Gear and tools

Uses

A running list of the hardware, software, and services I use regularly.

Hardware

MacBook Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 Pro chip, 16 GB of memory, and a 512 GB SSD. My main computer for development and daily work.
Texas setup: Apple Studio Display The clean desk display setup.
32-inch LG UltraGear My current desk monitor, with built-in speakers.
Keychron Q8 My current keyboard: a wired mechanical keyboard with an aluminum case and an Alice layout.
Glorious Model O My main mouse.
Texas setup: Apple Magic Mouse The mouse I use at my Texas desk.
iPhone 15 The phone in regular rotation.
Apple Watch Ultra Mostly useful for notifications, workouts, and quick checks.
Apple Watch Also in rotation alongside the Ultra.
Nothing Headphone (1) Over-ear audio for focused work.
AirPods Pro 3 Portable everyday audio.

Amp My coding agent, used with my Codex subscription.
Ghostty and zsh The terminal and shell setup I reach for by default.
Laravel and PHP The backend stack I know best and still ship with.
TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, and Vite The frontend stack for modern product interfaces.
GitHub Source control, code review, and project collaboration.

Laravel Cloud Primary hosting for Laravel apps.
Laravel Nightwatch Monitoring for Laravel application health and production issues.