Uses
I’m a digital nomad — everything I use to run a business and build software fits in a backpack. My setup is optimized for portability without sacrificing productivity. The Apple Vision Pro as a virtual display is the nomad superpower nobody talks about enough.
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Nomad Setup / Travel Office
- MacBook Air M2 (16GB / 512GB) — primary machine, light enough to carry everywhere
- Apple Vision Pro M2 — also used as Mac Virtual Display for a massive virtual screen anywhere
- Roost V3 Laptop Stand — packable ergonomics, folds flat
- Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
- Apple Magic Mouse 2
- iPad Pro 11" M4
Monitor
- Apple Vision Pro M2 — infinite virtual desktop, works anywhere
- BetterDisplay — tweaks external monitors at coworks; scales beautifully with macOS
Desk
- Whatever is wherever I'm at :)
Networking
- GL-iNet Slate AX — travel router
- Tailscale
Audio & Calls
- Jabra Evolve 75 — headset for calls
- AirPods Pro 3 — everyday audio
- Krisp — noise cancellation + meeting transcription; lifesaver in coworks, coffee shops, and loud environments
Phone
Dev Tools & Software
- Zed — transitioning from VS Code
- Claude Code (CLI) — primary coding partner
- Ruby on Rails — main framework
- Astro — blog / personal site
- Safari — personal browser
- Chrome — dev + AI browser
- Hetzner — hosting
- Cloudflare — DNS, domains
- Conductor.build
- TablePro — database GUI
- 1Password
AI Tools
- Claude Max 5 — primary AI, daily driver
- Claude Code — CLI coding assistant
- ChatGPT Plus — Codex reviews, second opinions
Productivity & Apps
Menu Bar Apps
Retired Tools
- Setapp — replaced most of what I used with open source or direct purchases for less than the annual sub. Tripsy is the only one I haven't found a replacement for yet.
- CleanShot X — replaced by Macshot
- ScreenShotX — replaced by Macshot
- TextSniper — replaced by Macshot
- TablePlus — replaced by TablePro