Uses.

Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.
01

Hardware

14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro · 32GB · 2021
Silent under heavy load. Still rock solid in 2026.
Intel NUC 11 Pro Homelab
Runs Proxmox VE as my gateway and homelab. Tiny, quiet, rock solid.
HHKB Pro 2 Custom BLE module
Great design, Japanese build quality and lovely typing feedback.
iPhone 15 Pro Phone
Bought for the industrial design of the hardware.
02

Development

dotfiles Nix
Every machine is provisioned with Nix; most of my workflow lives in the CLI.
Helix Editor
The selection → action model finally clicked. Works out of the box.
Ghostty Terminal
Fast, good-looking, built with passion. Replaced iTerm 2.
Tailscale Network
WireGuard mesh linking my personal devices to my servers.
03

Design

Berkeley Mono Typeface
My terminal and editor font — love the old-school aesthetic.
Figma Prototyping
First choice for prototyping a new idea; collaboration is the hook.
Affinity Graphics
Vector design and photo editing with great UX.
04

Productivity

Raycast Launcher
Fast and feature-rich. Replaced LaunchBar and Alfred.
Helium Browser
Privacy-first Chromium, minimal & clean interface.
1Password Passwords
Cross-platform with great UX — over 10 years in.
LLMs Assistants
Claude Code for STEM & coding, ChatGPT for others.
05

Infrastructure

Porkbun Domains
Simple registrar, good prices, great name.
Migadu Email
Swiss email hosting with a minimal, intuitive UI.
AWS CDN
Route 53 for DNS, CloudFront for a few things.
Bunny DNS
European CDN platform with great DNS service.
Cloudflare Edge
Partial-setup proxying and excellent serverless infrastructure.
rsync.net Backups
Reliable offsite storage, paired with restic / borg.
Backblaze B2 Storage
Assets on B2 served through Cloudflare with zero egress costs.