People often ask, so I'll do my best to maintain an updated list of the tools that I use to do my thing.
Computing.
I have a Mac Studio (32GB and 2 TB, entry-level cores, etc.) with an Apple Studio display (27"). I use an Apple Magic keyboard with touch ID and a Magic trackpad.
I also have a Surface Laptop 7 from Microsoft (16GB and 512GB) connected to an LG 27" monitor. I use a Logitech Ergo K860 keyboard and a left-handed "Lift" vertical mouse from the same company.
Peripherals are a Brother HL-L2375DW black and white printer and a Fujitsu Scansnap scanner.
Music plays through a stereo pair of Echo Dots (4th Generation).
I record through a Rode mini (until Justin persuades me to get a better microphone) and wired OneOdio closed-cup headphones.
I also use ReMarkable 2 (rarely) for annotating documents and taking notes.
Out and about, I have a Google Pixel 8a with Google Pro Buds 2.
Software and Services
Mostly, I sit at my Microsoft setup, and so that's where things get done. I record on the Mac, which is too much of a machine to leave idle.
Writing
Scrivener - for long form. IA Writer for everything else.
Utilities
Backblaze. One Drive. Dropbox. Drive by Google. TextExpander. 1Password. All indispensable for me.
Business
Microsoft suite—because everyone else does. Quickbooks for accounts. Shopify for online sales and Buffer for social posts. My websites are on Ghost. I use Gandi for web and email hosting.
Podcasting
I record on Garageband and Audio Hijack - and am blessed that my co-host somehow got conned into doing all the editing. He really does "fix it in post".
Productivity
Outlook for corporate and thrusting mail, g-mail for everything else.
Google Calendars and Outlook.
Slack, WhatsApp, SMS, and Signal.
Nirvana and index cards work as my task manager.
For notes (or PKM), I use paper, notebooks and OneNote.
Mindfulness
I use Calm and keep a paper journal. Now and again, I try Day One, but almost always, I revert to paper and a fountain pen.
That's about it. If there's ever anything else you want to know, reach out to me in Slack (if you're a member) or at "hello at stuartlennon.com" if you're not.