My Tech

Last Updated by Ryan Himmelwright on Tue, Jun 6, 2023.

This is a page where I maintain the status of my technology and workspaces.

Ryan (Me)

Home Office

My Home Office

My Home Office (out of date)

Furniture

Sit/Stand Desk:
  - IKEA GERTON 61x29 1/2" Beech Wood Tabletop
  - Electronic Sit/Stand Desk Legs
Herman Miller Embody Chair
Autonomous ErgoStool
Amazon Anti-Fatigue Standing Mat

Desk Periphery Devices

VESA Apple Studio Display (5120x2880)
Ferris Sweep 34 key split keyboard w/ Kailh Choc Silver Switches
Logitech MX Ergo Trackball
Apple Magic Trackpad
Audioengine A2+ Speakers & Stands
Audio Technica M50x Headphones
Blue Yeti Microphone - Backout Edition
Logitech HD Pro Webcam c920 Widescreen
BenQ Screenbar

Other Periphery Devices

Apple Air Pods (gen 3)
UPERFECT 15.6" 3840x2160 IPS 100% sRGB, 350 nit Portable Monitor
Sony WH-1000xm4 Bluetooth Headphones
Aeropex AfterShokz Headphones
Various SSD/NVME drives in enclosures

Ryan Computers

Macbook Setup

My MacBook

- Venusaur (MacBook/Main Computer)

2021 14" Macbook Pro
M1 Pro (8 CPU Cores [2 efficiency, 6 performance], 14 gpu cores)
16-core Neural Engine
Media engine
16 GB RAM
512 GB NVME SSD
14.2" 3024x1964 Liquid Retina XDR display
macOS Monterey
*Can Connect to Periphery devices via Monitor

- Ivysaur (Tablet/Portable Device)

My iPad Pro

My iPad Pro
2021 11" iPad Pro
M1 CPU
8GB RAM
128 GB Storage
11" ProMotion Retina (2388x1668-pixel) Display
w/ Apple Magic Pencil
w/ 11" Magic Keyboard Case
* Can be used as a secondary display for Venusaur
* Can Connect to Periphery devices via Monitor

- Bulbasaur (Phone)

iPhone 11
64 GB Storage

- Dexter (Watch)

Apple Watch Series 7
41mm, Green

Linux Workstations/Servers

- Raichu (Mini PC - Remote Linux ‘Dev’ Server)

Mini computer

My Linux minicomputer dev server
AMD Ryzen 5625u (6core/12thread, 2.3GHz, 4.2 GHz boost)
W/ AMD Radeon Graphics (7cu)
64GB 3200mHz DDR4 RAM (2x32GB)
2TB NVME SSD
2TB SATA SSD
2.5GB Ethernet
NixOS

- Charmeleon (Linux/Windows Workstation & Gaming Computer)

Ryzen 9 3900x [3.8 GHz (4.6GHz Boost), 12 Cores, 24 Threads)
Noctua NH-U14s CPU Cooler
Aorus Elite Wifi x570 Motherboard
32 GB - G.Skill 2x16GB DDR4-3200 Mhz CL 16 RAM
Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB GPU 
500 GB Samsung 970 EVO NVME SSD (Linux Host Install)
500 GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA SSD (Windows VM Install)
250 GB SSD (Test Linux Install)
EVGA SuperNOVA G4 650w 80+ Gold, fully modular PSU
Fractal Design Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case
2 x Noctua NF-A14 PWM 140mm Fans
1 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Fan
NixOS
*Connected to Periphery devices

Pidgey (Gitlab Runner/Test Cloud Server)

Linode Instance
1 Core
1 GB RAM
25 GB SSD
Fedora 35

Work Computer

- Tauros (Work-issued Laptop)

work setup

My desk setup in the office.

Computer

2021 16" Macbook Pro
M1 Pro (10 CPU Cores [2 efficiency, 8 performance], 16 gpu cores)
16-core Neural Engine
Media engine
32 GB RAM
512 GB NVME SSD
16.2" 3456x2234 Liquid Retina XDR display
macOS Monterey

Periphery

27" 2560x1440 75Hz IPS Monitor
Ferris Sweep - Wireless (nice!nano, ZMK)
LG MX Ergo
Sony WH-1000xm4 Bluetooth Headphones
Herman Miller Embody Chair

Secondary Fold-able Workspace

Bedroom Setup

Working at the fold-able secondary workspace

We moved my old 43" monitor to the bedroom to use as a TV, and configured with an adjustable arm that can pull down to a folding desk to double as a second workspace.

This is where Rebecca works if she wants something more than just her laptop.

Furniture

Foldable IKEA Table
Movable arm to move Monitor(LG-UD4379b) down to desk from TV height
SecretLab Titain Chair
Exercise Ball Chair

Tech

USB 3 Dock
LG UD4379-b 42.5" 3840x2160 IPS Monitor
Keyboard and Mouse
Apple TV

Rebecca (Wife)

Rebecca mostly works from her laptop, but when she needs a workspace she uses the secondary one.

Vileplume (Macbook)

2020 Macbook Air
M1 (8 CPU Cores [4 efficiency, 4 performance], 8 gpu cores)
16 GB RAM
512 GB NVME SSD
13.3" 2560x1600 400 nit IPS "Retina" Display
Fan-less
macOS Monterey
*Can Connect to Periphery devices via usb-c Dock

Gloom (Tablet)

iPad Mini 6 (6th Gen)
* Can be used as a secondary display for Vileplume

Oddish (Phone)

iPhone 8 Plus

Periphery Devices

Apple Air Pod Pros
Bose AE2 Headphones
Apple Watch 5

Family Servers & Networking

- Ninetales (Always on Home Server)

HP Micro Server Gen 10
AMD Opteron X3421 APU (4) @ 2.100GHz
24 GB ECC RAM
250 GB Samsung EVO SSD (OS + LVM Virtual Disk Drive)
2 x 1TB WD 7200 RPM HDD (ZFS Mirror, for Backups) (Hotswap)
2 x 3TB TOSHIBA 7200 RPM HDD (ZFS Mirror, for Storage) (Hotswap)
UnraidOS

- Networking

Netgear Orbi RBK50 Router (In Bedroom)
Netgear Orbi RBK50 Satellite (In Office)

- Living Room

55" Samsung 'Frame' TV (2021)
4k Fire TV Stick
Nintendo Switch