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Usman Khan.

Uses

What I actually use day-to-day.

Hardware, software, and services that earn their place in my workflow. Some links may be affiliate. I only list things I'd recommend regardless.

Workstation

  • MacBook Pro 16" (M-series)Daily driver. tmux + Neovim + ZSH.
  • External 4K monitorSingle-monitor setup. Calmer than dual.
  • Logitech MX Master 3SBest mouse for long sessions.

Cloud & Infra

  • AWSPrimary cloud. EKS, RDS, S3, Route 53, Lambda, IAM.
  • TerraformInfra-as-code for anything multi-resource.
  • CloudflareDNS + edge. Some sites proxied, some DNS-only.
  • Datadog / GrafanaObservability. Logs, metrics, alerts.

Security

  • 1PasswordPersonal + team secrets.
  • AWS Secrets ManagerApplication secrets in production.
  • Burp SuiteWeb app testing during assessments.
  • Nmap / NucleiRecon and templated vuln checks.

Software

  • NeovimEditor of choice.
  • Cursor / Claude CodeAI pair-programming for fast iteration.
  • LinearTask tracking for client work.
  • TailscalePrivate mesh networking.

Disclosure: some outbound links on this site are affiliate links. If you click and buy, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I actively use.