This is a bunch of software, hardware, apps, and websites I use daily.
There are a lot of superlatives on this page, but only because this is the result of years of searching, switching, and customizing until I have found the most ideal for my workflow.
Around the start of 2020, I switched to using VS Code as my primary editor, and I absolutely love it. It is nicely customizable and has a huge community behind it. I use GitHub for my light/dark themes.
For the longest time, Sublime had been my editor of choice. It's still good for quick edits, but not practical for full-time use.
I use a customized theme for DA UI, and my favorite color scheme is DA Light, which is found in the DA CS package.
Brave is Chrome without Google; I have tried many times to switch to Firefox, but it has never quite worked out.
Docker is so much fun to use, and quite possibly the most satisfying tool I have ever used.
Hands-down the best design tool you can use, plus it's web-based and collaborative. I mean, come on!
My preferred terminal for macOS. At this point I don't know why.
A fantastic terminal that supports multiple environments. You can have Ubuntu, Command Prompt, PowerShell, etc. running in the same window. It's sweet!
I also use Cmder as a console emulator for work on the Windows filesystem, you just point Windows Terminal to the batch file and you're set.
Perfect for Next.js apps and static sites.
Database-as-a-service platform. Super friendly to use.
It's kinda nice having your own VPS (and not too expensive, either). I use it for a few personal projects.
A complete life-saver for maintaining Laravel apps. Everything from databases to daemons can be managed on a web interface.
Great tool to help keep your life organized.
I've got anxiety, so I use Google Calendar to keep track of every future event.
A great alternative to Alfred and Spotlight. Highly customizable, nicely designed, and blazingly fast!
I couldn't imagine my life without 1Password.
Cross-platform mail client. Sometimes fumbly, but overall pretty good!
I use this to handle my domain email addresses. $50 a year for virtually unlimited domains and aliases is such a great deal.
Super useful program for maintaining backups on external drives. It can diff files and directories and only copy over changed/new files.
A great media streaming solution. Buy your favorite shows, movies, and music and own them forever!
Useful little app for keeping track of all of any subscriptions and recurring billing. Includes weekly, monthly, and yearly cost-breakdowns.
A handy app for controlling your computer remotely. More than just a wireless mouse and keyboard, it has support for popular applications and websites as well.
Synology DS920+
4-bay NAS. I use this to store all of my media and to host Docker containers, such as Plex. Super convenient to set up and manage.
I'm running it with 4× WD Red Plus 14TB drives in RAID 10. I got them on sale, I promise!
13" MacBook Pro – 2016
2.9 GHz Dual-core i5, 8 GB 2133 MHz. Light, portable, and fast (enough)
Windows 10 PC
I originally built this in ~2014 and I've been slowly upgrading it ever since.