What I Use
As a geek and web developer, I use a lot of software and hardware on a regular basis...
Software
- Visual Studio Code - For frontend React/TypeScript development, as a general text editor, and as a solid GUI git client.
- Visual Studio 2022 - Primarily for ASP.NET Core development.
- Edge - Both for personal browsing and developing/debugging web apps.
- Bitwarden - Password management on my desktop and mobile devices.
- 2FAS - Two-factor authentication.
- Logseq - Note taking that works the way I think and requires little/no organizational effort
Web Apps and Services
- GitHub, GitLab - GitHub for personal work. GitLab for enterprise work.
- Vercel - Hosting for some of the apps I build, highly focused on developer experience.
- Microsoft Azure - Cloud services / hosting for other apps I develop.
- Cloudflare - DNS / SSL for my domains.
- Gmail, Google Calendar - Email and family calendar.
- Reddit - Mostly for following along with what is happening in the world, tech or otherwise.
- BoardGameGeek - For my modern board game addiction.
Hardware / Gear
- Mac Studio (M2 Ultra) - Primary personal computer. Used for general purpose computing, browsing, and development.
- Build Redux Gaming PC - Secondary personal computer. Used for gaming.
- Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 - The ultrawide (32:9) display connected to both of those computers. Great for productivity, development, and gaming
- Level One Techs KVM - KVM that lets me share the display, keyboard, and mouse with the PC and the Mac without hiccups
- Lenovo Thinkstation P360 - Primary work PC. Used for development, general work management.
- MacBook Pro (14" M3 Max) - My laptop. Used at work, at home, and while traveling for anything I need to do while away from my offices.
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro - My mobile phone of choice.
- Apple Airpods Pro - My headphones of choice.