Just like most folks in the tech industry, I take pride in the tools of my trade. Below you’ll find a deep dive into my various machines, their uses, and how they’re configured.

Current Machines

computer-zero

computer-zero is my workstation that stays at my desk and never gets modified in it’s setup.

Specs

  • Apple Mac Studio
  • M2 Ultra
  • 64GB Memory
  • 1TB Storage

Audio Setup

  • Apogee Apolo Solo
  • Electro-Voice RE320
  • Sennheiser HD 650
  • Rolls Mic Switch MS111

computer-one

computer-one is my MacBook Pro that’s used for personal and my consulting work.

Specs

  • MacBook Pro
  • M3 Max
  • 64GB Memory
  • 1TB Storage

computer-two

computer-two is my work MacBook Air.

Specs

  • MacBook Air
  • M3
  • 8GB Memory
  • 256GB Storage

goofynewton

goofynewton is our family QNAP. It runs Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, NZBGet, all of our backups, etc. It’s extremely important in our house. Critical data is backed up off-site using BorgBase.

Specs

  • QNAP TS-873A
  • 64GB Memory
  • (2) 500GB NVMe
  • (1) 2TB SSD
  • (7) 14TB Toshiba Enterprise HDD

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Server

Retired Machines

maracapants (retired)

maracapants is my personal laptop that gets used for lots of random projects. It’s most likely going to be replaced in the next year or so with a M2 MacBook Air.

Specs

  • Lenovo T480S
  • 24GB Memory
  • 2TB NVMe

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop

goofycalahan

goofycalahan is an all NVMe QNAP, used for lab work.

Specs

  • QNAP TS-h1290FX
  • 128GB Memory
  • AMD EPYC 7302P 16-Core @ 3.3Ghz
  • (12) 3.2TB Samsung Gen 4 U.2 NVMe
  • (1) NVIDIA 200G CX-6

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Server

swanson

swanson is my new personal laptop. It replaces a very tired Thinkpad T480s (maracapants) and should last me a very long time, given its #righttorepair roots.

Specs

  • Frame.work 12th Gen, DIY
  • Intel i7-1280p
  • Crucial 64GB Memory
  • WD Black SN850 4TB NVMe

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop

boomboxx

boomboxx is the workhorse of the house. It’s a monster machine that allows me to do just about anything I need to. I am considering picking up a Mac Studio as a possible replacement, but I’m not entirely sold on the idea.

Specs

  • Boxx Apexx T4 Everest
  • AMD Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32-Cores @ 4.2GHz
  • 512GB memory
  • (2) Micron 1.92TB NVMe
  • (2) NVIDIA A6000 GPUs
  • NVIDIA CX-6 200G NIC

Software

  • Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop