Phones
Google Pixel 8 with Android 15
My current smartphone is a Pixel 8 with Android 15.
I am strong supporter of stock Android and fast updates, going back to the Nexus line; my first smartphone was a Nexus 5.
- Phone Timeline:
- Pixel 8 2023 - Present
- Pixel 7 2022 - 2023
- Pixel 3 2019 - 2022
- Pixel XL 2018 - 2019
- Nexus 6P 2016 - 2018
- OnePlus One 2015 - 2016
- Nexus 5 2014 - 2015
Computers
Lenovo Legion 5i with Windows 11
Custom-built PC with Windows 11
My current computers are a Lenovo Legion 5i 15 inch laptop and a custom built PC.
Computer Timeline:
- In 2009, during Black Friday at Walmart, I purchased my first laptop.
- A HP G60-519WM, it was a basic slow laptop.
- It got the job done for a guy who wanted to edit videos, play GTA San Andreas, and sit on YouTube.
- Model:
- HP G60-519WM
- Specifications:
- Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.2GHz, 1 core
- 3GB @ DDR2 RAM
- 250GB HDD @ HP 5400RPM SATA 2.5"
- In 2012, I purchased my first Apple laptop, a Mid 2012 15 inch MacBook Pro.
- I used this computer from 2012 to 2020.
- It was personally maxed out with a 2TB SSD and 16GB of RAM.
- This laptop came with Mac OS X Lion and was upgraded to macOS Catalina.
- This laptop was also dual-booted with Windows via Boot Camp.
- Model:
- Macbook Pro 15" Mid-2012 - MD103LL
- Specifications:
- macOS Catalina
- Windows 10 Home
- 16GB @ DDR3L RAM
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M @ 512MB VRAM
- 2TB SSD @ Samsung 850 EVO SATA
- In 2020, I purchased my first gaming laptop the Lenovo Legion 5i.
- In 2021, I upgraded the Legion 5i with RAM from 16GB to 32GB and the main SSD from 512GB to 1TB.
- In place of the secondary 1TB HDD, I have since put the 2TB SSD for additional storage.
- Model:
- Lenovo Legion 5i - 15IMH05H
- Specifications:
- Windows 11 Home
- 32GB @ DDR4 RAM
- 1TB SSD @ Samsung 980 PRO NVME
2TB SSD @ Samsung 850 EVO SATA
- In 2021, during the winter, I built my first PC.
- Initially, it was built with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 but I swapped that out for a RTX 3070, 5 months later.
- Build: PCPartPicker
- Specifications:
- Windows 11 Pro
- 32GB @ DDR4 RAM
- 1TB SSD @ Samsung 980 PRO NVME
4TB HDD @ WD Black 7500RPM SATA 3.5"
Servers
VPS Server with Linux Debian 11
I have had my own Linux server since December 2013, currently have a server from RackNerd
- I have had a Linux server since December 2013.
- Formally used servers from provider RamNode for a decade from 2013 to 2022.
- Currently on the provider RackNerd since 2022.
- Servers have been running Debian since Debian 7, currently on Debian 11.
- Everything from my website to projects (mmBNC, mmRadio, mmTS) are hosted on here.
- Provider:
RackNerd - VPS Server Provider
- Location:
- Chicago, IL - USA
- Specifications:
Debian 11
- 6GB RAM
- 70GB SSD
- Software:
nginx 1.26.2 - Web Server
MariaDB 10.5.26 - Database Server
PHP 7.4.33 - PHP Server
Bootstrap 5.3.3 - Website Responsive Framework
Last Updated: 11/13/2024