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/Uses

I like tech, cycling, hiking and photography. Here's my list of stuff that I use.

Hardware

Audio

Photography Gear

Digital Cameras

  • Sony A7 III

35mm Film Cameras

  • Olympus OM10
  • Canon EOS 500
  • Ricoh 500 G (x3)
  • Olympus XA2
  • Olympus Trip

Lenses

I love full manual older lenses. You can get extremely well built lenses with great glass for cheap (compared to modern alternatives). I enjoy using them, it makes me think.

Accessories

Desktop Applications & Tools

I use a mix of open-source software, leased, and commercial software.

Development

  • Visual Studio Code - My editor of choice right now, can't really fault it.
  • iTerm 2 Nightly - I prefer the customisation options you get with iTerm, also the global hotkey is a must.
  • SequelAce - Use for all my relational database needs.
  • FileZilla - Whenever I need to quickly get into a server and see what I'm doing.
  • ImageOptim - Crunching images for the web, save some space or strip personally identifiable metadata.
  • Tower - The only Git client I have ever needed.

Design

Photography/Photo Editing

  • Lightroom Classic - I hope Adobe don't kill this. I don't mind Lightroom CC but I hate that your library has to live on the cloud.

Misc

Mobile Applications & Tools

Productivity

Weather

  • Met Office - Most accurate weather information in the UK, imo.

Music & Video

Social

  • WhatsApp
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Messenger

Photography/Photo Editing

  • RNI Films - The most realistic film presets I've found, also fantastic but simply editing tools.
  • TouchRetouch - One app that solves one problem well - and better than others attempt to.
  • Lively - Exporting live photos as GIFs and Movies.

Hiking

Backpacks

Footwear

Equipment

Jackets

Accessories

Cycling

Bikes

  • Ribble Gravel AL
  • Single Speed made of random components
  • Cannondale CAAD8 Rebuild (In-Progress)

Wheelset

Accessories

Tyres

Clothing

Last updated 8th April, 2024