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