My Tech Stack¶
"I'm a self-professed Tech geek.
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Android phone¶
- I use Mint Mobile.
- Running Graphene OS.
Specs
- Display: 6.3-inch LTPO OLED (Super Actua), 1280 x 2856 resolution (~495 ppi), 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, HDR10+, up to 2000 nits (HDR) / 3000 nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Processor: Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
- Rear Camera 1: 50 MP primary (wide), f/1.68–1.7 aperture, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
- Rear Camera 2: 48 MP ultra-wide, f/1.7 aperture, 123° FOV, dual pixel PDAF (with macro support)
- Rear Camera 3 (additional for Pro model): 48 MP periscope telephoto, f/2.8 aperture, 5x optical zoom, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Storage: 128 GB
- Battery: 4700 mAh
- Charging: Up to ~27 W wired (55% in ~30 minutes with compatible charger), up to 21 W wireless (with Pixel Stand; ~12 W Qi), reverse wireless charging (Battery Share)
- Security: Under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
- Connectivity: 5G (Sub-6 and mmWave support depending on region/model), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, UWB
Favorite Android Apps
- Joplin Notes
- Audiobookshelf
- Proton Mail, Drive, Calendar, VPN
- KDE Connect
Boox Note Air 3C E-Reader¶
Specs
- Display: 10.3-inch E Ink Kaleido 3 (Carta 1200) color e-paper screen with flat cover-lens glass
- Monochrome (B/W): 2480 × 1860 resolution (300 ppi)
- Color: 1240 × 930 resolution (150 ppi), up to 4,096 colors
- Capacitive touch + electromagnetic (stylus) touch with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity
- Front light with color temperature adjustment (warm/cold, CTM/Moon Light 2)
- BOOX Super Refresh (BSR) technology for improved refresh rates and reduced ghosting
- Processor: Qualcomm 2.4 GHz octa-core (Snapdragon 680 series) + BSR GPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM (LPDDR4X)
- Storage: 64 GB (UFS 2.2) internal + microSD card slot (supports up to 2 TB expansion)
- Battery: 3,700 mAh Li-ion polymer
- Operating System: Android 12 (supports Google Play Store and third-party apps)
- Connectivity: Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0
- Ports & Buttons: USB-C (supports OTG and can function as an audio jack), power button with fingerprint recognition
- Audio: Built-in dual speakers and microphone
- Sensors: G-sensor (auto-rotation), Hall sensor
- Dimensions: 226 × 193 × 5.8 mm (approximately 8.9 × 7.6 × 0.23 inches)
- Weight: Approximately 430 g (15.2 oz)
- Other features: Supports a wide range of document formats (PDF, EPUB, DJVU, DOC/DOCX, and many others), image formats, and audio (WAV, MP3); includes BOOX Pen Plus stylus; metal (aluminum-magnesium alloy) body.
System76 Lemur Pro¶
Specs
- Model: Lemp10
- Running Linux Pop! OS Cosmic with full disk-encryption
- 4.2 GHz i5-1135G7 (8MB Cache – 4 Cores – 8 Threads)
- 40 GB DDR4 at 3200MHz (8GB+32GB)
- 2 TB NVMe Seq Read: 7,000 MB/s, Seq Write: 5,100 MB/s
- 2 TB PCIe Gen3 Seq Read: 3,500 MB/s, Seq Write: 3,300 MB/s
- 65 W Extra Charger (3)
- WiFi 6 + Bluetooth
- 14.1" Matte 1080p FHD Display
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Origin Chronos S-Class Home Server¶
Specs
- Running Linux Pop! OS Cosmic with full disk-encryption
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-I Gaming
- Cooling: Asetek Frostbyte 120 Sealed Liquid System and Enermax 80mm fan UTCB8
- Power: 650 Watt Silverstone SFX Series
- CPU: Intel Core i9 7900X 10-Core 3.3GHz (4.3GHz TurboBoost) Skylake-X
- Graphics card: 11GB NVIDA EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- Memory: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws 3000MHz DDR4
- OS Hard Drive: 500GB Samsung 960 Evo PCIe NVMe M.2
- Data Drive 1: 4TB Western Digital Caviar Black
- Data Drive 2: 4TB Western Digital Caviar Black
- Data Drive 3: 14TB
- Networking: Two LANs (Intel 1211 Gigabit) and Intel Dual-Band Wireless AC 8265
- Audio: On Board High Definition 8-Channel Audio
Master and Dynamic MW65 Wireless Headphones¶
The best headphones I've ever used.
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Wintergreen¶
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Wireless Charging
Webinar, Streaming, Screencasting, Recording Set-Up¶
- System 76 Lemur Pro Pop!_OS Linux laptop
- Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone
- Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam
- Viozon Selfie Live Floor Stand
- Open Broadcaster Software
My Digital Home¶
Google Pixel 9 Pro Android phone¶
I use this old phone as a household remote to controle all my devices via Home Assistant.
Specs
- Running Graphene OS
- Display: 6.3-inch LTPO OLED (Super Actua), 1280 x 2856 resolution (~495 ppi), 1–120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, HDR10+, up to 2000 nits (HDR) / 3000 nits (peak), Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Processor: Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
- Rear Camera 1: 50 MP primary (wide), f/1.68–1.7 aperture, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
- Rear Camera 2: 48 MP ultra-wide, f/1.7 aperture, 123° FOV, dual pixel PDAF (with macro support)
- Rear Camera 3 (additional for Pro model): 48 MP periscope telephoto, f/2.8 aperture, 5x optical zoom, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Storage: 128 GB
- Battery: 4700 mAh
- Charging: Up to ~27 W wired (55% in ~30 minutes with compatible charger), up to 21 W wireless (with Pixel Stand; ~12 W Qi), reverse wireless charging (Battery Share)
- Security: Under-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor
- Connectivity: 5G (Sub-6 and mmWave support depending on region/model), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, UWB
- Arris Surfboard Modem SB8200
- Google Wi-Fi (3 pucks)
- Cox Gigabit Internet
- Nest Thermostat
- iRobot Roomba 980
- Nest x Yale Lock
- Google Home (3 units)
- Google Home Mini (3 units)
- Chromecast Ultra (3 units, connected to the two TCL TV's and one to the Spectre TV)
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Google Nest Hub Max smart display
- TCL 55S405 55" 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV (2017)
- TCL 65R617 65" CLASS 6-SERIES 4K UHD DOLBY VISION HDR ROKU SMART TV (2019)
- HP Color LaserJet Pro Wireless Printer/Scanner M277dw
- Epson LabelWorks LW-600P
- Nokia Body+ Composition Wi-Fi Scale
- All HDMI and CAT6 cables are from Blue Jeans Cable.
- Philips Hue Smart Lighting Hue Bridge, Hue color bulbs (13), Hue color candle bulbs (8), Hue Go portable light, Hue Lightstrip, Hue AC plugs (5), Hue dimmer switches (5)




