The everyday setup
Tools I use.
Things I like.
The hardware, software, and small comforts behind my work. A look at what’s on my desk and running in the background.
This list is being refreshed. Some equipment and apps are carried over from my previous site.
01
On the desk
- MacBook Pro 14″
- M1 Pro · 512 GB SSD · 16 GB RAM
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Mouse
- Apple Magic Keyboard
- Keyboard
- ASUS PB278 27″
- 2560 × 1440 monitor
- Secretlab Titan XL
- Dark SoftWeave chair
- IKEA laptop desk
- With a wooden monitor riser and two small drawers
- M-Audio + Komplete Audio 2
- Speakers and audio interface
- AirPods Pro
- Headphones
02
For building things
- Visual Studio Code
- Editor
- iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh
- Terminal
- Docker Desktop
- Local development environments
- Homebrew
- Package management on macOS
- TablePlus
- Database work
- GitHub Desktop + Sourcetree
- Git clients
- MAMP Pro + Laravel Valet
- Local web development tools listed on my existing Uses page
- FileZilla
- FTP client
- CodeKit
- Build tool listed on my existing Uses page
03
Apps and everyday tools
- Affinity Photo + Designer
- Photo editing, design, and illustration
- Firefox Developer Edition
- Development browser
- Safari
- Everyday browsing
- Chrome + Edge
- Browser testing
- Apple Pages + Numbers
- Documents and spreadsheets
- Apple Mail
- Grammarly
- Writing support
- VLC
- Media playback
04
Backups and the homelab
- Time Machine + Synology
- Mac backups to a two-bay NAS
- Proxmox
- Home server and experimentation
- Tailscale
- Access to the homelab
- Plex
- Personal media server