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My office is where my MacBook is, all these devices go wherever I travel to:
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My office is where my MacBook is, all these devices go wherever I travel to:
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- **[MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)](https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-16/)**
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- **[MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)](https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-16/)**
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_Space Gray, 2.6GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB, US International keyboard_
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_Space Gray, 2.6GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB, US International keyboard_
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My main workhorse powering my daily work & play. Everything is pretty much amazing and it handles everything I throw at it. Love the screen, keyboard, and speakers. Still miss the SD card slot which Apple deemed not Pro enough.
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My main workhorse powering my daily work & play. Everything is pretty much amazing and it handles everything I throw at it. Love the screen, keyboard, and speakers. Still miss the SD card slot which Apple deemed not Pro enough.
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- **[iPhone 11 Pro](https://www.apple.com/iphone-11-pro/)**
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- **[iPhone 11 Pro](https://www.apple.com/iphone-11-pro/)**
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_Space Gray, 256GB_
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_Space Gray, 256GB_
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My main camera and used for everything when I'm not on my Mac. I try to keep it only for personal communication and reading. I'm never quite sure what to do with all its unbelievable power, but the screen is the best display I ever looked at. Because of that, replaces a lot the iPad for reading.
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My main camera and used for everything when I'm not on my Mac. I try to keep it only for personal communication and reading. I'm never quite sure what to do with all its unbelievable power, but the screen is the best display I ever looked at. Because of that, replaces a lot the iPad for reading.
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- **[AirPods Pro](https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/)**
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- **[AirPods Pro](https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/)**
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Rocked the original AirPods since their introduction, one of the best products Apple has ever made. By now using the Pro variant pretty much all the time when talking into my devices and participating in online meetings, or listening to music on the go.
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Rocked the original AirPods since their introduction, one of the best products Apple has ever made. By now using the Pro variant pretty much all the time when talking into my devices and participating in online meetings, or listening to music on the go.
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- **[Apple Watch Series 5](https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-series-5/)**
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- **[Apple Watch Series 5](https://www.apple.com/apple-watch-series-5/)**
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_40mm, Space Gray Aluminium, Black Solo Loop_
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_40mm Space Gray Aluminum Case, Black Solo Loop_
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Mainly used for its health & fitness features so I can go on a run without my iPhone, and track the shit out of me. I like to keep it unobtrusive, all notifications are turned off, except for calendar event & Activity.app notifications.
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Mainly used for its health & fitness features so I can go on a run without my iPhone, and track the shit out of me. I like to keep it unobtrusive, all notifications are turned off, except for calendar event & Activity.app notifications.
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- **[Bose QuietComfort 35 II](https://www.bose.de/de_de/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-35-wireless-ii.html#v=qc35_ii_black)**
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- **[Bose QuietComfort 35 II](https://www.bose.de/de_de/products/headphones/over_ear_headphones/quietcomfort-35-wireless-ii.html#v=qc35_ii_black)**
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_Black_
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_Black_
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The headphones for blocking out my whole environment during work in busy and loud places, and for better music quality than any AirPods.
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The headphones for blocking out my whole environment during work in busy and loud places, and for better music quality than any AirPods.
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- **[Kindle Voyage](https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-Voyage-6-Inch-4GB-eReader/dp/B00IOY8XWQ)**
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- **[Kindle Voyage](https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-Voyage-6-Inch-4GB-eReader/dp/B00IOY8XWQ)**
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The best experience for long time reading. Almost all my non-technical books are Kindle books.
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The best experience for long time reading. Almost all my non-technical books are Kindle books.
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### Home Office Setup
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### Home Office Setup
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- **[Desk](/office-desk)**
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- **[Desk](/office-desk)**
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_East Indian rosewood, 200cm x 80cm_
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_East Indian rosewood, 200cm x 80cm_
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Massive wood dining table turned into a desk. Yearly bee wax polishing keeps it looking like new for more than a decade. [The monolith](/basically-the-monolith-is-on-my-desk) might had an effect on that too. Leaves more than enough space to run big display and MacBook screen side-by-side.
