The /uses page inventories the gear, software, config and other minutiae about my office/working setup.

Software & Services

• The list of software applications I use on my Mac.
• A huge list of infosec-related tools, many of which I use.
• For social media and news, I use…
  • RSS
  • Mastodon
  • Threadiverse apps (e.g. Lemmy, Kbin)
  • Apple News
  • GoToSocial
• Here are the apps I keep on my iPhone home screen.
• For mail, I have moved to Proton Mail.
• For music, I use Apple Music.
• I have a few other things I can refer you to here.
• My Mastodon instance shellsharks.social is hosted by Masto.host.
• My GoToSocial instance malici.ous.computer is hosted by K&T Host*.

Shellsharks Tech Stack

I’ve summarized my tech stack, discussed my motivation for the site and professed my love for the IndieWeb at the resources listed below (respectively).

• Tech Stack: Architecture.md, humans.txt, hosting, Jekyll
• Motivation: Guiding Principles, Shellsharks summary, Why I Blog, Get To Know My Blog
• IndieWeb: IndieWeb.txt, Intro to IndieWeb

Desk Setup (Hardware)

Before establishing my /uses page, I had tracked my hardware/desk setup here. Now, I maintain an updated list below.

* First, check out my library of infosec books (that I have totally read).

• Desk : IKEA SKOGSTA 92” Dining Table
• Chair : Secretlab TITAN (SoftWeave Charcoal Blue)
• Desktop Computer (Primary) : Apple Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) [3.2 GHz 16-Core Intel Xeon W CPU, 96 GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Memory, AMD Radeon Pro Vega II 32 GB GPU, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB Cache SSD, Ventura 13.5.1]
• Keyboard : Apple Magic Keyboard
• Trackpad : Apple Magic Trackpad 2 [ Silver ]
• Mouse : Apple Magic Mouse 2 [ Silver ]
• Other Computer(s) on Desk :
  • Apple Mac Pro 6,1 (Late 2013) [ 3.0 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon E5 CPU, 64 GB 1866 MHz DDR3 Memory, AMD FirePro D300 2GB GPU, 1 TB SSD ]
• Tablet : Apple iPad Pro (2021, M1, 11-inch, Space Gray, 512GB, Wi-Fi)
• Monitors :
  • Upper Curved Monitor : LG 38” Class Curved UltraWide Monitor (38CB99-W) (not featured)
  • Lower Monitors (x2) : LG 34” Class Monitor (34UB67-B)
• Monitor Riser : Dual Monitor Bamboo Riser
• Laptop Dock : OWC Thunderbolt Dock
• UPS : CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD Sinewave UPS System, 1500VA/1000W - Lives underneath the desk.
• Webcam : Logitech Brio
• Audio Interface : Universal Audio Apollo Twin MKII Duo
• Studio Headphones : AKG Pro Audio K240 Studio Headphones
• Other Headphones : Apple AirPods Max (Sky Blue)
• Microphone : Audio-Technica AT2020 Cardioid Condenser Studio XLR Microphone
• Boom Arm : Samson MBA48-48 Microphone Boom Arm
• Speakers : Apple HomePod mini (x2)
• Apple AirPods Pro [2nd generation]
• Elgato Stream Deck [MK.1]
• Lights :
  • Dyson Lightcycle Morph floor light [Black/Brass]
  • Hue Iris table lamp
  • Hue Lightstrip Plus base
  • Hue Go portable light
  • Hue Play light bar [double pack, white]
• Computer Stand : OMOTON Vertical Laptop Stand x2
• Fan : Dyson Pure Cool TP01 [White/Silver]
• Storage : IKEA ALEX 9-Drawer Unit [ White ] - Not Pictured
• Dongles & Cables : (May be up to date)
  • Amazon Basics XLR Microphone Cable - 25 feet
  • Amazon Basics HDMI Cable - 6.5 feet
  • Cable Matters 5-feet Cat6 Ethernet Patch Cable
  • StarTech Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Video Adapter
  • Anker USB-C to HDMI Adapter
  • Apple Thunderbolt 2 Cable
  • Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
  • Stouchi USB-C Extension Cable - 6 feet
  • Apple USB-C Charge Cable - 2 feet
  • Apple 96W USB-C Power Adapter
  • Amazon Basics 8-Outlet Power Strip Surge Protector
  • Netgear 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch
  • Anker PowerPort Atom PD 2
  • Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Audio Cable (1.2m, Black)
  • MillSO 1/4 to 3.5mm Headphone Adapter TRS
• Accoutrement :
  • Plant : IKEA FEJKA
  • Plant Holder : Some coffee mug I found in my house…
  • Foreverspin Mokume-Gane Red Gold top, Spinning Base & Stainless Steel Dock

What’s On My iPhone

The apps I currently have on my iPhone home screen. (The original post is here)

• “Calendar” Stack [full-width, top]
  • Calendar.app Up Next (Apple’s stock calendar widget has the best multi-day event view)
  • Fantastical Date + Calendar
    
    
• “Assorted” Stack [half-width, left-side]
  • Clock.app City (DC)
  • FoodNoms Goals Summary
  • Streaks Six Dots
  • Stocks.app Watchlist
    
    
• “To-Do” Stack [half-width, right-side]
  • Reminders.app Today List
  • Reminders.app Grocery smart list
    
    
• Mona
• Copilot (So long Mint)
• Reeder Classic (I love RSS)
• Music.app
• Simplenote
• 1Password
  
  
• “Social” Folder (omg I have so many social apps. Apps below are just what’s visible in the 3x3 mini-folder.)
  • Google Voice
  • LinkedIn
  • Discord
  • Bluesky
  • WhatsApp
  • Surf
  • Avelon (Threadiverse browser)
  • Tapestry (It found its place)
  • Threads

Tray

• Phone (yeah, yeah, I know I have a lot of voicemails 🙈)
• Messages
• Safari
• Proton Mail

Referrals

Referral links for services I use.

• Cometeer
• Copilot Money
• Hello Fresh

Other

Other components of my setup or approach to “work”/computing-life are provided below.

• I’m a big fan of Inbox Zero

(Shoutout to @[email protected] for clueing me into /uses.)