Uses
Ignoring entirely the most important tool in my arsenal, namely coffee, here’s what I’m currently using in my setup:
Desk
Minimalism is my mantra, so ignoring my iPhone and the typical glass of water that’s always nearby, this is the view of my world:
Hardware
- 2021 M1 iPad Pro, 8GB RAM, 512GB storage
- Magic Keyboard
- Apple Pencil
not pictured:
- iPhone 7+ (soon to be replaced with either 12 Mini or Pro)
- old iPad Air 2 which my wife will likely inherit for couch surfing
- Apple TV non-4K version
Software
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of my most commonly used applications:
Personal
- Ulysses
- Drafts
- Reeder (with Feedbin syncing)
- Things & Reminders (for task management)
- Micro.blog/Gluon/Mimi Uploader (for my blog)
- Messages
- Safari
- Metatext (for Mastodon)
- Pocket Casts
- Day One
- Notes (for simple long-term storage, as well as shared items with work and my wife)
- Books
- Music
- Bear (this may be changing at some point)
Work
- Jump Desktop (VNC)
- Blink Shell/Secure Shellfish (remote terminal and file access)
- Outlook
- Slack (ugh)
Web
- Micro.blog hosting with my own ported version of the Tufte theme, which uses the gorgeous et-book font
- Mastodon (@pimoore@writing.exchange)
Analogue
- Leuchtturm1917 dot-grid notebook
- Rhodia dot-grid notebook with Clairefontaine paper (not pictured)
- Field Notes
- Lamy Safari with cursive italic nib (grail pen is currently the Lamy 2000)
- Staedtler Pigment Liner 0.3mm
- Kuru Toga pencil
Coffee
- Baratza Virtuoso grinder
- Hario Buono gooseneck kettle
- Chemex (6-cup), V60, Aeropress and French Press (mostly drink pourover)
- AWS SC-2KGA scale
- good fresh whole beans
- Brita water
- 2 to 4 minutes of patience
- mad home-barista skills
- test 1
- test 2