Uses
Here’s a curated list of the tools, gear, and services I rely on daily.
This follows the popular “Uses” format. You can explore more setups at uses.tech.
Computing
- 14-inch MacBook Pro
- Apple M4 Max chip
- 128 GB RAM, 4 TB SSD
- macOS Tahoe
- Acer Predator PH315-53
- 32 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD
- Windows 11 with Ubuntu on WSL 2
- Arch Linux
- NixOS
Mobile
Docking
Displays
Input & Control
- ZSA Moonlander Mark I Black
- Kensington SlimBlade™ Trackball
- Apple Magic Trackpad USB-C
- Elgato Stream Deck Plus
Audio
- Beyerdynamic DT 990 600 Ohm
- Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
- Sony WH-1000XM4
- Fiio K7
- HyperX QuadCast
- DJI Mic
- RØDE VideoMic GO II
NAS & Backup
- Synology DS1522+
- 16 GB RAM
- 3 × 4 TB HDDs + 2 × 8 TB HDDs (SHR2)
- 2 TB SSD (storage, not cache)
- Synology RS2423+
- 64 GB RAM
- 8 × 20 TB HDDs (RAID 6)
- 2 TB SSD (storage, not cache)
- Connected to a CyberPower OLS1000ERT2UA UPS
Editors & IDEs
Browsers
Terminals & Multiplexers
- Ghostty
- Windows Terminal
- Zellij - terminal workspace and multiplexer
Python Tooling
Notes
AI Tools
3D Printing
Photography
Cameras
Lenses
Zoom
- Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
- Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM
- Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
- Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
- Canon RF 200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
- Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM (with EF-RF adapter)
- Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro (RF Mount)
Prime
- Canon RF 16mm F2.8 STM
- Canon RF 35mm F1.4L VCM
- Canon RF 35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM
- Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM
- Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM
- Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM
- Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
- Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM
- Laowa 24mm T14 2X PeriProbe (RF Mount)
- Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO (RF Mount)
Teleconverters
Gimbals
Drone
Backpacks
- WANDRD PRVKE 31L V3 Blue
- Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L Black
- Peak Design Travel Backpack 30L NYC Store Exclusive
Straps & Accessories
Lighting
Networking
I use Ubiquiti UniFi gear throughout the house. The wired network is 10 GbE and the wireless network is Wi‑Fi 7.
- UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra
- UniFi U7 Pro XGS
- UniFi Pro HD 24 PoE
- Sonnet Solo 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Adapter
Services & Software
- Cloudflare - DDoS protection and CDN
- Zoho Mail
- Proton VPN - VPN service
- Tailscale - VPN service
- Bitwarden - password manager
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic - photo editing
- DaVinci Resolve - video editing
- Plex - media server
- Calibre - eBook management
- Hacker Nerd Font - programming font
- Fork - Git client for macOS
- GitKraken and GitLens - Git tools