Uses
Last Updated: July 8, 2023
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IDE's and Editors
Terminal and CLI Tools
- iTerm2
- Cobalt2 theme by Wes Bos - Terminal theme of choice
- Oh My Zsh - framework for managing zsh configurations.
- zsh-syntax-highlighting - Adds syntax highlighting when typing terminal commands
- bat - A much better `cat` with syntax highlighting
- git-delta - A better `git diff` output.
- Homebrew 🍺 - The Missing Package Manager for macOS
- Fig - Autocomplete for the command line
Services
- Mailbrew ☕ - Personal content digest. Helps reduce FOMO and keeps me up-to-date on the latest and greatest.
- Plausible 📊 - Simple and privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative
- Spotify Premium 🎵 - So I can listen to my sweet tunes, uninterrupted.
- Basin - Form backend service that makes wiring up forms on the front-end a breeze.
Home Office
- LG 38-inch UltraWide Curved WQHD Monitor 🖥 - The original model I bought seems to be discontinued so the link provided is to a similar model.
- Uplift L-shaped Standing Desk (Bamboo top)
- Das Model S Mechanical Keyboard ⌨️
- Laptop Stand
- Logitech M720 Triathlon Mouse
- CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 Dock
- Apple AirPods
- Bose QuietComfort 35 🎧 - Noise Cancelling, Over-ear Headphones
- Remarkable 2 - E-ink tablet that feels like writing on paper. I store all my handwritten notes here and love the tactile nature of it.
- Kindle Scribe
- FluidStance - Standing desk balance board
Productivity Tools
Desktop Apps
- Notion
- Flycut - Clipboard manager
- Itsycal 📆 - Tiny menu bar calendar
- Typora - A minimal Markdown editor and reader.
- Rocket 🚀 - Emoji picker with Slack-style shortcuts
- Figma
- Spark 📧 - Email client
- Zappy - For recoding gifs and screenshots
- Eagle - A way to collect, search and organize design files all in one place.
- PixelSnap 2 - I use this tool when implementing designs for pixel-perfect accuracy.
- Magnet - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts. (I use Rectangle, an open source alternative, on my work computer.)
- Ulysses - Writing app that's great for organizing larger writing projects.
Browser Extensions
- Momentum - Daily inspirational photo and quote
- Workona Tab Manager - Helps me wrangle the copious amounts of tabs I inevitably have open.
- JSON Formatter
- Save to Pocket - Read-it-later tool
- Atom File Icons Web
- axe DevTools - Web Accessibility Testing
- Adblock Plus
- Eagle for Chrome
- Grammarly
- Material DevTools Theme Collection
- Notion Web Clipper
- React Developer Tools
- Wappalyzer - Technology profiler that shows you what websites are built with.