Some might consider this a “Using” page, a “Recommendations page” or something equivalent. Simply put, it’s a list of the tools and things I find incredibly useful and intriguing. Most of them are things I either use on a daily basis or couldn’t get along without. They’re things I love and have no reservations in recommending others use.
Some are underappreciated, unknown, and deserve wider adoption. I hope you find the list useful and may find your next favorite thing while browsing them.
Electronics
Samsung Galaxy 6Kindle Paperwhite e-reader – I use only for reading, highlighting, and notetakingKindle Fire 7″ HD used primarily with Balto Speed Reading and for Netflix
Roku – (considering upgrade to a newer Premiere+ streaming player)Google Chromecast – fantastic for sending video from almost any device to my television
Daily Tools
Uni Kuru Toga 0.5mm mechanical pencil – beautiful, stylish, and robustLivescribe Echo Pen 8GB
Markings journal by C.R. Gibson – 5″x8″, square ruled as a bullet journalTimbuk2 Command Messenger BagZojurishi Travel Mug
Home
Kitchen

AeroPress

Cambro plastic containers ranging from 2qt-8qt for more easily storing bulk goods

OXO Good Grips Jar Spatula, White has been my single-most used kitchen item after my knife

325 Watt Artisan Kitchen Aide stand mixer with a handful of attachments.
Salter 3003 Aquatronic Glass Electronic Kitchen Scale
Maverick CT-03 Oil & Candy Digital Thermometer
CDN DSP1 Dual Sensing Probe Thermometer and Timer

Software
LaTeX – a document preparation systemMikTeX – my specific implementation of LaTeXWinEdt – my preferred text editorCalibre – a spectacular database tool for storing, sorting, and maintaining e-booksOneNote – a wonderful note taking tool that’s integrated into my email, do do lists, etc.
Services
NetflixAmazon Prime
Spotify (music streaming, discovery)
Android Apps
Balto Spped Reading – Uses rapid serial visual presentation to improve reading speed. Great for reading newspaper/magazine articles and fiction. This particular app is one of the few that can handle the DRM on Kindle books properly.Office Lens – great for capturing documents (a digital scanner in photo format)
Feedly – a great feed readerWoodwind.xyz – a fantastic indie feed reader which integrates with my websiteAntenna Pod – my favorite new podcatcher; it does almost everything I could want including the ability to listen at higher speeds than 1x.
Nuzzel – awesome algorithmic news feeds based on my Twitter and Facebook accounts
GoodReads – how can any reader do without this?
IFTTT
Waze – the de rigueur traffic app for living in Los AngelesPushbullet – an app that mirrors my phone to my computer desktop; it allows for notifications, texts, and phone calls to pop up on my computer as well as sending data to my other connected devices.
Timehop
URL forwarder
Memrise
Website Tools
WithKnown
WordPress
Indieweb
PressForward
IndieWeb Plugin
Bookmarklets
Reading.am – marking items as “I’m reading right now” which then flows into my PressForward workflowSpritzlet– for using rapid serial visual presentation for speed reading web articlesHuffduffer – A site for bookmarking audio for both discovery and for creating podcast feeds for easy subscription. I REALLY love Huffduffer!Known Stream – allows for quick posts to my Known CMS installationPressForward nominate – for bookmarking articles to read later
Inspiration
This page was primarily inspired by a few posts I’d written about “What I’m Using” which in turn were inspired by LifeHacker, Supersite for Windows, and The Actor’s Studio among others. I’ve recently come across some conversation on the general topic, some of which is influenced by the Now movement.
Below are some of these more recent sources:

Matt Gemmell
Jason Rodriguez
Eddie Hinkle
The Setup (aka usethis.com)
The Cramped
Aaron Parecki
Katie Floyd
Ryan Barrett

I suspect I may still do annual(ish) posts like the others, but it seems interesting/useful to have a shorter aggregated page for readers to have a quicker list view of these items. In some sense, portions of the longer posts are now chunked out in my Now page which is updated a few times a month.
Note: Some of the links on this page are affiliate links to online stores, but my goal is truly to help others rather than make a profit. The pittance I make on the site from these links generally doesn’t even cover hosting costs. If I didn’t purchase a product with my own money, it won’t be listed here. Absolutely none of these recommendations are paid placements. Manufacturers and marketers are highly discouraged from contacting me about paid placements. Readers are encouraged and welcome to share with me what they’re using. I love recommendations for awesome things.