Here is a list of tools and services I love and use:
Reading
- Reeder on iOS and macOS with iCloud sync for following news and blogs.
- Amazon Kindle 2019 and iPad Air (4th gen) for reading.
- Goodreads for finding and reviewing books. See my bookshelf.
- Apple Books for buying and reading books on mobile.
- Subscriptions to Passive House Plus and Dwell.
Computing
- MacBook Pro (2021) and iPhone 11.
- QNAP TS-435XeU home server for hosting homelab services such as Home Assistant and Scrypted along with Time Machine backups and local file sharing.
- Mikrotik networking gear with Ubiquiti access-points (see the related blog posts).
Development
- Visual Studio Code code editor.
- Tower Git client.
- GitHub personal plan with 100+ public and 30+ private repositories.
- DigitalOcean and Linode for hosting projects.
- Sketch and Figma for design and prototyping.
Software and Services
- Backblaze for off-site backups.
- iCloud Storage for photos, videos and iCloud Drive.
- Google Workspace for email, docs, calendars, etc.
- iA Writer on MacBook and iPhone for writing.
- Spotify family plan.
- NordVPN for generic VPN needs.
- WireGuard for secure networking.
- 1Password for password management.
- Home Assistant and Apple Home for home automation.
Video & Audio
- Canon 750D.
- Movo PM10 lavalier microphone for iPhone.
Last updated: July 2024