Uses

This is an informational page that details the hardware, software, and tools that I use in my daily work or hobbies. Inspired by https://nicknisi.com/uses/🔗.

Development Environment

Unlike Nick, I don’t work exclusively in the terminal, but use a combination of GUI and terminal-based tools.

Editor

• Visual Studio Code🔗
• Dark (Visual Studio)🔗 colour theme
• Cascadia Code🔗 font
• Other editors include IDLE🔗, PyCharm🔗 and IntelliJ🔗 for school work or random side projects

Terminal

• Windows Terminal🔗 for shell
• PowerShell 7🔗 for a shell with power
• gh🔗 to interact with git and github
• Package Managers:
  • pip🔗 python package manager
  • npm🔗 node package manager
  • homebrew🔗 for packages on WSL
  • winget🔗 down with the Windows Store

Browser

Microsoft Edge🔗 - has all the features of Chrome, while syncing to the Office apps

Extensions

• uBlock Origin🔗 content blocker
• Bitwarden🔗 password manger, working on self hosting
• WhatRuns🔗 see the tech behind a website
• Group tabs & share shares links to open tabs, I think this feature is now built into Edge
• Print Friendly & PDF🔗 remove unnecessary parts from a webpage when printing
• SteamDB🔗 plug in for SteamDB

Desktop Apps

Productivity

• Microsoft Office🔗 still love those old school, offline docs
• Blender🔗 for the times I need to deal with 3D
• GitHub Desktop🔗 I really hate using the git cli
• Obsidian🔗 take notes

Utilities

• DevToys🔗
• PowerToys🔗
• Meld🔗 compare code on the fly
• Tor🔗 when I need to explore the corners of the web

Audio/Video

• Apple Music🔗 better for combining with my family plan
• Adobe CC🔗 the best, and most expensive, photo/video/audio production software
• Davinci Resolve🔗 the best video production software on the go
• OBS Studio🔗 the only serious way to screen record
• ShareX🔗 the only serious way to take a screenshot
• SpeedFan🔗 see computer temps and control fans speeds
• WinDirStat🔗 recover space from every corner of your device

Games

Some of the games in my backlog I am currently working through. If you want to see them all, connect with me through Steam in the footer!

• Need for Speed Rivals🔗
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider🔗
• Forza Horizon 4🔗
• Forza Horizon 5🔗
• Dave the Diver🔗
• Doom Eternal🔗
• Valheim🔗
• Star Wars Battlefront II🔗

Computer Setup

See it on PCPartPicker🔗

• Intel Core i7 6700K CPU
• Asus Z170-A Motherboard
• 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4-2133 RAM
• 1TB Samsung 860 EVO SSD
• 500GB WD Blue SSD
• 1.5TB WD Caviar Green 7200RPM
• 2TB WD Blue 7200RPM
• 4TB WD Black 7200RPM
• EVGA SC GeForce GTX 1080Ti GPU
• Corsair Carbide 270R Case
• EVGA 500W 80+ PSU

Peripherals

• ASUS 27’ VP279Q-P Monitor
• Logitech G513 Keyboard
• Logitech G502 Mouse
• 2TB LaCie Rugged Mini External HDD

Mobile Setup

• iPhone 13 Pro Max

  • in a dbrand Grip🔗 case
  • with dbrand Teardown🔗 skin

• Steam Deck LCD

  • upgraded to 1TB storage
  • in dbrand Killswitch🔗 case
  • with dbrand X-Ray🔗 skin

Server Setup

Still under construction…

Homelab

Currently not running anything on the homelab, plans are as follows:

• Self hosted Bitwarden🔗
• Plex Media Server🔗
• Tor node🔗

Photography/Videography

• GoPro Hero 10
• iPhone 13 Pro Max in RAW/ProRES