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.
Workspace
Laptop | MacBook Pro M1 2020 |
Stand | Rain Design mStand |
Speakers | Bose Companion 2 Series II speakers |
Monitor | LG 27MU67 |
Keyboard | Keychron Q1 w/ Phantom Red switches |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master |
Mic | Shure MV7 |
Studio arm | Rode PSA1 |
Headphones | AIAIAI TMA-2 |
Desk | Fully Jarvis w/ custom rubberwood top |
Chair | Herman Miller Aeron |
Light | Mr. Wattson |
Development
My current IDE of choice is PhpStorm. I’ve been predominantly writing PHP you can’t beat PhpStorm when it comes to navigating and refactoring a large codebase.
Taking autocompletion and other IDE features out of the picture, Sublime Text is still my favorite editor. Its snappiness and multi-cursor options make it feel very natural, and it supports anything you throw at it regardless of format or size. I use a GitHub light theme in both editors.
Productivity
My main browser is Safari. I value its low footprint and sync with my other devices, despite being the weakest of the bunch when it comes to devtools. When I occasionally need more advanced tooling, I switch to Chrome.
I use Things to manage tasks that are time-sensitive or need a reminder. I tend to store more information in note-taking apps. iA Writer has always been a staple for writing and note-taking.
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.
Reading, learning, leisure
On my Mac & phone I use Reeder. It’s one of those Mac apps that has craft oozing out of it. It’s tied to my Instapaper & Feedbin accounts. I use Feedbin over a free RSS aggregator because it has great email integration for newsletters. Instapaper is my read it later tool of choice because of its Kindle integration, where I do most reading.
I store bookmarks in Pinboard. It’s a fast, simple product that has just the amount of features I need. Another daily driver is Tweetbot which I use on my Mac & phone to browse Twitter.
More setups across the web
Some other people’s setups and uses pages that inspired me in the past or for the future.