Knowledge management and note-taking
HOST
Windows 11 Host
Windows 11 host with no dev tools—keeping the host clean and dedicated to creative work.
Screen recording and live streaming
Professional video editing and color grading
Professional photo editing software
VIRTUALIZATION
VMware Workstation
Why VMs?
- Complete isolation of dev environments
- More secure
- Easy to backup entire setup
Windows 11 Guests
Several Windows 11 guests with 30-40GB memory, running Docker Desktop (requires nested virtualization)
Fedora Guest
Fedora with Docker (requires nested virtualization)
Ubuntu Guest
Ubuntu development environment
BROWSERS
Web Browsing
Multiple profiles to separate work and personal, using sync chains
.NET STACK
.NET Development
Primary .NET development environment
For Visual Studio and now also with VS Code (though haven't used much in VS Code)
LINQ querying and C# scripting
With C# DevKit—great for debugging runnable .cs scripts
GENERAL
General Development
File and folder comparison tool
AI TOOLS
AI Tooling
With Claude and GPT models in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
Generally used with VS Code terminal
AI-powered code editor
For code and general tasks
Web and mobile versions
Used occasionally
Rarely used—for running local LLMs