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Massive wood dining table turned into a desk. Yearly bee wax polishing keeps it looking like new for more than a decade. [The monolith](/basically-the-monolith-is-on-my-desk) might had an effect on that too. Leaves more than enough space to run big display and MacBook screen side-by-side.
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- **[LG 32UL950](https://www.lg.com/de/monitore/lg-32UL950-W)**
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- **[LG 32UL950](https://www.lg.com/de/monitore/lg-32UL950-W)**
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_32" UltraFine 4K external display with Thunderbolt 3/USB-C_
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_32" UltraFine 4K external display with Thunderbolt 3/USB-C_
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My main display being used when working from home. 4k and one cable to deliver power, video, audio, and further connectivity is the minimum. The image quality is bearable and on-par with the more Mac-optimized LG 5K UltraFine versions, but bigger, cheaper, more slim, and uses less energy. Still no Pro Display XDR image quality though.
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My main display being used when working from home. 4k and one cable to deliver power, video, audio, and further connectivity is the minimum. The image quality is bearable and on-par with the more Mac-optimized LG 5K UltraFine versions, but bigger, cheaper, more slim, and uses less energy. Still no Pro Display XDR image quality though.
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- **[Logitech MX Master 3 for Mac](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/mx-master-3-mac-wireless-mouse.910-005693.html)**
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- **[Logitech MX Master 3 for Mac](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/mx-master-3-mac-wireless-mouse.910-005693.html)**
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_Black & Space Gray_
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_Black & Space Gray_
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Still a fan of the simplicity and gestures of the Magic Mouse 2, but it's just no fit for working precisely, or for gaming. Logitech's MX Master 3 provides both, and has great macOS support, unlike the people over at Razer.
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Still a fan of the simplicity and gestures of the Magic Mouse 2, but it's just no fit for working precisely, or for gaming. Logitech's MX Master 3 provides both, and has great macOS support, unlike the people over at Razer.
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- **[Satechi Slim X1 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard](https://satechi.net/products/slim-x1-bluetooth-backlit-keyboard)**
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- **[Satechi Slim X1 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard](https://satechi.net/products/slim-x1-bluetooth-backlit-keyboard)**
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_US, Space Gray_
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_US, Space Gray_
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Great compact keyboard with black keys which have a great key travel. Packed with other welcome features over Apple's keyboards like backlit keys and easy switching between 3 paired devices.
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Great compact keyboard with black keys which have a great key travel. Packed with other welcome features over Apple's keyboards like backlit keys and easy switching between 3 paired devices.
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- **iPad Pro (9.7-inch) 2016**
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- **iPad Pro (9.7-inch) 2016**
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_Space Gray, 128GB_
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_Space Gray, 128GB_
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My 4th iPad after the original iPad. Since that time used it as a paper document replacement for reading and research and it is still perfect for it. Initially used with the keyboard cover and the Apple Pencil but until I can run a local web development environment on iPadOS it is rarely useful for me to get coding work done. Still intrigued by the possibilities and cleanliness of iPadOS compared to macOS but it's just not there yet for me. At home, the iPad is my [Sidecar](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380) display usually holding Terminal.app in fullscreen.
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My 4th iPad after the original iPad. Since that time used it as a paper document replacement for reading and research and it is still perfect for it. Initially used with the keyboard cover and the Apple Pencil but until I can run a local web development environment on iPadOS it is rarely useful for me to get coding work done. Still intrigued by the possibilities and cleanliness of iPadOS compared to macOS but it's just not there yet for me. At home, the iPad is my [Sidecar](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210380) display usually holding Terminal.app in fullscreen.
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- **[HomePod mini](https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/)**
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- **[HomePod mini](https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/)**
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_2x Space Gray_
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_2x Space Gray_
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Used as desktop speakers connected as stereo pair, and setup as a HomeHub to automate home devices.
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Used as desktop speakers connected as stereo pair, and setup as a HomeHub to automate home devices.
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- **[Logitech BRIO 4K Webcam](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/brio-4k-hdr-webcam.960-001105.html)**
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- **[Logitech BRIO 4K Webcam](https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/webcams/brio-4k-hdr-webcam.960-001105.html)**
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Since Apple has not yet figured out how to put cameras capable of a better picture quality than a 720p potato camera into any of their MacBooks, an external one has to do it.
