uses

What I use.

A snapshot of the gear, software, and services I reach for every day. Inspired by uses.tech. Updated occasionally - let me know if anything looks suspiciously old.

Desk

  • My main machine. Fast, quiet, never gets in the way.

  • 95% DCI-P3, paired with BetterDisplay for HiDPI scaling.

  • Apple Magic Keyboard & Magic Mouse

    Living with the bottom-mounted charging port. Otherwise: great.

  • Blue Yeti microphone

    On a Compass boom arm with a Radius shock mount.

  • iPhone 16 Pro Max

    Upgraded after five years on an XR. The leap was real.

Editor & terminal

  • Cobalt2 theme by Wes Bos. JetBrains Mono. Switched here from Sublime Text years ago.

  • Simple and fast. I keep meaning to try Ghostty.

Daily software

  • Best-looking password manager. Browser-to-desktop integration is the killer feature.

  • To-dos and notes. Lightweight enough to actually use.

  • Container tabs and proper dev tools. I like that it isn't Chromium.

  • Spotify

    Background music while coding. Mostly instrumental.

Building things

  • My Sequel Pro replacement. Multi-database, clean UI.

  • Git GUI when the terminal isn't enough.

  • API testing with cloud sync across machines.

  • Design and team collaboration. Works everywhere.

  • A small, sharp color picker.

Hosting & services

  • Simple, predictable VPS hosting for most projects.

  • Static sites. Superfast and free for what I need.

  • For Nuxt and Next.js apps that need edge functions.

  • Source of truth for everything that matters.