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title: "Uses · Junaid Qadir"
description: "Gear and setup, with the history of what it replaced."
url: "https://junaidqadir.com/uses"
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# Uses

By categoryTimeline

What I work with. As things change I keep the old ones here. How a setup shifts says more than a snapshot.

[Check out my watch collection](https://junaidqadir.com/watch-collection)

## Hardware

Machine

1.  Since July 7, 2025 (1.1 years)
    
    MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)
    
    Apple M4 Pro · 24GB unified memory · 1TB SSD · 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR
    
2.  July 2017 to July 7, 2025 (8 years)
    
    HP ProBook 450 G5
    
    Still going, just not as the daily driver. It now lives on as a home server.
    

Phone

1.  Since March 24, 2025 (1.4 years)
    
    Xiaomi 14T Pro
    
    Dimensity 9300+ (4nm) · Immortalis-G720 MC12 · 12GB RAM (+6GB virtual) · 512GB
    
2.  2020 to March 24, 2025 (5.2 years)
    
    Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
    

Keyboard

1.  Since October 2025 (11 months)
    
    Built-in Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
    
    No external keyboard. Just the laptop.
    
2.  Until October 2025
    
    Dell Business Multimedia KB522
    
    Retired after moving to the MacBook.
    

Display

1.  Since October 2025 (11 months)
    
    Built-in 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR
    
    No external monitors. Just the laptop screen.
    
2.  Until October 2025
    
    Dual Dell P2212H 21.5″
    
    Retired them after moving to the MacBook.
    

Audio

1.  Since October 2025 (11 months)
    
    Built-in speakers and mic
    
    No external interface. Just what the laptop ships with.
    
2.  Until October 2025
    
    PreSonus Studio 24c
    
    Ran BM-700 and BOYA BY-M1000 condenser mics through it. Retired after moving to the MacBook.
    

Desk

1.  Since October 20, 2025 (10 months)
    
    Four-seat glass dining table
    
    with a dining chair
    
2.  December 10, 2024 to October 20, 2025 (10 months)
    
    Elevate Manager Desk in Brushed Oak
    
3.  December 4, 2020 to December 10, 2024 (4 years)
    
    A proper home office
    
4.  Until December 4, 2020
    
    Repurposed 1980s dining table
    

Home server

1.  Since 2025 (1.7 years)
    
    HP ProBook 450 G5
    
    Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) · 24GB RAM · XPG SX6000 Pro 1TB M.2. Retired from daily driving and now runs Coolify for self-hosting, plus storage.
    

## Software

Coding agent

1.  Since August 29, 2025 (1 year)
    
    Claude Code
    
    on the Max plan
    

AI assistant

1.  Since June 11, 2026 (3 months)
    
    ChatGPT (free)
    
2.  January 12, 2026 to June 11, 2026 (5 months)
    
    ChatGPT Plus
    

OS

1.  Since July 7, 2025 (1.1 years)
    
    macOS 15 Sequoia
    
2.  Until July 7, 2025
    
    Windows 10 + WSL2
    
    Switched when the MacBook arrived.
    

Terminal

1.  Since July 7, 2025 (1.1 years)
    
    iTerm2 with Zsh
    
    Oh My Zsh on the robbyrussell theme, git plugin
    
2.  Until July 7, 2025
    
    Zsh + Oh My Zsh with the powerlevel9k theme
    

Code editor

1.  Now
    
    PhpStorm
    
    Cascadia Code / JetBrains Mono, size 18, line height 1.8
    

Quick edits

1.  Now
    
    Sublime Text
    
    for quick text and regex
    

Design

1.  Now
    
    Figma + Inkscape
    
    Inkscape for SVG work
    

Video & recording

1.  Now
    
    DaVinci Resolve
    
    OBS and LICEcap for screen capture
    

Notes

1.  Now
    
    Notion + Typora
    
    Typora with the GitHub theme

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