From The Desk of the CTO - Daily Driver (ultix-control)

Series Introduction

From the desk of the CTO is a series of posts I’ve been drafting for a few months and am finally publishing. It is quite literally about my “desk” (digital/physical) (office/workbench/shop).

Chapter Introduction

This chapter of the series (Daily driver) is about the computer systems I’m using daily.

• ultix-control
• ultix-sidekick
• ultix-actual

Let’s kick it off….

About ultix-control

System Specs

• System name: ultix-control
• Make/model: Surface Go Laptop
• OS: Windows 11

System Summary

This system is built and operated as a lean/mean machine. It serves as my primary daily driver in my office and when I’m on the road (along with the iPad) (documented later in this series).

It is paired with:

• Yeti Microphone
• Elgato StreamDeck mini
• Logitech Webcam
• Yubikey
• 7 port USB3 hub

All of the above (and external wired monitors when I use them) are going into a Surface Dock

System Functions

• RDP to the CTO workstation (ultix-actual) and passes through microphone/webcam/elgato stream deck mini.

I use RDP constantly throughout my TSYS workday.

RDP Profiles

I rely on my yubikey with a prefix alphanumeric pin on the ultix-actual profiles. I keep all three logged in and switch as needed by disconnecting/reconnecting the RDP session.

Applications

The below list is streamlined for the very few functions performed on the laptop. 99% of the laptop usage is in Chrome with various virtual desktops