Uses

Software

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  Firefox – Like most developers, I have many browsers installed at any given time. However, Firefox is the one I gravitate toward the most. It's open source, free, and relatively private. All values I care about.

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  VSCodium – A community-run fork of VSCode without Microsoft's telemetry and tracking. Importantly, it's compatible with standard VSCode plugins.

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  Github Desktop – Other developers may look down on me for this, but I find Git much easier to use with a GUI. That said, I would love to find an alternative that is not electron based.

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  Dropbox – Pretty much anything that isn't code, I keep in Dropbox. It's also where I keep other important things, like recipes and embarrassing photos from childhood.

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  Affinity Photo – Affinity makes great alternatives to Adobe products. I bought Photo years ago for a one-time fee and have used it for years with zero regrets.

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  Spotify – Probably the app I use most outside of a browser. I have been using Spotify since the day it became available in the U.S. Although I find the podcast experience frustrating.

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  NetNewsWire – Simply the best RSS reader I have ever used. It also happens to be open source and free. I currently keep my subscriptions synced between devices with The Old Reader.

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  Simplenote – Every now and then I try to find an E2EE note-taking app, but they all have too many compromises. Thus, I'm sticking with Simplenote, even if it gets hacked and someone steals my killer band name ideas.

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  Bitwarden – My password manager of choice. Although there is a desktop app, I mostly use the browser plugin.