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Uses

Hardware #

Machines #

  • My daily driver is a MacBook Air 2020 (M1/16GB) which runs on MacOS Ventura.

Monitor #

  • I’m using a BenQ GW2790QT 27" monitor with my MacBook.

Mouse #

  • I’m using Logitech MX Master 3 with my MacBook. I was in doubt purchasing a non Apple mouse for an Apple device, but they works really good together. And with the LogiOptions+ app, you can mimic all gestures via your mouse.

Software #

Development #

  • VS Code: VS Code is back as my primary editor. With AI coding tools taking care of more day-to-day work, it fits my workflow really well.
  • PhpStorm: Still a fantastic piece of software from Jetbrains, but now I mostly use it for major refactoring.
    • Laravel IDEA: This is a very useful plugin I use with PhpStorm. It makes me so much faster while coding.
    • Laravel Tinker: This plugin works as a PHP interactive shell inside PhpStorm. For running quick PHP code snippets I use it everyday.
  • Codex and Claude: I use the Codex Pro plan and Claude for AI-assisted coding. Depending on the task, I hop on either Codex Desktop or the OpenCode CLI with Codex hooked up to it.
  • Laravel Herd: I replaced Valet with Herd few months back. Not the paid version though. Compared to Valet, Herd’s PHP version management is much more sophisticated. With Valet you need to maintain them by brew which sometimes a bit problematic. However, if you want maximum independence without paying extra bucks Valet with PHP Monitor is still a fantastic combination.
  • LaraDumps: I replaced Laravel Ray with it’s open source equivalent LaraDumps for a while. Like Ray, it offers different options for debugging your applications.
  • Database: TablePlus is my database client, while DBngin keeps local database services out of my way.
  • Ghostty and Tmux: Ghostty is my terminal app on MacOS, with Tmux handling my terminal sessions. I made the switch recently, before I was using Warp for couple of years. But it started to feel too much bloated with AI stuff that I’ll never probably use.
  • RapidAPI: For testing and documenting API endpoints.

Productivity #

  • Raycast: My Spotlight replacement in MacOS. Raycast is a brilliant app to do staff without opening multiple apps, clipboard maintenance, searching files and folders etc.
  • Vivaldi: I used Microsoft Edge for four years before Copilot bloat became too much. Vivaldi is now my default browser on my laptop and mobile. I picked it over more hyped options like Arc and Brave for its workspace manager and tiling ability.
  • 1Password: My password and 2FA manager everywhere. I used Bitwarden for three years before making the jump, but its eco-system started to feel janky and less smooth in my daily flow.
  • Notion: For taking notes and writings, Notion is my preferred app.
  • Velja: A tiny app that helps me opening links from app with my intended browser. It gives you little pop-up to choose between your browsers.
  • MoneyLover: I started using this multi-platform app to manage my financial activities. It helped me a lot to make budget and to see an overview of my expenditures.
  • LocalSend: An open source, multi-platform file sharing tool. Very useful when you need to transfer files from Apple to Non-Apple devices.
  • Tinkerwell: A handy scratchpad for running Laravel and PHP code without leaving my workflow.
  • BetterDisplay: It gives me the controls that macOS leaves out when using an external monitor.
  • Shottr: My go-to app for taking screenshots and annotating them.