Equipped items

MacBook Pro 16″ · M1 Max

so good I can't bring myself to upgrade it

34″ ultrawide display

two fullsize windows side-by-side is hard to beat

MX Keys keyboard

best keyboard I've ever used

MX Master 4

best mouse I've ever used makes a killer combo

Uppspel standing desk

decent electric desk from Ikea

Secret Lab · Titan

large gaming chair for us 6'+ footers

PhpStorm

the smartest PHP IDE around

VSCode

my backup lightweight editor

Zed

when I just want to read things quickly

FiraCode Nerd Mono · With Ligatures

Nice easy to read font, love me some ligatures

Ghostty

the best terminal emulator around

PHP · Laravel

PHP has come a long way and Laravel takes it a step further

Pest / PHPUnit

need that green dopamine fix

JavaScript · Vue

if one must javascript, one must vue

CSS · Tailwind

if one must css, one must tailwind

Claude Code & Codex

My current AI preferred tools

Insomnia

I just can't find an API client I love, this works for now

Laravel Herd

local development environment, zero ceremony

Obsidian

A fantastic markdown editor with loads of plugins for your

OrbStack

A better docker alternative for when the need arises

Raycast

Great Mac utility

TablePlus

slick database client

Tinkerwell

scratchpad on steroids

Sony A7 IV

full-frame 33mp mirrorless body

Sony EF 24mm f1.4 · G Master

an astrophotography beast

Sony EF 55mm f1.8

a great tiny Zeiss powerhouse

Sony EF 16-35mm f2.8 · G Master

my least used lens but too good to part with

Sony EF 24-105mm f4

my "you can only bring one lens" choice

Sony EF 100-400mm f4-5.6 · G Master

just as good close up as it is at max range

Sony EF 200-600 f5.6-6.3

when you need max range for wildlife

Canon EF 135mm f2

a monster portrait lens, adapted to the Sony

Xbox Series X

my preferred console, usually playing battlefield

PlayStation 5

for those exclusive titles

World of Warcraft

so old it's now a classic

Champagne · Lauren Perrier Rose

my wife still regrets introducing me to champagne