One of my favorite web sites is usesthis — a collection of interviews where people describe what tools they routinely use. I’ve also enjoyed browsing through uses.tech — a collection of pages on the web sites of various developers listing what tools they use. I thought it might be fun to make my own “uses” page. This isn’t a complete list of everything I use, but…
hardware
- 13" MacBook Pro, 2017 edition, 3.5 GHz dual-core Intel i7, 16GB RAM (although I’m considering the 2020 model as the keyboard on the 2017 gets more and more janky)
- Roost laptop stand
- Mac Mini, 2018 edition, 3.2 GHz 6-core Intel i7, 32 GB RAM
- Keyboard.io Model01 keyboard with a Dvorak layout and keycaps
- Apple Magic Trackpad 2
- Dell U3415W dispay
- M-Audio AV30 monitors
- Jabra UC VOICE 550 Dual
- Logitech C920 webcam
- Custom reclaimed lumber desktop atop a Jarvis adjustable frame
- Rebel Desk treadmill
- Brother HL-2270DW laser printer
- Synology DS1512+ NAS
- various Raspberry Pis, generally in Flirc cases
- iPad Pro 9.7" (1st generation)
- Unifi access points, switches, security gateway, and cloud key
- Moleskine and Field Notes notebooks
- Muji capped gel-ink pens
software
- Emacs – text editing, coding, file management
- Alfred – launcher
- Chrome – primary browser
- Omnifocus – outboard brain
- 1Password – password management
- iTerm2 – terminal emulator
- zsh – shell
- tmux – terminal multiplexer
- perl – old go-to programming language
- node – new go-to programming language
