Things I Use

The sections below are a moderately updated listing of the various machines and software I frequently use.

Hardware

Laptop

As of June 2022, I am now using a Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen 4 (15") with the following configuration:

• Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5625U Processor (2.30 GHz, up to 4.30 GHz Max Boost, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 16 MB Cache)
• Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics
• Memory: 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz (8 GB Soldered + 8 GB DIMM)
• Storage: 512 GB PCIe SSD Gen 4
• Display: 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits

For the 1-2 years prior to this, I was using a 2019 Intel-based Macbook Pro (16"). Prior to the Macbook, I used a ASUS X751L (17") laptop for 5-ish years.

Servers

My server rack contains the following hardware:

• UniFi Dream Machine Pro
• UniFi Switch 24 PoE
• Custom Tower PC Server
  • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
  • Memory: 32 GB DDR4 DIMM
  • Storage: 128 GB SSD, 8TB HDD, 10TB HDD
• Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (8GB RAM)
• Philips Hue Bridge
• Tripp-Lite 12 Socket Surge Protector

I'd love to replace my tower PC with a proper 2U server so that I can also add in a patch panel to organize my ethernet cords. However, I'm not sure what specs I want in the server and thus, I am hesitant to purchase anything that may not be ideal.

Software

These are not exhaustive lists, as I generally exclude things like games, finances, work, and short-term apps from here. But it gives you a good idea of my environment.

Desktop

• Fedora + i3wm
• Firefox
• Alacritty
• Neomutt
• Gomuks
• Newsboat
• Nano
• VS Codium
• pCloud + Cryptomator
• Signal
• Plex
• Mullvad
• Bitwarden

Server

• Ubuntu Server
• Nginx (for websites)
• Nginx Reverse Proxy
• Docker
• Plex Media Server
• Bibliogram
• FreshRSS
• cgit
• Home Assistant
• Invidious
• Libreddit
• LibreTranslate
• Nitter
• Portainer
• Uptime Kuma

Mobile (iOS)

• Canary Mail
• Runestone
• pCloud + Cryptomator
• Signal
• Apollo
• Element
• NetNewsWire
• Plex
• Plexamp
• Plex Dash
• OTP Auth
• Bitwarden
• Mullvad