My Uses
Software I use, gadgets I love, and other things I recommend.
Workstation
- 16" MacBook Pro, M3 Pro ∗ work mac
- 14" MacBook Pro, M1 Pro ∗ personal mac
- iPhone 15 Pro ∗ phone
- Dell 32" 4K U3223QE ∗ monitor
- Logitech MX Keys Mini for Mac ∗ regular keyboard
- Vortex Race 3 (MX Clear) ∗ mechanical keyboard
- Logitech MX Master 3 ∗ mouse
- AirPods Pro 2 ∗ earphones
- Sony WF-1000XM4 ∗ earphones
- Sony WH-1000XM5 ∗ headphones
- Fully Jarvis ∗ standing desk
- Rain Design mStand ∗ laptop stand
- Aranet4 Home ∗ air quality monitor
Dev Tools
- Cursor ∗ ai code editor
- Ghostty ∗ terminal
- Grok ∗ best ai chat
- ChatGPT ∗ ai chat
- Perplexity ∗ ai search
- Wispr Flow ∗ ai dictation
- OrbStack ∗ docker client
- GitHub CLI ∗ github in terminal
- Oh My Zsh ∗ zsh plugin framework
Other Software
- Raycast ∗ productivity launcher
- 1Password ∗ password manager
- Proton Suite ∗ private email, drive, vpn
- SimpleLogin ∗ email aliases
- PocketCasts ∗ podcasts
- Audible ∗ audiobooks
- Spotify ∗ music
- Endel ∗ soundscapes
- Anybox ∗ bookmarks
- Things 3 ∗ todos
- Streaks ∗ habit tracker
- CleanShot X ∗ screenshots
- Calibre ∗ ebook management
- Audiobookshelf ∗ audiobook server
- Jellyfin ∗ media server
- Tailscale ∗ network access
- Transmit ∗ sftp client
- Termius ∗ mobile ssh client
- Obsidian ∗ notes
- Nota ∗ more notes
- iA Writer ∗ journaling
- Wipr ∗ Safari ad blocker
- KeePassXC ∗ offline password manager
- Signal ∗ encrypted chats
- Cryptomator ∗ encrypted vaults
- Tails OS ∗ amnesic os
Misc
- Kobo Libra H20 ∗ ebook reader
- YubiKey ∗ hardware security keys
- Beelink EQ13 ∗ mini home server
- Raspberry Pi 4 ∗ mini pc, bitcoin node
- Trek X-Caliber 8 2021 ∗ my badass red bike
Nerdy Bitcoin recommendations
Hardware wallets
- REDACTED 😉
Software wallets
- Sparrow ∗ desktop, onchain
- Blue Wallet ∗ mobile, onchain
- Nunchuk ∗ mobile, onchain
- Bitkit ∗ mobile, onchain, lightning
- Cove ∗ mobile, onchain (beta)
- Phoenix ∗ mobile, lightning
- Zeus ∗ mobile, lightning, ecash
- Coinos ∗ web, custodial lightning, ecash
- Wallet of Satoshi ∗ mobile, custodial lightning
- Cashu.me ∗ web, reference cashu wallet
- Alby ∗ web extension, lightning
Buy
- Strike ∗ bitcoin-only KYC exchange, lightning
- Pocket Bitcoin ∗ bitcoin-only exchange, without registrations, less KYC
- Hodl Hodl ∗ P2P marketplace, no KYC
- RoboSats ∗ P2P marketplace, no KYC, lightning
- Peach Bitcoin ∗ P2P marketplace, no KYC, mobile app
Services
- umbrelOS ∗ bitcoin-focused home server OS
- AlbyHub ∗ self-hosted lightning node
- Bitcoin Knots ∗ alternative bitcoin client
- mempool.space ∗ mempool explorer
- Cashu ∗ bitcoin-based ecash protocol
- Nostr ∗ decentralized message transmission protocol
- Boltz ∗ non-custodial bitcoin bridge
- BTCPay Server ∗ open-source payment processor
- Bitrefill ∗ buy gift cards and eSIMs with bitcoin
- Primal ∗ nostr client, with lightning wallet
- Stacker News ∗ like hackernews, but for bitcoin