small tools that have become permanent

A running list of low-profile software and hardware that quietly became essential once they proved reliable enough.

Not the marquee stuff. Not the thing everyone already knows about. The small, reliable, unglamorous tools that have been in constant use long enough to feel like infrastructure.

Most of these took a while to commit to. A trial period where I wasn't sure if they were actually useful or if I was just attached to having bought them. These cleared that bar.

I update this list when something earns its way onto it. Right now this is where it sits.