November 26, 2023

Default Apps 2023

I’m so late on this that it’s likely evolving from a blogging trend to a LinkedIn shared post thread (ugh). Still, inspired by a recent podcast episode from Hemispheric Views, here’s my list of default applications/services:

• Mail Client: Superhuman
• Mail Service: Gmail and Migadu
• Notes: Obsidian, but also  Notes (for anything with attachments or collaboration with Ana).
• To-Do: Things 3 and  Reminders (for attention grabbing notifications).
• Scratchpad: Drafts.
• iPhone Photo Shooting:  Camera.
• 🟦 Photo Management:  Photos
• Calendar: Vimcal & Fantastical.
• Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive
• RSS: Reeder
• 🏻‍♂️ Contacts:  Contacts
• Browser: Arc
• Chat: WhatsApp and iMessage.
• Bookmarks: Raindrop.io
• Read It Later: Readwise Reader
• Journal: Day One
• 🛒 Shopping Lists:  Reminders
• Media Tracking: Listy
• Music: Spotify
• Podcasts: Castro
• Password Management: 1Password 
• Mastodon: Ivory
• ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
• 🛤️ Habit etc. Tracking: I keep switching, leaving empty as a mark of shame.
• 🌤️ Weather: Window outside (I’m in CR, so it will always rain) and  Weather when travelling
• 🏻‍ Terminal:  Terminal
• 🧮 Code Editor: SublimeText
• 🎙️ Dictation: superwhisper
• 🤖 ChatGPT: BoltAI and Machato

You can find a huge index of posts like this at Robb’s defaults site.

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