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    "text": "I use a bit of a mix of Google/Apple products - not sure how I feel about that. I think a lot of them went over to Apple after I got an iphone. plan to get an android again next year so maybe this list will need adjusting as i go through 2024. So, here’s my list of default apps.\n\n- Mail Server: Gmail\n- Notes: [Notion](https://www.notion.so/)\n- To-Do: [Ticktick](https://ticktick.com/?language=en_US)\n- Photo Management: Apple Photos\n- Calendar: Google Calendar\n- Weather: Apple Weather\n- Cloud Storage: Google Drive\n- RSS: [Instapaper](https://www.instapaper.com)\n- Browser: [Arc](https://arc.net/) - but use [Polypane](https://polypane.app/) frequently for testing at work.\n- Chat: [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/)\n- News: [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news) or Reddit\n- Music: Apple Music\n- Podcasts: Apple Podcasts\n- Password Management: [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/)\n- Social Networks: [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/)\n- Code Editor: [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)\n- Writing: [Notion](https://www.notion.so/)\n- Package Manager: [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) & [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/)",
    "version": "1.0"
  },
  "description": "There’s been a trend recently of writing up a list of default apps, stemming from a recent podcast, so here I am, jumping on that trend!",
  "path": "/writing/default-apps",
  "publishedAt": "2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://dominickjay.com",
  "tags": [
    "personal"
  ],
  "textContent": "I use a bit of a mix of Google/Apple products - not sure how I feel about that. I think a lot of them went over to Apple after I got an iphone. plan to get an android again next year so maybe this list will need adjusting as i go through 2024. So, here’s my list of default apps.\nMail Server: Gmail\nNotes: Notion\nTo-Do: Ticktick\nPhoto Management: Apple Photos\nCalendar: Google Calendar\nWeather: Apple Weather\nCloud Storage: Google Drive\nRSS: Instapaper\nBrowser: Arc - but use Polypane frequently for testing at work.\nChat: WhatsApp\nNews: BBC News or Reddit\nMusic: Apple Music\nPodcasts: Apple Podcasts\nPassword Management: Bitwarden\nSocial Networks: Mastodon\nCode Editor: Visual Studio Code\nWriting: Notion\nPackage Manager: Homebrew & npm",
  "title": "The default-iest of Apps",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-08T09:40:19.188Z"
}