Uses
The hardware and software I actually reach for — the desk, the lab, and everything in between. A living /uses page; it changes as the gear does.
Hardware
- Keyboard & mice
- Keychron Q1 HE · Logitech G Pro X Superlight · MX Master 3 · Apple Magic Trackpad
- Dials & control
- Stream Deck XL · Stream Deck+ · Ulanzi D100H dial · Ulanzi TC001 pixel clock
- Capture & audio
- Sony a5100 · Elgato Cam Link · Shure MV7 · Elgato Key Light Mini
- Play
- DualShock 4 — still my controller of choice for Rocket League
- Dock & wearables
- CalDigit TS4 · Garmin Fenix 8 · Garmin Edge 1050
Software
- Homelab & self-hosting
- Proxmox VE · Docker · Saltbox + the *arr stack · Tailscale
- Smart home
- Home Assistant · Scrypted · AWTRIX
- Desktop (Windows)
- komorebi + whkd + YASB · Wallpaper Engine · PowerShell
- Creative & streaming
- OBS Studio · the Stream Deck / Elgato chain · Twitch
- Dev & AI
- Directing Claude Code & AI agents · Git · Cloudflare Pages
- Everyday
- Spotify · MacroFactor
In context
Brendan Welsh — Sacramento · 2026 · back home