Uses

Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

The machines, tools, and software I actually reach for. Not a wishlist. A working kit.

Workstation

  • Dev/Gaming Machine - 12900K, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, 64GB RAM

    I've been gradually upgrading my computer over time, so it's kinda like a PC of Theseus now.

  • Alienware AW3418DW 34"

    Once you go Ultrawide, you never go back. This one's still the main screen for code and games.

  • Samsung TU87F 32" 4K

    Took the place of the second ultrawide. Sharper, taller, and better when I actually need to read things.

  • Keychron K8 HE

    I'm a bit of a keyboard hoarder, but this is my daily driver at the moment. Hall effect TKL, Rapid Trigger, and it finally replaced the TH80.

  • Logitech MX Master 3S

    Retired the Superlight. The MX Master is just better for long days in the editor: MagSpeed scroll, a thumb rest that doesn't fight you, and it still works when I hop to the laptop.

Development tools

  • Zed

    This is the editor I actually live in. Native, fast, and I finally stopped pretending I needed VS Code for web work.

  • Windows Terminal

    Love the new terminal that Microsoft released with Windows 11. I use it for all my terminal needs because it's super easy to open terminals in different environments like Powershell, WSL, and Git Bash.

  • Terminus SSH Client

    PuTTY for the modern age. An absolute breath of fresh air when it comes to SSH management if you access a lot of different servers frequently. Being able to swap between my laptop and desktop and have the SSH keys synced and ready to go is extremely convenient.

  • SourceGit

    Replaced GitKraken. Fast, local, and it doesn't try to be a social network for my repos.

  • Obsidian.md

    I don't go as crazy as some people do with their 'second brain' stuff, but it's a nice place to keep my notes organized since I often don't need anything fancier than markdown.

AI tooling

  • T3 Code

    My control plane for agents. This is where I actually run them, not a pile of chat tabs.

  • Cursor

    I keep a Cursor subscription for model access. I don't use it as an IDE.

Design

  • Figma

    I use Figma for literally everything I can for design work. Layout, UI, quick comps.

  • Affinity

    When Figma isn't the right tool. Photo and Designer cover the Photoshop and Illustrator jobs without a subscription treadmill.