uses
What I use.
The tools, hardware, and services I actually open every day. Not affiliate links, not best-of lists — just what's installed and why. Follows the usesthis.com convention.
last updated: 2026-05-11 · sf
hardware
- > MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 36GB) daily
primary machine. SF apartment + travel.
- > Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM home
32" 4K QD-OLED at home. 240Hz, color-accurate for design work.
- > Elgato Prompter talks
teleprompter-style display so I can look straight into the camera while reading slides during talks.
- > Logitech ERGO K860 split keyboard daily
curved split layout. reduces wrist strain on long writing days.
- > Logitech MX ERGO trackball mouse daily
thumb-driven trackball. once you adjust, regular mice feel wrong.
- > Pixel 9 Pro XL daily
primary phone. Android because I want a real file system.
- > Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex daily
folding business headset. travels well, calls clear, mic boom retracts.
ai_agents
- > Claude Code (Opus 4.7) primary
primary builder agent. this site, every skill, most prototypes.
- > Claude.ai (web) daily
longer-form thinking, research synthesis.
- > Codex (GPT-5.5) weekly
second opinions and stylistic comparisons.
- > Gemini CLI (3.1 Pro) weekly
image generation + visual reference work.
- > n8n primary
primary automation runtime. 40+ live workflows between Claude Code and the outside world.
- > Zapier weekly
for the integrations n8n doesn't have nodes for yet. lower-stakes glue.
code_stack
- > Astro 6 current
this site. static + islands. exactly what a content + product hybrid needs.
- > Next.js 15 current
anything with auth, db, server actions.
- > Tailwind 4 current
CSS-first, no config, fast.
- > Python 3.12 current
RAG, scripting, glue. LangChain when a script won't do.
- > Vercel current
deploy target for everything except the n8n stack.
- > Supabase current
auth + db + edge functions for member-facing prototypes.
- > GitHub current
all source lives here.
writing
- > Beehiiv primary
publishes The Eval. clean writing UX, no algorithmic feed, full API for automation.
- > Notion daily
second brain. content intake, project planning, research.
- > Obsidian daily
personal vault for raw notes and journals.
- > LinkedIn daily
primary distribution channel.
ops
- > Granola daily
meeting notes. replaces my own attempt to take notes well.
- > Asana daily
team work at MMA. I create tasks via the asana-task Claude skill.
- > Slack (×2) daily
two workspaces: MMA staff, and the ALTT community I co-lead (300+ marketing and AI leaders from 180+ companies).
- > Arc browser daily
primary browser. spaces structure the workday.
- > Linear weekly
personal product tracking. heavy keyboard shortcuts.
mac_automation
- > Alfred daily
launcher + clipboard manager + custom workflows. replaces Spotlight.
- > BetterTouchTool daily
custom gestures, window snapping, hotkey overrides.
- > Keyboard Maestro daily
macro engine. anything that touches an app I open daily.
- > Karabiner Elements daily
key remapping at the OS level. caps lock becomes hyper key.
- > Typinator daily
text expansion for boilerplate, emails, and code snippets.
- > Wispr Flow daily
voice-to-text dictation across every app. faster than typing for first drafts.
privacy
- > NextDNS daily
encrypted DNS with blocklists. ad and tracker filtering at the resolver level.
- > Little Snitch daily
outbound firewall. catches apps phoning home.
- > uBlock Origin daily
the only browser extension I install on a fresh machine.
Suggest something missing? email me. I update this twice a year.