Uses

Stuff I own, like, or use daily.

SaaS subscriptions

  • YouTube Premium

    YouTube Premium is one of the very first subscriptions I’ve purchased. Its been my go-to source of entertainment for over a decade.

  • Twitter Premium

    I don’t know why I’m paying for this every month. I don’t even use Twitter that much. But the idea of making money just by sh#tposting excites me, and I plan to do it someday.

  • Google Workspace

    This one’s obvious, isn’t it? If you’re running a website, this is a must-have. I don’t want to deal with cheap or free mailboxes, and I want all my Google services under one roof.

  • Cloudflare Workers (paid)

    Cloudflare doesn’t get the love it deserves. It’s like a mini AWS without the complexity. And yes, serverless. Think extremely cheap POCs and MVPs.

  • Hetzner

    Snagged an auction server here. It’s older hardware, but dirt cheap and runs everything I need without breaking a sweat. No surprise bills (looking at you AWS), just straightforward hosting that works.

Software

  • VS Code

    I’ve used this for almost a decade. Cursor is fine, but sometimes I just want to code myself, and VS Code is still the most comfortable place to do that.

  • Notion

    This is my everything. Daily planner, notes dump, CRM, all of it. The free plan is so good that I’ve never felt the need to pay.

  • Figma

    I’ve been learning design pretty seriously on the side. Figma is the industry standard now. Even if you’re a web dev, you need to know it.

  • Paper

    The new kid on the design block that spits out React code instead of bulky JSON. Still early, but it looks very promising.

  • Itsycal

    A tiny calendar that lives in my Mac’s menu bar. I love how it integrates with Apple Calendar and shows all my events at a glance.

  • Raycast

    Mac Spotlight feels cute until you use Raycast. Install it once, and half your OS starts running on autopilot.

  • Telegram

    My personal notification system. Whatever happens, wherever it happens, I get notified on Telegram if it’s important. All my other apps are muted.

AI

  • Claude

    The best LLM for coding, in my experience. I’ve tried plenty of models, and this one consistently performs the best, even though it’s not perfect.

  • ChatGPT

    I use this for almost everything that’s not coding-related, mostly thanks to the generous free limits. Second best LLM in my books.