uses

my setup
& tools

software, hardware, and everything i use daily to build things. inspired by uses.tech.

coding & ai

Claude

My main pair-programmer. I build most things alongside it now.

Codex

The other half of my coding setup.

VS Code

Primary editor. Minimal, fast, out of the way.

Xcode

For the iOS and macOS builds.

Wispr Flow

I talk instead of type. It turns my voice into text everywhere.

design

Figma

All my design work and prototyping.

thinking & day-to-day

Notion

Second brain. Notes, tasks, everything.

ZenDiary

I journal in my own app. Dogfooding, every day.

YouTube

Where all my music lives while I work.

backup

Google Photos

Every photo, backed up automatically.

Apple iCloud

Everything else, synced across devices.

hardware

MacBook Air M3

Daily driver. Silent, fast, all-day battery.

iPhone 16

Daily phone, and for testing iOS apps.

Nothing Buds 2

My earbuds. Cheap, clean, do the job.

Meta glasses

On the wishlist. About to pull the trigger.

this website

Built with Next.js 14, Tailwind CSS, and Framer Motion, hosted on Vercel. Tangerine canvas, Bricolage Grotesque display type, a ⌘K command palette, dark mode, and a Markdown blog parsed at build time.

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