Setup

Hardware

  • Laptop: ThinkPad T14
  • Phone: Pixel 8 Pro (GrapheneOS)

Software

Services

Changelog

  • July 2025: Purchased Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5
  • May 2025: Started using MakerTube
  • Jan 2023: Started using Borg Backup
  • July 2022: Purchased System76 Lemur (Pop!_OS, based on Debian/Ubuntu)
  • July 2021: Purchased ThinkPad T460 (Debian)
  • Feb 2020: Moved Mastodon account to mastodon.social
  • October 2019: Purchased Pixel 3s (LineageOS)
  • May 2018: Started live coding with Tidal
  • Apr 2018: Purchased Moxo X4
  • Mar 2018: Started hosting Mastodon on social.matthewtift.com
  • December 2017: Switched back to Thunderbird
  • Jun 2017: Started using mutt for email
  • Mar 2016: Purchased ThinkPad T450 at MicroCenter (Debian)
  • Sep 2015: Switched phone to Nexus 6
  • Jun 2015: Switched from XChat to HexChat for IRC
  • Jan 2015: Purchased Libreboot X200 at LibrePlanet (Debian)
  • Feb 2014: Started using Debian stable for my main desktop
  • Feb 2014: Purchased Nexus 5 (CyanogenMod)
  • Sept 2009: Vim became my everyday text editor
  • 2006: First installed Drupal
  • Oct 2004: Started using Ubuntu 4.10 (basement computer)