Uses

My contribution to /uses, compiled by Wes Bos. See more folks' here. These are the tech tools I use across Android and Windows with WSL.

The programing languages I use are basic CSS, HTML, Markdown, and XML.

Current

Browser Extensions

• Bitwarden: My password manager.
• Minim: A distraction-free new tab page.
• SocialFocus: Removes distractions from sites.

Hardware

• Kobo Clara 2E E-Reader: Life changing! Reading in it is a pleasure.
• Lenovo Yoga 9 Laptop: I adore how quiet and ergonomic the keyboard is.
• Logitech MX Anywhere 25 Mouse: Fast and comfortable, as needed.
• Samsung 21+ Phone: Love how big it is. It's just a glorified tablet.
• Soundpeats Earphones: Excellent audio quality!

Programming

Windows

• Apache: Web server capabilities.
• Git: Tracking changes made to my sites and notes.
• Node.js: Running Javascript programs.
• PHP: Lightweight scripts for my sites.

WSL (Windows Subsystem For Linux) -- Ubuntu

• curl: Downloading files from the internet.
• FFmpeg: Image file conversion.
• Git: Tracking changes made to my sites.
• ImageMagick: File conversions.
• nano: Editing text files in the command line.
• Node.js: Running Javascript in the command line.
• npm: Installing and updating Node.js packages.
• nvm: Managing different Node.js versions.
• Perl: Comes pre-installed with Linux.
• PHP: One programming language I use.
• Python: Another programming language.
• Ripgrep: Searching through files.
• tree: Understanding folder/file structure.
• wget: Another download tool.

Services

• Fastmail: My email provider.
• Libby: More books from the library!
• Pinterest: The strangest, but most inspiring inputs.
• Wikipedia: It satisfies my endless curiosity.

Software

• Edge: Does what I need it to, blazingly fast.
• ExpressVPN: An internet necessity.
• Flow Launcher: My entire computer is operable from my keyboard. Extraordinary.
• Krita: Digital drawing.
• Mega: File storage and sync.
• Obsidian: All my notes. Makes life much easier. I have the Catppuccin Mocha theme, plus the Git and Style Settings plugins.
• Slack: Familial and work chat.
• Terminal: For all my work in the command line.
• VSCodium: My code editor with the Catppuccin Mocha theme.

Defaults

My contribution to /defaults, compiled by Robb Knight. See more folks' here. These are the default apps and programs I use across Windows/Android.

• Mail Client: Fastmail
• Mail Server: Fastmail (Custom Domain)
• Notes: Obsidian
• To-Do: Obsidian
• Photo Management: File Explorer
• Calendar: Fastmail
• Cloud File Storage: Mega
• RSS: Commafeed
• Contacts: Obsidian
• Browser: Edge
• Chat: Discord/Signal/WhatsApp
• Bookmarks: Edge
• Read It Later: Obsidian
• Word Processing: Obsidian
• Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
• Presentations: N/A
• Shopping Lists: Obsidian
• Meal Planning: N/A
• Budgeting & Personal Finance: Obsidian
• Music: YouTube
• Podcasts: N/A
• Password Management: Bitwarden
• Launcher: Flow Launcher
• Screenshots: Snipping Tool
• Site: Static HTML & CSS
• Clipboard Manager: Windows

Previous

Browser Extensions

• Cold Turkey Blocker: The accompanying extension for the software.
• Get RSS Feed URL: As the name says! Now I just use a bookmarklet.. 2024-2025.
• Unhook: Calmer layouts for YouTube. Use SocialFocus instead.
• Wayback Machine: Keeping my site archived. Now I just use a bookmarklet. 2024-2025.

Hardware

• Audeo Trek Earphones: Surprisingly good for a supermarket purchase. 2022-2024.
• Generic Monitor: Tried using a second screen, but couldn't get into it. 2023-2024.
• Logitech Keyboard: Don't use it because I don't have an external monitor. 2023-2024

Services

• Borrowbox: Books from the library! Usually use Libby instead. 2022-2024
• IngramSpark: For book publishing. Use Draft2Digital instead. 2023-2025

Software

• Beeftext: A snippet expander. There were too many programs on my computer. 2023-2024
• Cold Turkey Blocker: Takes back my focus. I use the hosts file on Windows now. 2024-2025
• Dropbox: Where I stored my files. Replaced it with Mega. 2024.
• Filezilla: Uploading site files to my hosting. I use a plugin in VSCodium now. 2024-2025
• NotePad: Wrote all my code in here. Now I use VSCodium. 2022-2025
• Media Player: For listening to music on repeat. Doesn't have the features I need. 2023-2025.

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