Welcome to a somewhat Ivy League tier of neuroticism. As I got more involved in video and audio production, I noticed just how cluttered my wire situation was looking. For years I’ve invested in the generic cable management tubes, but Soba was a compelling step up. Primary benefit? The Y-Splitter and interchangeable pieces allow one to route wires at multiple points from different devices down one tube. So for myself, with an unapologetically gratuitous amount of devices running from the top of my desk to a plug underneath, all my cables are sheathed and neatly routed from top to bottom. Because cats.

My car is where I jam to songs that I know all of the words to. My work desk is where all of the R&D happens. I love new music discovery. I have a show dedicated to sharing new, interesting, and independent tunes with the world so having the right tools for that is essential. Outside of word of mouth, I use a new app called Wonder. Wonder scans engagement on SoundCloud every hour, allowing them to highlight the best new music before it hits any other service. You can browse their leaderboards of the most interesting work, sync with your Soundcloud to share your favorites, and compile playlists of what you’ve discovered.

Between commercial filmmaking and YouTube videos I’m cutting up video fairly often, which usually calls for the usage of multiple external hard drives. I have one too many objects sitting on my desk that both take up space and blink LED’s in my face. The backpack allows me to mount an aesthetically matched tray on the back of my Apple Cinema Display and iMac for stacking all of my hard drives. I’ve currently doubled up for both hard drives and a charging stand for my Apple Watch.

Bitcam is an old-school Macintosh nerd’s dream come true. It snaps photos at a fidelity that comes specifically from an older, 80’s-90’s, lesser-bit era. It tugs on the nostalgia feels and might not be the most practical, but retro nerds like myself enjoy the spot on minutiae of how GPU’s from computers past completely struggled.

Real talk? Muji is aesthetic and it’s a bit of an issue how on-point their products are for my life. A product I get the most use out of from them, however, is their desk fan. I have three monitors on my desk so I appreciate anything that can counterbalance the heat and light emanating into my face and confusing my sleep cycle. It’s a powerful little guy that’s USB powered. The cable length is good if you’d like to plug it behind your monitor and wrap it around to the corner of your desk.It has two levels of power and a hinge for vertical directional adjustment. Comes in many colors. Like all other Muji products, it is completely brand-free and label-free. Incredibly simple.

For the Getting Things Done nerd out there, this app is probably not for you because The Omni Group has you covered already. I like organizing my tasks. I go through seasons of doing it both well and horribly. No matter where I land, however, I keep track of all of my tasks in Things. It’s expensive. It’s also been around since the beginning and has only improved. If you need to go power-user on tagging tasks within tasks within projects within contexts, you can. However, you can also keep it painstakingly simple, which is a level of flexibility in both directions that neither Clear nor Omnifocus could successfully pull off for my life. If you’re looking for a strong task management candidate, Things is actually a decent balance between granularity for people with much going on and a basic list offering.