Uses
In the spirit of uses.tech and the App Defaults pages that Robb Knight compiled following episode 097 of the Hemispheric Views podcast, this is a list of things I use on a semi-regular basis.
Hardware
- Personal: 2024 MacBook Pro, M4 Pro, 1TB storage, 24GB memory
- Work: 2023 M2 MacBook Air, 256 GB storage, 8GB memory
- M2 iPad Pro 12.9", 1TB storage, 16GB memory
- Magic Keyboard, 1st gen
- Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
- iPhone 16 Pro Max, 512GB storage
- Apple Watch Ultra
- AirPods Pro, 2nd gen.
- AirPods Max (very rarely; they essentially collect dust)
Software/Apps
- Books: Libro.fm* and Apple Books (for now)
- Browser: Vivaldi (and, as needed, Safari)
- Calendar: Fantastical
- Camera: Camera (iOS) (occasionally Halide)
- Contacts: Contacts (Apple) and Cardhop
- Email: Proton Mail (personal) and Outlook (for work, most unfortunately)
- Messaging: Messages (Apple) and Signal
- Music: Marvis Pro (for Apple Music) and Qobuz
- Navigation: Magic Earth (a surprisingly strong privacy-first navigation app) and Apple Maps Waze
- Notes: Obsidian (occasionally Apple Notes as needed)
- Passwords: 1Password
- Photos: Photos (Apple)
- Podcasts: Overcast
- RSS: Tapestry by Iconfactory
- Social Media: Bluesky and Ivory for Mastodon
- Storage: iCloud Drive and Proton Drive
- Task Management: OmniFocus
Every Day Carry Analog Items
- Pentel Quicker Clicker pencil
- Tūl Discbound Notebook and LEUCHTTURM1917 notebook
- Various fountain pens
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