Uses

The hardware and software I like using to get things done.

Hardware

Laptop: MacBook Pro (M1/16GB)
- Previously: A refurbished ThinkPad T460s. I added some RAM, replaced the battery, and installed a new SSD. Still going strong! 💻
Keyboard: Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
- With a custom enter keycap from Etsy to match the red ThinkPad accent 🤓
Mouse: ThinkPad Bluetooth Silent Mouse
- Completing the hardware colour scheme of my desk 🖤🩶❤️

Phone: Google Pixel 9 Pro
- Can connect to my ThinkPad with GSConnect and the KDE Connect Android app for cross-device file sharing, notifications, and more 📱
E-Reader: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
Tablet: Google Pixel Tablet
- I was lucky enough to win this in a Pixel Superfans competition 🥳
- It makes an excellent hub for controlling my smart home devices 🏡

OS: macOS
- ThinkPad runs Ubuntu with the Yaru-blue theme and icons 🎨
- My first Linux distro was Ubuntu 09.10 Karmic Koala, back in 2009 🐨

Obligatory neofetch. The wallpaper is a photograph I took at Kinkakuji, Japan.

Browser: Firefox
- It’s also my mobile browser - the web is unusable to me without extensions 🦊
Coding: VS Code
- With Sublime Material Theme - Dark and Material Icons 🧑‍💻
Terminal: iTerm2
- With Oh My Zsh, Powerline fonts, and the agnoster theme
- Terminator with Oh My Bash on Ubuntu ✨
Notes: Obsidian
- I love Obsidian’s extensibility - start simple, and add features and functionality as you need it! I’ve set up some todo list and daily note automation that saves me a lot of time too
- Previously Joplin
Email, Calendar, & Cloud Storage: Proton
E-Book Management: Calibre
- I like to curate my library of e-books, choosing preferred covers and removing all the junk from the metadata 📚
RSS: Feedbin
- The best way to keep up with blogs and news since I ditched social media
- The web app is great, and I’ve installed it as a PWA for mobile feed reading 📰