
- 📅 Fantastical (Best calendar for Mac/iOS)
- 📐 Droplr (Quick screenshots)
- 🚨 Little Snitch (Network monitoring)
- 🖍 Contrast (Color contrast comparison)
- 🚀 Rocket (Emoji app)