Moving into December, it has been definitely been a rollercoaster of both activity and emotions. I am looking forward to the trip out of country this month (wooo, Japan), yet there is a lot of work to complete until then!
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:
- Phone – iPhone Air
- Daily Backpack – Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L in Eclipse
- Mouse – Logitech MX Master 4
- AI – Google Gemini
Removed:
- Daily Carry Backpack – Alpaka Elements Backpack Pro X-Pac VX42
- Trackball – Ploopy Adept
macOS Applications
- Task Manager – Reminders
- Text Editor – BBEdit and Nova
- Terminal App – Ghostty
- Automation App – Hazel
- Backup Application – Carbon Copy Cloner
- Calendar Support Application – ItsyCal
- Time Support Application – Clocker
- Recording/Streaming – Ecamm Live
- Browser – Orion
- Browser – Zen Browser
- Screenshots – Shottr
iOS/iPadOS Applications
- Camera App – Halide
- Video Recording App – Kino
- 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 – Tot, Apple Notes
- Mastodon Application – Ivory
- Social Media – Threads
- Social Media – Bluesky
- Mind-Mapping Software – Mind Node
- Remote Control Application – Jump Desktop
- AI – ChatGPT App
- AI – Google Gemini
- Podcast App – Apple Podcasts
Hardware
- Keyboard – HHKB Studio
- 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 iPhone moved over to my wife and I picked up an iPhone Air.
- Phone – iPhone Air
- 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
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 – 3x HomePod mini
- Microphone – Rode NT-USB Mini
Gaming
- Gaming with Friends – Helldivers 2 – Still going!
- Universal Controller – 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller
- Console – 1TB OLED Steam Deck
- Console – Switch 2
- Console – Anbernic RG447m
- Accessories – Saya Carry
- Accessories – Genki Switch 2 Bundle
Storage/Bags/Cases
- Daily Backpack – Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L in Eclipse
- 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