Desktop PC

I use this machine for gaming.

Item	Model
CPU	Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU	GeForce RTX 3070
RAM	Crucial Ballistix 2x8GB 3600MHz, G.SKILL Trident Z 2x8GB 3600MHz
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
CPU Cooler	be quiet! Pure Rock Cooler
SSD	Samsung 970 Evo 250GB, Kingston KC3000 2TB
HDD	Toshiba P300 1TB
PSU	BITFENIX Whisper M 650W
Case	Cooler Master Force 500

Monitors

Brand	Model
LG	27GP850
BenQ	GL2580H x2

These are all attached to an Arctic Z3 Pro Gen 3 stand

VR

I have an Oculus Quest 3 256GB with the BOBOVR S3 Pro Super Strap

Keyboards

I use a QWERTY keyboard.

Brand	Model	Switches	Using?
HHKB	Hybrid Type-S	Topre	Yes
Varmilo	VA68	MX Brown	Rarely
Logitech	G610	MX Red	No

Mice

Brand	Model	Using?
Logitech	G Pro X Superlight	Yes
Logitech	G403	No
Logitech	G102	No

I use the Zowie G-SR mousepad for all of them.

Chair

I’ve been using the Herman Miller Aeron Remastered Graphite since 2022.

Audio

I have a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50X w/ a FiiO E10K Olympus 2 but never use them nowadays as their head clamp is way too tight for me. Instead, I have a pair of Audioengine A2+ speakers that I use every day. My microphone is a HyperX SoloCast, mounted on a cheap arm.

Hubs

Brand	Model
Dell	D6000
Anker	5-in-1 USB C Hub
UGREEN	USB Switch 4 in 2 Out

Work

I’ve been using a MacBook Pro 13” M1 16GB 1TB since 2021. I’ve been very satisfied with its battery life and performance. Recently I got a MacBook Pro 14” M3 Max (16 Core CPU, 40 Core GPU, 48GB RAM, 1TB SSD) after dealing with many random crashes, touch bar issues, (and generally DisplayLink problems) for the last 6+ months with the old one.

For my main development, I use JetBrains’ tools - WebStorm, GoLand, etc. I used to be a die-hard Visual Studio Code fan for years but in 2021 I decided to change things up a bit and haven’t looked back.

For my terminal I use iTerm2. Instead of using its built-in tabs, I use tmux as I’m used to its bindings and behavior after using it since 2019. There are other reasons why I love tmux, for which I’m planning on writing a blog post.

For editing within my terminal, I use neovim. I use fish as my preferred interactive shell instead of zsh / bash due to the (in my opinion) better out-of-the-box experience. I’ve barely configured it and love all the built in features.

I’m a huge fan of Raycast and have been using it for a few years now. It’s miles better than Spotlight. There are so many features that I love about it that I can’t list them all here.

Some other tools I use include:

• Orbstack – an amazing alternative to Docker Desktop & Rancher Desktop
• Arc – hipster browser that I’ve been using since August 2022. I’m a huge fan of the way it handles pinned tabs and Spaces/Profiles.
• Amie – overrated calendar app that looks better than the built in Apple one. went back to the built in Apple one. Amie is super slow for me
• Obsidian – I use it for general note taking, journaling, bookmarking, as well as this blog
• Ice - simple app that allows you to hide icons from your macOS menu bar
• AlDente – battery management tool for MacBooks
• Shottr – screenshot utility
• Tailscale – based VPN for my devices – phone, laptop, servers, desktop, IoT.
• Reeder – RSS client for macOS & iOS. It’s wired up to a FreshRSS instance on my home cluster
• LinearMouse – must have app for disabling mouse acceleration / adjusting scroll speed & direction on a per device basis, etc
• Macs Fan Control – self explanatory
• Screen Studio – screen recorder & editor which allows you to make fancy demo videos (please don’t overuse the zoom effect like 95% of so called “indie hackers” on Twitter do)
• Infuse – alternative Plex (and media in general) client for macOS / iOS / tvOS
• CyberDuck – all-in-one storage browser, from S3, to FTP, to WebDAV, etc.
• Swish – macOS window management tool. Mainly targeted towards trackpad use, but ironically I rarely use those gestures. Great alternative would be Rectangle (or whenever macOS Sequoia comes out)
• Proxyman – HTTP traffic interceptor for macOS & iOS. Similar to Wireshark, but more intuitive.
• Things – simple TODO app, have been trying it out for the last few months.
• Parallels – VM hypervisor, has some neat things
• Loopback – audio channel router/mixer
• BetterDisplay – custom resolution tool
• Clop – really neat compression utility
• Jomo – app & website blocker/limiter