Setup
Computer hardware/software I use
Sadly I’m basically full-time Windows for home desktop usage and a M2 Pro Macbook Pro for work usage!!!! One day I will get back into the Linux on the Desktop lifestyle…………
Desktop
Current setup is Ubuntu 20.04 and XFCE4 with the a CDE theme:
![xfce with a terminal, cmus, keyboard settings, thunar, and sublime text (shade closed)](/assets/img/posts/setup/xfce-2020-04-15_18-24-39.png)
![desktop screenshot with neofetch](/assets/img/posts/setup/xfce-2020-04-20_17-43-56.png)
Old Setups
i3
![screenshot of sublime text and a terminal](/assets/img/posts/setup/i3-sublime-terminal.jpg)
![i never use floating mode, but it sure looks nice](/assets/img/posts/setup/i3-desktop-floating.jpg)
![empty desktop with rofi (application launcher)](/assets/img/posts/setup/rofi.png)
![firefox and cmus (music player)](/assets/img/posts/setup/firefox-and-cmus.png)
![output of trimage and vim](/assets/img/posts/setup/two-terminals.png)
Budgie
![desktop screenshot with firefox and sublime text](/assets/img/posts/setup/firefox-and-sublime-text.png)
![desktop screenshot with wallpaper and terminal](/assets/img/posts/setup/clean-desktop-with-neofetch.jpg)
- OS: Windows 10
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Motherboard: ASUS AM4 TUF GAMING X570-Plus ATX
- RAM: Team Dark 16GB DDR4-2400
- Storage:
- Samsung 960 EVO 250GB m.2 (Windows boot drive)
- Samsung 960 EVO 1TB m.2
- WD 500GB Blue SATAIII SSD (Ubuntu boot drive)
- Seagate 2TB HDD
- Seagate 2TB FireCuda SHDD
- GPU: EVGA RTX 3060
- Power Supply: EVGA 750W
- Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White)
- Monitor: Dell U2415h (24”, 1920x1200) x2
- Keyboard: KBDfans DZ65 with Gateron browns and astrolokeys keycaps
- Mouse: Logitech MX Vertical
- Headphones: Sennheiser HD595
~~ OLD ~~
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Windows 10
- CPU: Intel i5-7500 3.4Ghz Quad-Core
- Motherboard: MSI Z270 SLI PLUS LGA1151
- RAM: Team Dark 16GB DDR4-2400
- Storage:
- Samsung 960 EVO 250GB m.2 (Windows boot drive)
- WD 500GB Blue SATAIII SSD (Ubuntu boot drive)
- Seagate 2TB HDD
- Seagate 2TB FireCuda SHDD
- Leftover 500GB HDD from my PS4
- GPU: Zotac GTX 970 4Gb
- Power Supply: EVGA NEX 650W
- Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (White)
- Monitor: Dell U2415h (24”, 1920x1200)
- Keyboard: Apple Magic Keyboard
- Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S
- Headphones: Sennheiser HD595
Read about my switch from mac to linux here!
Phone (iPhone 6S)
Software
Utility
- Things
- 1Password
- OTP Auth
- 2FA client
- iA Writer
- Halide
- camera app with manual controls and RAW support
- Hello Weather
- Pinner
- pinboard client
Social
- Tweetbot
- Discord
Media
- Doppler
- fantastic music player app
- allows you to just drag files in from a browser, or import directly from safari
- Overcast
- saved over 24 hours with smart speed
- Reeder
- Apple Books
- nPlayer
- all-purpose video player with network support
- ComicGlass
- extremely utilitarian function-over-form manga/comic reader