This is a list of the things I use often. Some help me build stuff, others help me stay sane.

Hardware

• MacBook Pro 13″ (Late 2017) – main laptop, still kicking
• Gaming PC – See the specs here
• Bose NC 700 – for quiet focus
• Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed – not clicky, not annoying
• Logitech G309 – Runs on a AA battery lol. Feels good, perfect size!
• Dell P2418D 23.8″ and LG UltraWide 29″ Monitor – for split-screen work
• Fujifilm X100VI and XF10 – for photos

Software

• Google Chrome – default for now
• Cursor – most of my work happens here
• VS Code – most of my work used to happen here
• SelfControl – to block distractions
• Transmit – old habit, still great for FTP/SFTP
• ImageOptim – compress and forget
• Keka – uncompressing
• Jiggler – it jiggles my mouse if I’m asleep
• Spectacle – windows like windows on mac, yep

Web Stack

• WordPress – most of my projects are built with this
• Local – building wp sites locally
• ACF, RankMath – usual suspects
• Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Polar – to handle payments
• Namecheap, Cloudflare – domains and delivery
• Laravel Herd – PHP dev environment

Productivity

• Notes – for taking notes
• Microsoft To Do – for to-doing

Other

• ChatGPT – for fun and research