/uses

My hardware and most loved software
Digital illustration of myself, Kevin, in the context of the current page.
Hardware.
  • Apple MacBook Pro 2023 (M2), 14inch
  • Apple iPhone 15
  • Apple iPad Mini (6th gen)
  • Apple Magic Trackpad 2
  • Nuphy Air75
  • The Roost Stand
  • Nothing Ear (2)
Productivity.
  • Things: the core task manager that runs my life.
  • Bear: all my knowledge, meeting notes, project overviews, etc. are stored here.
  • Tot: my scratchpad to quickly make small notes that sync. From here stuff goes to Things, Bear, or in a void.
  • Apple Calendar: more than suffices for my need of a calendar. Nothing else is needed.
  • Paste: a clipboard manager that makes it a lot easier to do a lot of copy+paste. I especially like the visual interface. But it has some nice features over others like Maccy like drag-n-drop of entries/images on the clipboard.
Code & design.
  • Zed: it is a nice fast editor, but I am not really tied to any particular editor.
  • Ghostty: a nice looking terminal.
  • Vivaldi: every web developer needs a browser. This is mine.
  • Figma: I am no designer. But what I do, I do in Figma.
  • ColorSlurp: my color picker of choice. Can't live without a color picker. Also contrast checker for WCAG 2.1.
  • MindNode: the last months (04-2025) I have the tendency to visualize more things using mindmaps (e.g. information architecture). MindNode is by the far the best looking app for this.
Software.
  • Mercury Weather: beautiful weather app on all platforms.
  • TabTab: nice looking CMD+Tab replacement that adds more features as well.
  • Monocle: a nice little app that adds more focus to one app. Basically ensures I do not get distracted by the Reddit page I see behind MS Teams during meetings...
  • DropOver: makes the notch useful and allows me to easier get files from one place to another in Finder.
Games & media.
  • Castro Podcasts: for listening to my podcasts. The recent ownership transfer revitalized this app.
  • Reeder: for the little bit of RSS I use.
  • GoodLinks: whenever I encounter a nice article on Mastodon, Reddit or Bluesky, I put them here to read later (or in most cases, never read...).
  • Pokemon: I basically play every Pokemon game I can.
  • Netflix & Disney+: must-haves for the kids.
  • Apple Music & TV: same as the above, but then for me!