Tools, systems, and setup

Hardware

14-inch MacBook Pro

My daily driver, whether I am at the desk or away from it.

Mac mini

The main machine in my homelab. It stays on and runs the services I want close to home.

Dell UltraSharp U2723QE

The built-in USB-C hub and KVM mean the monitor is also the dock. Dell Display and Peripheral Manager handles display settings and input switching from macOS.

NuPhy Halo75 V2

Mine has Blush Max silent switches. They keep the mechanical feel without making the whole room listen to every keystroke.

Logitech MX Master 4 for Mac

Configured with OpenLogi, an open-source, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+.

Keychron K0 Max

A number pad when I need one, and a programmable macro pad the rest of the time.

DJI Mic Mini

My microphone for dictation and recording, usually paired with Wispr Flow.

BOOX Palma 2

An Android-based e-ink reader that puts Kindle, Libby, and e-vrit on one pocket-sized device, instead of locking me into a single book ecosystem.

Steelcase Leap V2

A highly adjustable ergonomic chair. I got lucky and found mine for a good price on a second-hand marketplace.

Also: iPhone and AirPods Pro 2.

Software

Obsidian

My second brain. It holds writing, research, projects, decisions, and the things I track over time, from gear to the systems running at home. Since the notes are plain Markdown, agents can work from the same context too.

MarkEdit

TextEdit, but for Markdown. Small, fast, and open source.

Anybox

The fastest way for me to save a link and move on. Its API also means agents can search the collection and bring back the right link later.

Raycast

It is my launcher, clipboard manager, snippets library, and window manager. Hyper Key gives me another layer of shortcuts without colliding with the usual ones.

BusyCal

My second-favorite alternative to Apple Calendar. My heart is still with Fantastical, but BusyCal’s one-time purchase won me over.

Tripsy

I keep flights, stays, bookings, and places here, then share the same itinerary with whoever is coming. Its MCP integration lets me build or update the plan without entering every detail by hand.

Ice

A free, open-source alternative to Bartender that keeps my menu bar under control.

OpenClaw

Most of my agent setup runs through OpenClaw. It connects chat to the tools, memory, and recurring jobs on the homelab.

Wispr Flow

The most accurate dictation app I have used. I can speak naturally and get text that usually needs little or no cleanup.

TypeCue

A Mac app I built because typing a prepared line cleanly on camera is harder than it looks. One shortcut types the next block as real keystrokes, with the pacing already in the script.

Screen Studio

For recording and polishing product demos. The automatic zooms and smoother cursor movement save a lot of editing afterward.

Apple Music

My default music service.

Also in regular use: ChatGPT / Codex, Claude Code, Linear, Ghostty, Xcode, Figma, and GitHub.

Home and hosting

Pi-hole

Blocks ads and unwanted domains across the whole network, including apps and devices where a browser extension cannot help.

Home Assistant

It lets the house behave like one system instead of a collection of apps. Apple Home is the interface I use every day.

Sonos

The sound system behind both the home theater and music throughout the house.

Hetzner Cloud

A small VPS for side projects and utilities that need a public endpoint.

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