Uses

Inspired by Wes Bos’ Uses page - the hardware and software I use for web development on a daily basis.

Hardware

• Dell Optiplex 9020 with Windows 10 Professional (16GB RAM, 512 SSD)
• Dell UltraSharp U2715H 27” LED monitor
• Samsung 24” SyncMaster 2494HM as a secondary monitor
• iMac 27” (2011) as a secondary computer for playing music and browser testing mainly.
• Apple Wired Keyboard with numeric keypad
• Elecom EX-G L Bluetooth Mouse

Software

• VS Code for code editing. Check some of my favourite extensions
• Beyond Compare 4 Professional
• GitHub Desktop App
• Oracle VirtualBox for testing old IE versions
• KeePass 2 for passwords
• Slack for team chat
• Grunt for automating image compression, testing etc
• Gulp for build scripts

I occasionally work on MacOS too with most of the above and also:

• Hazel for automating tasks such as image compression
• ImageOptim

Mobile

When I’m on the move I use:

• iPad Pro 10.5” with Apple Wireless keyboard
• Coda Text Editor and File Manager
• Chrome Remote Desktop for the times when I need to remote-control my PC

Other

Other notable office equipment:

• Sony SRS-X9 Bluetooth Hi-Res Speaker
• Sennheiser HD-408 Headphones
• Apple Airport Extreme Wireless Base Station
• Anker Qi Wireless Charger for my iPhone 8