Uses
Apps, tools and gadgets that I use.
I’m not famous, and nobody has ever asked me what I use, however, I felt the urge to let everyone know about it.
So let’s start.
Editor.
- Visual Studio Code has been my main code editor for the past
34+5 years. Love it. - Iceberg is the main theme I use.
- Brackets Light Pro for when I use a light theme.
- vaporwave as the backup theme.
- Cascadia Code font with ligatures enabled.
Extensions:
- DotENV: Syntax highlighting for .env files.
- ESLint: To lint JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Multiple cursor case preserve: Preserve case when I use CMD/CTRL+D to find and replace texts. Very handy.
- Prettier: Format and beautify JavaScript/TypeScript code.
- rust-analyzer: Provides support for Rust.
- vscode-shader: Provides support for shader language.
- Thunder Client: A minimal and simple REST API client that I prefer to apps like postman for most cases.
- TODO Highlight: Highlight TODO’s in the code.
- Toggle Quotes: Toggle between single-quotes, double-quotes and backticks. A real time saver.
Other configurations:
I’ve disabled the status bar, the activity bar, the minimap, breadcrumbs and basically any other visual noise if I ever notice them on the editor screen. Here are some notable configurations:
{
"editor.fontSize": 15,
"editor.lineHeight": 23,
"files.defaultLanguage": "markdown",
"editor.cursorWidth": 3,
"editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
"editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": true,
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
"workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
"workbench.statusBar.visible": false,
}
Applications.
- 💰 1Password, manage passwords.
- Affinity Photo 2, edit the photos I’ve taken with my camera.
- 💰 💘 Alfred 4, launcher, clipboard manager, scripts and more. I’ve created dozens of my own custom workflows to automate things.
- Amethyst, I wasn’t into window managers until I used this one.
- Amphetamine, keeping the display on for when needed.
- Anki, flashcards. I particularry use is for languages and words.
- AppCleaner, uninstall apps and all of their data.
- Arc, the only web browser I use.
- Blender, 3D design software. I’ve just started.
- Docker, containers to run softwares in. The new desktop GUI makes it less painful to use.
Cmder, my go-to terminal when I’m on Windows.I no longer use my PC these days.- Dozer, hide status bar icons.
- Figma, design interfaces.
Firefox, the one and only browser I use.I use Arc now ↑.- IINA, media player.
- IriunWebcam, use my phone as a webcam.
- iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh, my default terminal.
- MonitorControl, control external display’s brightness.
- Muse, control Spotify from the touch bar.
- NetNewsWire, RSS reader.
- 💘 Notion, plan, save, track, write, everything.
- Polarr, photo editor for when I want to quickly edit or resize images.
- Port Manager, manage ports from the menu bar.
- Raindrop.io, neat bookmark manager (+browser extension).
- 💘 Soulseek, peer-to-peer file sharing network.
- Spark, email client.
- 💰 Spotify, for both streaming or listening to local music. Follow me for epic playlists.
- 💰 💘 Telegram, not just a messenger, it’s the main social media for me.
- 💰 WorkingHours, track tasks and activities.
Devices.
- MacBook Pro 2020 M1, 13” 512 GB SSD.
- Custom built PC—which I no longer use it these days:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11GB 352BIT GDDR5X)
- RAM: 16GB, Crucial Ballistix Sport
- Asus AB350-Gaming 3 motherboard
- Razer Viper Ultimate With Charging Duck - Quartz mouse (pink version).
- Akko World Tour Tokyo 87-Key R1 mechanical pink keyboard.
- Dell P2719H 27 inch monitor.
- Adam T5V studio monitors (speakers).
- Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones. Superb sound, comfortable ear cups and great noise cancellation. Best thing I bought in 2019.
- Sony PS-LX310BT bluetooth turntable to play vinyls.
- Vox Continental synthesizer keyboard.
- Fujifilm X-T4 camera. Follow me on Instagram for epic photos.
- PlayStation 5 video gaming console. I don’t play games that much anymore.
- Kindle Paperwhite e-book reader, for when the printer version of the book is not available. Follow me on Goodreads for epic book reviews.
last update: july 1, 2023