The gear and tools I use to get things done.

Nobody asked 🤷‍♂️, but here it is anyway: the hardware on my desk and the software I spend my days in, each with a quick note on why it’s there.

Workstation

  • Mac Studio, M2 Max, 32GB RAM

    My main computer, a little monster that helps me get things done every day.

  • 15” MacBook Air, M5

    The computer I use when I’m on the road, or when I just want to get out of the office for a bit.

  • Philips 276E8VJSB, 27” 4K IPS

    My pick when I went looking for a budget-friendly 4K monitor.

  • 11” iPad Pro

    I’m a one-screen person, so this sits under my monitor as a glorified widget: music, my Pomodoro timer, and a second screen when I need one.

  • Keychron K8 Pro

    I used to think mechanical keyboards were overrated, until I gave this one a shot at replacing my Magic Keyboard. Turns out they’re not overrated after all.

  • Magic Mouse 2

    I’m not a heavy mouse user, and it plays nice with my Apple gear. Nothing special.

  • AirPods Pro 2

    The best earbuds I’ve ever had: great sound, comfortable enough to wear through a full day of meetings, and some days I forget they’re in.

  • Insta360 Link

    My daily webcam. Pretty decent, nothing fancy, does the job.

  • IKEA desk

    A cheap short-term fix that ended up staying for years.

  • Sytas ergonomic chair

    A budget pick meant to hold me over that’s still with me years later.

Development tools

  • Warp and the macOS Terminal

    Where I fly the spaceship: these days, everything that gets done starts from the terminal.

  • DataGrip

    A fancy database client for the moments that need more than a quick query: digging into the data, or running and testing the complex stuff.

  • Docker

    A staple for many years: a full local environment up in minutes, with nothing else installed on my machine.

AI

  • Claude Code

    My main tool these days, for writing code and for getting just about everything else done.

  • OpenCode

    The alternative I’ve been testing alongside Claude Code. It’s okay, just not there yet.

  • Superwhisper

    The dictation tool I use to make prompting, and writing in general, a lot faster.

Productivity

  • Freedom

    A simple tool that keeps distractions out during the most productive hours of my day.

  • Forest

    My Pomodoro timer: it breaks the work into short, focused sessions.