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Elio Struyf

Belgian engineering lead, Microsoft MVP and public speaker; creator of the Front Matter CMS extension for VS Code.

7 things

LG 27UL850-WHardware LG

loved

I upgraded in late 2020 to these two beauties. The colors are stunning.

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

BenQ ScreenBarHardware BenQ

loved

I did not know I needed a device until I bought two of these. These screen bars are used to mount on top of your screens and make sure your eyes get less tired

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

Logitech MX KeysHardware Logitech

liked

Great keyboard, bought it in the US, as the US International (available in EU) is not the same as US English.

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

Elgato FacecamHardware Elgato

uses

previously I used a GoPro as a webcam, but since Elgato released this webcam, I switched to it.

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

Elgato Wave 3Hardware Elgato

uses

The main microphone I use for sessions and meetings. I use it in combination with the Elgato Wave Pop and Elgato Wave Shock Mount.

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

Front MatterSoftware Elio Struyf

usestheir own

When I switched to Hugo, I needed to have an extension which allows me to keep my article front matter up to date.

His /uses page, describing the desk, recording gear and software he works with daily. Front Matter is his own VS Code extension.

2021-07-31·eliostruyf.com ↗

Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.

The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.

A dashed affiliate link, sponsored or their own label means the post disclosed a relationship. It is shown, never hidden.

The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is for its kind of thing.

The shading behind a date shows how dated a recommendation is, for its kind of thing. Fully green is recent. It drains a quarter at a time as the post gets older, and is empty once it reads as dated.

What counts as old depends on the thing. A laptop praised four years ago has been replaced twice; a book loved twenty years ago is probably still loved. The shading is gone after about:

Stripes mean the post carries no date and the date shown is an estimate. No date at all, no shading.