Uses

Software ↑

Browsers ↑

1. Safari
   • Daily driver.
2. Firefox Developer Edition Now with vertical tabs!
   • For, well, development.
3. Ungoogled Chromium
   • For testing or when I need to use something (like VIA) that won’t work in my preferred browsers.

Bonus! ↑

• Choosy
  • For opening my preferred browser from a given app (links from terminal apps open in my dev browser) or for a given service (Zoom).

Writing ↑

• Bear
• Tot
  • Bad name (death in German), great app.
• Day One

Visual Art ↑

• Procreate
• Adobe Lightroom Classic
  • Necessary evil. I may try switching to just using Bridge and ACR, but we’ll see.
• Eagle - Organize all your reference images in one place
• Screen Studio — Professional screen recorder for macOS
  • I haven’t used it much, but it’s really lovely.

Development ↑

• Visual Studio Code
  • Mostly out of inertia. Hoping to move to Zed eventually.
• Ghostty terminal for Mac
  • My settings
• Prompt terminal for iOS (and Mac)
• Transmit
• TablePlus
• Laravel Herd
  • The no nonsense way to do PHP stuff on a Mac.
• GitUp
  • For when I occasionally want to use a GUI for Git.

Social media, RSS ↑

• Ivory for Mac
• Ivory for iOS
• NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS

Utilities, etc… ↑

• 1Password
  • Obviously.
  • Apple passwords is a long way from being a viable solution for my family unit.

• Things - To-Do List for Mac & iOS
• Fastmail (referral link)
• LuLu
  • “LuLu is the free, open-source firewall designed to block unknown outgoing connections, safeguarding both your privacy and your Mac!”
• Nightfall
  • Toggle macOS light and dark modes with a single click.
• Maccy - macOS clipboard manager
• Espanso - A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander
• Rectangle Mac
  • Move and resize windows in macOS
• Backblaze (referral link)
• 1Blocker
  • “The Most Beautiful & Powerful Safari Ad Blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac”
• Paprika Recipe Manager for iOS, Mac, Android, and Windows
• linkding
  • Self-hosted (Fly.io) bookmark manager.
• Doppler Music Player for Mac and iOS — Brushed Type
  • For music I own. Trying to get away from Apple’s mess.

Computer-Related Hardware ↑

• MacBook Pro 14” 2023
  • M2 Pro
  • 32GB RAM
  • 1TB storage
• Apple AirPods Max (w/ Lightning connector)
• Apple AirPods 3
• LG 27 Inch UltraFine 5K
  • The most Apply-friendly monitor I could afford in 2021
• MX Master 3s
• Keychron V1
  • My Escape key: ZOMO Kitty Paw that looks like my boy Lentil’s paws.
• BenQ ScreenBar
• Jarvis Monitor arm
• Rain Design mStand
• Anker USB hub
• Big-ass Time Machine drive
• Linksys Velop AX4200 WiFi 6 Mesh System
• Old IKEA motorized standing desk
• 2 APC battery backups
  • 1 for the router/modem
  • 1 for my desk

Other Hardware ↑

• Kobo Clara 2E
• Steam Deck OLED
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• Old ass iPad Pro 11” (~2018)
• Apple Pencil (not the latest, “Pro” version)

Analog Visual Arts and Notes ↑

• Piep Press notebooks
• Pilot G-2 0.38
• Paper Mate Flair medium
• Pentel Orenz Nero Mechanical Pencil - 0.3 mm
  • Because I felt like getting a fancy mechanical pencil. Why not?
• Various brush pens and markers and whatnot.

Photography ↑

Digital ↑

• Nikon Z 5
  • My entry to the new Z mount lens system. I had previously owned a D750 and a D3100. Now I’m trying to invest in Z lenses instead of switching camera systems again!
• Ricoh GRIIIx
  • The everyday, travel camera for me. It’s glorious.

Analog ↑

• Cameras
  • Nikon FM2n
  • Yashica Mat-124G
• Other gear
  • Nikon ES-2 35mm digitizing adapter

Lenses ↑

• Z Mount
  • 50mm f/1.8 S
  • 85mm f/1.8 S
  • 24-120mm f/4 S
    • Ok, I haven’t got this yet, but it’s on the wishlist for my next photography purchase.
• FTZ II adapter
• F Mount
  • 50mm f/1.4 AI-S
  • 24mm f/2.8 AF-D
  • 60mm f/2.8 AF-D Micro

Flashes ↑

• Nikon SB-600 flash
• LitePix Labs FlashQ Q20
  • I have the original version which has a transmitter with a removable coin battery.

Trichrome gear ↑

• Coming soon