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Since Apple has not yet figured out how to put cameras capable of a better picture quality than a 720p potato camera into any of their MacBooks, an external one has to do it.
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- **[Raspberry Pi 4 Model B](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/)**
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- **[Raspberry Pi 4 Model B](https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/)**
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_4GB RAM_
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_4GB RAM_
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The little Linux and local home server playground performing some serious tasks for all devices within my home network: [Pi-Hole](https://pi-hole.net) keeps all browsing adventures clean, and every network device's DNS traffic is routed through the Raspberry Pi. [Plex](https://www.plex.tv) is delivering a video library, capable of playing 4K content. It runs a [Tor](https://www.torproject.org) non-exit relay. Has two 4 TB hard drives attached for [storage for all network devices](/raspberry-pi-file-and-screen-sharing-macos-ios).
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The little Linux and local home server playground performing some serious tasks for all devices within my home network: [Pi-Hole](https://pi-hole.net) keeps all browsing adventures clean, and every network device's DNS traffic is routed through the Raspberry Pi. [Plex](https://www.plex.tv) is delivering a video library, capable of playing 4K content. It runs a [Tor](https://www.torproject.org) non-exit relay. Has two 4 TB hard drives attached for [storage for all network devices](/raspberry-pi-file-and-screen-sharing-macos-ios).
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- **[Urbanears Baggen](https://www.amazon.com/Urbanears-Multi-Room-Bluetooth-Connected-04091756/dp/B0742HFQRD/)**
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- **[Urbanears Baggen](https://www.amazon.com/Urbanears-Multi-Room-Bluetooth-Connected-04091756/dp/B0742HFQRD/)**
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_Concrete Grey_
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_Concrete Grey_
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The most versatile, stand-alone wireless speaker I could find. Connects with pretty much everything no matter the OS: AirPlay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth, USB-A, AUX. Looks and sounds great, albeit hard to justify its size after the [HomePod](https://www.apple.com/homepod/) had been released.
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The most versatile, stand-alone wireless speaker I could find. Connects with pretty much everything no matter the OS: AirPlay, Chromecast, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth, USB-A, AUX. Looks and sounds great, albeit hard to justify its size after the [HomePod](https://www.apple.com/homepod/) had been released.
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- **[IKEA HEKTAR](https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/hektar-arbeitsleuchte-mit-ladefunktion-dunkelgrau-60323436/)**
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- **[IKEA HEKTAR](https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/hektar-arbeitsleuchte-mit-ladefunktion-dunkelgrau-60323436/)**
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_Dark Gray_
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_Dark Gray_
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My LED desk lamp with integrated Qi and USB-A charging in its base. Perfect merge of form and function so I don't need any other dedicated device or cable on my desk to charge my mobile devices.
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My LED desk lamp with integrated Qi and USB-A charging in its base. Perfect merge of form and function so I don't need any other dedicated device or cable on my desk to charge my mobile devices.
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## Software
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## Software
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### File Storage & Sync
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### File Storage & Sync
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- **Finder & Files**
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- **Finder & Files**
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So simple, yet powerful. I use Finder & the iOS Files app to access all my files from multiple sources: iCloud, Tresorit, SSH servers through [Secure ShellFish](https://secureshellfish.app), local [network drives attached to my Raspberry Pi](/raspberry-pi-file-and-screen-sharing-macos-ios).
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So simple, yet powerful. I use Finder & the iOS Files app to access all my files from multiple sources: iCloud, Tresorit, SSH servers through [Secure ShellFish](https://secureshellfish.app), local [network drives attached to my Raspberry Pi](/raspberry-pi-file-and-screen-sharing-macos-ios).
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- **[iCloud Drive, 2 TB](https://www.icloud.com)**
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- **[iCloud Drive, 2 TB](https://www.icloud.com)**
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I have used Dropbox Pro for many years but it became too clunky and Apple's version turned into what I wanted Dropbox to be. Most of my non-code related files live there and are happily synced.
