Tools & Resources
Hardware, software, and services that power the lab. Updated as the stack evolves.
AI & Automation
ChatGPT
AI assistant for research, brainstorming, and content generation.
Claude
AI coding assistant and research tool. Powers most of the dev workflow.
ElevenLabs
AI voice synthesis and text-to-speech for content production.
Firecrawl
Web scraping and crawling API that returns clean markdown for LLM pipelines.
Gamma
AI-powered presentations, documents, and visual content creation.
Gemini
Google's AI model for research, analysis, and multimodal tasks.
HeyGen
AI video generation with realistic avatars and voice cloning.
Home Assistant
Open source home automation platform for smart devices and IoT integrations.
N8N
Self-hosted workflow automation platform connecting APIs and services.
NotebookLM
Google's AI research assistant for synthesizing sources into summaries and podcasts.
Communication
Design & Fabrication
Affinity Suite
Professional photo editing, vector design, and page layout tools.
Autodesk Fusion
CAD/CAM platform for 3D modeling, simulation, and manufacturing.
Bambu Studio
Slicer software for Bambu Lab 3D printers with cloud print support.
Canva
Design platform for graphics, presentations, and social content.
Development
GitHub
Source control, CI/CD, and project management.
Render
Static site hosting with auto-deploy from GitHub.
Resend
Developer-first email API for transactional and marketing emails.
Supabase
Open source Firebase alternative with Postgres, auth, and real-time subscriptions.
VS Code
Primary code editor with TypeScript, React, and remote development.
Hardware
Arduino
Open source microcontroller platform for prototyping and embedded projects.
Bambu Lab Printer
Primary FDM printer for prototypes, enclosures, and lab fixtures.
Beelink Mini PC
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H nodes running Proxmox in the homelab cluster.
ESP32
Wi-Fi/BLE microcontroller for sensor rigs and IoT experiments.
Google Coral Edge TPU
AI accelerator for edge inference in the NVR and detection pipelines.
Infrastructure
Networking
Operating Systems
Fedora Server
Linux server OS for containers, services, and lab workloads.
Fedora Workstation
Linux desktop for development and hands-on lab work.
macOS
Primary daily driver for workflow, communications, and management.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Enterprise-grade Linux for production servers and certified workloads.
Ubuntu Server
LTS server OS for stable production workloads and containers.
Windows 11
Gaming rig and Windows-specific testing.
Windows Server 2025
Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows-native services.
Productivity
Security
Nmap
Network scanner for host discovery, port scanning, and security auditing.
Teleport
Unified access platform for SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and web apps.
Twingate
Zero Trust network access replacing traditional VPNs.
Wazuh
Open source XDR and SIEM for threat detection and incident response.
Wireshark
Network protocol analyzer for packet capture and traffic inspection.