Uses

Hardware

  • Apple Macbook Pro 16 (2023): Standard work issue Macbook Pro. M2 Pro paired with 16GB RAM.
  • Apple Macbook Pro 13 (2018): Personal MBP with 8GB RAM. A comfy size for travel and Netflix.
  • Keychron K2 Keyboard: Nice mechanical keyboard with Mac layout and Cherry MX Brown switches.
  • Apple iPhone 15 Pro: Switched to 15 Pro, Wow I missed USB-C after using 11 for around 4 years.
  • Apple Airpods Pro: Best for listening to music while working, relaxing and whatever the mood is.
  • Bose QC 35II: Use it for work meetings. All day comfort with excellent noise cancellation.
  • Dell 24" 1080p Monitor: I opted for 24" instead of 27" with 1080p. Does the job with decent sharpness.
  • Raspberry Pi 4 8GB: Runs personal git, nextcloud and bunch of self-hosted services.

Software

  • nix: Most of my machines runs nix in some capacity. macOS machines uses nix package manager.
  • nixOS: Raspberry Pi and Oracle VM uses nixOS. I love the declarative nature to setup the machine.
  • tmux: This is the first program that I run in the terminal. Paired with Alacritty for my pty needs.
  • zsh: Primary shell of choice. Like the customisation options with it alongside the POSIX compatibility.
  • Alacritty: Terminal emulator of choice. Using it since 2019 and not had a single issue.
  • Code Font: IBM Plex Mono for Editor and Term.

The dotfiles for all software mentioned, and more. This is my nix based dotfiles (home_ops).