Setup

The apps, tools, and gear I use to do my work.

Updated Apr 11, 2026

Desk

Refurbished 16” M1 Max MacBook with 64GB of RAM

Way cheaper than buying a new M4/M5 and I don’t need all that performance.

Rain Stand

I’ve had this laptop stand for over 10 years.

Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27-Inch

My monitor, approaching ten years old. I’m considering upgrading to 5k — evaluating the ASUS ProArt 5k 27-Inch since the Apple Studio Display is overpriced.

LISEN Cell Phone Stand

I got this phone stand for mobile dev, but my partner finds it useful too. Helps avoid craning your neck when looking at your phone.

Mac Magic Keyboard and Trackpad

I’ve tried mechanical keyboards[1], but I’ve gotten so used to Mac keyboards with their shorter spacebars — the copy/paste/undo shortcuts feel uncomfortable on anything else.

Circadian Optics Lumos 2.0 Light Therapy Desk Lamp

I have Seasonal Affected Disorder, and it helps.

Apps

Firefox

Switched from Chrome after the reduced adblocker capabilities.

Irvue

Changes your desktop wallpaper on your chosen cadence with Unsplash images. Keeps your desktop feeling fresh.

Rectangle

Mac window management with keyboard shortcuts. Chef kiss.

1Password

My password manager of choice. You gotta be using one in this day and age.

Apple Notes, Reminders, and Calendar

I’ve tried more feature-rich apps for both and always go back to the simplicity of Apple’s built-ins. Hard to beat having them on every Apple device.

Lightroom

I don’t really like Adobe or its products, but I haven’t made the switch to something else quite yet.

markEdit

For writing markdown.

Dev Tools

iTerm 2

With ohmyzsh. Plugins: git, z for quick jumping into directories, zsh-syntax-highlighting for command highlighting, nvm for switching node versions between projects.

Theme: Pure.

I also use rvm for Ruby version management, Homebrew for packages, Docker for dev and deploys.

IntelliJ

My code editor and IDE of choice for over ten years. I use the Gradianto Deep Ocean theme.

Maccy

Clipboard history is so key. You can download it for free with homebrew.

Bruno

My go-to API client. I stopped using Postman after it became almost useless without an account and online access.

DBeaver

My favorite SQL client.

Robo 3T

For interfacing with MongoDB, from time to time.