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- **[Tresorit Premium, 500 GB](https://tresorit.com)**
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- **[Tresorit Premium, 500 GB](https://tresorit.com)**
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Holds all the personal and sensitive documents. Works like Dropbox or iCloud Drive but with end-to-end encryption with my own private keys, and some nicely paranoid sharing features.
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Holds all the personal and sensitive documents. Works like Dropbox or iCloud Drive but with end-to-end encryption with my own private keys, and some nicely paranoid sharing features.
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- **[Scanner Pro](https://readdle.com/scannerpro)**
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- **[Scanner Pro](https://readdle.com/scannerpro)**
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Listed here because this app on my iPhone makes every piece of paper coming across my desk into a digital file helping me maintain a **paperless office**. Works like a charm with any document in multiple languages making them searchable with OCR. Every scan I do with it produces a high quality black & white PDF file, ready for digital filing. This gives me quick access to every official document I might need to give to someone no matter where I am in the world. Scanned paper documents are then destroyed and put into recycling.
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- **[Google Drive](https://www.google.com/drive/) & [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com)**
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- **[Google Drive](https://www.google.com/drive/) & [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com)**
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Only used for work accounts, and only within the browser. It still deeply confuses me and never use it for personal stuff.
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### Browsing
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### Browsing
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- **[Safari](https://www.apple.com/safari/)**
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- **[Safari](https://www.apple.com/safari/)**
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My main browser on every device. I stay for best typography rendering of any browser, the feature & UI minimalism, and the privacy and content blocking features. No extensions at all except for 1Blocker.
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My main browser on every device. I stay for best typography rendering of any browser, the feature & UI minimalism, and the privacy and content blocking features. No extensions at all except for 1Blocker.
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- **[DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com)**
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- **[DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com)**
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- **[1Blocker](https://1blocker.com)**
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- **[1Blocker](https://1blocker.com)**
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My content blocker of choice for Safari so I rarely see any ad tech bullshit even outside of my network without Pi-Hole. Fast, effective, and completely unobtrusive on every device.
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My content blocker of choice for Safari so I rarely see any ad tech bullshit even outside of my network without Pi-Hole. Fast, effective, and completely unobtrusive on every device.
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- **[Firefox Developer Edition](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/)**
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- **[Firefox Developer Edition](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/)**
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My secondary browser on macOS mainly used for development and debugging. Running with those extensions:
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- [React Developer Tools](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/react-devtools/)
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- [React Developer Tools](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/react-devtools/)
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- **[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com)**
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From Notepad, to Dreamweaver, to CSS Edit, to Coda, to Espresso, to TextMate, to Atom, and now I arrived at VS Code. Its feature set, coding experience, and ecosystem far outweigh the Electron drawbacks, and at least it is the most performant Electron app I know. I still miss [Espresso](https://www.espressoapp.com) as my personal gold standard for how a code editor UI on macOS should look and behave. Using only a small set of extensions mostly for automatic code formatting based on various tools:
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From Notepad, to Dreamweaver, to CSS Edit, to Coda, to Espresso, to TextMate, to Atom, and now I arrived at VS Code. Its feature set, coding experience, and ecosystem far outweigh the Electron drawbacks, and at least it is the most performant Electron app I know. I still miss [Espresso](https://www.espressoapp.com) as my personal gold standard for how a code editor UI on macOS should look and behave. Using only a small set of extensions mostly for automatic code formatting based on various tools:
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- [Nord](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=arcticicestudio.nord-visual-studio-code): patiently awaiting a light version of it, until then [Polar](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=merithayan.polar) does the job.
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- [Nord](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=arcticicestudio.nord-visual-studio-code): patiently awaiting a light version of it, until then [Polar](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=merithayan.polar) does the job.
