Setup

I’m a nerd, so I have many devices — most of which I use every single day. Here’s how my tech and life are set up.

If you’d like to see the scripts I use to automate the setup of all my computers, visit slade.link/scripts!

Workstations

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro)

I use a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro chip (14-core CPU/20-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) as my primary Mac “desktop” for work.

Here’s the software I run on the daily:

Eevee

The first of, I presume to be, many desktop PCs over the next few decades to be named after Eeveelutions.

Here are the specs (someone’s going to ask):

  • AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
  • AMD Radeon RX 7600
  • ASRock B650M-C
  • 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • 1TB M.2 SSD (boot)
  • 4TB M.2 SSD (data)
  • 2TB SATA SSD (data)
  • Windows 11 Enterprise (to be moved to Linux; Nerd In Sight post coming soon)

And then here’s the software I run on the daily:

Phones

Smartwatches

Handhelds

I daily drive a Nintendo Switch 2 (Mario Kart World Bundle) and a New Nintendo 3DS XL (Galaxy Edition).

Tablets

Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)

I use the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) equipped with 512GB of storage as my primary tablet/laptop. Generally speaking, tablet apps are extremely good on iPadOS so I keep this around.

Apple iPad (A16)

One of my friends and I use an Apple iPad (A16) equipped with 128GB of storage — aka: the 11th generation model — as a giant media remote for the Apple TV in our office!

Audio

I rock a pair of AirPods Pro (2nd generation) and Pixel Buds Pro 2 for music on-the-go, or while I’m doing chores or need to filter out noise around me.

Servers

Ventgarden Leviathan

Ventgarden is a single-purpose server that hosts Nerd In Sight, my tech-focused publication. It’s nothing special and there’s not much to say about it. It is located in Washington, DC.

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