Gear I use
Inspired by uses.tech and last updated 1st January, 2026.
Hardware etc…
- 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro — a workhorse for photo editing, writing, coding, and whatever else.
- Synology DiskStation DS920+ NAS — file storage and simple service hosting.
- iPhone 16 Pro — my black mirror.
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 — fitness and sleep tracking.
- AirPods Pro 2 — my second most used device.
- AirPods Max — for long flights or zoning out on the couch.
- The North Face Recon backpack — mine’s about 12 years old and I still love it.
- Camelbak stainless steel drink bottle and Yeti stubby cooler — 💧.
- Gozney Arc – Gas fired pizza oven.
- Didgeridoona cooler bag – Good for transporting booze.
- Huski Champagne Flutes and cooler – Good for drinking booze.
Office
- Herman Miller Embody — a good chair to save my back.
- Zen Pro bamboo top standing desk.
- Dell U3219Q monitor.
- Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard.
- Razer Death Adder mouse.
- Logitech C925E webcam.
- CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt dock — pulls everything together.
- Elgato Key Light Air.
- Edifier R1280DB Bookshelf speakers — so I don’t have to wear headphones all day.
- Blue Yeti microphone.
- RØDE PSA1 Professional Studio Arm — gets my microphone off my desk.
General Software
- DayOne — journaling.
- NotePlan — my knowledge base for work.
- Raycast — quick launcher and custom workflows.
- Things — getting things done.
- Bear — note taking and personal knowledge base.
- MimeStream — nice Gmail client.
- Bike — animated outliner.
- CleanShot X — screenshots and OCR.
- 1Password — passwords and secrets.
- Unread — viva la RSS.
- MindNode — mind mapping.
- Spotify — music streaming.
- Apple Music with iTunes Match — for all my MP3s.
- Overcast — listening to podcasts.
- Ivory — Mastodon client.
- Tailscale — private access between machines.
- Karabiner Elements — customise my keyboard and mouse.
- ChatGPT — the macOS app is slick.
Development
- VSCode — non-trivial coding.
- Ghostty — terminal emulator.
- Neovim — for in-terminal editing.
- Retcon and Fork — Git veneers.
- Kaleidoscope — glossy diffs.
- OrbStack - running Docker for development.
- Postico - Postgres client.
Code and Libraries
- Ruby and Rails — Scripting and web apps and APIs.
- Hugo — static site generator.
- Postgres — storing data.
Services
- Netlify — deploying static sites.
- Kagi Search — supporting the little guy.
- Feedbin — RSS feed aggregator.
- Instapaper — O.G. read-it-later.
Photography
- Fuji GFX 100S — love the colour and detail.
- GF 32-64mm f/4 lens — a belter of a lens.
- GF 45mm f/2.8 lens — a lighter package to shoot 35mm.
- GF 63mm f/2.8 lens — a light 50mm equivalent.
- Leica Q2 Reporter — light, portable, and great for street photography.
- Gitzo traveler tripod.
- Godox V100 flash.
- Domke backpack.
- Lightroom Classic and Photoshop — photo organisation and retouching.
- Photomator — retouching on Apple Photos.