Uses

My current setup, tools, and software. Inspired by uses.tech.

๐Ÿ’ป Hardware

  • Laptop: MacBook Pro / ThinkPad (for different workflows)
  • Monitor: 27" 4K display for extended screen real estate
  • Keyboard: Mechanical keyboard (Cherry MX switches)
  • Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
  • Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM4 for focus sessions

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Development Tools

  • Editor: VS Code with Vim keybindings
  • Terminal: iTerm2 / Windows Terminal with Oh My Zsh
  • Version Control: Git + GitHub
  • API Testing: Postman / Insomnia
  • Database Client: DBeaver / TablePlus

๐Ÿค– AI/ML Stack

  • Framework: PyTorch (primary), TensorFlow (occasionally)
  • Notebook: Jupyter Lab for experimentation
  • Data: Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn
  • Visualization: Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly
  • MLOps: Weights & Biases for experiment tracking

๐Ÿ“ Productivity

  • Notes: Obsidian for personal knowledge management
  • Tasks: Todoist for task management
  • Calendar: Google Calendar for scheduling
  • Writing: Notion for long-form writing, VS Code for technical docs
  • Reading: Zotero for research papers, Kindle for books

๐ŸŒ Web & Blogging

  • Static Site Generator: Hugo (this blog!)
  • Hosting: Netlify for deployment
  • CMS: Decap CMS for content management
  • Analytics: Plausible (privacy-friendly)
  • Search: Pagefind for client-side search

๐ŸŽจ Design & Media

  • Design: Figma for UI/UX mockups
  • Icons: Heroicons, Lucide
  • Colors: Coolors for palette generation
  • Screenshots: CleanShot X / ShareX