Uses

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OS + Hardware

  • I am using a đŸ’ģ MacBook Pro, 14-inch, 2023, M2 Pro
  • The keyboards I use the most (at home) are a ⌨ī¸ Nuphy Air75 and a Royal Kludge RK68. When working from Antwerp, I always use an Apple Magic Keyboard.
  • My 🖱ī¸ mouse is a Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac, but occasionally also an Apple Magic Mouse
  • I have an 📱 iPhone 14 Pro ‍đŸŒĢī¸
  • I mostly use the AirPods Pro 2 for listening to music and podcasts
  • As headphone I use a 🎧 TMA-2 Move XE Wireless, but with their E04, Over ear cushions
  • My đŸ–Ĩī¸ desk is a standing desk from Fully
  • I use an đŸŽĩ Ikea SYMFONISK for music at my desk
  • I have a ⏰ Time Timer standing on my desk (since I try to use the Pomodoro Technique when working)
  • Reading happens on my 📖 Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
  • I have đŸ’ģ iPad Pro (M4) with an Apple Pencil Pro

Browser

  • Arc, my main browser for browsing the web
  • Chrome, my main browser for development

Browser Extensions

  • Dark Reader adds a âŦ›ī¸ dark mode to every website
  • uBlock Origin to đŸšĢ block ads and trackers
  • Bypass Paywalls is a web browser extension to help 💰 bypass paywalls for selected sites
  • 1password for managing my passwords.
  • SponsorBlock to skip the in-video sponsor segments.
  • I need to update this list đŸĢ 

Editor

  • Visual Studio Code is my current ✍đŸģ editor. I swapped over a long time ago from Sublime Text
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Note: while I would love to switch to Zed, I just feel like it's not "ready" enough for me.

Favorite VS Code Extensions

Development

Productivity

  • 📉 stats shows a system monitor in your menu bar

  • đŸģ Bartender to improve the menu bar, which looks something like this (when collapsed):

  • đŸŒĢī¸ Blurred when I need to focus on a certain task

  • 🔎 Raycast has replaced (and improved) the default Apple Spotlight search

  • 📚 calibre to manage the eBooks on my Kindle

  • 📝 Notion to manage and take notes

  • 📋 Clipy to manage my clipboard history

  • ✌ī¸ duet when using my iPad as a second screen

  • ⌨ī¸ KeyCastr enables me to share my keystrokes when creating screencasts, presenting, or collaborating with others

  • âŦœī¸ Rectangle to move and resize windows using keyboard shortcuts

Privacy and security

Photography

  • I take photos with my 📷 Fujifilm X-T30
  • I use 💡 Adobe Lightroom to edit my photos
  • I use a 🎤 Rode VideoMic GO II for recording sound
  • I use 💡 a Ulanzi VL49 video light
  • I have an 📹 Ulanzi U-Rig Pro for when I record videos with my iPhone
  • I have the đŸ›Ŗī¸ Rollei Compact Traveler Star S2 as tripod

Backup

  • 📷 Photos are automatically saved at
    • 💾 Apple iCloud 2TB
    • đŸ’ŋ Google One 2TB
    • 💾 Sandisk Extreme Portable SDD 1TB
  • 📸 Videos are saved at
    • 💾 Sandisk Extreme Portable SDD 2TB
  • I backup my đŸ’ģ computer, 📸 photos and 📹 videos once a week to a WD Elements Portable 4 TB
  • When 🚀 traveling I backup to a SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go, 128GB