Browser

Firefox, naturally. I really like the ability to customize the interface using CSS, and it had a sidebar before it was cool.

Desktop

I have a desktop and laptop that I love dearly.

• Notion - Notion is great for organizing tasks in just the right way for me, and it can hold notes and my game backlog too.
• Notion Calendar - I use this to keep track of my class schedule and deadlines.
• Spark - As far as I know, Spark is the only nice-looking native Windows mail app with categories.
• Yasb - A highly configurable Windows status bar written in Python.
• Microsoft Powertoys - A collection of utilities you'd be be a tool to miss. Run and Color Picker are my favorites!
• ShareX - Screenshotting and screen recording app.

Homelab

This is how I got into programming in the first place. There's no magic quite like wiring up 6 Docker containers on a $150 Windows box and getting a website out of it, and I've continued that for about 6 years to my still-modest current setup.

A homelab is nothing without apps. These ones are my favorites, either because they're the best of the alternatives I tried or they're just really cool:

• Authelia - No-nonsense auth provider that makes securing other apps straightforward.
• Bluemap - Serves 3D maps of Minecraft worlds over the web. Check out mcarchive.tsuni.dev!
• Caddy-Docker-Proxy - Wonderful Caddy extension that makes deploying new containers to a subdomain as easy as 2 labels on a container.
• Calibre-web - Drop-in replacement for my Kobo e-reader's sync server, allowing me to get books to it from anywhere.
• Foundry - Excellent web-based VTT for tabletop roleplaying games
• n8n - Node-based automation platform. Syncs my Canvas assignments to Notion, grabs data for my game backlog, and a whole host of other small things.
• Plausible - Analytics that are super easy to just slot into any project
• Plex - Media server extaordinaire. Music support is much better than Jellyfin's equivalent.
• Pterodactyl - Host and manage many game servers. Much less management work than running them bare.
• Seafile - File storage with rock-solid sync and direct-download share links
• Tailscale - Allows me to access this server and my 3 VPSes without exposing them to the web. Taildrop allows me to quickly & wirelessly transfer files between iOS and Windows without being on the same network.
• YouTubeCast - Add YouTube channels to my podcast app (Pocket Casts) so I can listen to them on my own time.