Uses

Editor + Terminal

For Editor I use VS Code and Vim/Neovim. I also use Emacs for the excellent org-mode.

For shell I use ZSH with OhMyZSH installed. For terminal I use iTerm2/Terminal.app but I have also tried Alacritty/kitty on occasion.

My dotfiles are here

Desktop Apps

For web browser - I usually use Safari - unless the website doesn’t work or I need better DevTools then I’ll use Firefox or Chrome.

For RSS reader I use the excellent Reeder (mac/iOS).

For work, I use Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word - I never use these on a personal machine (I use Apple iWork suite on rare occasion).

Backup Strategy

I host my files on a Synology NAS and back it up to Rsync.net - with mirrors to local USB and cloud sync where needed.

Desk Setup

I have separate work and personal desks in my office.

Personal Desk:

• 5K iMac Pro
• Ikea Bekant Sit/Stand Desk
• Logitech MX Master 3
• Apple Full size keyboard in space grey
• Apple Trackpad
• Unbranded office chair
• ErgoTron HX Monitor Arm

Work Desk

• Dell Monitor
• Dell Dock
• Macbook Air M2
• Logitech MX Master 3
• Logitech Laptop style keyboard (Mac edition)
• Monitor and Laptop VESA mount arms
• Elgato Streamdeck (I mostly automate Microsoft Teams/HomeAssistant)
• Unbranded Sit/Stand Desk
• Herman Miller Aeron Chair
• Dell 4K Web Cam
• Blue Snowball Mic

On the go

On my phone (iPhone 15 Pro) I use:

• Working Copy for Git
• Blink as terminal
• mosh to keep sessions open anywhere

Other Gear

• Headphones I mostly use in the “office” office and they are Airpods Pro