Ever since the first iteration of mitchellhislop.com, which has since morphed into mph.io, I have had a page dedicated to what I use, from both a hardware and software perspective. I love the 'gear' side of my job and hobbies almost as much as I like the 'doing stuff with gear' side of things. 

(Updated December 2023 | Image: updated study!)

Hardware 

Desktop PC 

  • Intel i5 7760K Processor

  • nVidia GTX 1070 (Asus STRIX)

  • 20GB RAM

  • 1TB SSD

  • 2TB HDD

  • Windows 10

  • GIGABYTE 34” UltraWide

  • Keychron K2

  • Corsair Dark Core Mouse

  • Razer Kraken Headset

  • Blue Yeti

  • JBL Pebble Desktop Speakers

  • Saitek X52 HOTAS

  • Xbox Controller

This computer is mostly a gaming machine, but gets tapped for dev work from time to time. 

Laptop PC 

iPad Pro 11”, 3rd Gen

  • Apple Pencil

  • Smart Cover

This is my main device - travels basically everywhere with me

MacBook Air, M2, 2023

  • M2

  • 16GB RAM

  • 1 TB SSD

  • MacOS Sonoma

Personal computer - Runs everything from OBS and Lightroom to LLMs and Python Notebooks to Magic: The Gathering Arena. Easily the best computer I’ve ever owned.

Other Stuff/EDC 

Aside from the above, the rest of what I use to get things done:

EDC - What I carry everyday

  • Tumi Alpha Bravo backpack / Tumi Alpha Bravo Briefcase / Bellroy Tokyo Briefcase

  • Apple AirPods g2 / AirPods Pro (after using these for almost a year, daily, I can confidently say they are the closest I have seen to a perfect product)

  • Sony XM3 Cans

  • Belroy Slim Sleeve

  • Light - Olight Baton 3 / Prometheus Beta QR

  • Pen - Kaweco AL-Sport, Pilot Vanishing Point, Lamy 2000 FP, Faber Castell e-Motion Pure Black FP, TWSBI 580, Parker 45, Parker 51, Monteverde Invincia, Tactile Turn Gist, Various Retro 51 Rollerballs

  • Knife - Benchmade Valet

  • Notebook: Levenger Foldover (Junior, Bomber), Studio Neat Totebook

  • Keys - Atwood Area 51 Wrunt, Apple AirTag

  • iPhone 15 Pro

  • Watch - Garmin Forerunner 945

Bike Technology

  • Garmin Edge 830

  • Garmin Varia Radar

  • Garmin Varia UT800 Headlight

  • Wahoo Kickr Core

I no longer run my own servers - no real need, and I have fallen in love with the hassle-free life things like Squarespace provide. Except….

NAS

Synology DS920+:

  • 4x16TB HDD, SHR

  • 40TB Storage Pool

  • Plex, Docker: paperless-ngx, Home Assistant

  • Photo/Video/Document backup, Docker host, Tailscale

Software 

Since I end up using Windows, OSX, Ubuntu, and Android on a daily basis, this is going to be a big list. 

  • Mimecast, Obsidian, Things, Fantastical, and Safari make up my "core set" of apps. These are best-in-class experiences for getting work done.

  • Dropbox - I use Dropbox to keep all my devices in sync, as well as a few of my apps. It holds the majority of my data. Currently sitting at 1TB of 2.0TB

  • Backblaze - I used to be a die-hard fan of CrashPlan, but then they made the (absolutely stupid) decision to abandon the consumer market. I've since migrated to Backblaze, and aside from being able to back the laptops up to my desktop, everything is just as good, if not better.

  • Google - GMail and GDrive primarly, but I have been a user of everything from Reader (RIP) to Wallet. Despite some of the privacy worries, which are not lost on me, they seem to be on the "good guy" side of that fight.

  • Fastmail - Despite my love of Google products, I don't want to be beholden to only 1 platform. My personal emails run off of Fastmail, and are forewarned to Gmail. With just a few short steps, I could sever them, and be off of Google.

  • Squarespace - I've spent the better part of 10 years living online, and having a digital home. Squarespace has been the easiest and most hassle-free place for this site to live. I'm seriously impressed with what they have created - for a ton of scenarios, it is absolutely the right choice.