This is a curated list of the apps, tools, and everyday essentials I use for work and daily life. It covers everything from software I depend on, to hardware I love, and even a few small things that make my life smoother.

Hardware

• MacBook Air M4
  Absolutely loved it—the speed, the display, and that stunning Space Black color.
• Apple Dual USB-C Power Adapter
  This will work with both MacBook and iPhone.
• Logitech MK240 Wireless Keyboard
  Black with yellow combination, sweet and short.
• Sennheiser HD250BT
  This is not an expensive one, but doing its duty.
• Philips Multimedia Speaker 5.1
  I am a home theatre fan from the childhood, so I bought one.
• Kindle Paperwhite
  This is for daily reading, but now days I am not using this much.
• Portronics Metal Laptop Stand, Mobile stand and IKEA Mojlighet Headphone Stand.
  I love these type of small handy things.

Mobile

• iPhone 15 Pro
  The color is Natural Titanium. I love switching cases every few months and have built up a small collection.
• AirPods Pro 2
  These are my everyday carry headphones—what I love most is the noise cancellation.

Software

Development

• Visual Studio Code
  My default editor for almost everything.
• FiraCode
  This is my current programming font.
• Safari and Vivaldi
  Safari for causal browsings and Vivaldi for development. I love the speed dial for bookmark in Vivaldi.
• GitHub
  You know it, for keeping my code.
• Netlify
  For hosting all my static websites.

Writings

• Apple Notes
  This is my main notebook for all my writings and scribbles.
• Notion
  For other writing purposes where I need a more powerful tool I use this.

Others

• Canva
  I love this app, I have using this for all my for all my social media posts to birthday cards.
• Raindrop
  I’ve tried Pocket and Readwise for saving bookmarks, but I’ve finally settled on this one.
• NetNewsWire
  I use it for reading RSS feeds, and I love that it syncs seamlessly across devices using iCloud.
• YouTube Music
  I’m always listening to music—this is the one thing I can’t live without.
• Apple Reminders
  I use this one a lot because it helps me offload things I want to remember.
• Podcasts
  Yes, for listening podcasts.
• Journal
  For writing my reflections occasionally.

Services

• Typing club
  I learned typing through this website and I am still learning.
• Olam
  This is a Malayalam dictionary and its founded by a Malayali.  

As we all know, we use many apps and software daily. Here, I’ve highlighted just the main ones, though I’ll add more if I come across something interesting. For more setups, check out the awesome collection at uses.tech, where people share their favorites.

Update: You can read about my OLD workstation setup here.