Here is a list of tools and services I love and use (last updated on August 2025):
Computing
- MacBook Pro (M1 2021).
- iPhone 11 (3rd battery).
- Apple Watch Series 8 for tracking sleep, walks and bike rides.
- QNAP TS-435XeU home-lab server for Home Assistant and Scrypted along with Time Machine backups and local file sharing.
- Beelink U59 Pro for dual-booting Windows and various Linux distros.
- 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 hosting projects.
- Sketch and Figma for design and prototyping.
- Portainer for homelab Docker needs.
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 and Apple Notes for writing.
- Spotify family plan.
- WireGuard for secure networking.
- 1Password for password management.
- Home Assistant and Apple Home for home automation.
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.
Video & Audio
- Canon 750D.
- Movo PM10 lavalier microphone for iPhone.
Outdoor Gear
Most gear purchased from Trekkinn, Bergfreunde and Decathlon.
- Fjallraven Raven 28 backpack as a daily driver.
- Fjallraven Sten jacket for summer and Skogso Padded jacket for winter.
- Fjallraven Vidda Pro trousers.
- Seiko Alba Solar analog watch from Japan via eBay.
- Opinel Nomad cooking set.