Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.

I get asked a lot about the things I use to build software, stay productive, or buy to fool myself into thinking I'm being productive when I'm really just procrastinating. Here's a big list of all of my favorite stuff.

Workstation

    Dell XPS 8950

    I got this little workhorse as a trade for configuring a production MySQL setup for someone a few years ago. It is a 12th generation Intel i7 with 20 cores and 64Gb of memory.

    MacBook Air 15, M3

    I use this less than I used to now that I am using Bluefin as my daily driver, but it is still one of the most impressive pieces of hardware I have ever seen.

Development tools

    Visual Studio Code

    Fast, portable, flexible. Pick three.

    Coder

    I use Coder to create development environments (on docker and incus) for nearly everything.

    Incus

    I love creating containers for all my projects. Incus is a core part of my workflow.

Self Hosting/Homelab

    TrueNAS Scale

    So much NAS storage. Docker containers for simple services.

    Incus

    Incus containers and virtual machines for everything. I use Incus for all of my development environments and for most of my homelab services.