Uses

The gear, tools, and software I use daily. Updated occasionally as things change.

My desk setup

Hardware

  • Apple M2 Max Studio — Primary machine. Handles everything I throw at it.
  • Apple M3 Ultra Studio — Local LLM Inference Server (SSH access)
  • Apple Mac Mini M2 — Dedicated to running OpenClaw.
  • Apple Studio Display x2 — Dual monitor setup. Sharp, colour accurate, and pairs perfectly with the Studios.
  • Apple MacBook Pro M1 — Travel machine. Still going strong. M6 coming soon?
  • Apple iPad Pro & Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 — Tablets for reading, annotating, and quick tasks on the go.
  • Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max — Daily phone.
  • Apple Watch Ultra 2 — Notifications, workouts, and staying connected on the move.
  • Apple AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Max & HomePod — Sound setup across desk, travel, and home.
  • Apple iCloud 2TB, Oyen 4TB & Samsung T7 SSD — Backup strategy across cloud and local drives.
  • YubiKey 5C NFC — Hardware security key for two factor authentication. Phishing proof and works across USB C and NFC.

SEO Tools

  • Keyword Insights — Keyword clustering and content brief generation. Co-founded this one.
  • Ahrefs — Backlink analysis, keyword research, and competitor tracking.
  • Screaming Frog — Technical SEO crawling and site auditing.
  • SEO Testing — Running controlled SEO split tests on live pages.
  • AlsoAsked — Visualising People Also Ask data for content planning.
  • PromptWatch — Monitoring AI generated answers and brand visibility.
  • Rank Math — On page SEO plugin for WordPress projects.
  • SEOGets — Check multiple Google Search Console properties at the same time. Very handy.

I also use many of the tools listed on my resources page.

AI Tools

  • Rowboat — Rowboat extracts context from my emails and meetings and turns it into long lived, editable Markdown notes. The goal is not to store everything, but to preserve the context that stays useful over time.
  • Pinecone — Vector database for semantic search and retrieval.
  • Manus AI — General purpose AI agent for autonomous research, data analysis, and complex multi step tasks.
  • OpenClaw — Runs on my Mac Mini M2. Anthropic Opus 4.6 as the primary model with MiniMax 2.5 as backup.

Development

  • AntiGravity — Rapid prototyping and building web apps.
  • Replit — Cloud based coding and deployment.
  • Claude Code — AI powered coding assistant in the terminal.
  • Codex — AI code generation and pair programming.

Productivity

  • WhisperFlow — Voice to text for quick notes and drafts.
  • Apple Notes — Fast capture for ideas and quick thoughts.
  • Spark — Email client that keeps the inbox under control.
  • Roam — Truly the best remote working software out there.
  • Affinity — Design suite for graphics, photos, and layouts.