Uses

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Hardware

Computer

  • MacBook Air 13″

    • Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
    • 16 GB unified memory
    • 512 GB on-board storage
    • 2 TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD via USB-to-SATA
  • Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023, currently unused)

    • Apple M2 Pro (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core NPU)
    • 16 GB unified memory
    • 512 GB on-board storage
  • (Employer-Provided) HP Firefly G8 Workstation Laptop

  • ViewSonic VX3418-2KPC 34-inch 21:9 Curved Gaming Monitor (1440p, 1ms, 180Hz)

  • Logitech MX Keys Wireless Keyboard

  • Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse

Audio

Mobile Computing

  • Apple iPad Pro 11″ (M2, Cellular/Wi-Fi, 128GB)

    • Apple Smart Keyboard Folio
    • Apple Pencil 2
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max (1 TB)

  • Kindle Scribe (64 GB)

  • (rarely) Lenovo Chromebook Duet (CT-X636F)

    • Lenovo Active Pen

Networking

  • TP-Link Archer 10000 Wi-Fi 6 Gaming/VPN Router
  • Spectrum Internet 1 Gig (normally 600 Mbps down/40 Mbps up)

On My Desk

  • Rocketbook Core (Letter and Pocket sizes)1
  • Pilot FriXion pens and highlighters
  • Zebra F-301 Ballpoint pens (0.7 mm)
  • Zebra M-301 Mechanical pencils (0.5 mm)
  • Uniball Advance Kuru Toga mechanical pencil (0.5mm)
  • HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e all-in-one
  • Brother DSmobile 920dw mobile scanner
  • Custom-made monitor stand/laptop station (built with 3d-printed sides with IKEA SKÅDIS pegholes and a pair of IKEA shelf panels)
  • 280-watt GaN Power/Charger Block
    • 2 × 60W USB-C
    • 3 × 30W USB-C
    • 3 × 20W USB-A

Instruments

  • Ibanez V220-BK entry-level acoustic guitar
  • Yamaha SLG200S SILENT Guitar
  • Yamaha PSR-EW400 Portable Keyboard Live Workstation

  1. These are wipe-clean reusable notebooks, not the original Rocketbook Wave that used heat to make the ink disappear. ↩︎