2025-02 Monthly Loadout Update
Sunday, February 23, 2025
…and it is almost the end of month! Here is an update to my current setup (some have respective links to Amazon that help defray the hosting costs and get me more funding to purchase cool, new gear) for February. If you all have any questions about the items below, please feel free to reach out as I am always glad to share my thoughts.
The changes plus the detailed hardware list are below:
Added:
- Speaker - 3x HomePod mini
- Trackball - Ploopy Adept
Removed:
- None
macOS Applications
- Task Manager - Reminders
- Text Editor - BBEdit
- Terminal App - Terminal.app
- Automation App - Hazel
- Online Backup Service - Backblaze
- Backup Application - Carbon Copy Cloner
iOS/iPadOS Applications
- Podcast App - Castro
- Camera App - Halide
- Video Recording App - Kino
- Object Scanning App - Scan Thing
- Document Scanning App - Simple Scan
iOS/iPadOS/macOS Applications
- Password Manager - Bitwarden + Apple Passwords
- Package Tracking App - Parcel
- Calendar App - Calendar.app
- Recipe Manager - Mela
- RSS Reader - The New Reeder
- Read Later Application - Goodlinks
- Email Application - Mail.app
- Note-Taking App - Tot, Apple Notes, Drafts
- Mastodon Application - Ivory
- Social Media - Threads
- Social Media - Bluesky
- Mind-Mapping Software - Mind Node
- Remote Control Application - Screens 5
Hardware
- Keyboard - HHKB Studio
- Dock - OWC Thunderbolt Pro Dock
- Laptop - 14" MacBook Pro
- iPad - iPad Mini
- 3D Printer - Creality K1C - A Prusa Core One is on order and won’t arrive till mid-March.
- Watch - Apple Watch Series 10 Black Aluminum 46mm with Cellular
- Phone - iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Inkjet Printer - Epson 4850
- Charger - Anker MagGo 3-in-1 Charging Stand
- Charger - Anker MagSafe Compatible MagGo UFO 3-in-1 Charger
- Automation - Elgato Stream Deck Neo
- Lighting - Elgato Key Light Neo
- Game Capture - Elgato Game Capture Neo
- Webcam with Smarts - Obsbot Tiny 2
- Camera - Fujifilm X-M5
- Trackball - Ploopy Adept - Ploopy makes some great hardware that can be easily repaired and doesn’t get in the way of your day to day activities.
Audio Hardware
- Microphone - Rode Podcaster White
- Speaker - Beats Pill
- Speaker - 3x HomePod mini
- Microphone - Rode NT-USB Mini - Microphone for recording on the go!
Gaming
- Emulator - Retroid Pocket 4 Pro
- Emulator - Retroid Pocket Mini
- Gaming with Friends - Helldivers 2
- Universal Controller - 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller
Storage/Bags/Cases
- Daily Carry Backpack - Alpaka Elements Backpack Pro X-Pac VX42
- Travel Backpack - Peak Design Travel Backpack
- Tech Pouch - Peak Design Tech Pouch
Stationary
- Pen - Tactile Turn Pens
- Pen - Leuchtturm1917 Drehgriffel
Kitchen/Cooking
- Indoor Grill - Ninja Foodi Indoor Grill
- Pressure Cooker - Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker
- Convection Oven - Ninja Foodi Convection Oven
- Coffee Maker - Fellow Aiden
- Coffee Grinder - Baratza Fortè AP Coffee Grinder
MISC
- Car Error Code Scan Tool - BlueDrive OBDII Scan Tool
- Hosting Service - Hetzner
- Universal Remote - Sofabaton Remote
- Cell Service - US Mobile and T-Mobile