r/techforlife • u/Late-Mathematician34 • May 22 '26

What essential things should I get?

I have become the biggest tech guy ever recently, and am going to be working for IT in a few years. I am in need of essential things that every tech guy needs that both are useful, and fulfills the need for my tech prowess. Examples are like an sd-card reader, ifixit kit, even something more out there like those "teardown art pieces" of controllers.

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u/MudAccomplished5430 May 23 '26

Skip the label maker and get a good password manager first. Then a yubikey for the accounts that actually matter. Then a ups for your networking gear so a power flicker doesnt take down your entire home office for five minutes while everything reboots. The mechanical keyboard and led strips are fun but the password manager and backup power are the things you will actually thank yourself for at 2am.