I dabble in a bunch of things right now, and as a result, the stuff I use has grown a bit. But here’s my day-to-day stuff. It’s broken down into this website, what I use to record my podcast and courses, my computer(s), my development environment, and some analog tools. If you have any questions feel free to reach out via the contact form, or on Twitter: @jcasabona
This Website
- Powered by WordPress
- Using the Kadence Pro Theme
- Kadence Blocks for the landing pages
- Hosted on Liquid Web / Nexcess
- ConvertKit for newsletter / email list
Recording Setup
- See this blog post for descriptions and such.
- Mic: Shure SM7B
- Mic Attachments: Wind Screen, Boom Arm
- Preamp / Interface: Rodecaster Pro
- Audio Recording: Riverside.fm | Descript
- Headphones: DT 770 Pro (250ohm) | AirPods Max
- Screen Recording: Screenflow | Recut
- Camera: Sony a6400
- I host my podcast audio at Castos (read about the migration from Libsyn)
- Checkout my Travel Setup
Hardware
- Primary Computer: Mac Studio + Studio Display (read more about that here: read more here)
- Travel Machine: M1 MacBook Air
- 11” iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard
- iPad mini + Apple Pencil
- Phone: iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Get a breakdown of everything on my desk.
- Headphones: DT 770 Pro (250ohm) | AirPods Max | AirPods Pro
- Backups: Backblaze
Development Environment
- Local by Flywheel for Local Development
- VS Code for writin’ code (Customizations here)
- Github for storin’ code (and Github for Mac)
Productivity Tools
- Spark for Email
- TextExpander because it’s awesome (and for typing less)
- Todoist for Task Management
- Airtable for Project Management
- Craft & Apple Notes for note-taking
- Nusii for Proposals
- Ulysses for Writing.
- ConvertKit for my Mailing Lists
- Zapier for connecting everything
Analog Tools
- Check out this blog post for my newish process.
- Journal: Theme System Journal
- Planner: William Hannah A5 Classic Notebook
- There’s always a Field Notes notebook in my pocket
- There’s always a notebook on my desk. Lately it’s been a Rhodia Notepad
- Current favorite fountain pen: Sailor Pro Gear
- Current favorite pocket (non-fountain) pen: The Mark One
- My bag: Mezzo Laptop Backpack by Waterfield | Nomatic Travel Backpack
Last Updated June 2022
