The uses.
What's currently on the desk and in everyday rotation. Updated whenever something earns its way in — or, more often, when something doesn't. Studio gear lives over at Will Wilson Music.
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Desk
- MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Max)
- Main machine. The fans haven't come on yet.
- Apple Studio Display (2026), Tilt and Height Adjustable
- Smaller than what I've been using over the past couple of years, but it looks fantastic! The built in camera and mic save me from having to use USB ports and I'm genuinely impressed with everything about it. The tilt and height adjustable stand is a must-have for me.
- BenQ ScreenBar Plus
- Clip-on light bar across the top of the monitor. The cheapest cure for evening eye strain there is.
- Anker Prime TB5 dock
- Thunderbolt 5 dock. One cable to the Mac, everything else hides round the back.
- Apple Magic Keyboard (Touch ID, black)
- The big black one with Touch ID. The number pad is mostly there to host the unlock button.
- Logitech MX Master 4 for Mac
- Super comfortable and customisable, plus you can use it when it's charging!
- Adam Audio D3V speakers
- Small powered desk speakers. So nice I bought two pairs.
- AirPods Pro 2
- For daily calls. The noise cancelling does what it says on the tin.
- Rode NT-USB+
- USB condenser mic. Wheeled out when a screencast needs to sound posh.
- Elgato Key Light Neo
- Key light for calls. The difference between 'professional' and 'lit from below'. The Neo replaced my pair of Airs and I don't notice any difference for what I do!
- Flexispot E7Pro sit-stand desk
- Sitting all day was a mistake. The E7Pro is a solid, quiet, and stable sit-stand desk that I can actually afford.
- Old office chair
- Fifteen years old and still fine. The Aeron money goes on synths.
Software
- Edmund
- I'm very biased as I built it. Edmund allows me to capture my thoughts wherever I am and then uses on-device AI to triage and route the notes to where they need to be to actually get done.
- Wispr Flow
- Speech to text done right. Wispr Flow is the only app I've found that can reliably translate what I'm actually saying into coherent text. Use my link at get 30 days Pro for free!
- PhpStorm
- Was a VS Code guy for years, then switched and never looked back. PhpStorm just hits different — though I don't open it up as much these days.
- Ghostty
- Slowly migrating off iTerm2. Sensible defaults, fast, and stays out of the way.
- SoloTerm
- One terminal, many parallel processes — exactly what agentic development needs. Built by Aaron Francis (shout-out).
- Safari
- For everything personal.
- Chrome
- For work. Two browsers, two worlds, no profile collisions.
- Laravel Herd (Pro)
- Runs the local web servers, services, and databases. The Pro version handles the lot from one menu bar icon.
- TablePlus
- Database management. Worth every penny the first time you'd have otherwise opened MySQL Workbench.
- Apple Notes & Reminders
- Most of my notes and todos. Working inside the Apple ecosystem keeps everything synced without me having to think about it.
- Linear
- Work tasks. Fast, opinionated, and stays out of the way.
- GitHub Issues
- Personal project tasks. The repo and the to-do list living in the same place is a small joy.
- 1Password
- Work passwords. Slowly migrating off it for personal stuff — they keep putting the price up.
- Apple Passwords
- Personal passwords. Free, in the OS, and quietly getting better with every release.
- Raycast
- Replaces Spotlight. Haven't even tried the new Tahoe one — Raycast just works.
- Apple Music & YouTube
- Apple Music about half the time, YouTube the other half. Whichever's nearer the cursor.
- Time Machine + external SSD
- Most things live in the cloud anyway. The local stuff backs up to an external SSD on a schedule and I forget about it.
- Mac setup
- Dock pinned to the left, never the bottom. One desktop, no spaces. Simple.