Uses 💿

As a designer, developer and tech nerd I love all the gadgets and apps that will make my work easier or sprinkle a little more joy into the things I do. This page will be a living list of all the things I use on the regular for work and fun. WIP.

✨ This page is inspired from Wes Bos' and Brad Garropy's Uses pages.

🏠 Home Office #

The year 2020 moved me and many of us, into a work from home setup from one day to the next. I had never really been a fan of working from home, which let's be clear, is different than being remote. So, to make things work, I had to step it up and get a few more things to create a "fun" and productive space for me to work and game in. Even though I still miss working at an office or IRL coworking space, I do love the way it's coming together, and am very comfortable and happy with my little corner.

Desk setup picture

Computers, gadgets and office things #

💻 Computers + Monitors #

Mac: MacBook Pro 2016 (15") , Catalina
PC: Lenovo Legion 7 (15"), Windows 10 – (Thanks to the amazing RWC community) 😊
Work Mac: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021), Monterey
- Apple M1 Pro, 16 GB memory
iPad Pro 10
Monitors:
- Old Mac LED Cinema Display – (courtesy of my awesome Design Professor, Denny Fagan.)
- Dell U2419H – another freebie!

⌨️ Accessories #

Cam: Logitech C922 Pro Webcam
Mic: Maono AU-PM422
Keebs:
- Main: Cannnon Keys Savage65, Holy Trash Pandas (built and lubed by yours truly with Okra's help), Drop + MiTo GMK Laser Custom Keycap Set (Beautiful Sound)
- Office: Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, 65% with Unholy Trash Pandas (built and lubed by yours truly), Drop + Oblotzky SA Oblivion V2 Custom Keycap Set with Git Modifiers
- Backup: Lustro, 60%, Gatreon Blues with Cassidoo's and SailorHG's's AstroloKeys.
- Numpad: MagicForce with AstroloKeys or Drop + MiTo GMK Laser Custom Keycap
- Wrist rest: Orcas Wooden Wrist Rest
Mouse: Logtiech MX Master 3
- Mousepad: Kvlly's Git Cheat Sheet Mousepad
Ring Light: Ruyilam Video Conference Lighting

🪑 Furniture #

Desk: FEZIBO Dual Motor Height Adjustable Electric Standing Desk with Keyboard Tray
Chair: Autonomous Ergo Chair Pro – Lime Green
Bookshelf: Kallax – Shelf Unit
Keep it moving
- Sunny Health & Fitness Mini Stepper with Resistance Bands
- Black Mountain Balance Disc

Code & Development #

👩‍💻 Editor & Terminal #

VScode
- Themes:
- Font: Dank Mono
iTerm
- Theme: Dracula
- Font: Dank Mono
- Autocomplete: Fig.io
Zshell
- OhMyZsh
- Starship.rs

🌐 The Internets & Other Dev Apps #

Browsers
- Primary:
  - Edge – yes Edge, it's actually pretty good
- Dev Testing:
  - Sizzy
  - Chrome
  - Firefox
  - Safari
- Extensions:
Web Hosting
- Netlify – Jamstack! 🍓
  - Netlify Menu Bar App
- Flywheel – for Wordpress Hosting
CodePen
Github
Dash Docs

Design #

📐 Analog #

Fine and Medium Sharpies
Dot Grid Paper (Behance's Dot Grid Notebooks)
Micron Fine Markers
Post-its
Prismacolor Markers

🖱️ Digital #

Wireframes, mockups, protoypes: Figma
Ideation: FigJam
Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe XD
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign

Productivity & Vibes #

Messaging:
- Discord
- WhatsApp
- Slack
Email:
- Spark
Launcher, Spotlight, Shortcuts:
- Raycast
- Alfred App
Calendar:
- Fantastical – Thanks Ben Hong!
Note-taking & Personal Projeet Management:
- Obsidian – (Not a Cult™️)
- Notion
Focus & Flow:
- Akiflow
- Centered
Music:
- Spotify
- PugetSound for shared queues with friends
Extensions/Apps
- Better writing: Grammarly
- Inspiration: Muzli Design Inspiration
Passwords & Auth:
- Authy
- 1Password
Mac Apps:
- Hand Mirror: menu bar app to check your face before jumping on a call
- Rocket Emoji: Discord/Slack emojis anywhere on your mac
- Bartender 4: clean up your menu bar icons

📱 Other #

iPhone 13 (I had to give in, I miss my "button" and TouchID!! 😭)
AirPods (3rd generation)
Apple Watch Series 7 – Nike Edition
Netlify Coffee Mug
Zelda Leather Notebook
Field Notes
Amazon Echo Dot + Amazon Echo Auto
Kindle Paperwhite