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- [Spell Right](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ban.spellright)
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- [Spell Right](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ban.spellright)
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- [stylelint](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=stylelint.vscode-stylelint)
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- [stylelint](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=stylelint.vscode-stylelint)
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- **[Nord](https://www.nordtheme.com)**
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- **[SF Mono](https://developer.apple.com/fonts/)** or **[Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode)**
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- **[SF Mono](https://developer.apple.com/fonts/)** or **[Fira Code](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode)**
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- configured with my own **[dotfiles](https://github.com/kremalicious/dotfiles)**
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- configured with my own **[dotfiles](https://github.com/kremalicious/dotfiles)**
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- styled with **[Pure](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure)**.
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- styled with **[Pure](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure)**.
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Most of my projects are under version control and are synced as Git repositories. Using Git in Terminal.app, within VS Code, and occasionally with [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com). Almost everything I do for work is embedded in a Git-based workflow. Every commit I create on any device is signed with one of my GPG keys.
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- **[Kaleidoscope](https://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com)**
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- **[Kaleidoscope](https://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com)**
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I'm a senior developer and still don't know how to properly resolve a merge conflict without this app.
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- **[Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)**
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- **[Transmit](https://www.panic.com/transmit/)**
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- **[Transmit](https://www.panic.com/transmit/)**
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Use it since like forever on macOS. Gives me file access to pretty much everything within my network and remote resources, including S3 & Wasabi on both, macOS & iOS.
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- **[Prompt](https://www.panic.com/prompt/)**
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- **[Prompt](https://www.panic.com/prompt/)**
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Truly the best SSH client for iOS. Using it for occasional server maintenance on the go.
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- **[Working Copy](https://workingcopyapp.com)**
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- **[Working Copy](https://workingcopyapp.com)**
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One of the most powerful development tools on iOS making version-controlled, on-device development actually possible. In my workflow it is the basis for doing quick code or copy edits. Because it is a document provider on iOS, I can directly access my cloned Git repositories from any other app.
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One of the most powerful development tools on iOS making version-controlled, on-device development actually possible. In my workflow it is the basis for doing quick code or copy edits. Because it is a document provider on iOS, I can directly access my cloned Git repositories from any other app.
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- **[GitHub for mobile](https://github.com/mobile/)**
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- **[GitHub for mobile](https://github.com/mobile/)**
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The iOS app is crazy good for quickly managing issues and code reviews. Rarely use the [desktop version](https://desktop.github.com).
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The iOS app is crazy good for quickly managing issues and code reviews. Rarely use the [desktop version](https://desktop.github.com).
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- **[Homebrew](https://brew.sh)**
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- **[Homebrew](https://brew.sh)**
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The trusty package manager for the Unix side of macOS, for all the stuff which is not Dockerized.
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The trusty package manager for the Unix side of macOS, for all the stuff which is not Dockerized.
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- **[nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)**
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- **[nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm)**
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I need to switch between multiple Node.js versions throughout the day and nvm has always been perfect for that.
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I need to switch between multiple Node.js versions throughout the day and nvm has always been perfect for that.
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### Design
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### Design
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- **[Sketch](https://www.sketch.com)** & **[Figma](https://www.figma.com)**
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- **[Sketch](https://www.sketch.com)** & **[Figma](https://www.figma.com)**
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I mostly design in the browser but when required, all my UI wireframing, prototyping, and design needs are met with either Sketch or Figma. Prefer Sketch for the perfectly native UI, but Figma for drawing performance and its collaboration features.
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I mostly design in the browser but when required, all my UI wireframing, prototyping, and design needs are met with either Sketch or Figma. Prefer Sketch for the perfectly native UI, but Figma for drawing performance and its collaboration features.
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- **[Pixave](http://www.littlehj.com/mac/)**
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- **[Pixave](http://www.littlehj.com/mac/)**
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Storing full page screenshots of every site or other visual work I create in here. Feels dated and buggy by now so in dire need of replacement.
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Storing full page screenshots of every site or other visual work I create in here. Feels dated and buggy by now so in dire need of replacement.
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- **[xScope](https://xscopeapp.com)**
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- **[xScope](https://xscopeapp.com)**
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When stuff on screen just has to be pixel-perfect. Always used to check for accessible colors in all UIs I create.
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When stuff on screen just has to be pixel-perfect. Always used to check for accessible colors in all UIs I create.
