/USES
Things that earn their place.
The hardware, software, and equipment I actually use every day. Updated whenever something new earns its spot — or loses it.
Workstation
4 items
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14” MacBook Pro, M4 Pro
48GB. Heavy test suites, parallel Pest runs.
B
BenQ EL2870U 4K Monitor
A whole IDE's worth of screen, no scaling fuzz.
A
Apple Keyboard with Numpad
Seamless integration with the laptop, simples
A
Apple Magic Mouse
The no wheel thing that changed my life.
Development
8 items
P
PhpStorm
Fightclub rule: the first rule of PhpStorm is we love PhpStorm.
i
iTerm2
Finally a terminal that doesn't make a fan spin up.
L
Laravel Herd Pro
A click and I have PHP 8.2 through 8.5 switchable.
T
TablePlus
Fast, multi-connection, does not nag.
T
Tinkerwell
Repl for Laravel that lets me poke production read-replicas safely.
C
Claude Code
Pair-programmer that never needs a coffee.
C
Codex
First class backend development assistant, and it's made by the same team as ChatGPT.
O
OpenCode
Open source code assistant, with a local-first approach that I appreciate.
Design & Writing
4 items
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Bear
For the first draft, before anyone can suggest anything.
F
Figma
CTO-level Figma. I draw boxes and label them.
L
Linear
We moved off Jira. Nobody has asked to go back.
O
Obsidian
A second brain for notes, ideas, and the occasional to-do.
Golf
4 items
C
Caley 01
Designed in Scotland, made in China.
O
Odyssey Ai-ONE Rossie DB
This putter has never been the problem.
H
Hole19
The only GPS app that gets out on the course with me.
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Irvine Golf Club
Home club. Links golf, fifteen minutes from the door.