I love a good new app, and I really love a nice new piece of hardware. Over the years, I have switched apps more times than I could count and picked up the new iPhone each year on its release date. I love a good UI and fresh design, so switching tools and apps is quite fun for me. Over the last few years, I have slowed down on all this, but I still want to share with you the items I use every week.
Web Tools
I use a the paid Creator version of WordPress and currently use the Twenty Twenty-Four as my wordpress theme.
I use Instagram as my main social media platform, but diving into Threads and LinkedIn lately.
Analogue Tools
Fitness Tech
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 has become my favorite piece of tech in years
- Whoop for collecting all my health/fitness data (Recovery, Sleep, Strain, Stress) for my trainers
Apple Watch Series 7Garmin Forerunner 955was used for years as one of the best watches on the market for fitness- 2014 Felt FR4 (Road) for all outdoor and indoor cycling
- 2020 Trek Marlin 5 (Mountain) for those rare times I get onto the trails
- Zwift Hub One (Indoor Trainer) my favorite trainer at a great price
- Zwift Membership for the above trainer
- Beats Powerbeats Wireless Earbuds (Apple H1 Chip) I have had for a long time and love that they have the Apple H1 chip with ear clips for working out
- Beats Solo Headphones (Apple H1 Chip) for working out when I need more low end
- Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) for flying and work trips
Office Tech
- Mac Mini M1 for home office
- iPad Pro 11in mainly for Kindle and streaming
- MacBook Pro M1 work laptop
- LG 32” Curved Monitor hooked up to the Mac Mini and love it
- Logitech MX Keys S Keyboard the second best purchase for my Mac. Creating keyboard hot keys for specific apps is a game changer
- Logitech MX Master 3s Mouse the best mouse on the market and makes working in different apps so much faster such as Excel
- Logitech Brio 4K Webcam does what it’s supposed to and looks great
- Rode Podcaster Mic brought this back out of the attic recently for use in video calls. Possibly a podcast at some point again in the future
Health Supplements
- Collagen Peptides (Live Conscious) for hair, skin, nail and joint support
- Beyond Greens (Live Conscious) for immune system, harmonious gut health, whole-body detoxification, and clean energy
- T-hero Platinum (Essential Elements) for testosterone support with a Shoden Ashwagandha Extract and a Platinum Proprietary Blend
Mac Apps
- Safari for browsing
- Craft.do for keeping my notes and thoughts
- Day One for personal journaling
- Spotify for all my music-listening pleasures
- Calendar for knowing where to go next
- Grammarly for grammar and sentence structure correction
- iCloud & Google Drive for personal files
- CleanMyMac X for optimizing my Macs
- Magnet for pinning and resizing windows quickly
- Reminders & Google Doc for personal and family tasks
- PDF Expert for editing and marking up
- Banktivity for personal finance tracking
- Teams for work communication and video calls (I would prefer Slack)
- Outlook for email and calendar (I would prefer Spark or Apple Mail)
- Microsoft To Do for tracking work action items
iPhone/iPad Apps
Health
- MyFitness Pal for counting calories and for my nutritionist to track my data and create meal plans ($)
Lose It!for counting calories ($)HidrateSparkfor tracking water intake (with Spark water bottle)- FitBod for tracking and planning workout sessions ($)
- Aaptiv for cardio, yoga, and stretching sessions ($)
- Garmin Connect for tracking cycle workouts
- Zwift for indoor biking ($)
Athlyticfor tracking recovery, sleep & exertion from my watch ($)- Withings for tracking body weight and composition with Withings scale
Work
- Flighty for tracking all my flights for real-time updates and sharing ($)
- Structured for time blocking each day ($)
- Teams for work communication and video calls (I would prefer Slack)
- Outlook for email and calendar (I would prefer Spark or Apple Mail)
- Microsoft To Do for tracking work action items
- American Airlines for flights
- Hilton to sleep on the road with the best hotel chain
- Concur for work expenses and travel booking
Productive/Misc
- Overcast for listening to podcast (best podcast app to date)
- Day One for my nightly journaling ($)
- Craft.do for keeping my notes and thoughts
- Kindle for all digital reading
- Goodreads for tracking and posting books I have read
- YouVerison (Bible) for reading the Bible
- Apple Maps for getting somewhere unknown
- Safari for browsing the inter-webs