Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.
Here’s a big list of all of my favorite stuff.
Laptop
13” Framework 13, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics 3.30 GHz, 32GB RAM (2023)
Framework is a cool company. They make repairable computers. If something breaks you can buy a cheap replacement part and fix it yourself. That is a noble goal. I really want this company to succeed so I bought one of their laptops. It is good. I rawdog a laptop and do not have a external monitor. My neck does not love this so will probably upgrade in the future.
HomeServer
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X (8 Core / 16 Thread), 64GB RAM, 2TB Samsung 990 Pro, nVidia GeForce RTX 3090
My homeserver that I run all my AI + ML workloads on. I wrote about it here
Peripherals
Logitech MX Master 3
I can not use any other mouse. This is simply the best.
HHKB HYBRID Type-S Keyboard White PD-KB800WS
Love this keyboard. Small, but with a sensible layout and it is nice to type on while remaining quiet. You could bring this to work and only a few people would complain at the sound.
Operating System
Windows
I have used macOS, Linux and Windows. Windows is my favourite because it mixes working (in that it does not break randomly for me) and modern (has a nice GUI) with WSL which allows me to use Linux. The combination is great.
Development tools
VSCode
I had a very extreme custom emacs setup for years. I am getting too old now and just want things to work. Emacs is a bit too convoluted, with too many quirks to keep supporting in my opinion. I like VSCode, but I do not love it. It gets the job done.
Productivity
Office 365
The best deal in computing. Email, Calendar, Chat, Calls, 1TB Storage, Notes, Excel, Word all for ~£13. I do not see how other companies compete with this.