Uses

Hardware

• MacBook Pro 14" M3 Max, 32GB Ram, 512GB SSD
  My main machine, this is the fastest laptop I have ever owned
• Dell Ultrawide U4919DW
  The ultimate productivity monitor
• LG Dualup 28MQ750-C
  Excellent screen to view my code
• iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB
  Upgraded because of USB-C, worth it
• Anker MagGo 3-in-1
  The best wireless charger, especially for traveling
• Airpods Pro 2nd generation
  Excellent for zoom calls
• Apple Watch Series 7
  Love the long battery life and the fast charging but might upgrade soon
• Ikea Bekant Sit/Stand Desk Corner Desk
  I alternate between sitting and standing during the day. I also added this hack to add height presets
• Herman Miller Mirra 2 Chair
  This completely eliminated my nascent back pain, definitely worth the money
• Toshiba 1TB HD
  To back up my MBP
• HyperDrive USB-C hub
  For connecting miscellaneous stuff to the MBP
• Logitech C920x HD Pro Webcam
  The MBP's camera sucks
• AmazonBasics Anti-Fatigue Mat
  Helps minimize discomfort while standing
• Pakt Travel Backpack with accessories
  The ultimate travel backpack, I use the daypack for urban travel as well
• Rollerblade Office Chair Wheels
  Game changer for any office chair
• UPERFECT 4K Portable Monitor
  I use my MacBook docked so I wanted a screen in front of me for my productivity apps
• BOOX Palma
  Great ereader, especially for non-kindle books
• Ember Smart Mug
  Keep my tea always warm
• Backbone One iPhone controller
  For playing pokemon rom hacks on my phone
• TP-Link AX3000 WiFi 6 Router
  It turns out that when I upgraded to the M3 Max, my WiFi got slower due to my crappy router so I switched to this
• Oura Ring
  For tracking my sleep, much better than the Apple Watch
• Steam Deck OLED 512GB
  This improved my gaming habits SO MUCH

Software

• Google Chrome
  A necessary evil in web dev
• Vivaldi
  For stuff I want to keep open but in a separate session
• Cursor
  The best of VSCode with the best of AI
• Warp
  The panel management options are great
• Slack
  For work chat
• Git Tower
  For complicated git tasks
• Mimestream
  Really polished Gmail client for Mac
• Todoist
  My life runs on this
• Spotify
  For music, while working/cooking/etc
• Polypane
  For my frontend dev work. Paired with the ultrawide and it makes testing on different screen sizes a breeze
• Pocket Casts
  For podcasts
• Fantastical 3
  Yes, I pay for the subscription, just for having template events, saves a lot of time at the doctor's office
• Raycast
  Couldn't live without this! Even developed a few extensions.
• 1Password
  The key to my online world
• Discord
  For chatting with friends
• IINA
  A great VLC alternative
• Keka
  Best archiver ever
• Magnet
  My window management app of choice
• RescueTime
  To check the state of my YouTube addition
• SetApp
  To centralize my apps obsession
• SoundSource
  For managing volume on individual apps
• Stay
  I'm lazy and I want my windows right where I left them when opening my MBP
• Bartender 4
  A must-have if you have a lot of apps on the minibar
• BetterTouchTool
  I use it to create custom gestures for the MBP's trackpad
• CleanMyMac X
  Very good to get rid of junk on the mac
• Folx
  Good torrent client
• iStat Menus
  Helps me know what app is hogging my ram
• Sip
  To grab any color from my screen
• Tableplus
  Excellent database GUI
• CleanShot X
  For annonating screenshots
• TextSniper
  Great for extracting text from images
• Laravel Herd
  The ultimate setup for Laravel development
• Insomnia
  For testing my backend APIs
• Klack
  Get the sounds of a mechanical keyboard without the expense
• Obsidian
  For note taking, love the extensions ecosystem
• Tailscale
  I have a cheap VPS and use this to get a static USA IP
• Tot
  For storing often-used text
• Workflowy
  For journaling

Tech services

• Netlify
  The best static site hosting there is, love the interface!
• Porkbun
  Straightforward domain registrar with great customer support
• Pexels
  The best site to find free stock photos and videos
• Figma
  The best web design tool there
• Tuple
  Best pair programming tool, hands down
• NordVPN
  My favorite VPN
• Focusmate
  For deep work sessions
• Ahrefs
  For SEO research
• Boss as a Service
  This singlehandedly improved my goals and consistency this year
• Beeminder
  Helps me be consistent with my goals or else I lose money
• Ploi
  For managing our servers
• Fathom Analytics
  Easy-to-use analytics
• G Suite
  Not a fan of Google but love Docs and Sheets
• Readwise
  To remember everything I read
• Readwise Reader
  The best read-it-later app there is and more!
• ChatGPT
  The best AI ever
• Typefully
  For managing my Twitter/X accounts

For the business

• Freshbooks
  Mainly for invoicing clients
• Notion
  For collaborating and organizing stuff
• Bench
  Handles my bookkeeping
• Mercury Bank
  It has the best online banking experience I have ever used
• Stripe
  The reason I opened my LLC, saved me a ton of money when switching from PayPal
• Stripe Atlas
  Used it to open an LLC in the US, the best decision I ever made in my freelance career
• Gumroad
  To sell my digital goods
• YNAB
  This app changed how I manage my money, for the better, both business and personal