Setup

Hardware

• Laptop: System76 Lemur
• Phone: Pixel 8 Pro (running GrapheneOS)

Software

• Laptop OS: Pop!_OS (planning switch back to Debian)
• Text editor: Vim
• Email client: Thunderbird
• CMS: Drupal
• File synchronization: Syncthing

Services

• Social media: Mastodon
• Video hosting: MakerTube

Changelog

• 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 (Lineage OS)
• 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 (it’s too big)
• 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 (LineageOS)
• Sept 2009: Vim became my text editor (sometime around here)
• 2006: First installed Drupal
• Oct 2004: Started using Ubuntu 4.10 (basement computer)