Setup & tools

What I use every day

Hardware, software and services that make up my workstation. Updated whenever something relevant changes.

Updated April 2026
Workstation
Mac Mini M1 (2020)
main

16GB RAM. Primary desktop, silent and powerful for daily development.

MacBook Air 13" M3 (2024)
laptop

16GB RAM, 512GB SSD. 13.6" Liquid Retina display, FaceTime HD 1080p camera, Touch ID. Midnight color.

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279QE 27
primary monitor

WQHD 2560×1440, IPS panel, G-Sync. Great balance between resolution and smoothness for work and gaming.

Acer Predator XB271HK 27
secondary monitor

4K Ultra HD, IPS, G-Sync, 60Hz, 4ms, HDMI/DP/USB 3.0. Used for documentation and secondary windows.

Logitech MX Mechanical

Wireless mechanical keyboard with smart backlighting. Perfect for long writing and coding sessions.

Apple Magic Trackpad

Space Gray finish. Precise gestures and seamless native integration with macOS.

Development
JetBrains Suite
paid

WebStorm for web (Vue/Nuxt/TS), IntelliJ IDEA for Java and Grails, DataGrip for database management.

Warp + Oh My Zsh
free

Warp as my main terminal for its modern UI and AI completion. Oh My Zsh with custom aliases for git and npm.

GitHub + GitKraken

GitHub for hosting and CI/CD. GitKraken as a visual client to manage branches, PRs and diffs clearly.

Docker Desktop
free

Indispensable for consistent local environments, especially with Grails and Java.

Postman
free

For API testing and documentation. Great for organizing collections and shared environments.

Design & productivity
Figma
free

Wireframes, mockups and handoff.

Notion
free

Personal notes, project notes, ideas.

Spark

Email client for macOS. Much faster than the web interface.

Services & infra
Vercel
free

Deploy for all Nuxt and Next projects. Zero config, automatic previews for every PR.

Hostinger VPS

Two VPS servers in replica for deploying projects that need a persistent backend. Reliable and cost-effective.

Cloudflare
free

DNS and CDN for all domains. The free plan covers everything I need.

Claude
Pro

For debugging, code reviews, text drafts and — as in this case — building my own website.

Simple Analytics
paid

GDPR-compliant analytics, no cookies, no banner. Tracks only the essentials while respecting user privacy.

Basin
free

Contact form handling without a backend. Just an HTML action and submissions arrive directly by email.

Instatus
free

Status page to monitor the state of my applications. Simple to set up and update.

GitHub Copilot
Pro

AI assistant integrated in the editor for code completion, inline suggestions and contextual chat.

© 2026 Andrea Tombolato – heyatom
Full-stack developer, freelancer, and Civil Protection volunteer.