Tech I Use

28 Jan, 2026

Inspired by Wombat's post. The ⭐ is for things I actually use a lot.

Physical

• ASUS TUF Gaming laptop ⭐
  • I chose this one because it's the cheapest available that still fit my (at the time) needs. I hated the Gamer™ aesthetic then and still do now, but we've been in a toxic codependent relationship for this long.
  • If it's up to me now I would've bought a lightweight laptop with battery that last more than 2 hours instead. I only play 2D indie games anyway.
• iPhone 7 Plus
  • Given to me by my aunt some years ago. It still works but I'll have to replace it very soon because Line doesn't update anymore.
  • I'm looking into replacing it with a Alt Mive Style Folder 2 (I like the form factor) or a Z Flip 7... maybe both?
• iPad Pro M1 + Apple Pencil Gen 2 ⭐
  • Bought secondhand. Traded in my old 2018? iPad for this.
  • I use this for digital art. I LOVE Procreate. It's the only reason I even have an iPad to begin with TBH.
  • The original pencil tip got fucked up after many, many times I dropped the poor thing so now it's replaced with a, ahem, substitute. It works. I'm not paying 690 baht for a box of 4 tips when I can just get a third-party one for 40.
• 7Hz x Crinacle Salnotes Zero: 2 wired headphones ⭐
  • A friend recommended me this. It works and I like the pink color.
  • The tip keeps falling off for some reason though.
• Logitech G304 gaming mouse ⭐
  • Another recommendation from the same friend. It's a good mouse even though I basically never used the gaming feature like the side buttons.
  • Mine is in white and it gets a bit... gross. Yikes.
• Fujifilm XT-100
  • It's a good camera but I don't use it much so I might sell it one of these days to get a digicam instead.

Incorporeal

• Zen browser ⭐
  • My Firefox fork of choice. I love vertical tabs.
• Helium browser
  • I use this to watch YouTube and do anything that requires Chromium.
• Obsidian ⭐
  • I use this as a diary, bookmark manager, music and book tracker, RSS reader, and just general note app stuff.
  • Why yes I'm one of those Obsidian procrastivity cultist. I spent more time adding plug-ins than actually writing...
  • My favorite addition to the app is a vibecoded DataviewJS last.fm widget. I love it because it's literally useless. Of course I know which song I last listened to. I just listened to it myself.
• Mailspring ⭐
  • An e-mail client that just works except for Proton. Seriously why does Proton not allow third-party client, if I had known before I wouldn't have signed up for it.
• MusicBee
  • For music not on streaming.
• Wallpaper Engine
  • My current wallpaper is this ubiquitous Frutiger Aero aquarium lamp. It's soothing for the web 2.0 era soul.

Social

• Line
  • You need Line to live in Thailand. It has functionally replaced e-mail here. It's not ideal but it is what it is.
• Facebook
  • Facebook pages have replaced websites here so I still use it to see event dates and venue locations.
• Instagram
  • I haven't posted to Instagram since 2022 but my friends occasionally talk in group chat and/or send some unfunny (sorry girls) reels.
  • Since I wear j-fashion I also buy my secondhand clothes from curated Instagram shops. It's kind of the only way you're able to acquire vintage pieces around here...
• Twitter + Control Panel extension ⭐
  • Twitter is infinitely more enjoyable once you hide Grok and all the bluechecks.
• RateYourMusic ⭐
  • I've been on this thing since 2017 and it's still the best music tracking website IMO. People actually put time to review stuff instead of writing unfunny one-liners and glazing the hell out of Quadeca¹ here.
• XiaoHongShu
  • This is more or less a Pinterest alternative for me. So far my feed is mostly just lolita dresses and HudCon fanart.
• Reddit ⭐
  • Fav subreddits: r/LetsTalkMusic, r/Hiphopcirclejerk, r/FrankOcean (if you like laughing at people going through all six stages of grief).

Miscellaneous

• Shopee ⭐
  • I order everything from Shopee. I also use their food delivery service and their buy-now-pay-later program.
  • Do as I say not as I do: do not Klarna your dinner.
• MuvMi
  • Electric tuk-tuk ride hailing service. It's sometimes cheaper than the winmocy (motorcycle taxi).

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