The hardware and software I use on a daily basis. Last updated November 2025!

Computing

Surface Book 2

My daily driver laptop has recently changed from the MacBook Pro M1 to a 2017 Surface Book 2 (15" edition with dedicated GPU).

• Ubuntu 25.10 (with Linux Surface Kernel and Gnome 3)
• Intel Core i7-8650U
• 16 GiB RAM
• 256 GiB SSD
• Nvidia GTX 1060 w/6GiB Memory

MacBook Pro M1

My less commonly used backup laptop. While superior in performance to the Surface Book, I prefer the keyboard, display and Linux experience on the Surface Book.

• macOS Tahoe + Fedora w/Asahi Linux
• 16 GiB RAM
• 256 GiB SSD
• M1 Pro

NAS Synology Disk Station DS923+

• AMD Ryzen R1600
• 4 GiB RAM
• 2x4 TiB Western Digital NAS Drives

Networking

• UniFi Dream Machine Pro Special Edition w/4 TiB Drive
• 3xU6 Lite Access Points
• AI Pro Camera
• G4 Instant Camera
• G5 Flex Camera

Applications

• Vivaldi (testing this browser over Firefox)
• Gnome 3 (I LOVE the look and feel of Gnome + GTK applications)
• Gnome Terminal
• Sublime Text
• Sublime Merge
• DB Browser for SQLite
• Tuba (for Mastodon)
• Newsflash (for RSS)
• Folio (Markdown notes app)
• Apostrophe (Distraction free Markdown writer)
• Shortwave (awesome internet radio app)
• Blanket (ambient noise)
• Amberol (AMAZING app for streaming music off my NAS)

Mobile

iPhone 14 Pro Max

I switched back to my iPhone after using the Pixel 9 Pro for about a year. I picked up running and swimming in addition to cycling, and the fitness tracking via my old Apple Watch is leagues better than the Pixel Watch.

• Apple Watch Series 5

Google Pixel 9 Pro

Not a bad phone by any means, camera is awesome. Don't love how Gemini is shoved into everything though (even the freaking weather app has an AI summary).

• Google Pixel Watch 3

Gaming

This is a long list, I frequently switch between retro consoles to play games with my son. Here's every console I have. Each retro console is original from my childhood (some were purchased at garage sales when I was a kid).

• NES
• SNES
• N64
• Wii U (soft modded)
• Switch
• Switch 2
• PS1 (soft modded with Tonyhax)
• PS2 (Japanese edition with a 2 TiB HDD)
• PS3 Super Slim (my old PS3 fat died due to CPU overheating)
• PS4 (in storage, never used anymore)
• PS5
• Sega Genesis (probably the console we play the most)
• Sega Dreamcast
• Xbox 360
• Xbox One
• Xbox Series X (probably the least used console, big mistake buying this guy)
• Gameboy Advance SP (modded, new LCD + case + backlighting + speaker + USB C charging)
• Nintendo DS
• Nintendo DSi
• Nintendo 3DS x2
• Nintendo 3DS XL
• PSP
• PS Vita
• Analogue Pocket
• Miyoo Mini Plus

Music

• iPod Classic 6th Generation running Rockbox
• Technics SL-PD827 5-disc changer stereo
• Sennheiser HD558 headphones

Other devices

• Palm Pilot Tungsten T (I wrote a app for Palm a while back )