information overload

by sebastian de deyne

Uses

Welcome to my /uses page! This isn’t meant to be a complete list of everything I touch on a daily basis, but a spotlight of the tools I enjoy using most. (The picture needs an update!)

My desk in 2022

Workspace

LaptopApple M1 Pro 2021 14"
StandRain Design mStand
SpeakersBose Companion 2 Series II
MonitorLG 27MU67
KeyboardKeychron Q1 w/ Phantom Red switches
MouseLogitech MX Master 3s
MicShure MV7
Studio armElgato Wave Mic Arm
HeadphonesAirPods Pro
DeskFully Jarvis w/ custom rubberwood top
ChairHerman Miller Aeron
LightMr. Wattson

Development

My current editor of choice is Zed. I consider it the modern spiritual successor of Sublime with how lightweight and responzive it feels. I also use it as my terminal. I love the Shift+Esc to quickly make any editor or terminal take over the entire window. Fonts are set to Berkeley Mono wherever I can.

For agentic development, I use the Codex app most of the time. I like having all projects and threads available in the sidebar at a glance.

Productivity

I use Things as my daily driver to manage tasks. iA Writer has always been a staple for writing.

I also want to mention Excalidraw. I do a lot of UX & product design work, and Excalidraw has been my tool of choice to mock up interfaces or create diagrams to clarify specs & documentation.

Despite looking slightly dystopian when I’m using it I’ve been using Monologue for voice dictation more often.

Apps

BrowserChrome
MailApple Mail
TasksThings
WritingiA Writer
CalendarApple Calendar (macOS)
Fantastical (iOS)
CodeZed
Codex
GitTower
MySQLTablePlus
Command BarRaycast
CommunicationWhatsApp
Slack
RSSCurrent Reader
BookmarksPinboard
E-readerKindle Oasis
Read laterPush to Kindle
Things
PresentationsKeynote
FinanceGoogle Sheets
MusicSpotify
PodcastsOvercast
NewsFM radio
PhotographyLightroom

More setups across the web

Other people’s setups and uses pages that inspired me in the past or for the future.