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category: uses
description: In which I get on the bandwagon and list the various tools of my trade
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slug: uses
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  - meta
title: Uses
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For the unaware, this is inspired by the [/uses](https://uses.tech) page idea

## Text Editor

I flip flop a lot in this area.

For most things, I reach for [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) which I mostly have not set up properly.

I aspire to get back to using [Doom Emacs](https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs) now that I have discovered the much improved [emacs-mac](https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac/src) distribution.

For Golang projects of a much larger size, I often reach for [GoLand](https://www.jetbrains.com/go/)

When I need to view extremely large files or I just want to do a quick edit, I'll often reach for [Sublime Text](https://www.sublimetext.com) although it's just using the stock configuration.

## Terminal

Currently, I use [iTerm2](https://iterm2.com) with [Berkeley Mono](https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono/) Regular 14 and the [Dracula](https://draculatheme.com/iterm/) colour scheme.

Everything else is stock and unconfigured.

## Computers

- Macbook Pro 14-inch 2021 M1 as my work laptop
- Macbook Air M1 as my personal laptop
- Custom built desktop running Windows 11 for games

## Applications

- [Arc](https://arc.net/) for browsing
- [Fastmail](https://fastmail.com/) for email and calendaring
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) for notes
- [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) for capturing things to read later (RSS, emails, articles, PDFs etc)
- [Pocket Casts](https://pocketcasts.com) for podcasts
- [Pocketsmith](https://pocketsmith.com) for tracking finances
- [1Password](https://1password.com/) for password management
- [Book Track](https://booktrack.app/) for tracking reading progress
