Uses
The hardware and software I use day to day.
Inspired by uses.tech.
See also https://indieweb.org/using.
Hardware
- Personal workstation: 14″ MacBook Pro (M5, 24 GB RAM, 1 TB storage). Laptop skin by Fishskyn.
- ViewSonic VX3418-2KPC 34″ 21:9 1500R ultra wide display (3440 × 1440 @ 144 Hz).
- Ricoh ScanSnap ix2500 document scanner.
- Canon PIXMA TR-160 portable inkjet printer.
- Core Innovations CTP100LG portable thermal printer.
- Logitech Z313 2.1 audio/speaker system.
- Logitech MX Keys multidevice keyboard.
- Logitech MX Master 4 multidevice mouse.
- Work workstation (provided by my employer): HP ZBook Firefly Gen 8 Mobile Workstation (15.6″, Intel i7-11xxx, Nvidia T500 GPU, 32 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD), with USB-C Dock and K-lock.
- Home server: Raspberry Pi 5B w/ PCIe/M.2 hat (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD).
- Mobile: iPhone 18 Pro Max (2 TB) with Techwoven case (carried over from my 17 Pro Max), 13″ iPad Pro (M5, 256 GB, Wi-Fi/5G) w/ Magic Keyboard (skin by Fishskyn) and Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Watch Ultra 3.
- E-Reader: Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft.
- Cameras:
- Nikon Coolpix P1100 long-zoom bridge camera.
- Insta360 X5.
- Creativity:
- Yamaha PSR-EW400 Portable Live Keyboard Workstation.
- Yamaha SILENT Guitar (SLG-200S).
- Ibanez V-220-BK acoustic guitar (entry-level).
- Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 MIDI controller.
- Akai Professional MPK mini IV 25-key MIDI controller.
- iRig HD X audio interface.
- Behringer XENYX 302 USB audio mixer/interface.
- Making stuff:
- Bambu Lab X1 Carbon 3D Printer with Automatic Material Switcher (AMS).
- Cricut Maker.
Software
- Finance: Quicken Classic Desktop (tried plain-text accounting, keep returning to Quicken every time).
- Internet:
- Feed reading: NetNewsWire (MacOS, iOS).
- Browsing: Safari (MacOS, iOS, iPadOS), Brave (MacOS), MS Edge (Windows).
- ProtonVPN.
- Internal networking: Tailscale (everywhere).
- Office:
- The Suite Formerly Known as Apple iWork (Numbers, Pages, Keynote).
- Microsoft Office 365 (mostly Excel).
- Google Docs, Sheets.
- Outdoors:
- Geocaching app (iOS, iPadOS).
- TBScan app (iOS).
- Organic Maps (MacOS, iOS, iPadOS).
- Geocaching Swiss Army Knife (GSAK) (Windows via Parallels Desktop).
- Creativity:
- Apple Creator Studio (Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, Logic Pro, Pixelmator, MainStage; MacOS, iPadOS).
- Insta360 Studio.
- Garageband (MacOS, iOS, iPadOS).
- WorshipKeys for Apple MainStage (custom setup).
- Arturia Analog Lab V.
- Akai Professional Studio Instrument Collection.
- Audacity 3.6 (4.0 doesn't yet support splitting audio by label).
- MusicBrainz Picard (audio tagging).
Home
- Toshiba 75″ class C350 Series Amazon Fire 4K Smart TV. So I can see it without my glasses. It mostly serves as a display for the Raspberry Pi. 😂
- Audio-Technica AT-LP60-BT Bluetooth turntable.
- Numark PT-01 USB portable turntable (because it plays 78 RPM records, of which I have a few old ones, and has a USB output for digitizing vinyls).
- Samsung 2.1 soundbar with wireless subwoofer.
- Apple TV 4K.
- VISSPL V16 HD projector (cheap but works).
- Roku Sreaming Stick 4K.
- Amazon Fire TV HD Stick.
- Apple HomePod (living room workspace) and HomePod mini (bedroom).
- Aqara G100 security camera (balcony, watching for rocket launches and parking lot activity).
- Nintendo Switch (that I never use, but it has no trade-in value).
Driving
2025 Kia Soul S in Surf Blue ("Stitch").