Uses

Software

  • PhpStorm is my current primary editor which I switched to in 2009 when it came out from BBEdit.
  • BBEdit – although I do my main coding in PhpStorm, I still use BBEdit extensively for various tasks
  • I currently use Warp for my terminal, but for many years I’ve use iTerm2 and still occasionally do.
  • About a year ago I moved to SequalAce when it was clear SequelPro was dead. I sometimes use TablePlus but haven’t made the switch yet.
  • For file transfers Panic’s Transmit
  • My main browser is Chrome, but have been looking at moving to FireFox Developer Edition. Been having issues with Chrome especially with various zendesk logins.
  • Postman to develop, test and debug my REST APIs
  • Mamp Pro for my local development environment. I used to roll my own LAMP but I find this a lot faster and easier to manage for development
  • Toggl Track to track my time
  • Atlassian Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket for both work and personal tasks tracking and info
  • Authy mobile & desktop for 2FA along with KeePassXC for passwords

Hardware

  • My main computer is a MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) M1 Max which replaced my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) 😀
  • Apple LED Cinema 27″ Display
  • Apple Magic Mouse 2
  • iPhone 13 – blue
  • Matias wire extended keyboard
  • Ergo Desktop -Kangaroo Pro “standing desk”
  • OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock
  • Sony MDR-V200 headphones
  • ScreenBar monitor light