Uses
Heads up! I actually use everything listed here. This page is inspired byuses.tech.Most of the hardware here isn't mine. A few of the links on this page will send me a little money if you click them and buy the thing. I only recommend things I actually use and love. I promise!
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Personal / Work IT
Apple MacBook Pro M5 – Work
RAM: 24 GB · SSD: 512 GB. Primary work machine.
Google Pixel 8
Daily driver Android phone.
CMF Buds Pro
Everyday wireless earbuds.
Logitech MX Keys
Primary keyboard.
Ugreen Mouse
Daily desk mouse.
Trotten Desk
IKEA standing desk.
Network and Homelab
Mikrotik hAP ax²
Main home router.
UGreen NASync DXP4800 Plus
Home/Work NAS · 64 GB DDR5 · 512 GB NVMe cache · 14 TB HDD total · TrueNAS Scale.
Raspberry Pi 4
2 GB RAM · 120 GB Adata SSD · Home Assistant OS.
Software
Password manager for me and my family.
Stores 2FA tokens.
After years of Sublime Text, moved to VSCode like everybody else.
Easy way to manage Docker containers.
MySQL/MariaDB database management for macOS.
The App Store that macOS should have had.
The launcher/shortcut tool you deserve.
Hosting
VPS and dedicated servers for all hosted projects.
CDN for static assets and media delivery.
Object storage for backups and large file archives.
DNS, DDoS protection, edge caching, and Pages deployments.
Zero-config VPN to securely connect all my machines.
Work Services
First choice when adding search to any project.
Platform I use as a creator to sell things online.
Easier to find flight itineraries and share them with family.
History
2026
Mac Studio 2023 (M2 Max, 32 GB, 512 GB) – returned to the company.
2025
"Monster" gaming/VM setup (Ryzen 5 1600, RX 580 8 GB, 32 GB DDR4) – wife stole it to use as a server.
2024
MacBook Air M1 late 2020 (16 GB, 256 GB) – burned.
2024
Minisforum EliteMini HM90 (Ryzen 9 4900H, 32 GB, Proxmox VE) – sold.
2024
Mac mini M1 2021 (16 GB, 512 GB) – returned to wife's work.
2024
Nothing Phone 2, 12 GB / 256 GB – 99% sure next device will NOT be a Nothing. Sold.
2024
CMF Watch Pro – 99% sure next device will NOT be a Nothing. Sold.