Software and hardware I use
A list of all the software and hardware I regularly use.
But why?
As a member of a (capitalist) society, one of the key ways you influence its structure is by making choices about the products you consume/purchase. When it comes to groceries, I already pay (some) attention to the origin of food products and whether they are sourced locally or from the other side of the globe. However, I’ve realized that in the digital space in which I spend a lot of time and in which my daily work takes place, I haven’t given it much thought until now. – iamrob.in1
PC #
| Name | Note | Open Source |
|---|---|---|
| CachyOS (dual boot) | Made a partial jump to Arch Linux and enjoying it a lot so far! | ♥ |
| Windows 11 (dual boot) | Reluctantly keeping it for a few games | |
| Firefox | Web browser which respects your privacy more than Chrome | ♥ |
| 1Password | Password manager, pricy but well made | |
| Obsidian | My daily journaling app | |
| Visual Studio Code | General purpose IDE/code editor | |
| Proton Mail | Privacy focused email. A bit slow compared to Gmail. | ♥ |
| Spotify | It’s getting enshittified but it has the most usable cross-platform apps | |
| Windscribe VPN | ♥ |
Linux details #
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Xfce4 | Desktop environment. Using Bluecurve theme. |
| fish | Terminal emulator |
| xfce4-terminal | If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it |
My custom built PC #
| Component | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Case | Cooler Master NR200P | When this released, it was one of the few affordable and compact-ish ITX cases. Cooler Master shook up the SFF case market. |
| Processor | Intel i5-10600K | It can overclock to 4.8 GHz all-core and 1.28 V |
| Graphics Card | XFX Quicksilver Magnetic Air Radeon RX 7800 XT | Freakin’ huge size. It barely fit the case. |
| CPU Cooler | Deepcool AK400 | Swapped the two fans for Arctic P12’s |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z490M-ITX/ac Mini ITX | |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 | |
| M.2 NVME Drive | Intel 660p 2 TB PCIe 3.0 | |
| Power Supply | Corsair SF600 600 W 80+ Gold SFX Fully Modular |
(image coming sometime)
Devices #
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Apple iPhone 16e 128 GB | A cut-down iPhone 16 but it works well enough |
| (old) Apple iPhone 12 mini 64 GB | Love the small size but they won’t make any more of these 😭 |
| Apple M1 MacBook Air | Love the battery life |
| Razer DeathAdder V3 mouse | My last two wireless mice died prematurely. Back to wired. |
| KBDfans custom order DZ60 60% keyboard | Gateron Yellow and blank white doubleshot PBT keycaps. Paid way too much. |
| 8BitDo Pro 2 controller | Reversed ABXY buttons are a little annoying |
| Apple Earbuds | Used at my PC. Cheap but sounds decent. |
| Apple AirPods 3rd Gen. | Used on the go |
| Creative Pebble V3 speakers | |
| LG 27GN880-B 27" 1440p monitor | Got it with open-box discount |
iamrob.in’s blog post which inspired me (https://www.iamrob.in/blog/2025_03_07-what-i-use). ↩︎