Uses
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Inspired by Wes Bos’ Uses page - the hardware and software I use for web development on a daily basis.
Hardware
Dell Slim ECS1250
Core i5-14400 desktop PC with 16GB memory, a 512GB SSD and Windows 11.
3x Dell UltraSharp U2715H
27” LED monitors.
Mac mini M4 (2024)
A secondary computer, mainly for playing music and browser testing.
Apple Wired Keyboard
With numeric keypad.
Elecom EX-G L
Bluetooth mouse.
Logitech C920
HD webcam.
Software
VS Code
For code editing. Check some of my favourite extensions.
Microsoft Edge
My favourite browser. Check out some of my favourite extensions.
Beyond Compare 4 Professional
For uploading static site content to Amazon S3.
GitHub Desktop
A friendly Git client for GitHub.
Ferdium
All-in-one messenger app for Slack, Google Chat, Mastodon and more.
Obsidian
For note-taking.
I occasionally work on macOS too with most of the above and also:
Hazel
For automating tasks such as image compression.
ImageOptim
Lossless image compression.
Mobile
When I’m on the move I use:
Beats Flex
In Yuzu yellow.
Other
Other notable office equipment:
Sony SRS-X9
Bluetooth Hi-Res speaker.
Magic Eagle Mouse Pad
Large professional gaming mouse pad.
Services
Apple One
Services bundle. I use Apple Music daily, occasionally enjoy Apple TV+ shows and Apple Arcade games, use 1TB of iCloud storage and read News+ and Fitness+ daily.
BrowserStack
Cross-device testing.
Cloudflare
CDN and SSL for this site.
GitHub Pro
Well worth $48 per year for GitHub Pages, traffic stats and all the other benefits.
Netlify
For hosting static sites.
Ollama Pro
For running open models in the cloud.
Wise
Great for transferring money between currencies at very low rates. (Affiliate link: get £15 off your first transfer.)