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

  • MacBook Air, M2, 24GB RAM (2022)

    I had an old 2013 Macbook Pro before this one. It was a huge upgrade, I wanted something more portable and that's why I didn't go for a Macbook Pro this time. I regret my choice a little bit.

  • Apple Magic Trackpad

    Something about all the gestures makes me feel like a wizard with special powers. I really like feeling like a wizard with special powers.

Development tools

  • Visual Code

    I don't care if it's missing all of the fancy IDE features everyone else relies on, Visual Code is the best text editor ever made.

  • iTerm2 + oh my zsh + pk10

    In my opinion, this is the best convination to have a nice looking and useful terminal.

Design

  • Figma

    I started using Figma as just a design tool but now it's become my virtual whiteboard for almost everything.

Productivity

  • Evernote

    I use evernote as my second brain. Everytime I need to remember somehting, I listen to an audio book or read something menaingul I take note of it here.

  • Google Calendar

    As simple as it sounds. I just use Google Calendar for scheduling meetings and managing my time.

  • Marinara: Pomodoro® Assistant

    Simple tool to schedule focus time and breaks. Have you heard of the  Pomodoro Technique?