App Defaults in Late '24
Henrique Dias
December 31, 2024
Just like last year, a lot of "App Defaults" posts have started popping up in my RSS feed. So, I decided to join with an updated list, featuring more categories than last year. ๐ฎ Mail Service: Migadu โ Fastmail (why I moved) ๐จ Mail Client: Apple Mail ๐ Notes: Apple Notes โ
Reminders: Apple Reminders ๐ Calendar: Google Calendar โ Apple Calendar (Fastmail) ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Google Contacts โ Apple Contacts (Fastmail) ๐ RSS Service: Miniflux ๐๏ธ RSS Client: NetNewsWire (iOS) ๐ Cloud File Storage: iCloud, Google Drive ๐ฆ Photo Management: Apple Photos, file system for RAW ๐ Browser: Chrome on macOS, Safari on iOS ๐ฌ Chat: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal ๐ Bookmarks: Browser, Linkding โ Browser, This Website ๐ Read It Later: Apple Reminders ๐ Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders ๐ Documents: Google Docs, Markdown ๐ฐ Personal Finance: Google Sheets ๐ฐ News: NRC ๐ณ๐ฑ, Pรบblico ๐ต๐น, some tech blogs ๐ต Music and Podcasts: Spotify ๐ Password Management: 1Password ๐ค๏ธ Weather: Apple Weather, Buienradar ๐งฎ Code Editor: Visual Studio Code and vim ๐จโ๐ป Terminal: iTerm with zsh and oh my zsh - see my dotfiles In the course of 2025, I hope to further reduce the Google services from this list, especially when it comes to documents and cloud file storage. To be fair, I don't really use it that much, only for maintaining one or two spreadsheets, and I rarely make slides or written documents. Moving these to local files would be ideal, but it is also undeniable that the versatility of Google Docs makes it very compelling to use. Keep an eye on my uses for an always up to date version of this list!
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