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- **[Typeface](https://typefaceapp.com)**
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- **[Typeface](https://typefaceapp.com)**
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My font manager of choice. Nice and simple.
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My font manager of choice. Nice and simple.
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- **[Sip](https://sipapp.io)**
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- **[Sip](https://sipapp.io)**
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Use this to pick colors from everywhere on the screen.
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Use this to pick colors from everywhere on the screen.
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- **[ImageOptim](https://imageoptim.com)**
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- **[ImageOptim](https://imageoptim.com)**
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Every bitmap asset I create goes through this app to keep file size small.
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Every bitmap asset I create goes through this app to keep file size small.
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### Photos
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### Photos
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- **iCloud Photos**
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- **iCloud Photos**
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All my master photos live in iCloud, and are selectively synced to devices in Photos.app. I make sure every photo ending up in here has the correct location and capturing date in its metadata, like for a lot of scanned analog photos from the last century.
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All my master photos live in iCloud, and are selectively synced to devices in Photos.app. I make sure every photo ending up in here has the correct location and capturing date in its metadata, like for a lot of scanned analog photos from the last century.
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- **[Photos](https://www.apple.com/ios/photos/)**
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- **[Photos](https://www.apple.com/ios/photos/)**
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Using it on all devices, most edits happen on my iPhone with it. Metadata editing often happens in the [macOS version](https://www.apple.com/macos/photos/). Has everything I need since iOS 13. Originally, my library moved from folders, to iPhoto, to Aperture, to Lightroom, and from there back to Photos.
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Using it on all devices, most edits happen on my iPhone with it. Metadata editing often happens in the [macOS version](https://www.apple.com/macos/photos/). Has everything I need since iOS 13. Originally, my library moved from folders, to iPhoto, to Aperture, to Lightroom, and from there back to Photos.
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- **[Metaphoto](https://zininworks.com/metapho/)**
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- **[Metaphoto](https://zininworks.com/metapho/)**
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Excellent metadata editing on iOS for single photos, or bulk editing. Directly accesses and modifies the originals from Photos.app and writes modified location & date back to them.
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Excellent metadata editing on iOS for single photos, or bulk editing. Directly accesses and modifies the originals from Photos.app and writes modified location & date back to them.
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- **[Halide](https://halide.cam)**
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- **[Halide](https://halide.cam)**
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For capturing everything the image sensors of my iPhone can deliver. Gorgeous interaction & UI design.
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For capturing everything the image sensors of my iPhone can deliver. Gorgeous interaction & UI design.
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- **[Darkroom](https://darkroom.co)**
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- **[Darkroom](https://darkroom.co)**
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For more refined editing on iOS.
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For more refined editing on iOS.
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- **[Affinity Photo](https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/)**
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- **[Affinity Photo](https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/)**
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When a photo needs even more refined editing, primarily used on macOS.
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When a photo needs even more refined editing, primarily used on macOS.
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### Music
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### Music
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- **Music**
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- **Music**
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Used iTunes to manage my music library since I use a Mac. Digitalized my CD library in Apple Lossless into it in the 2000s, first synced to mobile devices (iPod, then iPhone) via cable, then "synced" with iTunes Match without any cables. Now this library is running with Music, in a mix with Apple Music. This library with the lossless files is living on a network drive in my home network and is accessed from there when sitting at a Mac.
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Used iTunes to manage my music library since I use a Mac. Digitalized my CD library in Apple Lossless into it in the 2000s, first synced to mobile devices (iPod, then iPhone) via cable, then "synced" with iTunes Match without any cables. Now this library is running with Music, in a mix with Apple Music. This library with the lossless files is living on a network drive in my home network and is accessed from there when sitting at a Mac.
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- **[iTunes Match](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146)**
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- **[iTunes Match](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146)**
|
||||||
Yup, still using that. I try to buy music I like from the artist in a lossless format and store it in my Music library, and iTunes Match gives me access to its compressed version from the Apple Music catalogue on all mobile devices.
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Yup, still using that. I try to buy music I like from the artist in a lossless format and store it in my Music library, and iTunes Match gives me access to its compressed version from the Apple Music catalogue on all mobile devices.
