Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

I get asked a lot about 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. Here’s a big list of all of my favorite stuff.

Workstation

    14” MacBook Pro, M4 Pro, 16GB RAM

    I was using an Apple-based 14” MacBook Pro prior to this and the difference is night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time, even under the incredibly heavy loads I put it through with our various launch simulations.

    MSI Monitor

    This is gaming monitor with 24”.

    LG Monitor

    This is monitor with 29”.

    Akko PC 75 White & Blue

    This is a chirstmas gift my wife give it to me

    Logitech G605L

    I really like the scroll of it, also about the weight of mouse.

    Herman Miller Aeron Chair

    If I’m going to slouch in the worst ergonomic position imaginable all day, I might as well do it in an expensive chair.

Development tools

    VS code

    I don’t care if it’s missing all of the fancy IDE features everyone else relies on, Sublime Text is still the best text editor ever made.

    Webstorm

    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.

    TablePlus

    Great software for working with databases. Has saved me from building about a thousand admin interfaces for my various projects over the years.

Design

    Figma

    We started using Figma as just a design tool but now it’s become our virtual whiteboard for the entire company. Never would have expected the collaboration features to be the real hook.

Productivity

    Notion

    Using a daily notes system instead of trying to keep things organized by topics has been super powerful for me. And with Reflect, it’s still easy for me to keep all of that stuff discoverable by topic even though all of my writing happens in the daily note.