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Uses This

A detailed overview of my hardware, software, and tools I use daily for work and personal projects.

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What is this?

2025

During this year I have been focused on the clarification of my life. Living with intention, and the minimalizing of things it takes to do that. For the rest of this year I will actively be testing out more minimal setups often outsourcing compute to my server.

Specs

  • Custom Build
    • RX6800 XT
    • Ryzen 7 5700g
    • Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 (32gb)
    • ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F
    • Corsair iCUE 5000X QL Edition (White)
    • 27HC5R 27" Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz Curved Screen
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse
    • Apple Magic Mouse (MXK53AM/A) (White)
  • Headphone(s)
    • Beats Solo Pro (Blue)
  • Operating System
  • Laptops
  • Phone
    • Light Phone II

2024

Specs

  • Custom Build
  • Keyboards
    • RK61 (Gateron Blue Switches)
  • Mice
    • Glorius Model O (Matte White)
    • Logitech MX Master 3 (Wirleless, Grey)
  • Triple Boot Operating System's
    • Windows Government Build
    • Arch Linux
    • Kali Linux (should've just added blackarch to my arch script smh)
  • MacBook Pro Retina MPXQ2LL/A, 13in (2.3GHz intel i5, 8gb RAM, 128gb SSD, MacOS Catalina)
  • iPhone 14 Pro (Deep Purple)
  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 5G (128gb, 8gb ram)
  • Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Samsung Galazy Z Fold5 5
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2023

During this year I knew relatively little about computers. I was fairly well-versed in mobile devices, and used a mix of several iPhones, and Androids for different reasons.

Specs

  • Custom Build
  • Keyboards
    • RK61 (Gateron Blue Switches)
  • Mice
    • Glorius Model O (Matte White)
    • Logitech MX Master 3 (Wirleless, Grey)
  • MacBook (13inch, 2010)
  • iPhone 11 Pro (Silver, 128gb, 8gb ram)
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2022

During this year I knew relatively little about computers. I was fairly well-versed in mobile devices, and used a mix of several iPhones, and Androids for different reasons.

Specs

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2021

During this year I knew relatively little about computers. I was fairly well-versed in mobile devices, and used a mix of several iPhones, and Androids for different reasons.

Specs

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2020

During this year I knew relatively little about computers. I was fairly well-versed in mobile devices, and used a mix of several iPhones, and Androids for different reasons.

Specs

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2019

During this year I knew relatively little about computers. I was fairly well-versed in mobile devices, and used a mix of several iPhones, and Androids for different reasons.

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2018

2017

2016

Specs

  • iPhone 6 Console(s)
  • PS4
  • 3ds (blue)
  • Wii U
  • Wii
  • PS2 (x2)
  • Xbox One (1TB, Black)

2015

Specs

  • iPhone 4s Console(s)
  • 3ds (blue)
  • Wii U
  • Wii

2014

Specs

  • iPhone 4s
    Consoles
  • Wii U
  • Wii

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Citation
Yotam, Kris · May 2025

Yotam, Kris. (May 2025). Uses This. krisyotam.com. https://krisyotam.com/blog/on-myself/uses-this

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  title   = "Uses This",
  author  = "Yotam, Kris",
  journal = "krisyotam.com",
  year    = "2025",
  month   = "May",
  url     = "https://krisyotam.com/blog/on-myself/uses-this"
}

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