Uses

This page is taken as a reference from uses.tech, a website that showcases the tools and software developers use in their daily lives. It’s not like anyone asked for it, but it’s interesting to see what other people use to get their work done. So, here’s my take on it!

🎒 Everyday Carry (EDC)

📱 Iphone 12

• Color: Black
• Storage: 256GB
• Case: AliExpress Kanagawa Wave with relief

⌚ Casio Duro

• Stainless Steel Quartz Diver Watch
• Stainless Steel Bracelet
• Black Dial
• 200m Water Resistant
• Rotating Bezel
• Date Display

🎧 Lenovo ThinkPlus LP5

• Great sound quality
• Bass is pretty good

🔑 Key Tools

• Gentleman’s Hardware 14-in-1 Key Multi-Tool (GEN254): Useful but didn’t had the chance to use it yet
• Nail Clipper: Used a lot actually
• Shopping Cart Token: Never used it, but it’s there
• Small Flashlight: Actually pretty useful
• Whistle: Never used it, but it’s there
• Small cutter: For opening packages
• Capsule with a Paracetamol/Acetaminophen: Never know when you’ll need it

🖥️ Desktop PC

• Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II Mesh RGB C Type
• Motherboard: MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 Socket 1700
• CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 5.1GHz Socket 1700
• GPU: Asus GeForce TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC 12GB GDDR6X
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz (PC4-28800) CL18 DDR4
• Storage:
  • Samsung SSD 980 PRO Series PCIe 4.0 NVMe 1TB M.2
  • Kingston NV2 2TB PCIe x4 NVMe M.2
• PSU: Corsair RM 750e 80 Plus Gold 750W Modular
• Cooling: Cooler Master MasterFan SF120M
• OS: Windows 11 Pro

🎧 Peripherals

• Monitors:
  • Asus VY279HE-W 27" LED IPS FullHD FreeSync
  • Asus VX239H 23" LED IPS FullHD
• Keyboard: Mars Gaming MK60
• Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Essential
• Headphones: HyperX Cloud Stinger
• Webcam: AliExpress 1080p
• Speakers: Amazon Alexa Echo Dot 5th Gen
• Chair: Haworth Zody

🧪 Homelab

🌐 Server

• Intel NUC NUC5CPYH
• 8GB RAM
• 120GB SSD
• 2TB External HDD
• Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
• Running a few Docker containers:
  • Homarr
  • DashDot
  • Wireguard
  • Transmission
  • Calibre Web Server
  • Oasis File Server
  • Bookstack
  • Memos
  • RSS Reader - From the developer of BookStack
  • Reactive Resume

Really recommend this page when it refers to self-hosting services - noted.lol.

🔧 Gadgets

• Raspberry Pi Zero W: Used for small projects
• Raspberry Pi 3B+: Used it in the past for a few projects
• Arduino Uno: Used for small projects
• RTL-SDR: A cheap software-defined radio receiver
• Digispark: A tiny Arduino-compatible board that is HID capable
• Proxmark3 Easy: A RFID/NFC hacking tool
• Alpha AWUS036H: A USB WiFi adapter with an external antenna capable of packet injection
• Sofirn SP40 XPL: A headlamp with a 18650 battery
• Sofirn SP10 V3.0: A small flashlight with a 14500 battery
• NOCO Genius Boost GB40: A portable jump starter

💾 Development

• Visual Studio Code: My main editor
  • Color Theme: Dark Modern
  • Icons: Seti
  • Font: Fira Code
  • Extensions:
    • autoDocstring
    • Ruff
    • isort
    • Mypy
    • Pylance
    • Pylint
    • Python Debugger
    • Python Environment Manager
    • Better Comments
    • DotENV
    • Git Graph
    • GitLens
    • Git Graph
    • Gitmoji
    • Markdown All in One
    • GitHub Markdown Preview
    • IntelliCode
    • YAML
• Docker Engine
• WSL2 when working with Windows
• Postman for API testing
• ^Python 3.10 for development
• MobaXterm for SSH and X11 forwarding

🌎 Browsing

• FireFox with the following extensions:
  • Absolute Enable Right Click & Copy
  • AdBlocker Ultimate
  • FireShot / Easy Screenshot
  • Clear Cache
  • ColorFish Color Picker
  • OneTab <- Game changer here 🤯
  • Tabliss <- Game changer here 🤯
  • Ublock Origin
  • Wappalyzer
• TOR Browser for privacy

☁️ Cloud

• Google stack: Keep, Gmail, Drive, Calendar, etc.
• GitHub for repositories
• NameCheap for domain registration
• Cloudflare for DNS management
• Cloudflare Pages for hosting this website
• Flickr for quality photos I’ve taken over the years