Website + Self-Hosting
For more info about my website and self-hosting stack see colophon
Computer Setup
Work Machine
- My work machine is a 16” Macbook Pro Late 2024 with 48GB RAM
- I use Better Touch Tool for tweaking my keyboard and mouse settings.
- I use an Apple Magic Keyboard with Numpad
- I use a basic USB-C hub for plugging my work laptop into monitors and other peripherals.
Home Desktop
- I have a PC that I built myself which contains:
- Ryzen 5 5600X 6 Core AM4 CPU/Processor
- 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz RAM
- MSI AMD B550 MPG GAMING PLUS ATX Motherboard
- MSI GeForce RTX 4070 12GB VENTUS 3X OC Graphics Card
- I run Ubuntu 24.04 and play games via Steam + Proton.
Home Office (Work Laptop and Home PC) Peripherals
- Logitech G203 Lightsync Mouse
- Dual monitor setup:
- an AOC Q27
- Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24 inch IPS Widescreen - I don’t think they make these any more but it’s still a great little screen.
- For audio I use a HyperX Cloud II – Gaming Headset
PKM and Knowledge Management
- I use Obsidian for general note-keeping and I pay for an annual license. I used to do this so that I could use it at work but now I do it just because it’s nice software and I want to support the developers.
- I maintain completely separate vaults for my personal notes and my work notes so that I don’t bring anything confidential home with me.
- I synchronise my personal obsidian vault across devices using Syncthing
- I use SilverBullet to provide a web-accessible copy of my private notes in case I find myself away from home without access to my laptop or syncthing. SilverBullet will happily work with my Obsidian vault via the syncthing sync.
- I publish my notes using My Publication Workflow.