This page is an overview off all the things I use to build software, stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I’m being productive when I’m really just procrastinating.
It is inspired by uses.tech which is a directory (made by @wesbos) of people sharing specifics about the hardware/software they use.
Second upgrade after my first M1 Pro (32GB RAM). Before that I used an Intel-based 15” MacBook Pro. The difference switching to Apple Silicon was night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time, the battery time is amazing.
After spending years looking for the perfect display (which doesn't exist) I finally caved and got myself an Apple Studio Display. I've even been getting compliments about the quality of the camera.
It's expensive but in my opinion it's the best monitor out there in terms of all aspects of the experience (Audio, Pixel Density, Connectivity, Brightness).
If I’m going to slouch in the worst ergonomic position imaginable all day, I might as well do it in an expensive chair.
No seriously, it's the same chair we use in the Prezly office and I'm used to switching between an active and passive position.
I'm using a dark version with a Numeric Keybpad but without Touch ID. Tried a mechanical keyboard and liked the feel, but couldn't get over the noise.
Upgraded lately only for the USB connection as it was the only device still using a micro USB connection. The MX Master 4 has USB-C. I'm also carrying a Logitech everyday in my laptop bag.
Best backpack I could find. I would like a little more room to deal with cables chargers as the side pockets are a little too small.
I never jumped on the VSCode bandwagon although the majority of the work I do now is Typescript/JS stuff. After years of using this IDE I come to know it inside out.
Within PHPStorm I use Material Oceanic theme, the Git and Database integrations and lately I've been trying to use the terminal window so I don't have to Alt-TAB while in focus mode.
I’m honestly not even sure what features I get with this that aren’t just part of the macOS Terminal but it’s what I use.
Since we switched to Linear we haven't looked back. We tried Asana, Clubhouse, Trello, Jira, and every other Project Management on the planet including self hosting Redmine. Linear is simple, fast, beautifully designed and has offline syncing. And it has the right amount of features!
Hyperkey is a concept where you remap your caps-lock key (which is hardly used) to a hyper key
This Hyperkey can then be used for all kind of mapping purposes. I use it to open Apps Hyper + L = Linear, Hyper + S = Slack, ...
A mini-app that opens links in the right app. You set it as your default browser and it will ensure that Linear links open in the Linear app. It can do that for Slack, Figma, Discord, Zoom, ...
Most of the tools I install are automated using Brew and Brew Cask. I keep some shell scripts around and sync them to GitHub so I don't forget. It could/should have more maintenance though.
I use this little app to block sites like YouTube, X, Chess.com during the day which unblock at will.
Switched to Raycast after being an Alfred fan for years. I have a Raycast PRO subscription which I mostly use to sync preferences, have an extensive clipboard history and writing assistance (AI).
My most used keywords are Hyper+[key] to switch to a window. Hyper+P for PhpStorm, Hyper+T Terminal, Hyper+U Upnote. Recently i also migrated the window positioning to raycast after having that configuration be in BTT for the last years.
I also use Raycast to make my browser do stuff like autocompleting websites and passwords (1Password), switching spaces or doing searches on Github, DuckDuckGo, Twitter or Stack Overflow.
Additionally I have some custom workflows like focus mode (turn off sounds, notifications, distracting apps) or tiling/positioning different windows based on some presets (development, customer support, Formula
After using Bear.app for a few years I switched to Upnote mainly because of Mobile Device syncing. I need my notes to be available offline on an Android device. Since I'm using it I notice how much better organised my notes are in the different collections.
The only thing i miss with UpNote is a Raycast integration but i might create it one day.
As a Company we use Notion as our internal knowledge base. It has a Team directory, and is a write-up of pretty much how the company works.
Because the company pitches are written in Notion (we started with the Shape-Up method a few months back) I find myself spending at least 30% of my time in notion.