/uses/
This is a "uses" page, which details what I use on a daily basis in my work as a developer and general computing nerd, as well as other tools, utilities and resources that I find handy and wish to share with others. The concept was popularized by uses.tech.
I try to keep this list current. In order to keep myself honest, I'll display the last updated date here, so I can be publicly ridiculed when I get out of date.
Last updated: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Hardware
| Class | Thing | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Laptop | Lenovo Thinkpad T14s Gen 2 | Code, Web browsing, Primary "Compute" system |
| Other laptop | Macbook Pro M1 | Was laid off, but company let me keep it. Now a media device mostly. |
| Desktop | Custom built, AMD Ryzen 3800x | Gaming Home Theater PC |
| Mobile | OnePlus 11 5G (CPH2451) | Doomscrolling and wasting time |
| Keyboard | Keychron Q8 Alice with MELETRIX WS Grey switches. | A lot of typing. |
| Over-the-ear Headphones | Audio-Technica ATH-M50x | Conference calls, Music listening |
| In-ear Headphones | Moondrop Kato | "sit and listen" music sessions |
| Audio Amplifier | HIBY FC4 | Used mostly with the IEMs, "sit and listen" music |
Software
| Class | Tool of Choice | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Laptop OS | EndeavourOS | Love the Arch ecosystem, but not the install process. |
| Display Manager | KDE | Miss using a tiling WM, but also happy to have creature comforts baked in. |
| Text Editor | NeoVim | Making heavy use of the LazyVim starter. I can never solidly decide between vim and emacs. |
| Web Browser | Vivaldi | Love having tree-view tabs on the left side of the screen. |
| Shell | fish | Decorated with Starship. Was a long-time ZSH user, but the auto-complete of fish tempted me. |
| Notes | LogSeq | Started putting my notes here, Syncing between my devices with Syncthing. |