Uses

My hardware, editor, and tools setup.

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A living document of the hardware, software, and services I use day to day. Updated whenever something changes.

Hardware

Computer

  • MacBook Pro M3 Pro — 18 GB unified memory, 512 GB SSD. Fanless under normal workloads, handles everything I throw at it.
  • LG 27UK850-W — 27" 4K UHD IPS monitor for the desk setup.

Peripherals

  • Logitech MX Keys — comfortable, quiet, and the backlight actually works well in dim light
  • Logitech MX Master 3 — once you use the scroll wheel you can't go back
  • Sony WH-1000XM5 — noise cancellation is essential in a busy city
  • IKEA BEKANT sit-stand desk

Editor & Terminal

Editor

Cursor — AI-powered fork of VS Code. I tried to resist but the tab completion and chat features are genuinely great for productivity.

Settings I care about:

  • Theme: One Dark Pro
  • Font: Geist Mono at 13px, ligatures on
  • Extensions: ESLint, Prettier, Tailwind CSS IntelliSense, GitLens, Error Lens

Terminal

Warp as my primary terminal — autocomplete and AI command lookup save a lot of time.

  • Shell: zsh with Oh My Zsh + Starship prompt
  • Key plugins: zsh-autosuggestions, zsh-syntax-highlighting

Software

Development

  • Bun — faster installs and scripts than npm/yarn. Not always possible in team projects, but great for personal work
  • Docker Desktop — local databases and services in containers so my machine stays clean
  • TablePlus — the best GUI for PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, and Redis
  • Bruno — open-source API client, files live in the repo
  • Proxyman — HTTP proxy for debugging network traffic

Productivity

  • Raycast — launcher, clipboard history, snippets, and window management. Replaced Alfred and a bunch of menu bar apps
  • Arc — my daily browser. Spaces and tabs-as-notes changed how I browse
  • Notion — personal knowledge base, project notes, and todos
  • CleanMyMac X — keeps disk usage in check

Design

  • Figma — UI design and prototyping

Services

  • Vercel — hosting this site and most side projects (Hobby plan is genuinely great)
  • GitHub — source control, CI/CD
  • Resend — transactional email
  • Neon — serverless PostgreSQL for side projects

Stack I Default To

When starting a new greenfield project:

| Layer | Choice | |---|---| | Framework | Next.js (App Router) + TypeScript | | Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 | | Database | PostgreSQL via Neon | | ORM | Prisma | | Auth | Better Auth | | Email | Resend + React Email | | Deployment | Vercel |

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