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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
- — iPhone 17 Pro
- — Apple Watch Ultra 3
- — Whoop MG
- — MacBook Air 13" M2 (when I actually leave the desk)
⌂ On the desk
- — Alienware Area 51 (yes, pre-built)
- — Mac Mini M4 · 24GB
- — iPad Air 10.9"
- — Samsung Neo G9 57" (takes up its own zip code)
- — Keychron Q13 Alice
- — Logitech MX Master 4
- — Sennheiser HD 660S2 with FiiO K7
§ Software, open now
- — Claude Cowork
- — Notion
- — Spark
- — Raycast
- — LocalSend (saving me from AirDrop purgatory)
¶ Reading
- — The Verge (religiously)
☕ Fueled by
- — coffee
- — rice cakes with cashew butter (respect the recomp)
- — probably Quest chips
- — energy drinks
⚠ Currently annoyed by
- — When someone asks you to print something in 2026.
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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