Last updated in March 2025

Hardware

For work and personal, I use the same Macbook Air 15" M2 I’ve had for quite a while. I’m contemplating updating to the new M4, but I haven’t pulled the trigger just yet. At home, I use it as is. At work, I plug it into an Apple Studio display I picked up second hand alongside an Apple Magic Keyboard and a Logitech MX Master 3S (it really is the best).

For the occasional Podcast or Zoom, I have a Scarlett Solo audio interface that I use with an Audio Technica ATR2100x and whatever headphones I pick up that day.

I have an iPad Air M3 that I primarily use for speaker notes (with PDF Expert). I use an iPhone 15 Pro Max everywhere I go, skipping the current generation device for the first time in years. Instead of a smart watch, I’ve been wearing a Hamilton automatic watch with no regrets.

Apps & Services

Taking a queue from Hemispheric Views, the following is a list of my default apps/services/devices.

  • 📨 Mail Client: Mail.app
  • 📮 Mail Server: iCloud Mail with Custom Domain
  • 📝 Notes: Notes.app
  • ✅ To-Do: Todoist
  • 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
  • 🟦 Photo Management: Photos.app
  • 📆 Calendar: Calendar.app
  • 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive
  • 📖 RSS: Reeder
  • 🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Contacts.app
  • 🌐 Browser: Safari (Testing Zen)
  • 💬 Chat: iMessage
  • 🔖 Bookmarks: Safari
  • 📑 Read It Later: Safari Tabs
  • 📜 Word Processing: Bike Outliner, Pages, PDF Expert
  • 📈 Spreadsheets: Numbers
  • 📊 Presentations: ProPresenter, Keynote
  • 🛒 Shopping Lists: Todoist
  • 🍴 Meal Planning: Kalena (my wife)
  • 💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: Quickbooks
  • 📰 News: Reeder (RSS)
  • 🎵 Music: Apple Music
  • 🎤 Podcasts: Overcast
  • 🔐 Password Management: Apple Passwords
  • 🧭 Map/Directions: Apple Maps