Uses
Workstation
People often ask what I use, programmes, services, hardware, so here is a list.
Latest setup
I have used an Apple Mac for around 13 years now, swapping from a PC. In that time I have had four new Macs. I have never, touch wood, had a Mac fail on me. I leave it on permanently, so it is ready to use. I do really like the All in One Macs.
Updated: Apple Pro Display XDR with, yes that stand!
MacBook Pro (16”, 2019, 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 )
Very handy and portable. Lovely machine.
Boyata Laptop Stand, Adjustable
Great to bring your laptop up a level.
Logitech MX Master 3
Best mouse ever in my opinion.
Keychron keyboard
Love this mechanical keyboard. Great to use.
Qnap 453BE 16TB
Extra backup space. Also used to run Plex Server.
Qnap TS-419+ Nas
8 TB Mirrored storage. Used for Time Machine and storage.
Alexa Show
HP Tango Printer
Google Wi-Fi
Sonos Play-1
Just one speaker. Fantastic sound.
Nano Ledger S
Hardware wallet for storing my Crypto. Great device.
Mac Software (No Particular Order)
Alfred - Helps me find stuff on my Mac fast
1Password - Couldn’t live without it
Office 365 suite
DropBox
Google Drive
Grammarly - Makes me look better
ChatMate - WhatsApp on my Mac
Spotify - Hooked to my Sonos
TextMate - Powerful text editor
Dash - API documentation browser
Arq - Backs up my Mac to Amazon Glacier
CyberGhost VPN - in my opinion, the best
Skype
Zoom
TeamViewer - Handy to help people
Design / Productivity
Figma - An interface design tool
SimpleMind - BrainStorming Tool
Adobe Design Cloud
Fireworks
Affinity Designer
Web Development
Transmit - One of the best transfer file apps
iTerm2
Laravel - PHP Framework
Laravel Nova - Administration panel for Laravel
Sublime Text 3 - My go-to coding editor
Chrome - Great browser, Great Dev
Tailwind - Utility-first CSS framework
Sequel PRO - Database manager
UseFathom - Simpler Web Analytics
Homestead - I use this for local development for Laravel on my Mac.
Hosting / Domain Registrars
Hetzner Server
Supplier of dedicated servers. I’ve had 2 of these for the last five years.
So You Start Server
I use this dedicated server to run my Plex setup.
Netlify
Using this to host this site. I think this service is brilliant so simple to use. Push to Git and Deploy.
Krystal Hosting
Use this to host some landers
Dreamhost
Used these for a good while
Siteground
Great for Wordpress hosting.
LCN.com
Simple domain service.
Services I subscribe to or use
BuddyDNS
Fast DNS service.
ImprovMX
Domain forwarder.
GitHub
Repository for some of my projects.
Udemy
Great for courses.
Laracasts
Been a subscriber for years. I think Jeffery Way makes the best Laravel tutorials.
Theme.co / ThemeX
One of the best theme plugins for Wordpress I have ever used and is also a great community. I think it has made me lazy over the years, and I can have a decent marketing lander set up in just a few hours.
Trello
Collaboration tool