Some of my favorite things

People often ask me about what my favorite product is in various categories. This is simply a running list of those items that I will update as things change.

If you don’t know about it already, you can always check out The Wirecutter for recommendations on basically any category of thing!

Categories

Food and Beverage
Household Goods
Electronics
Clothing and Accessories
Software
Vehicles

When all else fails, give it a good old ⌘+f!

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Food and Beverage

Cereal

• Kind Granola - Vanilla Blueberry
• Love Crunch Granola - Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Snack / Protein bars

• Kind Bars
• One Bars

Coffee

• Philz

Water

• Bubly
• La Croix
• New Zealand Artisinal
• Hint

Whiskey & Bourbon

• Angel’s Envy
• Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
• Breaking & Entering American Whiskey

Gin

• Hendrick’s

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Household Goods

Carpet Cleaner

• Clean+Green Carpet Cleaner For Cats
• SpotBot Pet

Pocket Knives

• Kershaw Barstow
• Leatherman Skeletool

Electric Shaver

• Braun Series 9

Air Purifier

• Levoit Smart WiFi Air Purifier

Kitchen Knives

• Shun Classic

Blender

• Vitamix 5200

Vacuum

• Dyson Cyclone V10 Animal

Pressure Cooker

• Instant Pot

Scissors

• Fiskars 8 Inch Forged

Candle Lighter

• Saberlight Rechargeable Plasma Arc Lighter

Pens

• Parker Jotter
• Parker 5th
• Uni-Ball Vision Elite
• Pilot G-2

Water Bottle & Beverage Glasses

• Hydro Flask

Toothbrush

• Quip

Furniture

• Lovesac Sactional
• Lovesac Sacs

Flashlights

• Anker LC Series

Key Ring

• FREEKey

Deodorant

• Myro

Pet Stuff

• Yeti Water and Food Dishes
• Tiki Pets Food
• Cat Camp Tiny Tents!
• Sleepypod Carriers

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Electronics

Smartphones

• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro

Tablets

• iPad Pro 12.9″
• iPad Pro 11″
• iPad mini

Smartwatch

• Apple Watch

Desktop Computer

• Mac mini
• iMac

Laptop Computer

• MacBook Pro
• MacBook Air

Computer Mice

• Logitech MX Master
• Logitech MX Ergo
• Apple Magic Trackpad 2

Computer Keyboard

• Apple Magic Keyboard
• Keytron K1 (now the Kechron K1)
• iPad Pro Smart Keyboard Folio
• Kechron K2

External SSD

• SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD

External HDD

• G Drive Mobile USB-C

TV Settop Box

• AppleTV

Camera

• Leica Q2
• Sony A7 Series
• iPhone

Camera Accessories

• Peak Design Cuff
• Gordy’s Camera Strap

Headphones

• AirPods
• Bose QC35
• BeatsX

WiFi Router

• Eero Pro

Virtual Reality

• Oculus Quest

Batteries

• Panasonic eneloop Rechargeable
• Malamute Rugged Storage Cases

Video Games

• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
• Check out my Games page for specific games!

Power Conditioning and Battery Backup

• CyberPower CP1000PFCLCD

Portable Power

• Anker

Computer Monitors

• LG 27″ 27UK650-W
• Acer XR382CQK - 37.5” Ultrawide

Thumb Drive

• SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive w/ USB-C

HomeKit

• Philips Hue
• Ecobee Thermostat

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Clothing and Accessories

Backpack

• Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L
• Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L
• Peak Design Tech Pouch

Suitcases

• Timbuk2 Copilot

Shoes

• Adidas ULTRABOOST
• Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2
• Adidas NMD_R1

Wallet

• NOMATIC Slim Minimalist Wallet

Sunglasses

• Ray-Ban

Pants

• Uniqlo

Dress Shirts

• Uniqlo

Shirts & Jackets

• Superdry

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Software

Email Service

• Fastmail
• Sanebox

Email App

• Apple Mail
• Newton

Online Communities

• Micro.blog
• Flickr

Note Taking Apps

• Apple Notes
• Bear Notes
• Drafts

Task Manager Apps

• Apple Reminders
• Things 3
• Trello

Writing Apps

• IA Writer
• Ulysses

RSS Reading Apps

• NetNewsWire
• Unread

Code & Text Editing

• Atom
• Pretext
• Textastic

Podcast Players

• Apple Podcasts
• Overcast
• Castro
• Pocket Casts

Music Streaming

• Apple Music

Video Streaming

• Netflix
• Hulu

Time Tracking

• Timely
• Toggl

Package Tracking

• Deliveries

Finance Management

• Mint

Password Manager

• 1Password
• RememBear

VPN

• TunnelBear
• Encrypt.me

Photo and Image Editors

• Affinity Photo
• Affinity Designer
• Pixelmator Pro

Web Browsers

• Safari
• Firefox

Travel Planning and Trip Tracking

• TripIt Pro

Diagramming & Brainstorming

• Omnigraffle
• MindNode

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Vehicles

Cars

• Range Rover Evoque
• Range Rover Velar (if you need more capacity)
• Jaguar F-Type
• MINI Cooper S
• Nissan GT-R

Electric Vehicles

• Boosted Board
• URB-E