Robin Uses This

I really enjoy reading uses this to get some ideas about what kind of tooling other people use, and of course to borrow ideas, so I thought I'd do my own version of this. This is also a page instead of a post, and I will try to keep it up to date, as my setup keeps changing.

Hardware

My workstation is optimised for portability, so everything is relatively small and packs well for travel, while maximising ergonomics:

2018 15" Apple MacBook Pro

Got it for free, works

Roost Laptop Stand

Saves my neck and posture

Keyboardio Atreus Keyboard

Using the Colemak layout

Apple Magic Trackpad

Better for RSI (for me)

beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro

Open-back, wired

Anker 7-in-1 USB-C Hub

Works well with the stand, and is the single thing to unplug when taking the computer away

Yubikey 5C Nano

Has my GPG- and SSH-keys

Software

Really just the current version of macOS, the MacPorts version of Emacs, and Firefox Developer Edition.

The specifics of my setup change a lot. I use org-mode for most writing, but otherwise I only use my email in Emacs, via notmuch. I have been down the "do everything inside Emacs" road and decided that there are too many rough edges for my taste, so I confine it to text-processing related tasks.

All my configuration is available online.

I always use a task-manager of some sort, currently Things, in the past also org-mode, OmniFocus, and 2Do.

I have also gotten pretty proficient at KiCad over the last few years.

Lab

Siglent SDS1104X-U

100MHz scope with amazing value. I sometimes wish I had the 1104X-E's much larger FFT, but otherwise there is not much on the market below ~3000€ that I would be interested in.

Rigol DP832

Linear bench power supply, fully upgraded. Complete overkill for what I am doing, but handy for audio work.

Brymen BM235

Multimeter. Measures all the things, accurate, and robust. Sadly not the blue version.

Miniware TS80P

Running IronOS. I used to have a Weller WE1010, but lack of bench space meant I had to set it up every time. The TS80P does not feel weaker subjectively, perhaps due to the integrated heating element tips.