The /now page / now · live stack
What we're actually using.
Not what we recommend. Not what we reviewed. The stuff that's actually on our desks, in our pockets, and in our browsers this week.
Updated Apr 21, 2026 · updates when anything changes
Matt · right now ::stack.matt
Matt
◉ Carrying / using
- — Framework Laptop 16 (daily driver)
- — iPhone 16 Pro · 256GB · Natural
- — Apple Watch Ultra 2
- — Teenage Engineering OB-4
- — Playdate (still)
⌂ On the desk
- — LG UltraFine 32" 6K
- — HHKB Studio
- — Logitech MX Master 3S
- — Elgato Wave:3 · for the pod
§ Software, open now
- — Arc (give it up already)
- — Zed
- — Cursor · for the AI bit
- — Obsidian + Syncthing
- — Raycast
¶ Reading
- — The Every · Dave Eggers
- — An Immense World · Ed Yong
- — DF, Six Colors, Waxy
☕ Fueled by
- — cold brew
- — a lot of eggs
⚠ Currently annoyed by
- — macOS window management
- — podcast apps that lost the plot
- — every "AI feature" launched this quarter
Michael · right now ::stack.michael
Michael
◉ Carrying / using
- — MacBook Pro 14" · M4 · Space Black
- — iPhone 15 Pro · the "still fine" one
- — ThinkPad T43 (for fun)
- — Analogue Pocket
- — Light Phone (weekends)
⌂ On the desk
- — Samsung 4K 27"
- — Keychron Q1
- — Apple Magic Trackpad
- — Shure SM7B
§ Software, open now
- — Safari, actually
- — BBEdit
- — iA Writer
- — Things 3
- — Fastmail
¶ Reading
- — The Secret History · Donna Tartt · re-read
- — Paper, Ink & Everything Else · zine
- — NYT Mag, The Browser
☕ Fueled by
- — oat milk lattes
- — sourdough I keep failing to ship
⚠ Currently annoyed by
- — Bluetooth
- — printers
- — notifications in 2026
What we agree on / overlap
The short list.
- ✓ Obsidian for notes
- ✓ Fastmail, not Gmail
- ✓ Overcast for podcasts
- ✓ NetNewsWire for RSS
- ✓ iA Writer when it matters
- ✓ Raycast > Spotlight
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