Hi! These are my hardware and software tech uses. Thx https://uses.tech/ for idea.
Note: there would be referral links, hope its ok!
Hardware
MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023), M3 Pro, 36 RAM, 1TB SSD + Mac Mini (M1)
Asus ROG Strix XG27UCS (27-inch)
Apple Magic Keyboard + Logitech MX Master 3
AirPods Pro
Yubikey 5C NFC for security and 2FA
Software
For development:
IDE: PHPStorm with plugins,
Laravel Idea
Laravel
Laravel Query
Inertia.js Support
PHP Annotations
Php Inspections (EA Extended)
Prettier
WakaTime
Collector
Fira Code Font
Local env: Laravel Valet with PHP Monitor to switch PHP versions or sometimes Docker via Laravel Sail
(S)FTP: FileZilla
S3/Object storage: Cyberduck + Cryptomator
Git GUI client: fork.dev
Toggl Time Tracker
HTTPie to test APIs
tinyPNG4Mac to compress images
Terminal: Warp
Hosting
Hetzer and DigitalOcean
Ploi.io - makes it easy to manage the server and deploy any project
For web-site building:
Laravel
Vue.js
Livewire
FilamentPHP
Tailscale and @hidemail_vpn_bot for VPN
For daily life:
Time Out for breaks during work
DeepL for translations
Raycast - instead of built-in spotlight
Password manager: Bitwarden
Observe to track where I spent time on my mac
LuLu for MacOS firewall
Signal.Telegram/Slack/Whatsapp for IM
Maccy - Clipboard manager which does one job - keep your copy history at hand
Apple Reminders and Tweek for tasks/reminders (and trying to move to TickTick)
Apple Mail and Calendar as app's on my Mac
qBitttorent for torrents
Apple Time Machine for backups via Umbrel on my Raspberry Pi 4
Gmail and Fastmail for emails and email for my domain's
Hidemail.app - to protect my privacy and prevent any spam
Zenmoney to track expenses and income
Greeninvoice for taxes and invoices (only relevant for my country)
Where to buy domains? porkbun.com
Screenshot tool: Shottr
Notes and everything: Apple Notes
Tip: Learn how to type fast with www.ratatype.com
Bookshelf
Hello, Startup - recommendation!
The Lean Startup: in progress
User Interface by Ilya Birman
Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried
Phone
iPhone 16 Pro
Organic Maps (instead of old maps.me) and Go Map!! / Every Door for OSM mapping
2FAS and Yubikey for 2FA codes
Apple Books and Kindle or for e-books
plappa for audiobookshelf
Airalo for eSIM while I am traveling abroad (To have $3 off your first eSIM - use code GEORGE750)
Signal / Telegram / WhatsApp
Tweek + TickTick
HomeAssistan
Claude