Uses

Ignoring entirely the most important tool in my arsenal, namely coffee, here’s what I’m currently using in my setup:

Desk

Minimalism is my mantra, so ignoring my iPhone and the typical glass of water that’s always nearby, this is the view of my world:

Hardware

• 2021 M1 iPad Pro, 8GB RAM, 512GB storage
• Magic Keyboard
• Apple Pencil

not pictured:

- iPhone 7+ (soon to be replaced with either 12 Mini or Pro)
- old iPad Air 2 which my wife will likely inherit for couch surfing
- Apple TV non-4K version

Software

Here’s a non-exhaustive list of my most commonly used applications:

Personal

• Ulysses
• Drafts
• NetNewsWire (with Feedbin syncing)
• Things & Reminders (for task management)
• Micro.blog/Gluon/Mimi Uploader (for my blog)
• Messages
• Safari
• Mail
• Pocket Casts/Overcast
• Day One
• Notes (for simple long-term storage, as well as shared items with work and my wife)
• Books
• Music

Work

• Jump Desktop (VNC)
• Blink Shell/Secure Shellfish (remote terminal and file access)
• Outlook
• Slack (ugh)

Web

• Micro.blog hosting with my own ported version of the Tufte theme, which uses the gorgeous et-book font
• GitHub

Analogue

• Leuchtturm1917 dot-grid notebook
• Rhodia dot-grid notebook with Clairefontaine paper (not pictured)
• Field Notes
• Lamy 2000 fountain pen, EF nib
• Staedtler Pigment Liner 0.3mm
• Kuru Toga pencil

Coffee

• Baratza Virtuoso grinder
• Hario Buono gooseneck kettle
• Chemex (6-cup), V60, Aeropress and French Press (mostly drink pourover)
• AWS SC-2KGA scale
• good fresh whole beans
• Brita water
• 2 to 4 minutes of patience
• mad home-barista skills

(Updated as of Feb 04, 2022)