2026 April Stuff I Use

April rolled in quickly and the fun continues! I had a few changes this month and I should be able to catch up with updates to the list of stuff I use during the May update. With April, not only are some large milestones keeping me busy, I am also trying to be more involved in my daughter’s learning journey…I can’t believe she is already doing Pre-Algebra!

Without further ado, the changes plus the detailed list are below (a few of the links are Amazon Affiliate links to help defray the hosting costs):

Added:

• Calendar Support Application – Dot
• Daily Carry – Mission Workshop Rhake LS
• Trackpad – Apple Magic Trackpad

Removed:

• Calendar Support Application – ItsyCal – Replaced this with the Dot calendar application.
• Email Filtering – Spam Sieve – I fell back to the built in junk filtering or utilizing the M365 and Gmail filtering.
• Mind-Mapping Software – Mind Node

---

macOS Applications

• Task Manager – Reminders
• Text Editor – BBEdit
• Terminal App – Terminal
• Automation App – Hazel
• Backup Application – Carbon Copy Cloner
• Calendar Support Application – Dot
• Time Support Application – Clocker
• Recording/Streaming – Ecamm Live
• Browser – Orion
• Browser – Zen Browser
• Screenshots – Shottr
• Update Manager – Updatest

iOS/iPadOS Applications

• Camera App – Pro Camera by Moment
• Object Scanning App – Scan Thing
• Document Scanning App – Apple Notes

iOS/iPadOS/macOS Applications

• Password Manager – Apple Passwords
• Package Tracking App – Parcel
• Calendar App – Calendar.app
• Recipe Manager – Mela
• RSS Reader – Tapestry
• Read Later Application – Apple Reading List
• Email Application – Mail.app
• Note-Taking App – Apple Notes
• Mastodon Application – Ivory
• Social Media – Threads
• Social Media – Bluesky
• Remote Control Application – Jump Desktop
• AI – Google Gemini
• AI – Claude
• Podcast App – Apple Podcasts

Hardware

• Keyboard – System76 Launch
• Dock – OWC Thunderbolt Pro Dock
• Laptop – 14″ MacBook Pro
• iPad – iPad Mini
• 3D Printer – Prusa Core One
• Watch – Apple Watch Series 10 Black Aluminum 46mm with Cellular
• Phone – iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange – This phone is my wife’s daily driver.
• Phone – iPhone 17 Pro in Deep Blue
• 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
• Camera – Fujifilm X-T5
• NAS – UNAS Pro
• Tablet – Supernote Nomad
• Desktop – Base Model Mac Mini
• Mouse – Logitech MX Master 4
• Trackpad – Apple Magic Trackpad

AR/VR/XR

• AR/XR/VR – Vision Pro
• Case – Apple Vision Pro Travel Case “The Egg”

Audio Hardware

• Microphone – Rode Podcaster White
• Speaker – Beats Pill
• Speaker – 2x HomePod mini – This was three…until one of them contracted the red ring of death. I tried a bunch of different methods to bring it back, none worked.
• Microphone – Rode NT-USB Mini

Gaming

• Currently Playing – Helldivers 2
• Universal Controller – 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller
• Console – 1TB OLED Steam Deck
• Console – Switch 2
• Accessories – Saya Carry
• Accessories – Genki Switch 2 Bundle
• Console – Trimui Brick Hammer

Storage/Bags/Cases

• Daily Backpack – Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L in Eclipse
• Daily Carry – Mission Workshop Rhake LS
• Travel Backpack – Peak Design Travel Backpack
• Tech Pouch – Peak Design Tech Pouch
• Outdoor Backpack – Peak Design 25L Outdoor
• Luggage – Peak Design Roller Pro

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

MISC

• Car Error Code Scan Tool – BlueDrive OBDII Scan Tool
• Hosting Service – Hetzner
• Universal Remote – Sofabaton Remote
• Cell Service – US Mobile and T-Mobile
• International Cell Service – Nomad