Uses #

This is a page that lists things I use regularly.

Hardware #

Desktop #

  • PC: System76 Thelio Mira with a 16-core AMD CPU and plenty of RAM

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 - great compatibility with Steam on Linux because of drivers, not expensive, gets the job done

  • Keyboard: NuPhy Air 75. Mech, low profile, slightly clicky.

  • Display: Lenovo ThinkVision T32p-20 (32", 4K, IPS). Nothing special about this one, it's just OK for lots of text.

  • Headset: Shokz OpenComm 2. Bone conduction, quality microphone, good for lots of meetings.

  • Camera: Sony Alpha 6500, with RM-VPR1 wired remote control, and a no-name dummy battery. I use it as "webcam" and to record "talking head" videos.

  • HDMI capture card: AVerMedia Live Streamer CAP 4K to present the Sony camera as a "webcam" in Linux. Plug-and-play, no drivers required.

  • Pen tablet: Wacom Intuos M for drawing diagrams and signing documents.

Laptop #

  • Framework 13 - light, fast, aluminum body, great Linux compatibility, repairable

Mobile #

Network Equpment #

  • Linksys E8450 router with WiFi 6, running OpenWrt open-source firmware.

Software #

Operating System #

  • Linux distro of choice for both desktop and personal servers: NixOS. Config.

  • Desktop environment: Sway. Like i3, but for Wayland. Fast and super stable.

Text Editor #

Browser #

AI #

Other software #

  • Hand-drawing diagrams and signing PDFs: xournal++

Self-hosting #

  • Chat: Dendrite Matrix server.

  • Git forge: Forgejo. Libre fork of Gitea. Easy to setup, low maintenance.

  • VPN to home PC: Headscale. An OSS implementation of Tailscale server. Compatible with regular Tailscale apps.

  • Hosting videos: Peertube. I'm not an active video creator, but occasionally upload to my own instance.

Security #

  • YubiKey for authentication and signing

  • Pass with YubiKey to store passwords

  • GPG with YubiKey for signing git commits and packages

Most of these are paid, monthly or yearly subscription.

Free services #

  • Social - Mastodon. Instance: mas.to