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Bill Anastas / Personal setup

Uses This

A Mac mini for work, DxO for photos, and music on streaming, vinyl, and MiniDisc. What’s on my desk, in my bag, and running behind these sites.

Updated

Bill’s workspace with displays, audio equipment, framed posters, and shelves of physical media.
45 items / 6 categories

At the desk

7 items

The desk in the photo: an IKEA walnut countertop, two drawer units, a Mac mini, and two displays. The “Don’t work for assholes” poster is listed too.

Computing

Desk

Code, design & AI

7 items

Sublime Text and Ghostty for code, Transmit for files, and Figma for design. The AI assistants are here too.

Development & creative

AI Stack

Behind the sites

9 items

The less visible part of the setup: GitHub, Cloudflare, notes, automation, and the UniFi network.

Personal Infrastructure

Network

From edit to archive

3 items

DxO for editing, Apple Photos for the library, and Glacier for long-term storage. I’ve written up the full workflow separately.

Photo Workflow

Read my photography workflow

Calls, headphones & hi-fi

14 items

A mic and monitors at the desk. A player and earphones for portable listening. Then Roon, vinyl, and MiniDisc for the hi-fi.

Desk Audio / Calls

Personal Listening

HiFi

In the bag

5 items

What goes in the Chrome backpack: Sony headphones, a UniFi travel router, a tech pouch, and a charging station.

Travel