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Default Apps 2024

All the favorite people I follow online have posted their "default apps" 2024 posts. So, under unspoken peer pressure, I decided to do the same.

Operating Systems

• Work: MacOS
• Home server: Linux Mint
• Home general: Windows 10
• Phone: Android

Internet

• Web browser (work): Chrome
• Web browser (home and phone): Firefox and Fennec
• Gemini browser: Amfora (command line), Lagrange (GUI) and Geopard (Linux)
• IRC client: Weechat (command line), HexChat (GUI), and Revolution IRC (phone)
• XMPP client (phone): Monocles and Conversations
• Mastodon client (phone): Tusky
• Lemmy client (phone): Voyager
• RSS clent (phone): Feedly
• Email provider: Proton Mail, Gmail (for historical reasons)
• VPN: Proton VPN
• Cloud storage: pCloud, Proton Drive, and Google Drive (for Google Docs)
• Torrent client: Deluge
• File transfer: FileZilla
• Static site generator: Quarto

Productivity

• Calendar: Gmail (personal) and Outlook (work)
• ToDo (phone): Tasks
• Notes: Simplenote, Standard Notes, Obsidian

Utility

• File explorer (phone): Cx File Explorer
• Voice recorder (phone): Samsung's Voice Recorder
• Speech to text translator: Vibe (Linux)
• Phone to computer sync: FolderSync (Android app)
• Bookmark: Raindrop (Firefox and Chrome extension)
• Password manager: Bitwarden
• Ether pad: https://pad.disroot.org
• Editor: NVIM (Linux, MacOS), Visual Studio Code (Linux, MacOS), and RStudio (MacOS)
• Terminal: iTerm (MacOS), Termius (Phone)
• Server monitoring: ServerBox (Android app)
• E-books: ReadEra Premium (phone), Kindle (phone), Hoopla (public library books), Caliber (personal collection management)
• Bible: ESV, Our Daily Bread
• Dictionary: WordWeb (phone)
• PDF manipulation: PDF Arranger and Okular
• Image manipulation and illustration: Gimp and Inkscape
• Rsync: Grsync (Linux)
• Remote disk mount: Gigolo (Linux)

Outdoors

• Hiking: AllTrails
• Survival: Survival Manual (offline)
• Geocaching: Geocaching (official app)
• Parks: MD DNR, Recreation.gov, and NPS
• Weather: Weather Bug
• Fishing: Fishing Spots, Fishbrain
• Birding: Merlin Bird ID
• Maps: Google Maps and OsmAnd+

Audio and Video

• Plex: music and movies (home server)
• Media player: VLC (every where)
• Radio: Jazz Radio (phone)
• Streaming: Prime Video, Spotify (free)
• Video editing: Kdenline and HandBrake
• Audio tagging: MusicBrainz Picard

Ham Radio

• Ham radio dashboard: https://rohitfarmer.com/ham-dash
• Logger: Google Sheet

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