I often get asked about what equipment and software I use for streams, podcasts, and coding. Here's my most up-to-date list.

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Software & Settings

Coding

• I edit in VS Code most days, but occasionally I revert to Vim or Sublime Text
• I use iTerm2 for my terminal, and Oh My Zsh to control and theme it
• In my editors I use Material Theme dark, and in the terminal I use Solarized Dark. "dstufft" is my Oh My Zsh theme.
• I use JetBrains Mono as my coding theme
• Chrome for development, Firefox or Brave for everything else
• TablePlus for all database-like connections
• Sublime Text for writing books & blogs

Productivity, Desktop, & SaaS apps

• TextExpander
• Alfred
• Rocket
• Photoshop
• Dropbox
• Backblaze
• CloudApp
• Muzzle
• Bartender
• Mailplane
• Hazel
• Karabiner Elements
• Choosy
• 1Password
• Divvy
• MailMate
• Day One
• Deliveries

Podcasts & Screencasts

• I use Adobe Audition for podcasts; switched from Garage Band in 2020 and never looking back
• Loopback is key for routing audio with podcasts, screencasts, and streams
• Screenflow for recording and editing video
• Gif Brewery for capturing GIFs
• When I need to capture audio from other apps or web sites, Audio Hijack is simple and powerful

Streaming

• I've streamed with OBS for years but as soon as the Mac client of StreamLabs OBS gets out of beta I'll probably switch
• I use Restream to broadcast my streams to both YouTube and Twitch, so I use their desktop chat app during my streams
• Even though we use Slab at work, I love Notion for taking and sharing notes

Hardware

I did write up a hefty post about my streaming and podcasting hardware, but I'll still cover the basics here and also list some non-streaming hardware.

At the office

• A very old XDesk from back when they were named NextDesk
• A very comfortable chair I bought on Craigslist and can't remember the name of
• Anker vertical mouse
• Shure SM7B
• Onyx Blackjack
• Kinesis Advantage 360
• Ebay find: Sony A6300
• Some Elgato key lights and a few LIFX lights
• An Elgato Stream Deck

On the road

• A fancy battery thing that charges itself while it charges your devices but I can never remember the name
• Bose QC35ii
• Small iPad Pro

Non-computer gear

• An old Goruck GR-1 Backpack from before they raised their prices all crazy