uses

Hayden often uses.

Last Updated: 9 October 2024

Here are the things I use on a regular basis. Favourites will be indicated with a star and, where possible, I will include links to more information unless I don't recommend something.

This page is inspired by those that are part of the uses.tech project.

devices

macbook pro

specs

Chip — Apple M3 Max 14C/30C
Memory — 36GB LPDDR5
Storage — 1TB
OS — macOS Sonoma

comments

Yes, this laptop is slightly overkill for me right now. Yes, I absolutely love it. It has replaced my desktop as my main computer.

custom pc

specs

CPU — AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Memory — 16GB DDR4-3600
Storage — 256GB + 1TB
OS — Windows 11 (nasty)

comments

I also love this computer, despite Windows. Currently acting as a game streaming PC.

iphone 15

specs

Chip — Apple A16 Bionic
Memory — 6GB of something
Storage — 128GB
OS — iOS 17

comments

Does what a phone needs to do. It's also green :)

ipad 9th generation

specs

Chip — Apple A13 Bionic
Memory — 3GB of something
Storage — 64GB
OS — iOS 18 Beta

comments

Helped me avoid using so much paper during my A-Levels. Also being used a lot for university; there's a lot of reading.

applications

firefox

obsidian

iterm2

neovim

todoist

outlook

1password

apple music

ice cubes (mastodon)

reeder classic

services

Anything included above that might also be considered a service won't be included here.

hetzner

microsoft 365 (ew)

anything else?

There are a few other things that don't really fit in with the other categories that might be interesting, and they will be shown below.

KBDFans KBD67 Lite with Gateron Yellow switches.
Bridge75.
Numerous pens, including a LAMY Al Star, LAMY Vista and Waterman Expert (sadly no converters for the fountain pens yet).
Apple Watch Series 6.
Sennheiser HD 600, Bose QC35ii, FiiO FH3 and a FiiO BTR5 as a source.
Q Acoustics 2020i (got for £50 at a local charity shop!) and a Marantz receiver to power them.
Canon EOS 550d with lenses from Canon and Tamron.