What I Use

Last updated: 2025-11-30

Hardware

Note-taking: Luechttrum Notebook & Muji gel pen (almost everything starts here)
Dell Laptop w/ 16GB RAM (since 2021)
Xiaomi Rednote 11
Kobo Clara2 (game changer for reading more & it’s made from recycled ocean plastic!)
500GB HDD drive (encrypted primary backup of all important files)
256GB USB drive (encrypted secondary, mobile backup of many important files)
32GB MicroSD card (for easily sharing and syncing music/videos/photos between my laptop and phone when Magic-Wormhole doesn’t suffice)

Email, Calendar, Contacts & To Do List: self-hosted Mail-in-a-box (Email + CalDav / CardDav server) [A/N: Considering re-working]
Void Linux (using musl C) as my primary OS
- Window Manager: Sway (a Wayland Tiling Window Manager)
- Terminal: Foot
- Shell: Bash
- Text editor: NeoVim (plus Kickstarter)
C, Go, or Python for programming languages depending on project requirements & my mood
Fern (personal knowledge/notes management)
Zathura (djvu/pdf/cbz/etc)
LibreOffice, mostly “Calc” for spreadsheeting & “Writer” for some work/academic stuff