Bill Anastas / Personal setup
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A Mac mini for work, DxO for photos, and music on streaming, vinyl, and MiniDisc. What’s on my desk, in my bag, and running behind these sites.
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At the desk
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The desk in the photo: an IKEA walnut countertop, two drawer units, a Mac mini, and two displays. The “Don’t work for assholes” poster is listed too.
Computing
- Mac mini M2 Pro (opens in a new tab)
Desktop computer
- HP Z27 27" 4K UHD (opens in a new tab)
27-inch display
Desk
- IKEA Alex Drawer Unit x2 (opens in a new tab)
Drawer storage · 2 units
- Herman Miller Aeron (opens in a new tab)
Desk chair
Code, design & AI
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Sublime Text and Ghostty for code, Transmit for files, and Figma for design. The AI assistants are here too.
Development & creative
- Transmit (opens in a new tab)
File transfer
- Sublime Text + An Old Hope theme (opens in a new tab)
Text editor & theme
- Ghostty (opens in a new tab)
Terminal
- Figma (opens in a new tab)
Interface design
AI Stack
- GPT 5.6 Sol (opens in a new tab)
AI assistant
- Opus 4.8 (opens in a new tab)
AI assistant
- Grok 4.6 (opens in a new tab)
AI assistant
Behind the sites
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The less visible part of the setup: GitHub, Cloudflare, notes, automation, and the UniFi network.
Personal Infrastructure
- GitHub (opens in a new tab)
Code hosting
- Cloudflare Workers (opens in a new tab)
Application hosting
- Cloudflare R2 (opens in a new tab)
Object storage
- n8n (opens in a new tab)
Workflow automation
Network
- UniFi Dream Machine Pro (opens in a new tab)
Network gateway
- UniFi Switch PRO 24 (opens in a new tab)
Network switch
From edit to archive
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DxO for editing, Apple Photos for the library, and Glacier for long-term storage. I’ve written up the full workflow separately.
Photo Workflow
- DxO PhotoLab 9 (opens in a new tab)
Photo editing
- Apple Photos (opens in a new tab)
Photo library
- AWS S3 Glacier Deep Archive (opens in a new tab)
Long-term photo storage
Calls, headphones & hi-fi
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A mic and monitors at the desk. A player and earphones for portable listening. Then Roon, vinyl, and MiniDisc for the hi-fi.
Desk Audio / Calls
- Yamaha HS5 (opens in a new tab)
Studio monitors
- Shure SM7B (opens in a new tab)
Microphone
- RØDECaster Pro (opens in a new tab)
Audio interface
Personal Listening
- FiiO M21 (opens in a new tab)
Portable music player
- LETSHUOER S12 (opens in a new tab)
In-ear headphones
HiFi
- Roon (opens in a new tab)
Music library & playback
- Qobuz (opens in a new tab)
Music streaming
- WiiM Ultra (opens in a new tab)
Music streamer
- WiiM Amp (opens in a new tab)
Amplifier
- Sony MDS-PC3 MiniDisc Deck (opens in a new tab)
MiniDisc deck
In the bag
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What goes in the Chrome backpack: Sony headphones, a UniFi travel router, a tech pouch, and a charging station.
Travel
- Chrome URBAN EX 20L Pack Future White (opens in a new tab)
Everyday backpack
- Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Canceling Headphones (opens in a new tab)
Noise-canceling headphones
- UniFi Travel Router (opens in a new tab)
Travel network
- Peak Design Small Tech Pouch (opens in a new tab)
Cable & accessory storage
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