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- **[Apple Music](https://www.apple.com/apple-music/)**
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- **[Apple Music](https://www.apple.com/apple-music/)**
|
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Used for discovering new music and its excellent playlist curation.
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Used for discovering new music and its excellent playlist curation.
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### Messaging
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### Messaging
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- **Mail**
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- **Mail**
|
||||||
Apple's default email app has always worked for me, on all devices, so I just stick to it.
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Apple's default email app has always worked for me, on all devices, so I just stick to it.
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|
||||||
- **[GnuPG](https://gnupg.org)**
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- **[GnuPG](https://gnupg.org)**
|
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Use it since I use email but its clunky and rarely anyone uses it. Interacting with it only in Terminal.app for decrypting and encrypting, and use it to sign Git commits. Yes, I'm aware of [GPG Suite](https://gpgtools.org) but the instability it introduces into the whole operating system is not worth the usage to me.
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Use it since I use email but its clunky and rarely anyone uses it. Interacting with it only in Terminal.app for decrypting and encrypting, and use it to sign Git commits. Yes, I'm aware of [GPG Suite](https://gpgtools.org) but the instability it introduces into the whole operating system is not worth the usage to me.
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||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Messages](https://support.apple.com/explore/messages) & [Telegram](https://telegram.org)**
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- **[Messages](https://support.apple.com/explore/messages) & [Telegram](https://telegram.org)**
|
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The only messengers I use every day for personal stuff, mostly on my iPhone.
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The only messengers I use every day for personal stuff, mostly on my iPhone.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Signal](https://www.signal.org)**
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- **[Signal](https://www.signal.org)**
|
||||||
In an ideal world everybody would use this so all our private messaging is not controlled by some single, closed-source entity with varying degrees of ad tech evilness.
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In an ideal world everybody would use this so all our private messaging is not controlled by some single, closed-source entity with varying degrees of ad tech evilness.
|
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|
||||||
- **[Slack](https://slack.com)**
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- **[Slack](https://slack.com)**
|
||||||
The main work communication tool, mostly used on macOS. Loved and hated in equal parts.
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The main work communication tool, mostly used on macOS. Loved and hated in equal parts.
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|
|
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### Writing
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### Writing
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Except within Notes.app, everything I write is composed as [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/).
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Except within Notes.app, everything I write is composed as [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/).
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[iA Writer](https://ia.net/writer)**
|
- **[iA Writer](https://ia.net/writer)**
|
||||||
Every longer text I write starts and lives here first.
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Every longer text I write starts and lives here first.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com)**
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- **[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com)**
|
||||||
Most development-related writing ends up in VS Code, side-by-side with its Markdown preview.
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Most development-related writing ends up in VS Code, side-by-side with its Markdown preview.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Password Management
|
### Password Management
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[1Password](https://1password.com)**
|
- **[1Password](https://1password.com)**
|
||||||
Actively store pretty much every sensitive credential and infos in here. The 1Password keychain is only synced locally via WiFi to my other devices.
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Actively store pretty much every sensitive credential and infos in here. The 1Password keychain is only synced locally via WiFi to my other devices.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[iCloud Keychain](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085)**
|
- **[iCloud Keychain](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204085)**
|
||||||
Replaces 1Password a lot for me during daily browsing because of its perfect integration into Safari.
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Replaces 1Password a lot for me during daily browsing because of its perfect integration into Safari.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Reading
|
### Reading
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Reeder](https://www.reederapp.com)**
|
- **[Reeder](https://www.reederapp.com)**
|
||||||
Never stopped using RSS for my news reading and Reeder has always been a joy to use. Have it on all my devices but prefer reading on the iPad with it. I use [Feedly](https://feedly.com) to manage and sync my subscriptions in the background.
