computer

Computers

When used right, computers are a wonderful tool.

Hardware

MacBook Pro 14” (2021): Probably my favorite computer thus far. After some years, it’s still quick, reliable, and does everything I need it to do. I’m not a huge fan of the direction of Apple, however most of the software I use daily (privately and for work) is Mac-exclusive.
iPad Pro (2024): Usually my laptop doesn’t leave the apartment, so this is my mobile computer. It’s also a fantastic creative tool with Procreate and works great for teaching in my job at university.
Raspberry Pi 5: This is my experimental computer. Right now, it’s set up as a minimalist writing machine.

Random Dell Monitor: I should probably care more about what monitor I’m using, but this old professional Dell monitor works well enough and I’d rather not replace (and throw away) something that works well enough.
Keychron K3: I’d love to get into building mechanical keyboards, but honestly, I’m just too lazy so this is my current keyboard.
Magic Trackpad: Probably the best way to use the Mac.
Logitech MX-3S: It’s a fine mouse as long as you don’t have to scroll much.
Wacom One: Pen tablet for drawing stuff and editing photos. Most of the time I use my iPad instead, but for small tasks using this is quicker.
Teenage Engineering M-1: A pretty solid and good-looking wired headset. There are definitely cheaper options, they just don’t look as good.

There’s tonnes of software on my computer, I find myself spending most of my time in only a few applications:

Sketch: I really do love Sketch. I rarely do interface design these days, but with years of muscle memory, I can do most things way faster in Sketch than in any other software. Logos, illustrations, page layout, simple image editing, testing fonts, and so many other things. Sketch is a beautiful toolbox I use on almost any project.
Glyphs: A wonderful font & vector editor. Admittedly, as a developer at Glyphs, I’m not entirely unbiased here, but it really is a wonderful piece of software.
iTerm2: Despite their recent effort to add a bunch completely useless features, this is still the best terminal app on the Mac. Even if there was a better one, I can hardly see myself switching, given how much time I’d need to replicate my configuration.
- NeoVim: The best text editor. No notes.
Musiquette: My own custom (unreleased) mp3 player.
Nova: A very fancy and pretty graphical editor and web-development environment. This site was almost exclusively created in Nova.