Trusted brands
Products and providers I keep coming back to — so I do not re-research from scratch every time something breaks or renews.
Phone & Apple ecosystem
| Category |
Brand / model |
Notes |
| Handset |
fill in — likely iPhone given SaxWeather/iOS dev |
See mobile plan for carrier |
| Case / accessories |
fill in |
|
| App platform |
Apple (iOS / macOS) |
SaxWeather — SwiftUI, WeatherKit, App Store |
| Dev tools |
Xcode 15+ |
SaxWeather build target |
Fuel
| Category |
Brand |
Notes |
| Petrol |
fill in — e.g. 7-Eleven, BP, Shell |
Sunbury area |
| Carbon offset |
Greenfleet |
Replaced Ecologi — Australian tax treatment |
| Category |
Brand / model |
Notes |
| Keyboard |
fill in — e.g. Keychron, Logitech |
|
| Mouse |
fill in |
|
Computing & homelab
| Category |
Brand |
Notes |
| NAS |
Ugreen DXP 8800 Plus |
See TrueNAS |
| Router |
UniFi Dream Machine SE |
See UniFi |
| Password manager |
Vaultwarden (Bitwarden-compatible) |
Bitwarden |
| DNS / CDN / Pages |
Cloudflare |
saxobroko.com zone, SaxDocs, main site |
| Static CDN |
statically.io |
Avatar on links.saxobroko.com |
| Source control |
GitHub (saxobroko) |
Since 2016 |
Security keys
| Category |
Brand |
Notes |
| 2FA hardware |
YubiKey 5 / 5C NFC |
Yubikey — two keys, different roles |
Work (McDonald's / retail)
| Category |
Brand |
Notes |
| Employer |
McDonald's Sunbury |
Career |
| Previous |
Woolworths Sunbury |
Ended Mar 2026 |
Other
Add categories as needed — headphones, monitors, tyres, supermarkets, etc.