Uses

Inspired by uses.tech — a running list of the gear, tools, and setup I use day to day.

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Hardware

• MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro) — My main machine. Fast, silent, and the battery lasts long enough that I rarely think about it.
• OnePlus 12 — Daily driver. Does everything I need without fuss.
• OnePlus Pad 2 — Great for reading docs, reviewing PRs, and the occasional YouTube rabbit hole.
• OnePlus Buds 3 — My go-to for focused work sessions and calls.
• Logitech MX Master 3S for Mac — Easily the best mouse I've owned. The scroll wheel alone is worth it.

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Development

• PhpStorm — Primary IDE for all things PHP/Laravel. Worth every penny once you lean into its refactoring and debugging tools.
• VS Code — Lighter editing, quick file diffs, and where I do most of my AI-assisted coding.
• Junie — Quick commit messages when I'm manually overseeing the commits.
• Claude Code — My go-to agentic coding tool for heavier tasks and exploring codebases.
• OrbStack — Runs my Docker containers on Mac. Faster and far less resource-hungry than Docker Desktop.
• TablePlus — Clean, fast database GUI. Works great with MySQL, Postgres, and Redis.
• Postman — API testing and building request collections.
• Termius — SSH client for managing remote servers. The organised host groups are a lifesaver.

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Services & Infrastructure

• DigitalOcean — Where I host most of my servers and infrastructure. Simple, predictable, and gets out of your way.
• Cloudflare — DNS, CDN, and security for everything I run. The free tier alone is incredibly generous.