Uses
What I use.
A running inventory of the hardware, software, and kit I rely on. I keep this page around mostly because other people’s /uses pages have saved me hours of gear research over the years.
Desk
What I sit at to make things.
- Dual 4k monitors, your standard Dell IPS displays
- Custom desktop PC — AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, 64GB RAM, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti
- Koding keyboard with tactile switches
- Logitech G604
- My trusty Herman Miller Aeron chair
Software
- Visual Studio Code — day-to-day coding
- Claude Code — My trusty second co-worker
- ChatGPT — My other second guesser
- Firefox
- Evernote
Mountain kit
The stuff that comes with me on San Diego Mountain Rescue callouts. I pare this down seasonally.
- Durston Kawka 55/Mystery Ranch ASAP/Mystery Ranch Coulee
- Hill People SAR Medium Chest Pack
- OR Helium Bivy
- Nitecore NU25 headlamp
- Fenix 7s
- Anytone AT-D868UV radio
- La Sportiva GTX
- Technical rescue gear from Petzl, CMC, DMM, VT's, and more
- Main rappel rope: Sterling C-IV
- 3:1 portable haul system, DMM Bat collection plate, and a variety of pulleys and carabiners
- Harness: CMC Outback SAR Harness
Services
Things I pay for monthly or yearly.
- Vercel — hosts this site
- Supabase — the database and storage behind the notes
- Namecheap — domain registrar
- Google Workspace — email