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Never stopped using RSS for my news reading and Reeder has always been a joy to use. Have it on all my devices but prefer reading on the iPad with it. I use [Feedly](https://feedly.com) to manage and sync my subscriptions in the background.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Instapaper](https://www.instapaper.com)**
|
- **[Instapaper](https://www.instapaper.com)**
|
||||||
My read-later service, mostly reading articles through the Instapaper app on iPhone or iPad, but also have it setup in Reeder.
|
My read-later service, mostly reading articles through the Instapaper app on iPhone or iPad, but also have it setup in Reeder.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Books](https://www.apple.com/apple-books/)**
|
- **[Books](https://www.apple.com/apple-books/)**
|
||||||
I prefer buying ePub files directly from book authors which then end up in Books. Pretty much all my technical books live here and are synced via iCloud.
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I prefer buying ePub files directly from book authors which then end up in Books. Pretty much all my technical books live here and are synced via iCloud.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Social Media
|
### Social Media
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **Twitter: [Twitterific](https://twitterrific.com/ios/)**
|
- **Twitter: [Twitterific](https://twitterrific.com/ios/)**
|
||||||
Using it since the first macOS version, now primarily used on the iPhone and the only way I interact with Twitter.
|
Using it since the first macOS version, now primarily used on the iPhone and the only way I interact with Twitter.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **Reddit: [Apollo](https://apolloapp.io)**
|
- **Reddit: [Apollo](https://apolloapp.io)**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Health & Fitness
|
### Health & Fitness
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Health](https://www.apple.com/ios/health/)** & **[Activity](https://www.apple.com/watch/close-your-rings/)**
|
- **[Health](https://www.apple.com/ios/health/)** & **[Activity](https://www.apple.com/watch/close-your-rings/)**
|
||||||
Any health and fitness-related app I use feeds data into these apps, making them my main health data dashboard.
|
Any health and fitness-related app I use feeds data into these apps, making them my main health data dashboard.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Workout](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204523)**
|
- **[Workout](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204523)**
|
||||||
Everything I need from an app to track workouts, which only happens on watchOS these days. It is pretty much perfect and replaced [Runkeeper](https://runkeeper.com) for me.
|
Everything I need from an app to track workouts, which only happens on watchOS these days. It is pretty much perfect and replaced [Runkeeper](https://runkeeper.com) for me.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Pillow](https://neybox.com/pillow-sleep-tracker-en)**
|
- **[Pillow](https://neybox.com/pillow-sleep-tracker-en)**
|
||||||
Nice and simple automatic sleep tracking through Apple Watch and great visual reports on my iPhone.
|
Nice and simple automatic sleep tracking through Apple Watch and great visual reports on my iPhone.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Backup
|
### Backup
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **The Cloud™**
|
- **The Cloud™**
|
||||||
Everything I create is either stored in iCloud, Tresorit, or a pushed Git repository, making this my first line of defense for data loss.
|
Everything I create is either stored in iCloud, Tresorit, or a pushed Git repository, making this my first line of defense for data loss.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Arq](https://www.arqbackup.com)**
|
- **[Arq](https://www.arqbackup.com)**
|
||||||
My second line of defense, the snapshot backup tool used for all Macs I had in the last years. Encrypts everything locally before uploading. The same backups are sent every hour to a [Wasabi](https://wasabi.com) bucket, and in my local network to a hard drive connected to the Raspberry Pi via Samba. I have kept all my former Mac snapshots within the same bucket on Wasabi, so I can always jump back to any of their snapshots. Always super stable and happy with it.
|
My second line of defense, the snapshot backup tool used for all Macs I had in the last years. Encrypts everything locally before uploading. The same backups are sent every hour to a [Wasabi](https://wasabi.com) bucket, and in my local network to a hard drive connected to the Raspberry Pi via Samba. I have kept all my former Mac snapshots within the same bucket on Wasabi, so I can always jump back to any of their snapshots. Always super stable and happy with it.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[iCloud Backup](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977)**
|
- **[iCloud Backup](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977)**
|
||||||
All mobile devices simply use this to create their backups.
|
All mobile devices simply use this to create their backups.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
- **[Rclone](https://rclone.org)**
|
- **[Rclone](https://rclone.org)**
|
||||||
For moving large cloud data around within and between online storage services. Usually run from my remote web server.
|
For moving large cloud data around within and between online storage services. Usually run from my remote web server.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
## Self Hosted
|
## Self Hosted
|
||||||
|
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