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

  • Mac Mini, M4, 24GB RAM

    My workloads got heigher and heigher and my MacBook was not really happy about that. The Mac Mini M4 was the perfect fit for my needs with a great cost-benefit ratio. I still like the MacBook as a device for travelling or watching TV shows.

  • 13” MacBook Air, M1, 8GB RAM

    I was using an Intel-based notebook prior to this and the difference is night and day. I’ve never heard the fans turn on a single time and the battery life is a dream.

  • Philips - 34 Zoll WQHD (Curved)

    Thats my primary monitor. I added a new monitor to the setup. This monitor has a friend now.

  • Samsung - 27 Zoll QHD

    I really like this monitor. I am using it as a vertical monitor.

  • Keychron K8

    Moved from Logitech MX Keys to this Keychron Board. Hot-swappable switches, keycaps for Win and Mac, Bluetooth and OS-Switch makes this keyboard to my new favorite.

Development tools

  • Postman

    No matter what kind of request I need to mock, Postman is my tool to go.

  • iTerm2

    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.

Productivity

  • Alfred

    It’s not the newest kid on the block but it’s still the fastest. The Sublime Text of the application launcher world.