/uses

my essentials.

Hardware

• MacBook Pro 16" (M1 Max)

  my daily driver for writing and coding.

• Dell U2724DE

  Single-cable Thunderbolt 4 setup that handles power, display, and peripherals cleanly.

• Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad

  numpad is non-negotiable for me. I keep telling myself I'll switch to a mechanical keyboard, but this one simply refuses to die.

• Logitech MX Master 2S

  customisable buttons are essential and the infinite scroll wheel adds a fun touch. don't see a need for upgrading to the 3s.

• Magic Trackpad 2

  yes I use both a mouse and a trackpad.

• OPPO Bluetooth Speaker

  $10 speaker that has no business sounding as good as it does.

• Sennheiser x Massdrop HD 6XX

  amazing headphones. only downside is that they're open-back so if you use them in a noisy environment you can hear everything outside.

Mobile

• Solana Seeker

  main phone.

• iPhone SE 2022

  my secondary phone in case I need iOS. I still like a button on my iphone.

• Moondrop Chu II DSP

  phenomenal sound quality for under $50.

Software

• Alfred

  spotlight alternative (note to self: try Raycast).

• Dozer

  keeps my menu bar clean.

• Flux

  adjusts display to a warmer temperature at night to reduce blue light exposure.

• Itsycal

  adds a tiny calendar to my menu bar.

• MonitorControl

  to adjust the brightness of my external monitor. slightly buggy though so if you know of a better alternative, please let me know! (note to self: BetterDisplay or Lunar)

• Rectangle

  snap windows to the edges of the screen with keyboard shortcuts.

• Rocket

  to type emojis quickly.

• Swiftbar

  to customize menu bar tools.

Health & Fitness

• Decathlon Compression Boots

  helps with recovery and feels damn good.

• Asics Compression Socks

  for ankle support on my long runs.

• Jisulife Portable Fan

  for mental health in sg's weather.

Colophon

• Astro

  for the website framework.

• Visual Studio Code

  for writing content in Markdown.

• JetBrains Mono

  my vs code font.

• Github

  for version control and code hosting.

• Vercel

  for site hosting.

• Porkbun

  for domain registration.

• Colormind

  for generating color palettes.

• Squoosh

  for compressing images (1400px width, 85% quality, webp format cuts my images from 4MB to 400KB).

• HandBrake

  for compressing videos (web optimized, 30 fps, 24 constant quality cuts my videos from 40MB to 8MB).

• Cloudinary

  to host my videos.