Uses

Last updated: March 2026

A living list of the hardware, software, and tools I use daily. Inspired by uses.tech.

Hardware

Home Desk

  • Laptop — MacBook M1 Pro 16-inch, 2021
  • Keyboard — Logitech MX Keys Advanced
  • Mouse — Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac
  • Dock — Steam Dock
  • Headphones — RØDE NTH-100
  • Preamp — Fosi Audio P2
  • Amplifier — Fosi Audio BT30D
  • Speakers — Onkyo D-T1X

Work Desk

  • Keyboard — Logitech MX Keys Mini
  • Mouse — Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac
  • Dock — Steam Dock
  • DAC — Fosi Audio K5 Pro
  • Amplifier — Fosi Audio V3
  • Speakers — B&W LM1

Carry

  • Monitor — ARZOPA Portable Monitor 15.6"
  • Phone — Google Pixel 9a
  • Handheld — Steam Deck
  • Watch — Cadence
  • Smart band — Fitbit
  • Headphones — Apple AirPod Pro
  • Tablet — Remarkable Paper Pro
  • Bag — Barbour Wax Cotton and Leather Trim Satchel
  • Wallet — Tommy Hilfiger Eton Leather Card Holder

Camera

  • Body — Sony A77II

Development

Editor & Terminal

  • Editor — PHPStorm and Android Studio
  • Terminal — Tabby
  • DB Client — Querious
  • AI Agent — Claude
  • Font — Firocode

Stack

  • Language — PHP, mostly. Some Dart.
  • Framework — Laravel and Flutter
  • Database — MariaDB, Redis
  • Version Control — Git

Software

Daily Drivers

  • Browser — Firefox
  • Email — Proton mail
  • Notes — Outline (Self hosted)
  • Music — Spotify, scrobbling to Last.fm
  • Password Manager — Passbolt (Self hosted)

Hosting & Services

This Site

  • Generator — Jigsaw + Blade
  • Font — IBM Plex Mono via Bunny Fonts
  • Data sync — Custom PHP scripts pulling from Last.fm, Letterboxd + TMDB, EpisodeCalendar, Goodreads + Open Library, Steam, and Outline + BoardGameGeek
  • Automation — Weekly Gitea Actions workflow runs every sync, commits each source separately, tags a release, deploys, and emails a digest