What I Use

If you haven't guessed yet, I'm a huge nerd. I have a lot of tech-related playthings. This is a list detailing a variety of tools and tech I use on an almost daily basis. This list is inspired by uses.tech created by Wes Bos.

Software

• Windows 10 + WSL2 - development supercharged by Ubuntu 18.04, because I will probably break whatever distro I'm running
• Chrome - my daily driver for web browsing, enhanced by uBlock and Tabliss
• Firefox - has an awesome console and HTTP testing interface
• Spotify - hyperpop beats for coding
• Slack - professional comms
• Discord - comms for friends

Development

• Visual Studio Code - I basically live here
• Windows Terminal - running WSL2, enhanced by oh-my-zsh and powerlevel10k
• CaskaydiaCove NF - great font for programming, with support for powerline symbols

Hardware

This is why I would prefer working from home, on my own machine.

• AMD Ryzen 7 2700 - delicious 8-core 16-thread processing power
• NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti - has served me well for the past few years, waiting for current GPU prices to drop
• HyperX Fury 16GB RGB RAM - cool customizable rainbow lights
• 2x Sceptre C305B-200UN1 - 30-inch curved ultrawides with a 200Hz buttery smooth refresh rate
  • Left: Browsing, Devtools, API Testing
  • Right: VSCode
• 2x Dell P2213F - flanking my ultrawide monitors in portrait mode, bought used for $30 each
  • Left: Spotify, Slack, and Discord
  • Right: Terminal
• Lenovo Yoga 720 15" - coding on the couch and casual laptop use

Gadgets

I tried to downsize but all these things spark joy.

• Google Nest Hub - Hey Google, turn on all my lights
• Sony WF-100-XM3 - the best noise-cancelling wireless earphones
• Keychron K2 - bluetooth, RGB, clicky switches, with Razer Phantom Keycaps
• Pimoroni Keybow 2040 - a circuitpython-powered macro pad that allows me to quickly:
  • Toggle my Zoom camera or microphone
  • Switch between windows and tabs
  • Adjust the volume on my PC and Google Nest Hub
  • Skip, pause, and rewind music
• Breville Bambino - great compact espresso machine
• OXO Conical Burr Coffee Grinder - provides me freshly ground beans
• Creality Ender-3 Pro - for printing things